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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
Thursday, July 20, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|301C
Session Chair:
Antonio Di Buono
Alternate Chair:
Brent D. Shumaker
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Safety Concerns from the use of Wireless Technologies in Nuclear Power Plants
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Leroy Hardin (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Erick Martinez Rodriguez (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Potential Impacts to NPP Safety from an EM Event
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Leroy Hardin (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Fault Detection of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems Using Integrated Electromagnetic Compatibility and Automated Functional Testing
10:50–11:15AM EDT
G.W. Morton (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), B.D. Shumaker (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), D.E. McCarter (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
Presented by Chad Kiger (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
Design and Implementation of a Sensor Node Prototype for Monitoring Special Nuclear Material Storage Facility
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Antonio Di Buono (National Nuclear Laboratory), Peter R. Green (Univ. Manchester), Neil Cockbain (National Nuclear Laboratory), Barry Lennox (Univ. Manchester)
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