Re: US DOE-Yucca Mountain would meet radiation limits

["Jerry Cohen" <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>]

> EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman in June announced new 

> standards for residents that live near the Nevada desert site. She 

> said EPA will limit overall radiation exposure for citizens living 

> near Yucca Mountain to 15 millirem per year. That level is roughly 

> double the exposure from naturally occurring radioactive materials in 

> brick houses, she said. 



Where did this "Brick House" standard come from? Is the brick house 

located in Las Vegas or Denver or where? How about radon infiltration?

I don't know for sure, but doesn't 15 mrem/y seem excessive? I am 

surprised that EPA would allow so much risk. Perhaps they should 

conduct further study . Have a nice day :-)









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