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  • initialism As Low As Reasonably Achievable

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Examples

  • It referred to a principle it called ALARA - "As Low As Reasonably Achievable."

    Latest News 2009

  • ALARA, where the licensee can state they are doing the best that they can, and the NRC says that is good enough?

    Killing the Nuclear Beast by Saying No 2007

  • AMAZING, ALARA THOUGHT, pulling delicately out of the memory.

    The Elvenbane Lackey, Mercedes 1991

  • To cope with the friendly fire of such nuclear propaganda on the home front, ever tighter radiation regulations were enacted in order to keep all contact with radiation As Low As Reasonably Achievable ALARA, as the principle became known.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Parents should ask if their hospital emphasizes ALARA, the acronym for "as low as reasonably achievable" with regard to ionizing radiation, she suggested.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • MITA's members incorporate the radiation dose management and optimization principle, As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA), into all imaging procedures and technologies.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • "It was a good day for the ALARA Racing/Bulldog Productions car," Kent said.

    PaddockTalk Racing News 2010

  • Parents should ask if the center emphasizes ALARA, the acronym for "As Low As Reasonably Achievable" with regard to ionizing radiation exposure.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • Kent held off three ALARA Racing teammates for his third-place finish in the No. 13 ALARA

    PaddockTalk Racing News 2010

  • Polesitter Jesse Combs, in the No. 77 ALARA Racing/Coolgas. com MX-5, and Ara Malkhassian, in the No. 11 ALARA Racing/Bulldog Productions MX-5, followed Kent to the line to complete the top five.

    PaddockTalk Racing News 2010

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