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R.J Lutz and R. Prior ''Comparison of Fukushima Response in the United States and Europe'', 14th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE24, June 26-30, 2016, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (Paper submitted for publication)

R. Prior, “Enhancements to PWR SAMG since Fukushima”, 11th International Conference of the Croatian Nuclear Society, Zadar, Croatia, 5-8 June 2016.

R. Prior, “PWR Severe Accident Management – Improvements since Fukushima”, IAEA Technical Meeting on Topical Issues of Severe Accident Analysis and Management for Nuclear Power Plants, Moscow, Russian Federation, 27-29 October 2015.

R. Prior and A. Henoch, “PWR Severe Accident Management Guidelines and the Role of the Ultimate Decision Maker”, BWR-Club Workshop on Emergency Organization, Alarms and Communication, Varberg, Sweden, 6-7 October 2015.

W. Tietsch, D. Freis, A. Kroes, R. Prior, “Optimizing Severe Accident Containment Filtered Venting Systems – Severe Accident Analysis and the Dry Filter Technology”, 21st International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe, Ljubljana September 5-7 2012.         

R. Prior D. Freis, “Optimizing Severe Accident Containment Filtered Vent Systems – Severe Accident Analysis and the Dry Filter Technology”, International Expert Meeting on Reactor and Spent Fuel Safety in the Light of the Accident at Fukushima Daiichi NPP, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, 19-22 March 2012.

C. Paik, Q. Zhou, O. Solovjanov , R. Prior, “Development and Application of MAAP5 Spent Fuel Model for enhancement of EOPs and SAMGs in light of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and Stress Test Evaluations”, International Expert Meeting on Reactor and Spent Fuel Safety in the Light of the Accident at Fukushima Daiichi NPP, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, 19-22 March 2012.

H. Nakamura, I. Tóth, O. Sandervag, K Umminger, J. Dreier, R. Prior, J.R Alonso, N. Muellner, F. D'Auria, A. Mülheisen and A. Amri, ''Effectiveness of Core Exit Thermocouple (CET) Indication in Accident Management of Light Water Reactors'', 14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Therman Hydraulics (NURETH-14), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 25-29, 2011. 

R. Prior, “Criteria for the Transition to Severe Accident Management”, OECD/NEA Workshop “Implementation of Severe Accident Management (SAM) Measures, ISAMM2009, Böttstein, Switzerland, October 26-28, 2009

A. Slaga, S. Levinson, R. Prior, D. Gerlits, “MAAP 4.0.7 Severe Accident Source Term Analysis”, Proceedings of ICAPP ’08 Paper 8197, Anaheim, CA USA, June 8-12, 2008.

E. Williams, R. Prior, P. Gandrille, C. Henry, and Q. Zhou, “Recent Revisions to MAAP4 for U.S. EPR Severe Accident Applications”, Proceedings of ICAPP ’08 Paper 8197, Anaheim, CA USA, June 8-12, 2008.

R. Prior, C. D. Hodgson “Experience and Enhancement of SAMGs at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station”, IAEA Technical Meeting on Progress in Implementation of Accident Management Programs, Prague, October 2003.

R. Prior, “Techniques for Validation of SAMGs”, , IAEA Technical Meeting on Progress in Implementation of Accident Management Programs, Prague, October 2003.