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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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A closer look at NRC’s proposed rule eliminating ALARA
On July 1, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposed removing the “as low as reasonably achievable” (ALARA) principle from its radiation protection regulations and replacing it with a graded approach. The agency also proposed increases to effluent dose limits and adjusting how it handles allowances for exceeding dose limits.
Technical Session|Human Factors, Instrumentation, and Controls (HFICD)
Monday, June 1, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Plaza Court 4/5
Session Chair:
Konstantinos Vasili
Alternate Chair:
Linyu Lin (INL)
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Evaluating Large Language Models for Semi-Automated Systems Theoretic Process Analysis of a Microreactor
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Shannon L. Eggers (INL), Sonali Sinha Roy (INL), Ross Hays (INL), Kevin O'Rear (INL), Joseph Oncken (INL)
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Explainable AI Framework with a Kalman Filter State Space Estimation for FDI Detection and Localization in Nuclear Reactor Signals
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Konstantinos Vasili (Purdue Univ.), Zachery T. Dahm (Purdue Univ.), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)
Federated Learning with LLM Chatbots and Lightweight Cryptography for Secure Operations in Small Modular Reactors
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Ismail Hossain (Univ. of Texas, El Paso), Sai Puppala (Southern Illinois Univ.), Md Jahangir Alam (Univ. of Texas, El Paso), Kazuma Kobayashi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Sajedul Talukder (Univ. of Texas, El Paso)
