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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.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE) 2020 Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fusion Energy
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST|1
Session Chair:
Lauren Garrison (ORNL)
Staff Producer:
Janice Lindegard (American Nuclear Society)
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Mechanical design of 3 MW / CW ITER test ICRF
Ajesh Palliwar (IPR), Aparajita Mukherjee, Rajesh Trivedi, Sriprakash Verma, Hrushikesh N Dalicha, Pareshkumar Vasava, Rohit Anand, Akhil Jha
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Center stack bakeout NSTX-U
C. Rana, S. Sheckman, H. Zhang, P. Titus, D. Cai (PPPL)
Characterizing the plasma-induced thermal loads on a 200 kW light ion helicon plasma source
Juergen Rapp, Cornwall Lau, Stephen Meitner, Caughman John, Theodore Biewer, Clyde Josh Beers, Richard Howell Goulding, Juan Francisco Caneses (ORNL)
