[ RadSafe ] USNRC decides to terminate study on cancer risks near nuclear facilities

[parthasarathy k s]

It is a wise decision. Looking for cancer risks at excess radiation levels of a few tens of microsiverts is at best a public relation exercise. It is time to call a spade a spade!

RegardsParthasarathy
  


     On Tuesday, 8 September 2015, 21:33, "Miller, Mark L" <mmiller at sandia.gov> wrote:
   

 Bravo!

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) announced today that it will terminate the study on cancer risks near nuclear facilities.

Here is the link to the USNRC’s decision: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2015/15-055.pdf


Since this is the USNRC’s decision, please direct any questions related to the decision to the USNRC’s Public Affairs Officer Scott Burnell at 301-415-8200. If you have any questions about the proposal submitted by the National Academy of Sciences to the USNRC please email us at crs at nas.edu<mailto:crs at nas.edu>.

Thank you.



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202/334-3066
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