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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Moving past Sayre’s Law on low-dose radiation
Craig Piercycpiercy@ans.org
So, President Trump has just kicked the low-dose radiation hornets’ nest.
Specifically, his recently signed executive order “Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission” calls for the NRC to “reconsider reliance” on the linear no-threshold (LNT) theory and the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) standard for radiation protection.
This directive will certainly reignite a vociferous debate within the radiation research community over the continued efficacy of using LNT as the basis for protecting the public and the environment, a community that has been wracked with controversy on this matter for the last few years.
I must admit that whenever the low-dose issue comes up, my first thoughts always go to Sayre’s Law.
General Chair:
Steve Johnson (Idaho National Laboratory)
Deputy General Chairs:
Andrew Zillmer (Idaho National Laboratory)
Amanda Robertson (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Publications/Technical Programs Chair:
Sebastian Corbisiero (Idaho National Laboratory)
Administrative:
Cassie Sandoval (Idaho National Laboratory)
Student Involvements:
Young Lee (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Nate Gilliam (Idaho National Laboratory)
Saroj Kumar (The University of Alabama in Huntsville)
Technical Programs:
Austen Fradeneck (Idaho National Laboratory)
Sabah Bux (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Mike Houts (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
Vedant Mehta (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Social Media Liaison:
Anna Lanzillotta (Idaho National Laboratory)
Committee Members:
Harmon Veselka (Idaho National Laboratory)
TJ Harrison (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
George Ulrich (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Paul Ostdiek (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory)
Alexei Klimenko (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Organizer:
R. Chris Robinson (Principal Technical Consultant, Y-12 National Security Complex | Pantex Plant)
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