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Critics alarmed by US nuclear agency’s bid to relax rules on radioactive waste | Environment | The Guardian

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Critics alarmed by US nuclear agency’s bid to relax rules on radioactive waste | Environment | The Guardian

The federal agency providing oversight of the commercial nuclear sector is attempting to push through a rule change critics say could allow dangerous amounts of radioactive material to be disposed of in places like municipal landfills, with potentially serious consequences to human health and the environment. Coca-Cola and Pepsi falling short on pledges over plastic – report Read more

“This would be the most massive deregulation of radioactive waste in American history,” said Dan Hirsch, president of the Committee to Bridge the Gap, a nuclear industry watchdog non-profit, about a proposal that would permit “very low-level” radioactive waste to be disposed of by “land burial”.

New rules allow 12-hour work days at Seabrook nuke plant | Energy | unionleader.com

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New rules allow 12-hour work days at Seabrook nuke plant | Energy | unionleader.com

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is already allowing six U.S. power plants to extend workers' shifts, to as long as 12 hours a day for two weeks, and more may be coming. That's up significantly from current standards that require people to get two-to-three days off a week when pulling shifts that long. Employees can also work as many as 86 hours in a week now, up from 72 hours.

To curb transmission of the virus, utilities also say they want to delay inspections that require people to work in close proximity. Environmental groups, though, warn the changes could have disastrous results, and worry they could lead to further deviations from safety rules.