President Trump's Radical Attack on Radiation Safety
President Trump's executive order may lead to a new public radiation exposure limit of around 10 rem, a change advocated by opponents of the linear no-threshold (LNT) model for radiation exposure.
According to Daniel Hirsch, Haakon Williams, and Cameron Kuta, this change would result in extraordinary increased health risks.
The increased health risks would be extraordinary.
The article was written by Daniel Hirsch, Haakon Williams, and Cameron Kuta, and published after Dan Hirsch's passing.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been required to consider dramatically weakening its radiation protection standard due to President Trump's executive orders issued in May.
Author's summary: Trump's executive order may increase health risks.
- Authors: Daniel Hirsch, Haakon Williams, Cameron Kuta
- Date: October 15, 2025
- Photo illustration by: François Diaz-Maurin