the estimated radiation cxzposure risk correszonds td that
associated with mining and quarrying, a risk that is acknowledged to be far too high.
The rediation exposure risk excceds
the average occupational risk by six fold.
In this report,
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and proposing this reduction,
we do not mean to inoly that all radiation workers are
exposed to the maximum level of the current standards.
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industry should subject its workers to an above-average risk,
cectainly not whan that risk is comparable to that in tne
mindins and cugsrcing industry.
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