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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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Saturday, November 11, 2023|7:30AM–4:00PM EST
Monroe|Sponsored by
Saturday, November 11, 2023|8:30–8:50AM EST
Panel|Monroe|Sponsored by |Session Chairs: Patrick Snouffer, Julie McCallum
Saturday, November 11, 2023|8:50–10:00AM EST
Saturday, November 11, 2023|10:00–10:20AM EST
Panel|Jefferson East|Sponsored by |Session Chair: Victor Ibarra
Saturday, November 11, 2023|10:20–11:10AM EST
Panel|Lincoln West|Sponsored by |Session Chair: John Mobley IV
Panel|Lincoln East|Sponsored by |Session Chair: Jack Fletcher
Panel|Jefferson East|Sponsored by |Session Chair: Matt Jasica
Saturday, November 11, 2023|11:20AM–12:10PM EST
Panel|Lincoln West|Sponsored by |Session Chair: Will Searight
Panel|Lincoln East|Sponsored by |Session Chair: Julie McCallum
Saturday, November 11, 2023|12:15–1:15PM EST
Monroe|Sponsored by |Session Chair: Kelsey Amundson
Saturday, November 11, 2023|1:20–2:30PM EST
Saturday, November 11, 2023|2:30–3:00PM EST
Jefferson East|Sponsored by |Session Chair: Kelsey Amundson
Saturday, November 11, 2023|3:00–3:50PM EST
Panel|Lincoln East|Sponsored by |Session Chair: Pierre-Clément Simon
Panel|Lincoln West|Sponsored by |Session Chair: Evan Gonzalez
Saturday, November 11, 2023|4:00–5:30PM EST
The Board Room DC (Offsite)|Sponsored by
Saturday, November 11, 2023|6:30–8:30PM EST