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NASEM report: U.S. low-dose radiation research needs DOE/NIH leadership

June 3, 2022, 9:29AMNuclear News

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) estimates that $100 million annually will be required for the next 15 years to develop a coordinated research program led by the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health to study how low doses of radiation affect disease risk. The recommended research would investigate causal links to specific health conditions and better define the impacts of radiation doses, dose rates, types of radiation, and exposure duration.

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DOE opens funding opportunity for HALEU transport packages

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Uranium prices have fallen to their lowest level in more than a month, to just under $79 per pound, on Friday, November 1, according to analyst website Trading Economics. The lower prices,...

Colorado State begins constructing laser lab as public-private research hub

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Workshop highlights commercial fabrication of universal waste canister

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BWXT approved to begin work under Hanford tank waste contract

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DOE names four companies to split $2.7 billion in future HALEU enrichment contracts

October 18, 2024, 9:40AMNuclear News

If we needed more proof that this is a “nuclear week”—in the words of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Wednesday, as she announced small modular reactor funding while celebrating...

NASEM report: U.S. low-dose radiation research needs DOE/NIH leadership

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