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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.
1:00–2:45PM MDT
Room 3|Advanced Reactors
Session Chair: Piyush Sabharwall
Room 4|Fusion
Session Chair: Chase N. Taylor
Room 5|Lightning Talks
Session Chair: Dawn M. Scates
Room 1|Net Zero Nuclear
Session Chair: Jhansi Kandasamy
3:15–5:00PM MDT
Room 4|Advanced Reactors
Session Chair: James A. King
Session Chair: Trishelle Marie Copeland-Johnson
Room 1|Modeling and Simulation
Session Chair: Taek K. Kim
Panel|Room 3|Panels
Session Chair: Mackenzie L. Gorham
Panel|Room 3|Fuel Cycle|Panels
Session Chair: Pierre-Clement A. Simon
Session Chair: Ling Zou
Session Chair: Ahmad Y. Al Rashdan
Room 4|Nuclear Energy Justice
Session Chair: Mustafa Mashal
Room 3|Fuel Cycle
Session Chair: Kenneth C. Marsden
Session Chair: Emily A. Nichols
Session Chair: Kevin Han
Room 4|Safety, Security, and Regulatory Compliance
Session Chair: Chandrakanth Bolisetti
8:00–9:45AM MDT
Room 1|Economics
Session Chair: Nicolas E. Stauff
Session Chair: Abdul Dulloo
Panel|Room 3|Panels|Modeling and Simulation
Session Chair: George Mesina|Alternate Chair: Robert Kile
Session Chair: Marissa G. Bailey
10:15AM–12:00PM MDT
Room 4|Emerging Topics
Session Chair: Simon M. Pimblott
Room 1|Lightning Talks
Session Chair: Thomas Folk
Session Chair: Michael J. Moorehead
