EPA raising permissible levels: cancer 1 in 4

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2011-05-13 20:07

"At the same time, EPA continues to review a plan to dramatically increase permissible radioactive levels in drinking water and soil following “radiological incidents,” such as nuclear power-plant accidents. The proposed radiation guides (called Protective Action Guides or PAGs) allow long-term cleanup standards thousands of times more lax than anything EPA has ever before accepted, permitting doses to the public that EPA itself estimates would cause a cancer in as much as every fourth person exposed."
http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/24136-epa-hal...
Permitting dose levels that cause cancer in 1 out of 4?
Does this seem criminal to anyone else? Do we really want this level to become acceptable. Is this a reasonable risk?

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Seriously? How do you make

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2011-05-13 20:17.

Seriously?

How do you make the logical leap from "EPA continues to review a plan" to "EPA raising..."?

I did read the email and it sounded like the DoE got one of the lower lackys to "adjust" the PAGs, but that senior managers found significant problems (rightly so) with the propositions.

Have there been any new developements since then?

Email accepts the existing EPA levels

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 2011-05-15 01:27.

If I'm reading it right, they are saying they will not set a drinking
water PAG because the EPA has already set one.