“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.