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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.”
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Panel|Banyan 1
Monday, August 8, 2022|10:30AM–12:00PM EDT
Monday, August 8, 2022|1:30–3:00PM EDT
Monday, August 8, 2022|3:30–5:00PM EDT
Tuesday, August 9, 2022|10:30AM–12:00PM EDT
Tuesday, August 9, 2022|1:30–3:00PM EDT
Tuesday, August 9, 2022|3:30–5:00PM EDT
Wednesday, August 10, 2022|10:30AM–12:00PM EDT
Panel|Calusa 10
Panel|Banyan 3|Session Chair: Mark Campagna
Panel|Banyan 3|Session Organizer: Ken Lowery
Panel|Banyan 3|Session Chair: Jason Remer
Panel|Banyan 3|Session Chair: Michael Frankle
Panel|Banyan 3|Session Chair: Bill Rosko
Panel|Banyan 3|Session Chair: Ken Lowery
Panel|Calusa 8-9
Panel|Calusa 8-9|Session Chair: Frank Nelms
Panel|Banyan 2|Session Chair: Bill Eckes
Panel|Banyan 2|Session Chair: Emmett Wilmes
Panel|Banyan 2|Session Chair: Tim Schlimpert
Panel|Banyan 2|Session Chair: Jason Lanier
Panel|Banyan 2|Session Chair: Ray Herb
Panel|Banyan 2
Panel|Calusa 11-12
Panel|Calusa 11-12|Session Chair: Lori Brady
Panel|Calusa 11-12|Session Chair: James Hettel
Panel|Calusa 11-12|Session Chairs: James Hettel, Marty Ingels
Panel|Calusa 11-12|Session Chairs: LeAnn Soderquist, James Hettel
Panel|Calusa 11-12|Session Chair: LeAnn Soderquist
