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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.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Mesquite
Session Chair:
Chaithanya Balumuru
Alternate Chair:
Ryan Katona (Sandia)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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Overview of Deposition Models for Canister Ageing Management
10:00–10:20AM MST
Sarah R. Suffield (PNNL), Philip Jensen (PNNL), William Perkins (PNNL), Ben Jensen (PNNL), Brady Hanson (PNNL), Steven Ross (PNNL), Christopher Grant (PNNL), Casey Spitz (PNNL)
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Design of a Steel-Plate Composite Horizontal Storage Module for Spent Nuclear Fuel
10:20–10:40AM MST
Si-Hwan Park (Orano TN Americas), Ahmad Salih (Orano TN Americas)
Presented by Dimitris Hadjiharitou (Orano TN)
Vickers Microindentation Hardness of Post Irradiation Zirconium Alloy Cladding
10:40–11:00AM MST
L.I. Richmond (PNNL), A.P. Goulet (PNNL), R.D. Torres (PNNL), B.E. Westman (PNNL), B.D. Hanson (PNNL)
New Radiochemical Assay Experiments to Improve the Validation Basis for High Burnup Fuel
11:00–11:20AM MST
Germina Ilas (ORNL), Bruce Bevard (ORNL), Joseph Giaquinto (ORNL), Cole Hexel (ORNL), Benjamin Roach (ORNL)