No Radioactive Roads Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
Introduced
Summary
Strict, case-by-case limits on using phosphogypsum in construction and other products. The bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency to write a rule that caps lifetime cancer risk at 9.1 in 100,000, requires detailed risk and leachate estimates, and forces monitoring and public disclosure for any new uses.
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- Nearby residents and households: Any approval must estimate leachate amounts and ecotoxicity, include quarterly monitoring of soil, vegetation, waterways, and aquatic life, and show exposures stay within the 9.1 in 100,000 lifetime cancer risk over a 70-year period.
- Workers: Applicants must describe specific measures to minimize exposure for construction workers, utility workers, and people who use products made with phosphogypsum.
- Industry and regulators: EPA would decide approvals on a case-by-case basis, post applications and required testing on its public website, and may not allow uses that exceed the risk cap.
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Stricter EPA rules for phosphogypsum use
EPA would have 2 years to issue a final rule on phosphogypsum uses. Any new-use approval would be case-by-case and must keep lifetime cancer risk below 9.1 in 100,000 (the highest added risk over 70 years at the highest exposure). Applicants would need plans to limit exposure for workers, product users, and nearby residents. They would also have to assess water and leachate risks, estimate ecotoxicity, and do EPA‑approved quarterly monitoring. EPA would post approved requests and test results on its public website.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Cosponsors
Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Roll Call Votes
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