No Radioactive Roads Act of 2025

This bill aims to keep a radioactive waste called phosphogypsum out of everyday uses unless strict safety rules are met. EPA has banned using it in road building since 1992 because it can raise cancer risk and may pollute water and air near roads. The bill tells EPA to update its rules so any other use is decided one case at a time, with strong proof it’s safe, clear plans to limit exposure, ongoing water checks, and public transparency about requests and test results .

Any request to use phosphogypsum must show the highest possible risk to a person, how exposure will be reduced for workers, product users, and nearby neighbors, and include a plan to monitor surface and groundwater, with quarterly checks for pollution. EPA can only approve a use if the lifetime cancer risk for the most exposed person stays at or below about 9 in 100,000. EPA must post requests and testing results on its website, and has up to two years after the law takes effect to finish these rule changes .

Key points

• Who is affected: EPA; companies seeking to use or sell phosphogypsum; construction and utility workers; people living near where it might be used.
• What changes: case-by-case approvals; strict risk limit; required plans to protect people; quarterly water monitoring; public posting of requests and test results .
• When: EPA must finalize the updated rule within two years of the law taking effect.