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described for application of criteria to limit, whole body dose for
individuals to 0.5 rem per year and to limit exposure of a siutable
sample of the population to 0.17 rem per year is likely to assure that
the gonadal exposure guide will not be exceeded.
Environmental radiation monitoring is a necessary part of
complying with the RPG guidance.

The intensity and frequency of

measurements is to be determined by the need to be able to detect
sharply rising trends and to provide prompt and reliable information
on the effectiveness of control actions.

Radioactive source control

_ actions and monitoring efforts are to increase as Predicted exposures
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the guidance «are to be “derived “for ‘the most sensitive members in ‘the

population.

The guide for the individual applies when individual

exposures are known; otherwise, the guide for a suitable sample

third the guide for the individual) is to be used.

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This operational

technique may be modified to meet special situations.
The FRC primary numerical guides, expressed in rem,
in two reports, FRC Nos.

1 and 2, summarized in Table fi.

are provided
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numerical guides developed by FRC are expressed in terms of daily intake
of specific radionuclides corresponding to the annual RPG's.

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