17th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management &Asian Symposium on Risk Assessment and Management (PSAM17&ASRAM2024)
7-11 October, 2024, Sendai International Center, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

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Abstract: This is a template for the 17th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment andManagement Conference and Asian Symposium on Risk Application and Management 2024(PSAM17&ASRAM2024). The abstract for the full paper should be concise and do not exceed 2000
characters. The abstract should be written in 11 points, Times New Roman and placed before the first section
with a horizontal line before and after. All text, tables, formulas, etc., presented in this paper are formatted
according to the instructions below:
Keywords: PRA, Nano Structures, Dynamic PSA, list no more than 4 keyword phrases.
1. INTRODUCTION
Authors should submit their full paper in PDF file by online submission to www.psam17-asram2024.org nolater than 31 May 2024. It is important that the papers are formatted in accordance with the instructions
herein to avoid delay on the electronic publishing. Papers should not exceed 10 pages (A4-size), includingreferences and appendices.
The Conference Proceedings will be in electronic format. The use of color versions are encouraged in all
pictures and graphics. The Conference Organizer will not be responsible for shifting of tables and graphics inthe final publication.
It is important that the authors use their own technical editor and go through the paper to ensure the proper
production quality.
2. FORMATTING AND UNITS
The text of the whole paper should be in 11 points, Times New Roman. Please do not use any special fonts
or foreign text characters. All margins should be set to 2.0 cm. There is no indention of the beginning of aparagraph. The alignment of the paragraphs should be set at “justified” and separated by one blank line. Alltext should be set for single line spacing. Please do not use the page numbering and double column format in
the preparation of the full paper.
3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
3.1. Author Information
Write full names for the authors (first name last name). If there is more than one author, please put a, b, c,etc. in superscript after the name of each author, as indicated in the example above. If the authors have thesame organization, city and country, please use one common letter and list the information once to identify
them. Please put an asterisk (*) after the name of the contact author.
3.2. Headings, Tables and Figures
First level heading should be in bold, uppercase; second level headings in bold, title case; third level should
be in regular title case, and underlined.

17th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management &Asian Symposium on Risk Assessment and Management (PSAM17&ASRAM2024)
7-11 October, 2024, Sendai International Center, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Text in tables should be at least Times New Roman 10 pt. Tables and figures have to be centered, numbered
and must have titles. Numbers and titles of tables have to be above tables, and have to be centered. Numbers
and titles of figures have to be below figures, and have to be centered. Examples of how to format a table andfigure are presented below.
Table 1. Typeset of Papers
Normal text
Title of paper
Section titles
Subsection titles
Authors’ names
Authors’ affiliations
Abstract
Keywords
Titles of tables and figures

Font
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Size
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Footnotes
FormulasTimes New Roman
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1010Style
RegularBold, Title Case
Bold, Uppercase
Bold, Title Case
Bold, Title Case
Regular
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Title Case
Regular, Title
Case
RegularItalicParagraph
JustifiedCentered
Left
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Formulas have to be in italic, centered, and at the right side they can have numbers in parentheses, like in thefollowing example:
Tn = Tn-1 + 2n – 1(1)

3.3. References
All references cited in the paper should be numbered according to their order of appearance using square
brackets such as [1], [2,3] and [2-4]. The references should be listed at the end of the paper in the Reference
Section. Please do not include references that are not cited in the paper.
Examples in the text:a) This result was shown by Winkler [1].
b) This result has been shown in a recent study [1].
Alternatively the Harvard referencing style may be used. Then the two examples above become17th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management &Asian Symposium on Risk Assessment and Management (PSAM17&ASRAM2024)
7-11 October, 2024, Sendai International Center, Sendai, Miyagi, Japana) This result was shown by Winkler (1996).
b) This result has been shown in a recent study (Winkler, 1996).
For two authors write Clemen and Winkler (1997), and with more than two names write Winkler et al.
(1998).
4. CONCLUSIONAll paper should have a conclusion section to highlight the findings.
Acknowledgements
The acknowledgements for funding organizations etc. should be placed in a separate section at the end of thetext. Thank you for your cooperation in complying with these instructions.
References[1][2]

Author A B and Author C D. Title of the article. The Journal, volume, page numbers (e.g. 110-120),year.
Author E. Title of the book, The Publisher, city, year.

Examples:[1][2]

Winkler R L. Uncertainty in probabilistic risk assessment. Reliability Engineering and System Safety.
85, 127-132, 1996.
Vose D. Risk Analysis: a Quantitative Guide, 3rd ed. Wiley, Chichester, 2008.

References for conference papers and reports should be in line with these examples, but detailed
requirements are not given as we are flexible with respect to how the references are formulated, as long as
structure and consistency are obtained.
If the Harvard referencing style is used, the examples become:Vose, D. (2008) Risk Analysis: a Quantitative Guide. 3rd ed. Chichester: Wiley.
Winkler, R L. (1996) Uncertainty in probabilistic risk assessment. Reliability Engineering and System Safety,
85, 127-132.