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As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety rule
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposes to eliminate the ALARA radiation safety principle, which has minimized public and worker radiation exposure for 50 years, replacing it with a graded approach. This comes as President Trump seeks to expand nuclear energy production, and the NRC claims the change clarifies standards without lowering safety limits.
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