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USA’s EPA to change its nuclear power radiation limit standards

text-radiationEPA seeks to modernize nuclear standards  The Hill, By Tim Devaney 3 Feb 14, 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. …
“Ground water contamination has been identified at a number of nuclear power plants and nuclear fuel cycle facilities,” the EPA noted.  http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/197295-epa-seeks-to-modernize-nuclear-standards#ixzz2sNNwnVXf

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