Will Politics Put More People’s Health at Risk from Radiation Exposure?  

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These two executive orders insist the NRC consider prematurely tossing LNT and ALARA before there is a better scientific alternative for dose-risk calculations. ALARA and LNT affect all regulatory science in the country no matter the exposure.  

Furthermore, EO 14303 defines “scientific information” as “factual inputs, data, models, analyses, technical information, or scientific assessments related to such disciplines as the behavioral and social sciences, public health and medical sciences, life and earth sciences, engineering, physical sciences, or probability and statistics. This includes any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts or data, in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual forms.” 

However, the term “factual” appears to be a subjective and ever-moving definition to pin down by the White House. So, it is understandable that scientists are worried the provided definition of science and insertion of politics into how scientific evidence is understood and used will result in scrapping validated research.