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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.
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC 2025)
Mr. Steven Mirsky is a nuclear-mechanical engineer and licensed Professional Engineer with over 49 years of nuclear industry experience. His career has included design, engineering, safety analysis, operations, project management, auditing, supervision, management, and executive positions at two nuclear international consulting corporations (NUS and SAIC) and at two US nuclear power plant owner/licensees (VEPCO and BG&E) before joining NuScale Power. Mr. Mirsky has authored over 100 publications and 6 patents. He has worked for NuScale Power for over 13 years with the first five years as the SMR Design Certification Application (DCA) Licensing Manager responsible for the Rockville Maryland office and NRC interactions. He is currently a Senior Technical Advisor involved in advanced applications and design improvements to the NuScale SMR and in the design and deployment of the NuScale micro-reactor.
Last modified November 4, 2025, 2:03pm EST
