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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.”
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Monday, July 17, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|301C
Session Chair:
Padhraic L. Mulligan
Alternate Chair:
N. Dianne B. Ezell
Session Organizer:
Pattrick Calderoni
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In-Rod Sensor System Overview, Benefits and Recent Irradiation Test Results
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Jorge Carvajal (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Shawn Stafford (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jeffrey Arndt (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Paul Sirianni (Westinghouse Electric Co), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL), N. Dianne B. Ezell (ORNL), Daniel C. Sweeney (ORNL), Padhraic L. Mulligan (ORNL), A. Shay Chapel (ORNL)
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Multi-Parameter Sensor for Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Alexander Hashemian (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Shawn Tyler (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Richard Skifton (INL)
Presented by Ryan O’Hagan (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Resonators for Nuclear Reactor Sensors
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Ryan Chesser (Ohio State), Maha Yazbeck (Ohio State), Matthew Van Zile (Ohio State), Joel Hatch (Ohio State), Marat Khafizov (Ohio State)
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IoT Based Optical Fiber Sensor Network for Emergency Response Application in Nuclear Power Plants
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Hoon-Keun Lee (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Youngmi Kim (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Sungbaek Park (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Joonyoung Kim (Sangmyung Univ.)
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