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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|Fusion and Plasma Physics
Saturday, April 15, 2023|3:10–4:30PM EDT|Student Union 262B
Session Chair:
Promise Adebayo-Ige (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Dalton Lonker (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by the ANS Fusion Energy Division.
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Franklin 2023 - Design and Analysis of a Novel Molten Salt Fusion Breeder Blanket System Using SAM
3:10–3:30PM EDT
Trevor Franklin (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Sierra Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Amelie Lutz (Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Paper
Characterization of a Plasma Electrolytic Process for the Fixation of Nitrogen
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Brandon E. Kamiyama (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Robert Pierrard (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Aryan Panigrahi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Michelle Giovacchini (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Nitika Purohit (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), R. M. Sankaran (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Deuterium Uptake and Removal with Advanced Liquid Lithium PFCs
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Andrew J. Ernat (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Cody Moynihan (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Steven Stemmley (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), David N. Ruzic (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Techno-Economic and Empirical Assessment of Photoresist Removal by Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Branden J. Bodner (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Arthur G. Mazzeo (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Jacob T. Fuss (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
