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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.
Bruno M. Van Wonterghem, Sandra J. Brereton, Robert F. Burr, Peg Folta, Diane L. Hardy, Nicholas N. Jize, Thomas R. Kohut, Terry A. Land, Bernard T. Merritt
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 69 | Number 1 | January-February 2016 | Pages 452-469
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST15-118
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The National Ignition Facility (NIF) is a high-energy-density-physics, experimental user facility that focuses up to 1.8 MJ of UV light in 192 laser beams onto a mm-sized target at the center of a target chamber. This paper describes how we conduct experimental shots on the NIF. We review processes and tools used to facilitate experiment planning and operations. Safety and radiological aspects of NIF’s operations are discussed. We also describe efforts to continuously improve operational efficiency and further increase shot rate.