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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.
Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Technical Session|Nuclear Materials Performance, Prediction and Qualification
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Governor's Square 17
Session Chair:
Pierre-Clement Simon (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Jake Quincey (Kairos Power)
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Predicting Nuclear Fuel Lattice Parameters From Fuel Composition Using Machine Learning
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Cade A. Finney (Univ. Florida), Denise Adorno Lopes Adorno Lopes, Bekah Petrosky (ORNL), William F. Cureton
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Understanding Nuclear Fuel Cladding Mechanical Behavior with FEA and Explainable Machine Learning
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Mahmut N. Cinbiz (ORNL), Gorti Sarma (ORNL), Benton Garrison, Kory Linton (ORNL)
A Physics-Guided Neural Network for Predicting Mass Change in Two Polyurethane Foams from Humidity-Induced Water Diffusion
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Michael May (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Vincent Lamberti (Consolidated Nuclear Security/Y-12 National Security Complex), Russell Hallman (Consolidated Nuclear Security/Y-12 National Security Complex), Derick Weis (Consolidated Nuclear Security/Y-12 National Security Complex), Jamie B. Coble (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Time Large Language Models for Digital-Twin Monitoring of MiniFuel Irradiation Experiments
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Gustavo A. Giraldo Echeverri (Southern Methodis University), Adel Alaeddini (Southern Methodis University), Jacob P. Gorton (ORNL), Nathan Capps (ORNL), Elizabeth S. Sooby (University of Texas San Antonio)
Optical Absorption Modeling in Molten Salt Mixtures
4:35–4:55PM MDT
Jacob C. Numbers (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Anthony Birri (ORNL), Xingang Zhao (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)