Absurd Radiation Limits Are A Trillion Dollar Waste

Absurd Radiation Limits Are A Trillion Dollar Waste

EPA is thinking of raising the radiation threat levels from the present absurdly low values to something more reasonable. EPA is being pushed by the GAO who rightly considers the present threat level of 25 mrem as a vulnerability in itself because the most dangerous effect of an accidental release, or of a large-sized dirty bomb, is the panic, fed by the low radiation limits themselves. 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2014/07/13/absurd-radiation-limits-are-a-trillion-dollar-waste/