a - recommendations for dose limits are necessarily arbitrary because of their mixed technical and value judgement foundation. The dose limits for individual members of the public and for the average population recommended by NCRP represent a level of risk considered to be so small compared with other hazards of life, and so well © \ offset by perceptible benefits when used as intended, that public approbation will be achieved when the informed public review process is completed. “For peaceful uses of radiation NCRP provides yearly numerical dose limits for individual members of the public, considering possible 2 se sie=y UT etka tet a a nes fe fe ras* nets, wit ahbe a TT, oe at Tee reat : . lo fs on “« Ageye aT rane * “aoe apg tte teas ee % wet ateles Se ogee teas somatic bffects, “and Strongly advocates maintenance of lowest practicable exposure levels especially for infants and the unborn. NCRP also fy yas *nregommends yearly.dose.-limits:for-the average population based.“upon me mew. somatic and genetic considerations. ang FEomulgate s the ICRPLimit of SRS ig “40° Ey? < . ae : “a . melt BeaS MT Nt te pte sun 7 r & ys tetese et ee taof: out ee tia ae tL SND weer ee ON 5rems “in39"years for gonadal exposure oF ‘the U. "s, population. “=r contains a summary of recommended values. NCRP Report No. : "39 ‘entitled, "Basie Radiation ‘Protection Criteria," dated January15," ° 1971, contains the most recent updating of NCRP recommendations for protection of the public. tah ats