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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
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|1:00–2:45PM EST|International Ballroom East
Session Chair:
Steve Russell
Alternate Chair:
Bruce Carlsten
Session Organizer:
Yongqiang Wang
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Interstellar Propulsion and Power Nuclear Fusion Development Facility
1:00–1:20PM EST
Gerald P. Jackson (Beam Alpha Incorporated), Grace E. Bittlingmaier (Beam Alpha Incorporated)
Paper
Plasma Wakefield Acceleration, FACET-II and a Wakefield Collider
1:20–1:40PM EST
Brendan O'Shea (Stanford University)
Used Nuclear Fuel for On-Ramping the Fusion Economy with Kilogram Quantities of Commercial Tritium
1:40–2:00PM EST
Terence Tarnowsky (LANL), Richard L. Sheffield (LANL), Paul Lisowski (LANL)
