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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 NCSD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Desert Willow
Session Chair:
Larry Wetzel (BWX Technologies)
Alternate Chair:
William M. Cook
Session Organizer:
Benjamin Martin
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Calculated Critical Concentrations of Uranium and Plutonium in Advanced Solvents
3:15–3:35PM MST
Andrew Taylor (NCSU), Tracy Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
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Comparison of FISPACT-II Predicted and Measured Values of Activation Foils in a Godiva IV Burst
3:35–3:55PM MST
Nicholas H. Whitman (LANL), Joetta M. Goda (LANL), Theresa E. Cutler (LANL), Jesson D. Hutchinson (LANL), Robert A. Weldon Jr. (LANL), Matthew E. Gooden (LANL), Rene G. Sanchez (LANL)
Generalized Bayesian Framework for Evaluation of Integral Benchmark Experiments
3:55–4:15PM MST
Jesse M. Brown (ORNL), Goran Arbanas (ORNL), Hany Abdel-Khalik (Purdue), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL), William B. Marshall (ORNL), William A. Wieselquist (ORNL)
An Analysis of Pebble Bed Spent Fuel Cask Criticality and Safety
4:15–4:35PM MST
Jonathan F. Wing (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Criticality Analysis of Fuel Debris Falling in Water Considering Water Surface Oscillation
4:35–4:55PM MST
Toru Obara (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Taro Fumimoto (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Takeshi Muramoto (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Jun Nishiyama (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
