NRC Drops ALARA Safety Standard | San Francisco News

The NRC is poised to scrap ALARA — the half-century-old radiation safety mantra “as low as reasonably achievable” — replacing it with a more flexible “graded approach” to speed up nuclear reactor approvals under Trump’s push for domestic energy growth. While officials claim this won’t lower safety, critics warn it could push doses closer to legal limits, raising cancer risks, especially as emission standards also rise from 10 to 25 millirem per year. Industry backs the move, but experts remain divided, questioning whether the new framework truly protects workers and the public — and whether the NRC’s assurances about low actual exposure hold up. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0628d42e01ac3ed8