Activists to urge tight rules on radioactivity From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: December 8, 1999| Author: GARY WISBY | Copyright 1999 Chicago Sun-Times. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Warning that radioactivity could end up in places like kids' dental braces, jewelry and house foundations, environmental activists will urge the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission today not to expand the release of low-level radioactive material.

The NRC on Tuesday opened two days of hearings at the Palmer House Hilton to get public comment as it considers whether to loosen control over the materials.

The agency now looks at requests to release waste, metals, concrete and other s...

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