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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)
Plenary Session
Monday, November 10, 2025|1:00–2:45PM EST|Jefferson East
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Innovative FLASH Beams for Radiotherapy: The Case of Very High Energy Electrons
1:45–2:15PM EST
Vincenzo Patera (Univ. Rome), Enrica Chiadroni (Univ. Rome), Alessandro Curcio (Univ. Rome), Angelica de Gregorio (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nuclear), Gaia Franciosini (Univ. Rome), Luigi Palumbo (Univ. Rome), Michela Marafini (Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche "E. Fermi"), Andrea Moastacci (Univ. Rome), Mauro Migliorati (Univ. Rome), Alessio Sarti (Univ. Rome), Angelo Schiavi (Univ. Rome), Marco Toppi (Univ. Rome)
Using Neural Networks to Accelerate Nuclear Reaction Simulations
2:15–2:45PM EST
Wilson Lin (Brookhaven), Catherine Apgar (Univ. California, Berkeley), Lee A. Bernstein (Univ. California, Berkeley), Cathy S. Cutler (Brookhaven), Yun-Hsuan "Abby" Lee (Univ. California, Berkeley), Alan B. McIntosh (TAMU), Dmitri G. Medvedev (Brookhaven), Ellen M. O'Brien (LANL), Christiaan Etienne Vermeulen (LANL), Andrew S. Voyles (Univ. California, Berkeley), Jonathan Morrell (LANL)
