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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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INL makes a case for eliminating ALARA and setting higher dose limits
A report just released by Idaho National Laboratory reviews decades of radiation protection standards and research on the health effects of low-dose radiation and recommends that the current U.S. annual occupational dose limit of 5,000 mrem be maintained without applying ALARA—the “as low as reasonably achievable” regulatory concept first introduced in 1971—below that threshold.
Noting that epidemiological studies “have consistently failed to demonstrate statistically significant health effects at doses below 10,000 mrem delivered at low dose rates,” the report also recommends “future consideration of increasing this limit to 10,000 mrem/year with appropriate cumulative-dose constraints.”
Technical Session|Evolutionary and Innovative Advanced Technology Fuels (ATF)
Wednesday, October 12, 2022|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Salon A/B
Session Chair:
Hyochan Kim (KAERI)
Alternate Chair:
Jae Ho Yang (KAERI)
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Wrought FeCrAl Alloy (C26M) Cladding Behavior During Burst Experiments and Performance Under LOCA Conditions
1:30–1:55PM EDT
R.T. Sweet (ORNL), C.P. Massey (ORNL), S.B. Bell (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), K.A. Kane (ORNL)
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Limiting Degradation Mechanisms for High-Temperature Oxidation Resistance of Promising ATF Cladding Solutions
1:55–2:20PM EDT
Martin Steinbrueck (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Mirco Grosse (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Chongchong Tang (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Juri Stuckert (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Use of Chromium Coating to Provide Protection of Zirconium Cladding at DNB Conditions
2:20–2:45PM EDT
Zeses Karoutas (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Dave Mitchell (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Guoqiang Wang (Westinghouse Electric Co.), William A. Byers (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Conner (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Assessment of Thin Tube of Alumina-Forming Duplex Stainless Steels (ADSS) as Accident Tolerant Fuel Cladding Materials for Light Water Reactors
2:45–3:10PM EDT
Chaewon Kim (KAIST), Woong Heo (KAIST), Changheui Jang (KAIST), Sung Yong Lee (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Hun Jang (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Seungjae Lee (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel)
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