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September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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.
June 24–28, 2012
Nuclear Science and Technology: Managing the Global Impact of Economic and Natural Events
Chicago, IL|Hyatt Regency Chicago
Online Pre-Registration is closed. Please register onsite. Thank You.
Program Chair:
Ray Klann (Argonne National Laboratory)
General Chair:
Amir Shahkarami (Senior VP, Exelon Generation)
Embedded Topical Meeting
Sue Aggarwal (President, NMNT International Inc.)
Pat Daly (General Manager, Zion Solutions)
Technical Program Chairs:
Jacob Eapen (Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University)
K. L. Murty (Professor, North Carolina State University)
Heather MacLean Chichester (Nuclear Engineer, Idaho National Laboratory)
General Chairs:
Lance Snead (Distinguished Research Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Todd Allen (Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Honorary Chairs:
Takuya Hattori (President, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc.)
Goon-Cherl Park (Professor, Seoul National University)
Susan R. Landahl (Chief Operating Officer and Senior VP, Exelon Nuclear)
Georges Serviere (Nuclear Advisor to the CEO, EDF)
Hernando A. Madronero (Senior Vice President, Nuclear Engineering, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
Soon Heung Chang (President, KNS)
Kumiaki Moriya (Senior Chief Engineer, Hitachi GE Nuclear Energy)
Jean-Claude Gauthier (General Director, ENELA GmbH)
Program Chairs:
Luca Oriani (Manager, AP1000 Design Integration, Westinghouse Electric Company)
Sun Koo Kang (EVP, KOPEC)
Kyoichi Morimoto (Scientist, Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Frank O. Carre (Scientific Director, C. E. A. Nuclear Energy Division)
