President's Special Session

Low-Level Radiation and Its Implications for Fukushima Recovery

This material is a compilation of information used for the ANS President's Special Session at the 2012 Annual Meeting that focused on the LNT model. The session together with the material question the validity of assumptions and the material provides a platform to discuss the science and policies that created the model. It invites your review of the LNT model and also suggests a more realistic approach to address the health effects, mitigate the hazards, and set appropriate limits to sensibly and realistically avoid the potentially adverse consequences of radiation exposure.

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Opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Nuclear Society, nor should publication of author viewpoints or identification of materials or products be construed as endorsement by ANS.

You may also wish to read ANS's Health Effects of Low-Level Radiation Position Statement and the accompanying background and technical briefs.

An article about the President's Special Session is also available on the ANS Nuclear Cafe.