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On Monday, June 15, 2015 Reuters informed readers that “Dozens of US companies bet on nuclear power revolution – report“. This includes defense contractor and the Pentagon’s largest supplier, Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin has also long gotten NASA contracts.

A Lockheed Martin “Radiation Safety Officer” rudely states to the US NRC “I have a real problem with the changed proposed in your rule to change the occupational dose limit to 2 rem instead of the current 5 rem. I think it should remain at 5R per year.” That’s his letter! That’s it, as can be seen below!

5 rem is 5,000 mrem or 50 mSv. 2 rem is 2,000 mrem or 20 mSv. It is the difference between an estimated 18.4% cancer rate for workers vs. 7.4%, of which an estimated 56% will die (based on BEIR VII est. for those working from age 18 to…