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A closer look at NRC’s proposed rule eliminating ALARA
On July 1, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposed removing the “as low as reasonably achievable” (ALARA) principle from its radiation protection regulations and replacing it with a graded approach. The agency also proposed increases to effluent dose limits and adjusting how it handles allowances for exceeding dose limits.
Plutonium Futures - The Science 2024
Topic title: First-principles theory for plutonium
Talk title: Plutonium explained within a 5f-electron band picture
Bio: Student of Prof. Börje Johansson in Uppsala (alpha-Ce/gamma-Ce transition fame). Ph.D. 1994. LLNL 1994-present. APS Fellow 2008. Lead author on chapters for two plutonium books. First to acknowledge the importance of magnetism in plutonium (2001). H-index 51, ~8000 citations, most on the basis of plutonium and actinide theory publications.
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