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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
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.
Joshua Daley, Kandy Phan, Lon Dawson (SNL), Jason A. Abrahamson, Timothy McJunkin (INL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technolgies (NPIC&HMIT 2019) | Orlando, FL, February 9-14, 2019 | Pages 1514-1523
U. S. Nuclear Power Plants are seeking to implement wireless communications for cost-effective operations. New technology introduced into power plants must not introduce security concerns into critical plant functions. This paper describes the potential for new security concerns with proposed nuclear power plant wireless system implementations and methods of evaluation. While two aspects of concern are introduced, only one (cyber attack vulnerability) is expanded with a description of test setup and methods. A novel method of cyber vulnerability discovery is also described. The goal of this research is to establish wireless technology as a part of a secure operations architecture that brings increased efficiency without introducing new security concerns.