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EPA seeks to modernize nuclear standards
The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to modernize Nixon-era radiation standards for nuclear power plants.
The proposed standards, which haven't been updated since the 1970s, would establish new limits on how much radiation nuclear plants can emit during the course of normal production of electrical power without endangering public health.
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The EPA said the new standards would develop rules for disposing of radioactive waste materials and decommissioning old nuclear plants, neither of which were included in the original rules. The current rules also exclude any references to the transportation of any radioactive materials, the EPA noted. The new rules may also include provisions that would protect against ground water contamination; the current standard focuses on air pollution.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/197295-epa-seeks-to-modernize-nuclear-standards
The proposed standards, which haven't been updated since the 1970s, would establish new limits on how much radiation nuclear plants can emit during the course of normal production of electrical power without endangering public health.
...snip...
The EPA said the new standards would develop rules for disposing of radioactive waste materials and decommissioning old nuclear plants, neither of which were included in the original rules. The current rules also exclude any references to the transportation of any radioactive materials, the EPA noted. The new rules may also include provisions that would protect against ground water contamination; the current standard focuses on air pollution.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/197295-epa-seeks-to-modernize-nuclear-standards
