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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.
2025 International Conference on Accelerator Applications (AccApp'25)
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 11, 2025|1:00–2:45PM EST|Jefferson East
Session Chair:
Bruce Carlsten
Alternate Chair:
Steve Russell
Session Organizer:
Yongqiang Wang
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A Workflow for Combining Multiple MCNP Models and Debugging Geometries using Geomwriter and FLAIR
1:00–1:25PM EST
Muhammad R. Altahhan (ORNL), Kyle Grammer (ORNL), W. Lu (ORNL), Franz X. Gallmeier (ORNL)
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McDakDriver - A McStas and Dakota Framework for Neutrons Instruments Design Optimization
1:25–1:50PM EST
Muhammad R. Altahhan (ORNL), Thomas Huegle (ORNL), Erik B. Iverson (Spallation Neutron Source), F. X. Gallmeier (ORNL)
Advancing Radiological Assessments with the Mesh-Enabled Fluence Weighting Tool
1:50–2:15PM EST
Bartosz Idzior (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Davide Bozzato (CERN), Robert Froeschl (CERN)