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The Romanian Navy detonates underwater explosives during a controlled demolition of submerged rocks to improve water flow to the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant amid exceptionally low water levels on the Danube River, in Izvoarele, Romania, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
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Romanian Navy EOD specialists survey the area before a controlled demolition of submerged rocks to improve water flow to the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant amid exceptionally low water levels on the Danube River, in Izvoarele, Romania, Monday, Aug. 3 2026. (AP Photo/ Vadim Ghirda)
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Birds fly after a controlled demolition by the Romanian Navy of submerged rocks to improve water flow to the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant amid exceptionally low water levels on the Danube River, in Izvoarele, Romania, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
The MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant, which had to close its Reactor 3 due to extremely low water levels on the Danube River, is seen in Paks, Hungary, Wednesday July 29, 2026. (Daniel Kiss)
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As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety practice
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to, and that has been adopted around the world. This comes as President Donald Trump attempts to quadruple domestic production of nuclear energy. Facilities such as nuclear plants, hospitals or academic institutions that use radioactive materials must ensure that radiation exposure is kept as low as reasonably achievable. The NRC wants to use a so-called “graded approach” instead, with several actions facilities must take depending on the amount of radiation workers could be exposed to. Maximum radiation exposure limits aren’t changing.
FILE - Cooling tower three with one and two in the background operate at the nuclear reactor facility at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, May 31, 2024, in Waynesboro, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)