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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.
Panel and Technical Session|Reactor Physics
Saturday, April 15, 2023|3:10–4:30PM EDT|Student Union 262C
Session Chair:
Rida Rahman (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Claire Gibson (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by the ANS Reactor Physics Division.
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Verification of Continuous Reprocessor Function in Serpent 2
3:10–3:30PM EDT
Alvin J. Lee (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Tomasz Kozlowski (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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West Point Sub-Critical Graphite Pile Assembly
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Alexander Wolf (US Military Academy), William Tilley (US Military Academy), Gavin Seifert (US Military Academy)
Methods and Tools for Multiphysics Benchmark Evaluation
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Isaac E. Naupa Aguirre (Georgia Tech), Samuel Garcia (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Modeling B&W Nuclear Reactors Using a Nodal Core Simulator
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Zachary D. Bevans (NCSU), Scott P. Palmtag (NCSU)