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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.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
Technical Session|10. Special Sessions
Monday, June 1, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Grand Ballroom 2
Session Chair:
Yongqiang Wang (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Matteo Barbarino (IAEA)
Track Organizer:
Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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IAEA Fusion Technology Development and Deployment Framework
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Ryan Wagner (IAEA)
Paper
Leveraging Public-Private Partnership for Fusion Workforce Development
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Yuqiao Fan (ORNL), Louise Ferris (ORNL), Monica Gehrig (ORNL), Rinkle Juneja (ORNL), Arnold Lumsdaine (ORNL)
Another World is Possible: Integrating Competition and Collaboration to Advance Fusion Critical Technologies
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Javier f. Serrano Martínez (Fusion for Energy)
Updated EPRI Fusion Owner-Operator Requirements to Inform Technology Commercialization and Deployment: Preliminary Results
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Diana Grandas (EPRI), Andrew G. Sowder (EPRI)
Looking Back to Move Forward: The Legacy of Compact, High-field Fusion Experiments in Anticipation of Public Perception of Fusion Machines
4:35–4:55PM MDT
Haley Williams (MIT), Bruno Coppi (MIT)