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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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NRC proposes rule changes in response to EO
In April, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14270, “Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting To Unleash American Energy,” which calls for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (along with the Department of Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Environmental Protection Agency) to issue a “sunset rule” to effectively nullify certain regulations in no more than five years.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD|Cosponsored by AAD, DESD
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Banyan C
Session Chair:
Akram Batikh (NCSU)
Alternate Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Session Organizers:
Yunfei Zhao (UMD)
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Guidelines for Designing Radiological Environmental Monitoring Programs for Nuclear Facilities
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Teresa Eddy (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), Brooke Stagich (SRNL), Mike Stewart (DOE Office of Public Radiation Protection)
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RASTEP -- A Tool for Nuclear Emergency Response and Decision Making
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Manorma Kumar (Vysus Group), Sergey Galushin (Vysus Group)
Preliminary Parametric Study of Microreactor EPZ
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Erik Hisahara (Penn State), Christopher Balbier (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State), Rohan Biwalkar (Pittsburgh Technical), Sola Talabi (Pittsburgh Technical)
Doctor -- A Tool for Calculating Nuclear Activity Concentrations and Doses to Workers and the Public, Supporting Consequence Analyses
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Manorma Kumar (Vysus Group), Joakim Klug (Vysus Group)
Best Practices Associated with Community Engagement Panels
2:20–2:30PM PDT
Thomas Jones (Pacific Gas and Electric Co.)
Presented by Maureen Zawalick (Diablo Canyon Power Plant)
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