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11 key points on radiation standards, grouped by topic. Each links to its source.
1 · The rules
Right now, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) sets how much radiation exposure is “allowed”. Not what truly protects — but what’s allowed.
What the NRC allows and who it serves
President Trump’s Executive Orders to the NRC urge even higher radiation exposures.
The exposure limit isn’t protective, it’s the best standard industry can buy.
So now the industry can generate more radioactive pollution — and more profit.
2 · The science
Standards built for one body type
Radioactive exposure causes cellular damage. Science doesn’t change because a rule does.
Radioactive exposure can lead to cancer, heart disease, infertility, loss of pregnancy, birth defects, cardiovascular disease, and auto-immune diseases.
All radioactive exposure is harmful, which adds up in your lifetime and across generations.
3 · Who’s most at risk
What radiation does to the body
And those standards? They’re based on an adult male body — not women, not children, not girls.
Girls face higher lifetime cancer risks. Pregnancy exposures can affect three generations at once. Research to protect our most vulnerable is needed.
4 · Who benefits
By increasing public and worker exposure, they’re increasing profit for the industry. Ask the real questions: Who benefits? Who pays?
Who benefits? Who pays? What we’re asking for
Radiation protection standards should be markedly strengthened, not gutted.
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