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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|1:00–2:45PM MST|Noble
Session Chair:
Brady D. Hanson (PNNL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Hannah Patenaude
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Roadmap of Graphite Moderator and Graphite-Matrix TRISO-Fuel Management Options
1:00–1:20PM MST
C.W. Forsberg (MIT)
Paper
Extension of EPRI Benchmarks to Advanced LWR Fuels for SFP Criticality Depletion Uncertainty
1:20–1:40PM MST
Rodolfo Ferrer (Studsvik Scandpower), Joshua Hykes (Studsvik Scandpower), Hatice Akkurt (EPRI), Robert Hall (EPRI)
Incorporation of Accident Tolerant Fuel into the Back End of the Fuel Cycle
1:40–2:00PM MST
K. Banerjee (PNNL), P. Jensen (PNNL), N.A. Klymyshyn (PNNL), D. Richmond (PNNL), A. Rigato (PNNL), J. B. Clarity (PNNL), P. Miller (PNNL), N. Kucinski (ORNL), P. Stefanovic (ORNL), G. Petersen (INL)
Visualization of an Integrated Waste Management Concept of Operations in a Virtual Environment
2:00–2:20PM MST
Abiodun Adeniyi (ORNL), Paul Cantonwine (ORNL), Bruce Bevard (ORNL), Kevin Connolly (ORNL)