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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|Operations and Power (OPD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Director's Row H
Session Chair:
Aidan Rigby
Alternate Chair:
Andrew Hoffman
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Physical Modelling for System Design Analysis of a Nuclear Heat Delivery System
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Logan D. Williams (INL), Aidan Rigby (INL), Ramon K. Yoshiura (INL)
Paper
Energy Efficient Solvent Based Direct Air Capture and Advanced Nuclear Integration via Flow Splitting Approach
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Md Akhlak Bin Aziz (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Timothy P. Grunloh (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Caleb S. Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Model Development of a Pressurized Water Reactor Application for Hydrogen Production
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Emily Meilus (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Daniel M. Mikkelson (INL), Jamie B. Coble (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Evaluation of Series Parallel Calciner Configuration to Enable Advanced Nuclear Solvent Based DAC Thermal Integration
2:00–2:20PM MDT