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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|Fuel Management
Tuesday, July 22, 2025|10:00AM–12:05PM EDT|Beach Room
Session Chair:
Radu Pomirleanu (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Alternate Chair:
Jennifer W. Baker
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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High-Burnup BWR LOCA Burst Analysis Framework Development
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Ian Greenquist (ORNL), Nathan Capps (ORNL), Mehdi Asgari (ORNL), Aaron Wysocki (ORNL), Shane Henderson (ORNL), Robert Salko Jr. (ORNL), Baris Sarikaya (Constellation), James Tusar (Constellation), Ian Porter (GE Vernova Inc)
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Neutronic Performance Analysis of 60 MWe Small Modular Reactor Core with LEU+ Fuels and GdN Coating Burnable Absorbers
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Seung Hyeon Choi (Hanyang Univ.), Ser Gi Hong (Hanyang Univ.)
Cycle Optimization for a 4-loop PWR Using Multicycle Constraint Annealing
10:50–11:15AM EDT
Zachary D. Bevans (NCSU), Aidan Furlong (NCSU), Scott P. Palmtag (NCSU)
Neutronic Analysis for Accident Tolerant Fuel and Control Rod Loaded APR- 1400 with STREAM/RAST-K 2.0 code
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Eun Jeong (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Presented by Dongmin Yun (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
PWR Reload Core Design and Licensing Strategies for HALEU and High Burnup
11:40AM–12:05PM EDT
Bradley Balltrip (Southern Nuclear Co.), Matthew Leonard (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Radu Pomirleanu (Westinghouse Electric Co.)