How could laxer radiation exposure rules affect public health?

How could laxer radiation exposure rules affect public health?

A proposed rule change could expose more Americans to higher doses of radiation from nuclear facilities

Environmental groups urge public to oppose changes to radiation protection

Multiple environmental groups have publicly denounced the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s proposal to change radiation protection standards, saying the proposal would loosen protections at the risk of the public.    On July 1, NRC released the proposed new rulemaking that will do away with the “as low as reasonably achievable” – or ALARA radiation protection standard. ALARA is the principle that everything reasonably possible should be done to l…