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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
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|1:15–3:00PM MDT|Governor's Square 17
Session Chair:
Haiyan Zhao (Univ. Idaho)
Alternate Chair:
Jake Quincey (Kairos Power)
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Structural Insight into Molten Salts via Empirical Potential Structure Refinement (EPSR)
1:15–1:35PM MDT
G S Rakib (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL)), Joerg C Neuefeind (Oak Ridge National Lab), Y Z (Univ. Michigan), Brent J. Heuser (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Molten Salt Corrosion of Additively Manufactured Inconel 625
1:35–1:55PM MDT
Aidan Masi (NCSU), A. Doherty (NCSU), C. van Heugten (NCSU), M. McMurtrey (INL), S. Dryepondt (ORNL), L. He (NCSU)
Corrosion Behavior of Spark Plasma Sintered Ni-20Cr Doped with Oversized Solutes
1:55–2:15PM MDT
Connor van Heugten (NCSU), Lingfeng He (NCSU), Alexandra Doherty (NCSU), Aidan Masi (NCSU)
Nondestructive 3D Evaluation of Pore Networks in the TRISO Buffer Layer
2:15–2:35PM MDT
Bryan Conry (ORNL), Grant W. Helmreich (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL)
Post-Irradiation Examination of High-Power MiniFuel TRISO Particles Irradiated in HFIR under FHR-Relevant Conditions
2:35–2:55PM MDT
Annabelle Le Coq (ORNL), Matt Jones (ORNL), Martino R. Hooghkirk (ORNL), Grant W. Helmreich (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL), Kory Linton (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL), Ryan Latta (Kairos Power LLC)
