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NRC Drops ALARA Safety Standard | Salt Lake City News
The NRC is poised to scrap ALARA — the 50-year-old radiation safety mantra meaning “as low as reasonably achievable” — replacing it with a new “graded approach” that tailors protection levels based on proximity to dose limits. While officials claim this won’t lower safety standards and will bring clarity, critics fear it could push doses closer to legal limits, raising cancer risks — especially as the Biden administration pushes to expand nuclear energy. The Energy Department has already dropped ALARA, and industry supporters say they’ll still aim for minimal exposure, but opponents argue the…
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