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2, Attached herevith an ATO Staff Swany of the RAD Report on "The
Bolecioal Ritecke of Atouta Padtetien". The folloving highilghts ami cop~
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‘The effects of atowle worrens testing,
*(n) the genetic effect of veapens testes
"There t9 no save dose of radiation in genetis terns;
ex! expos of the sex organs is genetically undesirable,
"The ATO in doing ta technically competent ani a
socially eonacientiow job of moasuring fallout,' but the avalle
Sdtity of such meanerenet ante duct cot soar im’ ali questions
about the bislogieal rise involved can be answred...(p. 1)
*'The Fallout from weapons testing has, so far, led
te conaisersbly less irratiation of the payudation then have the
nedioal useteeant has therefore boon lees detrinemtal, Se long
er the nresent level is not Increased this will contime to be
true; but there remains a proper concern 2% seo to 2% that the
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fallout does not increase to more seriou Ievols,!
*Reconis should be kept for every inlivicurl, shoving
his tetal accumulated Lifetizn exposure to raciviion,
"The medical unc of Xerays should be reduoet as much
as is consistent with medical necessity...
"The somtic effects of voarons tents.
*The report states that, at the doce levels reoormn'ed
by the Genetics Comittes, thre woul: be no demonsirable ne tic
effort te popustione, ‘although 4 theoretical minor shartening
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“Radiological effects upon the general public,
"This question iy covered in censiderehly croater detail,
Aa a ratter of fact, the question of possible raiintion effects. fron
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industrial atonie enerey operations seers to he vieusd with semevhat
more voneern than railation effects from veapons testa,
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