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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Latest News
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.”
June 12–16, 2022
Anaheim, CA|Hilton Anaheim
We would like to invite you to attend the Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2022) meeting now embedded in the ANS Annual Meeting in Anaheim, CA at the Anaheim Hilton from June 12th to the 16th, 2022.
TOFE 2022 features abstracts and papers detailing outstanding research in the field of fusion science and technology
General Chair:
Ales Necas (TAE Technologies Inc)
Technical Program Chair:
Paul Humrickhouse (ORNL)
Publications Chair:
Leigh Winfrey (Penn State Univ.)
Student Program Chair:
Lauren Garrison (ORNL)
TOFE 2022 Schedule at a Glance
TOFE 22 Call for Papers
TOFE 2022 Abstract Template
TOFE 2022 Speaker Presentation Power Point Template
TAE Guest Form
Speaker Instructions
Session Chair Instructions
TOFE 2022 Journal Submission Instructions
Poster Template TOFE 2022
Submit an abstract
Dear TOFE 2022 Authors,
TOFE 2022 has partnered with Fusion Science and Technology (FST) to publish a special issue of papers derived from the conference. You are invited to submit your work for consideration in the issue. If interested, please contact the journal office (fst@ans.org) and/or submit directly into FST’s peer review system before September 15, 2022.
Details:
Submission instructions:
I also welcome any questions to me directly at lwinfrey@sunymaritime.edu. We are looking forward to your submission.
My very best,
Dr. Leigh Winfrey
Fusion Science and Technology Editor-in-Chief
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/ufst20
