EPA Mulling Relaxed Radiation Protections For Nuclear Power

mdsolar sends this news from Forbes: Both proponents and opponents of nuclear power expect the Environmental Protection Agency in coming months to relax its rules restricting radiation emissions from reactors and other nuclear facilities. EPA officials say they have no such intention, but they are willing to reconsider the method they use to limit public exposure—and the public's level of risk. At issue is a 1977 rule that limits the total whole-body radiation dose to any member of the public ...