BAIR COMMITTEE -~3- SEPTEMBER 7, 1979 IF IT IS ASSUMED THAT 15% OF THEIR TIME IS SPENT ON THE NORTHERN ISLANDS, AND THAT 10% OF THEIR TOTAL INTAKE OF COCONUT MEAT/MILK ORIGINATES FROM THE COCONUT TREES OF THE NORTHEASTERN ISLANDS, THE CALCULATED RADIATION EXPOSURE LEVELS ARE: MAXIMUM INOTVIDUAL 30-YEARS WITH TMPORTED FOOD 28 MILLIRCM/YEAR 250 MILLIREM - BUNE MARROW 200 MILLIREM ~- WHOLE BODY WITHOUT IMPORTED FOOD 51 MILLIREM/YEAR 460 MILLIREM - BONE MARROW 270 MILLIREM - WHOLE BODY FOR PURPOSES OF REFERENCE, IT MAY BE RECALLED THAT U.S. EXPOSURE CRITERIA ARE: MAXIMUM EXPOSURE TQ AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY ONE YEAR: INTEGRATED 30-YEAR EXPOSURE LEVEL: 500 MILLIREM 5000 MILLIREM . BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTIES AND ASSUMPTIONS WHICH ARE INHERENT IN DERIVING RADIATION EXPOSURE ESTIMATES OF THIS NATURE, THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION TASK GROUP REPORT RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR PLANNING AND CLEANUP PURPOSES: MAXIMUM EXPOSURE TO AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY ONE YEAR: INTEGRATED 30-YEAR EXPOSURE LEVEL: 250 MILLIREM 4000 MILLIREM GIVEN THE ASSUMPTIONS STATED, IT IS APPARENT THAT ALL OF THE RADIATION EXPOSURE VALUES ARE COMPATIBLE WITH BOTH THE U.S. EXPOSURE GUIDANCE AND THE AEC RECOMMENDATIONS. I HOPE THAT THIS INFORMATION IS HELPFUL TO YOU AND RESPONSIVE TO YOUR REQUEST.