Public Comments are being accepted until NOV 4, 2026 on the issue of declassification and deregulation of hundreds of radioactive substances. There is a sample letter about the issue by a DWMI board member.
We Can Stop This Sneaky Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rule to
EXEMPT RADIOACTIVITY FROM LICENSING and REGULATION—The old BRC Below Regulatory Concern fight—round # 16
Organizations- please SIGN BY NOON ET MON NOV 2 using this Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19coVeyZNkPvTd0HwaWURS_qYM8P4I44thYsPrIUJQQs/edit (TO SIGN your group ON)
Here is the Link to the Read the COMMENTS
This is another Nuclear Regulatory Commission WHOLESALE RULE CHANGE barreling toward us—THIS ONE is SNEAKY—BUT STOPPABLE!!
NRC published this rule-change as A DIRECT FINAL RULE and a PROPOSED RULE on Oct 5 2026
Direct Final Rules are for NONCONTROVERSIAL rule changes but THIS IS BEYOND CONTROVERSIAL—IT is one of the most commented-on and opposed rule—with laws and regulations and resolutions against it across the country and repeated defeats of efforts to clear or deregulate in the US. NRC is ignoring decades of public opposition to exempting nuclear waste and materials from regulatory control.
COMMENTs are due by Nov 4th 11:59 PM ET PLEASE SIGN your group on by noon ET Nov 2nd
And also submit your own additional comments if possible by the 4th
To make nuclear power and weapons, vast amounts of radioactive waste is generated—some staying radioactively dangerous for literally millions of years. To avert the costs of trying to isolate it for so long and to get out of liability for cancers and other health damage or contamination, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission along with Environmental Protection Agency, Dept of Energy and Dept of Transportation have tried to exempt some levels of radioactive materials and wastes from regulatory control. The public opposed every effort and we must do this again with this rule NRC 2025-1568.
But NRC claims this change will save a little over 1 million /yr! That is chump change to the nuclear industry and is less than the cost of cancer care for one child depending on the situation…Releasing undetermined amounts of plutonium and other radioactive elements could easily cause and accelerate many cancers and other health damage, far exceeding the tiny savings. There is no justification!
More info at ProtectBetter.org and in days to come at nirs.org
PLEASE SIGN YOUR GROUP—
We may need to legally challenge so more groups signed commenting helps aloton indicates high level of opposition –Controversy.
THANKS
Diane D’Arrigo
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
301 270-6477 x3
STATES with laws against exempting nuclear waste and materials from nuclear regulatory control
STATE LAWS:
I have hard copies of the state laws if anyone needs theirs.
Bill numbers of the laws in each state
Colorado (Senate Bill 91-160 passed Spring 1991)
Connecticut (File No 140 Substitute House Bill No 5605)
Illinois (HB 53 Rep Balanoff, 87th General Assembly 1991 and 1992 LRB8700342EGcb)
Iowa (House File 2534 by Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, Successor to HF 2327 as amended and passed by the House Feb 27, 1990)
Maine ( L.D. 1584, Filing No. H-605 State of Maine House of Representatives 114th Legislature first regular session)
Minnesota (Chapter No. 600 S.F. No. 2195
Ohio (Section 3748.10 Treatment, recycling, storing or disposal of waste except at licensed facility prohibited; exemptions)
Oregon ( 66th Oregon Legislative Session House Bill 3361 B-Engrossed Assembly Bill 210 enacted August 27, 1991, Date of Publication Sept 11, 1991)
Pennsylvania (House Bill No. 1743 Session of 1989)
South Dakota (Senate Bill No117 67th Legislative Assembly 1992 129T0576)
Vermont (Bill introduced as 1990 (2244B) S.244
West Virginia (Committee Substitute for HB 2508 (Feb 15, 1991)
Wisconsin (1991 Assembly Bill 210, Wisconsin Act 50 )
Tx and NM have regulations
