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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|Detection and Analysis
Wednesday, September 11, 2024|4:20–5:40PM EDT|Colonial Ballroom
Session Chair:
Marisa J. Monreal
Alternate Chair:
Kiel S. Holliday
Session Organizer:
Jason R. Jeffries
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ARIES Nondestructive Assay: 25 Years of Bulk Plutonium Oxide Measurements
4:20–4:40PM EDT
Paige A. Reed (LANL), Mitchell T. Friend (LANL), Tracy Wenz (LANL)
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Attachment — Abstract with LANL coversheet
Actinide-Bearing Microparticles for Nuclear Forensics Applications Using Synchrotron-Based Spectroscopy
4:40–5:00PM EDT
Lorianne Shultz-Johnson (SRNL), Rachel Bergin (SRNL), Dominic Piedmont (SRNL), Mehmet Topsakal (Brookhaven), Andrew Kiss (Brookhaven), Benjamin Manard (ORNL), Brian Ticknor (ORNL), Spencer Scott (SRNL), Simerjeet Gill (Brookhaven), Christopher Barrett (SRNL), Shawna Tazik (SRNL)
Plutonium X-ray Emission Lines
5:00–5:20PM EDT
Rachel Lim (LLNL), Alexander Baker (LLNL), Alexander Ditter (Berkeley Lab), David Shuh (Berkeley Lab), Scott Donald (LLNL), Brandon Chung (LLNL)