On August 31, 2026, Environmental Protection Network submitted formal comments opposing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s proposed revisions to its radiation protection framework, arguing that the proposal weakens public health protections by allowing increased radiation exposure and radioactive air pollution without adequately analyzing the resulting health risks. EPN feels the proposal fails to justify weakening existing radiation protections, lacks sufficient analysis of cumulative impacts and alternatives, and does not demonstrate that deregulation is necessary to advance new nuclear reactor deployment.
EPN Comments on Reforming and Modernizing the NRC’s Radiation Protection Framework
