No Radioactive Roads: New Rules for Phosphogypsum Use
This act aims to protect public health by establishing stricter rules for the use of phosphogypsum, a material containing radioactive substances. It ensures that any new uses of this material will be thoroughly assessed for health and environmental risks, and that information will be publicly available. This is to prevent people, especially construction workers and residents, from being exposed to harmful radiation.
Key points
Prohibits the use of phosphogypsum in road construction to protect public health from radiation.
Establishes strict requirements for any new uses of phosphogypsum, including cancer risk assessment and water impact.
All requests for new phosphogypsum uses and test results will be publicly available on the EPA website.
The maximum acceptable cancer risk from phosphogypsum exposure cannot exceed 9.1 in 100,000 people.
Status:
Introduced
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