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COWERTS OV DELETION OF PARAGRATH "3.b™ FROM
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trey site (APC 10/33)
It de felt thet the criterion of 3.9 roentgens for this tert
series, although much leas restrictive and therefore, desirable
froa the testing point of view, will be widely interpreted to
mean 3.9 for each future series which would amount to same 60
reontgens in 3 years of testing at the rete of a series every
2 years.
This far exceeds the Rational fcademy of Sciences
recommendation of 10 rasntgens in the firet 30 years of life
for the J. 5. population 2n a whole. Also, tho figure of 60
exceeds the NAS racommendation of 50 roentgena for ean individual up to ace 30.
DAR states that the Notional Comittee on Radiation Protection
ie proparing an interim public announcement of Limiting radiation
_ to 14,000,000 roentgans per 1,000,000 of population for first 30
years dose, which takea into accemt r of background and medical
exposure plue 10 r from sources such as tenting. It is expressed
in this way in order to handle exposure to populations satisfactor—
ily on a statistical basis for genetic implications.
substantial avreament with HAS recommendations.
Thie is in
DB's recanmendation of 10 r in 10 years was arrived at as an
accepteble guide for operational purposes that takes into account
the recommendations of the HAS and the NCAP, Although the NAS
report has not drowa a diatinct dividing line betwoen “individual
pergons" and “general populetion™ the 10 r in LO years taken into
actount that the AEC ite dealing with neither of theao categorins
around NTS. A full dilacuasion of this particular point is given
in Appendix A of AMG 141/33. Also, to be noted, is the fact that
the 10 r in 1O years Was discussed and approved by the Advisory
Comittee for DD’.
Further, without explicitly atating 10 r in 10 years, all that is
left in the way of criteria is the old oriteria of 3.9 r for the
series.
It is felt that thie mey leave the ARC in an awkward
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