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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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INL makes a case for eliminating ALARA and setting higher dose limits
A report just released by Idaho National Laboratory reviews decades of radiation protection standards and research on the health effects of low-dose radiation and recommends that the current U.S. annual occupational dose limit of 5,000 mrem be maintained without applying ALARA—the “as low as reasonably achievable” regulatory concept first introduced in 1971—below that threshold.
Noting that epidemiological studies “have consistently failed to demonstrate statistically significant health effects at doses below 10,000 mrem delivered at low dose rates,” the report also recommends “future consideration of increasing this limit to 10,000 mrem/year with appropriate cumulative-dose constraints.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, June 17, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Banyan B
Session Chair:
Simon Pimblott (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Refining Absorber Shroud Geometry to Maximize Power Output and Reduce Power Peaking in ATF Test Train
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Matilda Åberg Lindell (INL), Brian Durtschi (INL), David Kamerman (INL), Travis Labossiere-Hickman (INL)
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Fuel Safety Testing for Modern Fuel Research Programs at TREAT
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Colby Jensen (INL), Nicolas Woolstenhulme (INL), Jason Schulthess (INL), David Kamerman (INL), Daniel Wachs (INL)
Dynamic System Scaling/Similarity Analysis of Accelerated Irradiation Testing of Uranium Dioxide Fuel
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Ian T. Ferguson (Oregon State), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State), Ramon K. Yoshiura (INL), Charles P. Folsom (INL), Daniel M. Wachs (INL)
In Situ Cladding Surface Temperature Measurements During Simulated LOCA Transients
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Daniel C. Sweeney (ORNL), Mackenzie J. Ridley (ORNL), Samuel B. Bell (ORNL), Nathan A. Capps (ORNL)
Impact of Stoichiometry and Radiation in Mesoscale Models of UO2 Densification
2:20–2:40PM PDT
Brandon Battas (Univ. Florida), Michael R. Tonks (Univ. Florida), Michael Cooper (LANL)
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