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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Proposed rules on ALARA, reactor licensing revamp introduced by NRC
A proposed rule from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would update radiation protection regulations and remove “as low as reasonably achievable” (ALARA) language without changing specific radiation exposure limits that are based on the linear no-threshold (LNT) model of low-dose radiation health effects. A second proposed rule would reform reactor licensing, safety oversight, and siting practices with changes the agency said are the most significant in years.
The NRC unveiled the two proposed rules on July 1 and published them in the ADAMS public document library the same day. The rules have not, at this writing, been published in the Federal Register, but once they are, each rule will be open for public comment for 45 days.
Panel and Technical Session|Instrumentation, Control Systems, and Cyber Security
Friday, April 14, 2023|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Student Union 362C
Session Chair:
Mattia Zanotelli (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
David Anderson (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by the ANS Human Factors, Instrumentation, & Control Division.
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Optimal Sizing Toolbox for Energy Generation and Storage for a Nuclear Hybrid Microgrid
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Nathan S. Chandra (Purdue), Molly Ross (Purdue), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue University, College of Engineering)
Paper
Design and Testing of Low Pressure Heated Subcapsule for Use in Irradiation Experiments
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Alexandra G. Akins (NCSU), Treyvon Griffin (North Carolina State University, South Carolina State University), Henry Osborne (NCSU), Cooper Trucks (NCSU), Joe J. Palmer (INL), Ge Yang (NCSU)
Application of a Tuning Forks in Measuring Viscosity and Density of Molten Salt Systems
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Ryan J. Charrette (NCSU), Harrison Q. Storms (NCSU), Declan R. Miller (NCSU), Madison A. Turmon (South Carolina State), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)
Comparison of Measured and Simulated Neutron Counting with 3He Detectors and the Subcritical Water-Moderated UO2 7uPCX Assembly
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Tanner Heatherly (Oregon State), Nicholas H. Whitman (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2), Jesson D. Hutchinson (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2), Mark A. Nelson (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2), George E. McKenzie (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2), Robert A. Weldon (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NEN-2)
