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Meeting Spotlight
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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The U.S. Million Person Study of Low-Dose-Rate Health Effects
There is a critical knowledge gap regarding the health consequences of exposure to radiation received gradually over time. While there is a plethora of studies on the risks of adverse outcomes from both acute and high-dose exposures, including the landmark study of atomic bomb survivors, these are not characteristic of the chronic exposure to low-dose radiation encountered in occupational and public settings. In addition, smaller cohorts have limited numbers leading to reduced statistical power.
General Chair:
John Elnitsky (Senior Vice President Engineering and Technical Services, Entergy)
Technical Program Co-Chairs:
Richard Wright (Entergy)
Dan Churchman (Southern Nuclear)
Dan Doran (Exelon)
Supply Chain- Facilitators:
Jim Ripple (Southern Company)
Greg Keller (Curtiss Wright)
Bill Fry (Duke Energy)
Cost Reduction- Facilitators:
Ray Herb (Southern Company)
Ken Lowery (Southern Company)
Tim Schlimpert (MCR Group)
Maria Hernandez (Duke Energy)
Alternate Revenue- Facilitators:
Ken Thomas (Idaho National Laboratory)
Workforce Development- Facilitators:
David Heler (Nuclear Human Resources Group/Accelerant)
Doug Henderson (Accelerant Tech)
Jason Lanier (Duke Energy)
Maintenance/Work Mgmt Challenges- Facilitators:
Pete Arthur (INPO)
Bryant Hearne (INPO)
Golf Coordinator:
Lead Knowledge Manager:
Sarah Lynn (Comanch Peak)
Knowledge Managers:
Saieed Ahmed (Exelon)
Monica Block (Exelon)
Maxwell Daniels (Mission Support and Test Services)
Shahrukh Nasim (Department of Energy)
Greg Swain (Duke Energy)
Student Interns:
Malek Abedrabouh (North Carolina State University)
Edward Chen (North Carolina State University)
Matthew Hageman (Oregon State University)
Katie Mummah (University of Wisconsin)
