MARCH 12 NRC Meeting on weakening radiation protections
JOIN NRC meeting and push back against radiation menace
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Thursday, March 12, 2026, 2-3:30 PM ET
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The NRC will host a hybrid public meeting Thursday, March 12, 2:00-3:30 ET to discuss its approach to implementing the review and wholesale revision of regulations and guidance required (NRC's word, emphasis added) by White House Executive Order 14300.
This meeting focuses on section 5 of the order, which includes a requirement to adopt a harmful and anti-scientific threshold limit for radiation exposure. This is the first step in an overhaul of both standards and NRC's ability to implement them. Participants will be able to ask questions of the NRC staff and provide informal feedback during the meeting. However, public comments will only be accepted on individual rules as they are posted in the Federal Register.
The tentative date given for a proposed rule rollout in the Federal Register for section 5 of EO 14300 is April 30. The current schedule of all rules can be found on the NRC’s website.
Under attack is the LNT model of radiation damage, which holds that radiation damage increases with increasing exposures, and that harm is posed by all radiation exposure no matter how small. In fact, health studies continue to indicate that MORE protection is needed for cancer and non cancer impacts, and for radionuclides taken internally, than currently provided by the LNT. This is especially true for pregnancy and females.
In December 2025, Forty-one groups signed a letter to NRC opposing Executive Order 14300 directives and calling for better radiation protection for all.
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Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/05/2026 - 02:42
