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Overarching Workshop Themes
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... National and international organizations have recommended the exclusive use of SI units for radiation measurements for more than 30 years. However, the United States continues to use conventional units for radiation measurements.
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... Several workshop participants noted that the adoption of SI units for radiation measurements is slow and a regulatory or policy change is needed to reendorse adoption of SI units and develop an adoption plan. Many workshop participants suggested that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's refusal to require SI units for radiation measurements is inhibiting federal, state, and local governments from adopting the
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... Many of the costs would be one-time costs but the benefits would be long term. Many workshop participants proposed a "cold turkey" approach to adopting SI units with advance notice of the start date to allow stakeholders time to prepare for the conversion.
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