PLANS for a radical overhaul of the world’s radiation safety regime have been abandoned because of widespread opposition from scientists, regulatory agencies and the nuclear industry. The International Commission on Radiological Protection now says that the way in which people are protected from radiation should stay much the same.
The ICRP, a group of 13 experts who advise countries on radiation safety limits, had wanted to make wholesale changes to their recommendations. One of their most controversial proposals was to do away with assessments of the “collective dose” of radiation received by large populations over long periods of time.
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