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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|Methods Development
Monday, July 21, 2025|4:05–5:45PM EDT|Gulf Room
Session Chair:
Benjamin S. Collins
Alternate Chair:
Joel D. Rhodes
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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A Whole-Core Multiphysics Microreactor Simulator
4:05–4:30PM EDT
Aaron M. Graham (Veracity Nuclear), Micah Best (Veracity Nuclear), Benjamin S. Collins (Veracity Nuclear), David Kropaczek (Veracity Nuclear), Andrew Godfrey (Veracity Nuclear)
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Development Status of STREAM3D-GPU: a GPU-enabled Neutron Transport Code for Large PWR Simulation
4:30–4:55PM EDT
Siarhei Dzianisau (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), Fathurrahman Setiawan (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), Hyungwoo Sohn (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), Deokjung Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Recent Advances in MPACT for TRISO-fueled Microreactor Analysis
4:55–5:20PM EDT
Sooyoung Choi (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Vefa Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Whole Core Reactor High Fidelity Calculations using the RAPID Code System
5:20–5:45PM EDT
Brian Stroh (Virginia Tech), Alireza Haghighat (Virginia Tech)