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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.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE) 2020 Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fusion Energy
Thursday, November 19, 2020|12:15–2:00PM EST|2
Session Chair:
Trey Gebhardt (ORNL)
Staff Producer:
Mary Tong (American Nuclear Society)
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Highlights of the fusion, plasma and technology community planning process
Lauren M. Garrison (ORNL), Wayne Solomon, Earl Scime, John S. Sarff, Carolyn Kuranz, Nathan Howard, Nathaniel Ferraro, Scott D. Baalrud
Paper
Configuration studies for a fusion innovation integrated experiment
Chirag Rana (PPPL), Peter Titus (PPPL), Yuhu Zhai (PPPL), Richard Majeski (PPPL), Brian Grierson (PPPL), Thomas Brown (PPPL), Jonathan Menard (PPPL)
Design of experimental reactors for advanced nuclear fusion
Samuele Meschini (Politecnico di Torino), Massimo Zucchetti (Politecnico Di Torino)
Compactness of Fusion Nuclear Devices
Yuhu Zhai, Mark Tillack, Peter Titus, Timothy Bohm, Charles Kessel (ORNL)
