Requires EPA to set strict new safety rules for radioactive material use.
This bill would make the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) create new, tougher rules for how a radioactive material called phosphogypsum can be used. It would require companies to prove its use is safe and make that information public. This aims to protect workers and nearby residents from cancer risks.
Today, the EPA bans phosphogypsum in roads and reviews other uses case-by-case, aiming for a lifetime cancer risk of 9.1 in 100,000. If this bill becomes law, the EPA would have two years to create new, stricter rules for approving phosphogypsum use. These rules would demand detailed risk assessments, plans to protect workers and residents, and quarterly water monitoring, all of which would be made public.
HR 4592 · 119th Congress · July 22, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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