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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Bougainvillea
Session Chair:
Daniel Carleton
Alternate Chair:
Lisa M. Marshall
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Pitch your Gen IV Research Competition -- An Initiative from the Generation IV International Forum
1:00–1:20PM MST
Patricia Paviet (PNNL)
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Safeguards Educational Experience at Los Alamos National Laboratory (SEE LANL)
1:20–1:40PM MST
Athena Sagadevan (LANL), Margaret Root (LANL), Chloe McMath (LANL), Mara Watson (LANL)
Education, Training, and Public Outreach Utilization of the MIT Research Reactor Simulator
1:40–2:00PM MST
Sara Hauptman (MIT), Lin-wen Hu (MIT)