EPA To Raise 'Safe Radiation' Limits?

[Trish]

That would certainly be easier than doing anything about the problem.

 

 

Yes indeed, friends, we have reached a moment of comedic insanity at

the EPA, where those in charge of protecting the environment are hastily rewriting the definition of "radioactive contamination" in order to make sure that whatever fallout reaches the United States falls under the new limits of "safe" radiation.

 

The EPA maintains a set of so-called "Protective Action Guides" (PAGs). These PAGs are being quickly revised to radically increase the allowable levels of iodine-131 (a radioactive isotope) to anywhere from 3,000 to 100,000 times the currently allowable levels.

 

http://www.naturalnews.com/031963_radiation_exposure.html

:glare:

 

 

[Dawn in OH]

Oh yeah, 'cause you can just re-write that on a whim!

[Slartibartfast]

I feel safer already!!!

[CamperMom]

Thanks for the information and the link.

[Teachin'Mine]

Do you know any site which gives "accurate" current radiation levels? Even some of the ones which did shortly after March 11th, now seem to have only old info available. I wonder how bad it really is, or is going to get. :confused:

[NoPlaceLikeHome]

These proposed safe radiation levels where proposed by an appointee of President Bush prior to President Obama taking office and have been under review and comment ever since President Obama took office. They are not in effect as it stands now:)

 

http://www.epa.gov/rpdweb00/rert/pags.html#copy

[Audrey]

Brilliant idea! But, why stop there? Technically, they should raise the "safe limit" to "it's your second to last breath." I mean, you're not dead yet, so technically you're still safe.

[Peela]

My understanding is that the focus is on the radioactive iodine, but it does have a short half life (a few days?). There are other, far more insidious components of the radiation being leaked which have half lives of thousands of years.