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Conference Spotlight
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.
1:00–3:10PM EST
Sponsored by Fusion Energy
Session Chair: Xin Xiao
Session Chair: David Rasmussen
Session Chair: Arkady Serikov
3:40–5:50PM EST
Session Chair: Peter Titus
Session Chair: Dennis Youchison
Session Chair: Juan Caneses
12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair: Robert Duckworth
Session Chair: Anita Poore
Session Chair: Greg Wallace
2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair: Joseph Petrella
Session Chair: Daniel Andruczyk
Session Chair: Yutai Katoh
4:50–6:30PM EST
Session Chair: David Senor
Session Chair: Arnie Lumsdaine
Session Chair: Lauren Garrison
Session Chair: Yuhu Zhai
Session Chair: Tim Bohm
Session Chair: Ales Necas
Session Chair: R. Patrick White
Session Chair: Sergey Smolentsev
Session Chair: Peter Dugan
Session Chair: Nicholas Santoro
Panel|Sponsored by Fusion Energy
Session Chair: Ales Necas|Alternate Chair: Abbey Goodman
12:15–2:00PM EST
Session Chair: Oleg Zikanov
Session Chair: Trey Gebhardt
Session Chair: Zeke Unterberg
2:30–4:15PM EST
Session Chair: Andrew Seltzman
Session Chair: Phil Ferguson
