Bo Jacobs

@bojacobs.bsky.social

Relax! "Currently, facilities such as #nuclear plants, hospitals or academic institutions that use #radioactive materials must ensure radiation exposures are kept ‘as low as reasonably achievable — the #ALARA principle. The NRC proposal would abandon that philosophy” apnews.com/article/nucl...

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As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety practice

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to, and that has been ...

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Chuck Darwin

@cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy

12 days ago

RE: c.im/@cdarwin/11699438368… The proposal would allow higher radiation exposures in some circumstances, even while still remaining within existing legal limits. #alara #nrc #radiationlinits

Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy

The Trump administration is seeking to scrap a decades-old radiation safety principle that requires companies and institutions using radioactive materials to keep radiation exposure as low as reasonably possible, even when it is already below legal safety limits. The proposed change by the U.S […]

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Chuck Darwin

@cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy

12 days ago

Edwin Lyman, the director of nuclear power safety at the nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists, argued in a statement that removing ALARA could result in nuclear facility workers and members of the public being exposed to higher levels of radiation than under the current framework. "In […]

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Susie Sunshine 🙏🏼🌎 ☮️

@suzwarto.bsky.social

15 days ago

“Children are more sensitive to radiation than adults due to several physiological, anatomical, developmental, and behavioural factors. Because their cells replicate more frequently, children are more vulnerable than adults to DNA damage from ionizing radiation.” #ALARA = no nuclear energy!

www.unicef.org

Radiation and Children's Health

Executive Summary

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Tan-Lucien Mohammed, MD, FACR

@tlhm-md.bsky.social

22 days ago

NRC Proposes Removing ALARA from Radiation Protection Rules ☢️ natlawreview.com/article/…. #radiology #ALARA @rasushrestha.bsky.social @drianweissman.bsky.social

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NRC Proposes Removing ALARA from Radiation Protection Rules

Go-To Guide: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposes to eliminate its “As Low As Reasonably Achievable” (ALARA) standard from its radiation protection regulations. The proposal does no...

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Radiation Detection Company (RDC)

@radetco1949.bsky.social

25 days ago

Looking for practical ways to strengthen your radiation safety program? Watch our free, on-demand webinar replays anytime: radetco.com/events/ #RadiationSafety #Dosimetry #MedicalImaging #HealthcareLeadership #Compliance #Radiology #ALARA

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praying mantis

@gentlem.bsky.social

29 days ago

www.scientificamerican.co…. “Under the proposed graded system, operators would not have to take any action to try to further lower a dose that was already under 25 mrem per year.” #NuclearEnergy #radiation #ALARA #LNT #NRC

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How could loosened radiation exposure rules affect public health?

A proposed rule change could expose more Americans to higher doses of radiation from nuclear facilities

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TheTrendsWire | US & UK

@thetrendswire.com

about 1 month ago

The NRC has proposed eliminating the ALARA radiation protection standard, part of a broader Trump administration push to speed up nuclear reactor construction. www.thetrendswire.com/blo…. #NRC #NuclearEnergy #RadiationSafety #EnergyPolicy #ALARA

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NRC Proposes Scrapping 50-Year-Old Radiation Safety Rule

The NRC has proposed eliminating the ALARA radiation protection standard, part of a broader Trump administration push to speed up nuclear reactor construction.

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@ijustwant2bfree.bsky.social

about 1 month ago

#Nukesky #ALARA #NRC #radiation #Dosimetry

Geoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social

Sayonara ALARA. The NRC is proposing removing the "As Low As Reasonably Achievable" standard from their rules for radiation exposure. The DOE removed the standard about six months ago. www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2618/...