Congratulations to SoTeRiA graduate student Dr. Sari Alkhatib on successfully completing his Ph.D. requirements in the Department of Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering (NPRE) at the Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)! Sari’s research has focused on advancing methodologies for screening analysis to enhance the strategic use of modeling and simulation […]
Congratulations to our SoTeRiA team member John Beal! John Beal, a graduating senior in NPRE’s Power concentration, was selected for a three-year fellowship from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP). Beal has been a member of Professor Zahra Mohaghegh’s Socio-Technical Risk Analysis (SoTeRiA) Research Lab (https://soteria.npre.illinois.edu) since Spring 2019 and will […]
This article is reposted from NPRE News — Increased competition and fluctuations in the commercial electric sales market have renewed focus on using risk-informed approaches for developing safe and cost-effective operational strategies for nuclear power plants. Among these are new technologies to improve operational flexibility and efficiency while maintaining safety. Zahra Mohaghegh, NPRE professor and […]
This course covers input for risk-informed decision-making for design, operation, and regulatory oversight in diverse high-consequence industries such as nuclear power, aviation, space, chemical processes, oil and gas, and healthcare. https://soteria.npre.illinois.edu/teaching/
We are pleased to announce the establishment of the SoTeRiA Industry Affiliates Program (IAP) in the College of Engineering at UIUC. http://riskanalysis.illinois.edu/ The SoTeRiA-IAP is an industry-facing research entity directed by Zahra Mohaghegh, Faculty of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering (NPRE) at UIUC. Ernie Kee serves as Industry Liaison, with 35 years of experience in […]
NPRE 596 Graduate Seminar Tuesday, December 11, 2018 4:00 – 4:50 pm – Graduate Seminar – 103 Talbot Laboratory Tatsuya Sakurahara Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Integrated Probabilistic Risk Assessment (I-PRA) Methodology and Computational Platform for Fire PRA of Nuclear Power Plants Abstract: In resolving emergent […]
SoTeRiA Lab encourages graduate students to apply for Graduate Scholarships and Fellowships under the Power area, with a focus on Risk Analysis. NPRE has several opportunities for scholarships and fellowships: https://npre.illinois.edu/academics/scholarship/university-illinois-nuclear-engineering-scholarships-and-fellowships-nrc https://npre.illinois.edu/academics/graduate-program/graduate-fellowshipsawards If you are interested in this path, contact us at riskanalysis@illinois.edu
Mohaghegh is Chief Scientific Investigator and a representative of the United States in the coordinated research project, “Methodology for Assessing Pipe Failure Rates in Advanced Water Cooled Reactors.” The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which assists research for peaceful uses of nuclear energy and the development of practical applications throughout the world, is sponsoring the […]
Read Original Article HERE Envision a future in which nuclear power companies use intelligent decision-making support systems to estimate scenarios of system failure or revenue loss. Managing physical and social failure mechanisms, these systems would provide key importance measures on how to mitigate potential undesirable consequences. In such a future, the nuclear industry could enter […]
Professor Zahra Mohaghegh will present “Socio-Technical Risk Analysis @ Illinois” in the Organizational Intelligence Spring Seminar Series in Beckman Institute on April 6th, 2017 at 11:30 a.m.