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Don’t scrap ALARA—modernize it
For decades, U.S. radiation protection has rested on two pillars: the linear no-threshold (LNT) model and the principle of “as low as reasonably achievable” (ALARA). Together, these have shaped occupational dose management, regulatory limits, and emergency planning across the nuclear industry.
E.J. Watkinson (Univ. Leicester), B. Cremer (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), P. Lajarge (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), S. Gardeur (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), J.-F. Vigier (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), C. Berkmann (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), M. Ernstberger (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), T. Wiss (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), D. Freis (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), T. Crawford (Univ. Leicester), S. Pfirrmann (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), R. Ambrosi (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), R. Konings (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), K. Stephenson (European Space Agency)
Proceedings | Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS-2022) | Cleveland, OH, May 8-12, 2022 | Pages 476-481
