I have two posts up at my blog about the
LNT petitions. These are petitions against continuing to use LNT and
ALARA for rule-making. I hope my posts will be useful to people.
The first one: please comment to the NRC
The second one: my comment to the NRC
If they are useful, please share them with other groups.
Also, please comment to the NRC.
Best,
Meredith
Yes Vermont Yankee: Two posts in favor of NRC petitions against LNT
Linear No Threshold; Comment to the NRC
The
NRC has received three related petitions against continuing to use
Linear No Threshold (LNT) and ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable)
for rule-making. The comment period is now open on those petitions. In
this post, Meredith Angwin gives background information and explains
why people should comment…or be prepared to evacuate Denver because of
its high background radiation.
My Comment to the NRC in favor of abandoning LNT and ALARA for rule making
In
this post, Meredith shares her own comment. In biological systems, harm
cannot be assumed to be linear with dose. One example is selenium,
which is essential for life at small doses, and toxic at larger doses.
ALARA and LNT are not scientifically accurate, and they divert money
from public health measures that actually could increase public health.
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