July 02, 2026

NRC chair defends moving away from ALARA radiation protection standard

By Trey Rorie

In a policy that has already encountered resistance, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is looking to replace the “as low as reasonably achievable” (ALARA) principle with “clearer, more objective” rules for radiation protection, the agency said Wednesday.
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