Nuclear Engineering International

What future for the ALARA principle?

Is the ALARA principle limiting holistic decision-making by sidelining cost considerations? If so, should it be re-examined?

U.S. drops a core radiation safety rule as global reforms near

U.S. Department of Energy drops ALARA, challenging global radiation safety norms as reforms and debates intensify.
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Extension of the Principles of Radiation Protection to Sources of Potential Exposure

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Free Series of Joint Webinars on Imaging for Children: Using the Radiation Protection Principles of Image Gently

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Principles in practice: Radiation regulation and the NRC

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission uses quantitative radiogenic cancer risk information in a number of official areas. In this article, the authors describe two specific areas where quantitative ...