“17Federal Reqister n otice:
Reduction of the dose li mits for
all radiation worners in order to
avoid discrimination against women
Qa
does not aopear vracticable.
Such
a reduction in the ¢cose limits would
cost the nuclcar industry large sums
of money in the application of desian
and engineering changes and, in some
cases, the employment of sdditional
workers in order to accomslish essential
work within the reduced individual dose
limits.
The latter could even result in
a net increase in total man-rams of exnos
Reduction of tre dose Linit for all worke
would aggravate an existins shortage of
available manzsover in cerinin key occupa-
tions,
e.c¢.,
raciograchers,
welders,
and
Divefitters, treat may involve relatively
nigh radiation excosures.if/
While we Cisagree with the philotorn for setting
é
radiation standards imslicit in the reference is tna large
sums Of money it
would cost tne industry, we nota that tne
changes prososed here do not cause é1l workers to ba limited
to 0.5 ren/year.
retained Zor older
T“urthermore,
workers.
the 3 rem/ouarter limit is
Hence, the prorcssc changes
snould not ninece 2 large burden on the industry
exanple,
19/
FOr
the AEC stated in the Federal Resistar notice:
Ibid.,
2.799.