’ ‘ -3- cations of the exposure limits and an analysis of the reduced risk associated with these new limits. In the final section, we Shall indicate how these requested reductions relate to the recommendation and suggestions of the ICRP, NCRP,. and the NAS Committee on the Genetic Effects of Atomic Radiation. II. Radiation Induced Risk at the Existing Occunational Whole Body Dose Limit The latest and most comprehensive review of the biological effects of radiation on man is the NAS's 1972 BZIR Report. The BEIR Committee reviewed bothn the somatic and genetic risk associated with exsosure to low levels of ionizing radiation, Genetic We shall discuss fixvst the somatic and then the effects. Table 1 summarizes the 3EIR Resort estimate of the excess annual cancer and leukemia deaths par million peovle assuning whole vo@y exposure to 5 rem/yaear 6/ (the current occurcational -standar2)., 6/ NAS~BEIR Report, on. cit., p.l70.