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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|Criticality Safety
Saturday, April 15, 2023|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Student Union 362C
Session Chair:
Katy Worrell (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Brad Moore (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by the ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division.
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Verifying MCNP Models of the TEX High 240 Plutonium Benchmark
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Daniel Hunter (LANL), Rene G. Sanchez (LANL), Joetta M. Goda (LANL)
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Nuclear Criticality Safety Review of HEU Dissolution
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Anthony F. Tom (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Michael Cartwright (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Building an ICSBEP Benchmark : A Student's Perspective
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Rowdy Davis (University of New Mexico), Christopher M. Perfetti (The University of New Mexico)
Subcritical Experiments with Uranium-233 and Composite Shielding
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Alicia Pang (Univ. California, Berkeley), Isabel Hernandez (Univ. California, Berkeley), Chia Y. Fang (Univ. California, Berkeley)