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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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INL makes a case for eliminating ALARA and setting higher dose limits
A report just released by Idaho National Laboratory reviews decades of radiation protection standards and research on the health effects of low-dose radiation and recommends that the current U.S. annual occupational dose limit of 5,000 mrem be maintained without applying ALARA—the “as low as reasonably achievable” regulatory concept first introduced in 1971—below that threshold.
Noting that epidemiological studies “have consistently failed to demonstrate statistically significant health effects at doses below 10,000 mrem delivered at low dose rates,” the report also recommends “future consideration of increasing this limit to 10,000 mrem/year with appropriate cumulative-dose constraints.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD|Cosponsored by RRSD
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine B
Session Chair:
Joseph Oncken
Alternate Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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ML-Based Real-Time Monitoring Method for Nuclear Systems
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Kazuma Kobayashi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Syed Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Modeling for a Digital Twin-Based Remote Operation System Framework
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Kaeley Stevens (INL), Joseph Oncken (INL), Izabela Gutowska (Oregon State)
Natural Language Processing for Predictive Maintenance in Nuclear Power Plant: Digital Twin Context
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Raisa Bentay Hossain (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Sajedul Talukder (Southern Illinois Univ.), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Digital Twin Approach for Prognostic and Health Management of Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessels
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Raisa Bentay Hossain (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Kazuma Kobayashi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Approach for Inferring Full-Scope Human Reliability Data Based on Simplified Simulator Data
4:35–4:55PM PDT
Jooyoung Park (INL), Taewon Yang (Chosun Univ.), Ronald Boring (INL), Jonghyun Kim (Chosun Univ.)
Developing a 3D NPP Digital Twin for Robotic Inspection and Maintenance Simulation
4:55–5:05PM PDT
Himanshu Vairagade (Georgia Tech), Youndo Do (Georgia Tech), Hoojon Son (Georgia Tech), Jackson Stahl (Georgia Tech), Sungmin Kim (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
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