TABLE I
Existing Occupational Exposure Guidelines
that Apply to Pu-239 in Insoluble Form*
MPLD

(ICRP,

NCRP,

FRC)

15

MPLB

0.016 uCi

MPCa
*Note:

rem/yr

(ICRP, AEC)

4x10741 uci/ml

See Glossary for definitions of symbols.

The exsosure guidelines for Pu-239 that apply to nonoccupatic-al excosure of the general public are tabulated in
Table II.

Two guidelines are applied here.

One is for the

limitinc expesure to an individual and tre other is for the
average 2“po0sure of a population sample.
differ by a factor of 3.

These two guidelines

The ICRP recommendations include only

the auigelines for individuals.

The MPLD values within the

parentheses in Tadle II correspond to the latest recommendation
of the NCRP
nave not,

16

at

.

These latest recommendations of the NCRP

this

time,

been

incorporated

AEC or EPA reculations.

165/

oe aw

WNCRP Resort No.

39, On. cit., p.

95.

into either

the

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