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Unreasonably strict radiation exposure limits are holding back nuclear power development, according to a July report from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) researchers. The report challenges the current ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Jeremy Poland/iStock Unreasonably strict radiation exposure limits are holding back nuclear power development, according to ...