Nuclear regulator prepares to abandon decades-old radiation safety rule

A push by President Trump could mean the elimination of a safety standard designed to keep radiation exposure as low as possible.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5085x3390+0+0/resize/5085x3390!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2F26%2F301734a14bd291fb5be40e6f286a%2Fap22105674031920.jpg' alt='A sign warning of radioactive materials is seen on a fence outside Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, N.Y. just days before it closed in 2021. The Trump administration is seeking to overhaul nuclear safety rules to aid a nuclear revival.'/><p>A push by President Trump could mean the elimination of a safety standard designed to keep radiation exposure as low as possible.</p><p>(Image credit: Seth Wenig)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5920368' />