Eliminating ALARA major blow to radiation safety protection, UCS says

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) said the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s latest rulemaking on radiation safety protection has weakened the government’s “long-standing radiation protection standards for workers, the public and the environment.” On July 1, NRC released the proposed new rulemaking that will do away with the “as low as reasonably achievable” – or ALARA […]