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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by HFICD
Monday, November 10, 2025|3:15–5:00PM EST|Georgetown East
Session Chair:
Linyu Lin
Alternate Chair:
Jonghyun Kim
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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A Visualization Platform For Autonomous Reactor Control
3:15–3:35PM EST
Taazhykan Kurumshieva (Purdue Univ.), Konstantinos Vasili (Purdue Univ.), Zachery Dahm (Purdue Univ.), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)
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Control Under Uncertainty of a Thermal Energy Distribution System
3:35–3:55PM EST
Paul R. Seurin (INL), Linyu Lin (INL)
A Methodological Proposal for a Power Integrity Analysis of PCBs in NPPs
3:55–4:15PM EST
Hyunki Kim (Korea Hydro Nuclear Power Co.), Heetaek Lim (Korea Hydro Nuclear Power Co.), Dong-il Lee (Korea Hydro Nuclear Power Co.), Sungkon Kang (Korea Hydro Nuclear Power Co.)
Autonomous Aggressive Cooldown Control in Nuclear Power Plants Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
4:15–4:35PM EST
YooJoon Seoung (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Junyong Bae (Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology), Seung Jun Lee (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
A Scenario-driven Automated Testing Framework for Plant Protection System
4:35–4:55PM EST
Kiyeon Lee (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)), Tae Ryoun Kim (KAIST), Soonae Lee (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP)), Jonghyun Kim (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))
