NRC considers eliminating half-century-old radiation standard Under the draft proposal, the principle that exposure should be “as low as reasonably achievable” will be replaced with hard limits and special

"'There is no safe level of radiation, and ALARA is a foundational safeguard that protects workers and surrounding communities,' Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) told POLITICO’s E&E News after DOE stripped the standard from its regulations."

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Hopefully you'd like to protect workers in the nuclear industry.
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"PERSPECTIVE ON THE USE OF LNT FOR RADIATION PROTECTION AND RISK ASSESSMENT BY THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"

©2009, webpage says, "Last updated on June 2, 2025"

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Meet Ed Calabrese, who says a little pollution can be good for you

Radiation Hormesis:

Ed Calabrese, scientist with the tobacco industry, funded by Exxon Mobil, Dow Chemical, General Electric, Dept. of Energy,...

Steve Milloy, Junk Science, a former coal and tobacco industry lobbyist

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Ad hoc and Fast Forward: The Science of Hormesis Growth and Development Hormesis is a binary response phenomenon with low-dose stimulation (or inhibition) of effects by substances producing opposite high-dose responses. Hormesis, after decades of obscurity, has undergone a renaissance in recent years, with rapid growth ...

"Hormesis as a term and concept remains riddled with gaps, serious and valid questions about the science, and skepticism in scientific quarters..."

"...no public agency has adopted hormesis as part of risk assessment or regulatory policy or expressed any inclination to..."

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🤨 Hmmm... Trust a social media influencer or the NRC, NCRP, ICRP, EPA, NCI, NIOSH, ACMUI, NAS,...?
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Repair of radiation damage to DNA - British Journal of Cancer British Journal of Cancer - Repair of radiation damage to DNA

A known scientific fact for decades:

"DNA double-strand breaks constitute the most dangerous type of DNA damage induced by ionising radiation (IR)."

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www.nature.com/articles/660...

Ask your doctor about the risks from exposure to ionizing radiation.

I think we've known for a long time - it's just an inconvenient truth when a country wants nuclear power and weapons.

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Thank you San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace and all of the groups listed (Beyond Nuclear, NIRS, PSR, Sierra Club,...)!
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I would beware of comparisons between natural vs man-made ionizing radiation that trivializes exposure to it.

Anyone who wants to reduce their risk of cancer should avoid both kinds.

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Make sure to include that, "...girls are 10 times more vulnerable to the exact same radiation exposure, and women are 2 times more vulnerable."
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Screenshot of webpage: "A study with 300,000 workers in the nuclear industry suggests an increased risk of death from cancer" "The analysis shows that prolonged exposure to low doses of radiation can be just as harmful as the same amount received all at once" https://english-elpais-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-08-17/a-study-with-300000-workers-in-the-nuclear-industry-suggests-an-increased-risk-of-death-from-cancer.html?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&outputType=amp&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17525175070477&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.elpais.com%2Fscience-tech%2F2023-08-17%2Fa-study-with-300000-workers-in-the-nuclear-industry-suggests-an-increased-risk-of-death-from-cancer.html

"This new study strengthens the evidence for the link between cancer and ionizing radiation. If you are currently working with radioactive materials, contact your occupational risk manager..."
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https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0733/ML073330046.pdf "HEALTH RISKS OF ADDING NEW NUCLEAR REACTORS TO THE VOGTLE NUCLEAR PLANT" by Joseph J. Mangano, June 20, 2007 Yet, Vogtle 3&4 were still built. 🤦🏼‍♀️ That seems pretty heartless of the nuclear industry to me.

https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0733/ML073330046.pdf Table of contents

https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0733/ML073330046.pdf Page 3: "EXECUTIVE SUMMARY" "1. The two reactors release airborne radioactivity on a routine basis." "2. ... average radioactivity levels in drinking water, river water, and sediment downriver or at the Vogtle plant rose:" Statistics of the cancer death rate for children, adolescents, & adults.

Here's a 2007 study of cancer rates near Plant Vogtle.
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"Below is the Russian map that shows radioactive fallout from Chernobyl disaster (Curie/km2)." https://vividmaps.com/chernobyl-disaster/

"Researchers found "modestly elevated levels" of two radioactive isotopes in 15 bluefin tuna caught off the coast of San Diego, California in August 2011, according to the study published online Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)." https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?205185/Fukushima-Radiation-Found-in-Pacific-Ocean-Tuna

"Radioactive particles from Fukushima detected in Napa wine" https://www.sfgate.com/wine/article/nuclear-waste-japan-winery-california-cabarnet-13089220.php

Paranoid much?

Options:
-No electricity
-Electricity with best solutions
-Electricity with not the best solutions

Nuclear - small risks? No.

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