It is further reauested that:
3.
IRC institute hearings to determine
The
the as-low-as-practicable extent to which
the exrosure can be maintained below the
proposed new regulations.
The effect of these proposed changes will be to
reduce the genetic risk from occupational radiation exposure
at the limiting value by a factor of 10 to about 1 in 100
and reduce the risk associated with the induction of fatal
cancers to about the same level.
recocnized
Again,
it snould be
tnat the ordinary occupational risks and the
must be added to these whole body radiation risks.
theless,
Uever-
the wnole body radiation risk is still quite large
an@ therefore,
it
is
essential
to maintain
the actual
The BEIR Cercittee of the NAS reviewed the more
recent data on the biological effects of radiation.
“were concernicd
In this resvect
They
mainly with the. exposure of the general public.
tho Comnittee
concluded
Radiation Protection. Guide Vas
‘
ao.
Cit.,
that the current
unnocessarily hich,
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15/
a
conclusion