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Radiation Standards: Scientific Basis Inconclusive, and EPA and NRC Disagreement Continues

T-RCED-00-252 Published: Jul 18, 2000. Publicly Released: Jul 18, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the regulatory standards used to protect the public from the risks of low-level nuclear radiation, focusing on: (1) whether current radiation standards have a well-verified scientific basis; (2) whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have come closer to agreeing on exposure limits (how much radiation people can be safely exposed to) in the safety standards; and (3) how implementing these standards and limits may affect the costs of nuclear waste cleanup and disposal activities.

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