Dave Grabaskas
Group Manager, Licensing & Risk Assessments
Dave Grabaskas is a risk analyst focused on developing innovative risk and reliability assessment techniques for high reliability industries and ventures, such as the advanced nuclear and oil/gas sectors.
Biography
Research areas include:
Dave Grabaskas research focuses on advanced nuclear reactor licensing and risk assessment, including:
- Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)
- Passive safety system reliability
- Mechanistic source term assessment
- Risk-informed regulations
- Emergency preparedness
- Innovative system/component reliability
- Real time risk management
- Statistical measures of uncertainty quantification
He also develops innovative risk and reliability assessment techniques for high reliability industries and ventures, including the oil/gas sector. In addition, he assists with nuclear science and technology education efforts, including the establishment of the International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO).
Committees:
- ASME/ANS Joint Committee on Nuclear Risk Management (JCNRM)
- Chair: Probabilistic Risk Assessment Standard for Advanced Non-Light Water Nuclear Power Plants
- Generation IV International Forum (GIF)
- U.S. Representative: Risk and Safety Working Group (RSWG)
- Generation IV International Forum (GIF): Sodium Fast Reactor
- U.S. Alternate Representative: Safety and Operation Project Management Board
Education
PhD – Nuclear Engineering (Ohio State University) 2012
Dissertation: Efficient Approaches to the Treatment of Uncertainty in Satisfying Regulatory Limits
MS – Nuclear Engineering (Ohio State University) 2010
Thesis: Analysis of Transient Overpower Scenarios in Sodium Fast Reactors
BS – Mechanical Engineering (Ohio State University) 2008