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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
Thursday, November 17, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Mesquite
Session Chair:
Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue)
Alternate Chair:
Brady D. Hanson
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Maximum Heat Load Configuration for NUHOMS® DSCs
10:00–10:20AM MST
Venkata Venigalla (Orano TN), Hui Liu (Orano TN)
Paper
Corrosion Resistant Coatings for Application on Spent Nuclear Fuel Canisters
10:20–10:40AM MST
B. Nation (Sandia), A. Knight (Sandia), R. Schaller (Sandia), C. Bryan (Sandia)
Thermal Modeling of Hanford Lead Canister's Heated Canister Test
10:40–11:00AM MST
Sarah R. Suffield (PNNL), Christopher L. Grant (PNNL), Nicholas A. Klymyshyn (PNNL)
Decay Heat Measurements and Analysis for BWR Fuel with Shorter Cooling Time
11:00–11:20AM MST
Henrik Liljenfeldt (Noemi Analytics), Hatice Akkurt (EPRI), Robert Hall (EPRI), Fredrik Johansson (Swedish Nuclear Fuel & Waste Management Co.), Jesper Kierkegaard (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel)
Pretest Analysis of Spent Nuclear Fuel in a Seismic Shake Table Test
11:20–11:40AM MST
Nicholas Klymyshyn (PNNL), Kevin Kadooka (PNNL), Taylor Mason (PNNL), Casey Spitz (PNNL), Pavlo Ivanusa (PNNL), James Fitzpatrick (PNNL)