A RADICAL overhaul of the international safety regime governing radiation
would give the nuclear industry a licence to pollute the seas and air, warn
scientists. It might mean a worldwide rise in cancers in the long term.
The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), the world
advisory body based in Stockholm, Sweden, wants to make big changes to the way
safety levels are decided for people exposed to radiation from nuclear plants,
industrial sources and medical X-rays. But its plans, outlined for the first
time last week, have already fallen foul of experts who see no reason to change
the…
