Answer to Question #566 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"

Category: Policy, Guidelines, and Regulations

The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field:

What is a proper value for alpha, the value that determines the monetary value for one unit of collective dose (of radiation), in $/person mSv? This value is used in the multi-attribute utility analysis.

You will find the answer to your question under our Ask the Expert feature, Policy Category, Question 440.

Gen Roessler, Editor

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