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Meeting a deadline set in President Trump’s May 23 executive order “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy,” the DOE on June 30 updated information on its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rulemaking and implementation procedures and published on its website an interim final rule that rescinds existing regulations alongside new implementing procedures.
Clay E. Easterly
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 240-248
Technical Paper | Safety/Environmental Aspects | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23097
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Nonionizing electromagnetic fields will almost certainly be present at future magnetic fusion reactor sites. The extents of the fields into areas occupied by personnel are only roughly known at present. However, biological effects from exposure to these fields are less well understood. Regulations or guidelines exist for both types of fields, although risk/benefit assessments cannot be made at present because of incomplete biological data. Such information is currently sought in federally funded research programs.