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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)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Director's Row H
Session Chair:
Cihang Lu
Alternate Chair:
Prashant Jain
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Highly Efficient Diffusion Bonded Alloy 617 Heat Exchanger for Nuclear Energy Applications
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Zhijun Jia (CompRex, LLC), Steven Verrall, Nick Newman, Aaron Deyo
Paper
High-Temperature Prefabricated Concrete Containments
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Charles W. Forsberg (MIT)
Presented by Xiaodong Sun (Univ. Michigan)
Failure Analysis of a Sodium Heat Pipe from an Electrically Heated Microreactor Testbed Following Pinhole-Induced Oxygen Ingress
10:40–11:00AM MDT
Cristian Balanel (Texas A&M University, Department of Nuclear Engineering), Hansol Kim (TAMU), Joseph Seo (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan
Supercritical CO2 Cycle for Fission & Fusion - Development and Demonstration Progress
11:00–11:20AM MDT
Michael McDowell (GTI Energy)
