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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|Nuclear Installations Safety (NISD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Tower A
Session Chair:
Aaron Epiney (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Robert Kile
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Evaluating Passive and Active Safety Systems Reliability
10:00–10:20AM MDT
R. B. Duffey (Idaho Falls), E. Zio (Mines Paris-PSL Univ.), Richard R. Schultz (Idaho State)
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Introduction to a New Sampling-based Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Tool
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Joseph F. O'Leary (Univ. Maryland), Mohamed Nassar (Univ. Maryland), Lia Anderson (Univ. Maryland), Yunfei Zhao (Univ. Maryland)
Evaluating Scalability of Dose-Based Siting Boundaries for Multi-Unit Advanced Reactor Plants Using a Consequence-Driven Physical Security-Informed Framework
10:40–11:00AM MDT
Dillon Scott (TAMU), Miranda Lorenzo (Georgia Tech), Shaheen A. Dewji (Georgia Tech), Karen V. Kirkland (TAMU)
Design and Validation of a Novel Apparatus for Experimental Investigation of Pyrophoricity Testing of LaNi4.25Al0.75 Hydride
11:00–11:20AM MDT
Adil Riahi (SRNL), Greg Staack (SRNL), Jose A. Cortes -Concepcion (SRNL)