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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 RPSD
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|1:00–2:45PM EST|Columbia 9
Session Chair:
Michael A. Lively
Alternate Chair:
Tucker C. McClanahan
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Release and Validation of the EPRDATA25 Electron-Photon-Relaxation Library
1:00–1:20PM EST
Michael A. Lively (LANL), Wim Haeck (LANL)
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Investigation of Differences in ENDF/B-VIII.0 and ENDF/B-VII.1 High-Density Concrete Cross Sections
1:20–1:40PM EST
Rakim Hirji (Georgia Tech), Bojan Petrovic (Georgia Institute of Technology - 770 State Street)
Comparison of Atmospheric Dispersion Models for Parameterization of Aeolus
1:40–2:00PM EST
Jeffrey Wang (Massachusetts Insititute of Technology), Donald Lucas (LLNL), Akshay Gowardhan (LLNL), Haruko M. Wainwright (MIT)
Modeling Radiation Effects on the Mechanical Properties of the 3D Viscoelastic Dampers for Seismic Isolation
2:00–2:20PM EST
Ajaykumar D. Patel (Young Members Group), Dean R. Peterman (INL), Evans Kitcher (INL), Chandrakanth Bolisetti (INL), Andrew Whittaker (University at Buffalo, SUNY)
