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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
Tuesday, October 5, 2021|1:20–3:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Raffi Yessayan (LANL)
Session Organizer:
Andrew T. Till (LANL)
Student Producer:
William Dawn (NC State Univ.)
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Nystrom Method Applied to the Non-Homogeneous Transport Equation
1:20–1:45PM EDT
Luana Lazzari (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Esequia Sauter (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Fabio Souto de Azevedo (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)
Paper
On the Solution of Systems of Linear Equations Arising Within the ADO Method for Solving Two-Dimensional Problems in Anisotropic Scattering Media
1:45–2:10PM EDT
Karine Rui (Universidade Federal do Rio Grando do Sul), Liliane Basso Barichello (Universidade Federal do Rio Grando do Sul), Rudnei Dias da Cunha (Universidade Federal do Rio Grando do Sul)
Numerical Caseology by Lagrange Interpolation for the 1D Neutron Transport Equation in a Slab
2:10–2:35PM EDT
B. D. Ganapol (Univ. of Arizona)
A Variation on the Response Matrix Approach for a Slab Illuminated by a Neutron Beam
2:35–3:00PM EDT