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NRC Drops ALARA Safety Standard | Durham News
The NRC is poised to scrap the 50-year-old ALARA safety standard—“as low as reasonably achievable”—replacing it with a “graded approach” that tailors radiation protection based on exposure levels. While maximum dose limits stay unchanged, critics fear this shift could push doses closer to legal caps, even if not exceeding them. The move aligns with the administration’s push to expand nuclear energy to meet AI and data center demand, but safety advocates warn it undermines decades of progress in minimizing real-world exposure. The nuclear industry backs the change, claiming safety won’t be…
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