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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|3:15–5:00PM EST|Columbia 10
Session Chair:
K. Lisa Fassino
Alternate Chair:
Tucker C. McClanahan
Session Organizer:
Irina I. Popova
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Non-Destructive Analysis of a Commercial Silicone-Tungsten-Based Shielding Composite
3:15–3:35PM EST
Nuvin Bazid (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Nuclide Importance to Shielding Calculations in Advanced Reactor Spent Fuel Transportation and Storage
3:35–3:55PM EST
K. Lisa Fassino (ORNL), Georgeta Radulescu (ORNL)
ShutDown Dose Rate Evaluation for the Marine-Based Molten Salt Reactor with B4C Shield
3:55–4:15PM EST
Sunghwan Yun (KAERI), Dong W. Lee (Kora Atomic Energy Research Institute), Gyeong H. Koo (Kora Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Novel Bio-Inspired Shielding Design and Arrangement for Deployable Microreactors
4:15–4:35PM EST
Helen Works (Georgia Tech), Bojan Petrovic (Georgia Institute of Technology - 770 State Street), Eric Pooser (Georgia Tech Research Institute)