Table 0.5

Daily and Annual Limits on Radionuclide Oral Intake®

Radionuclide

Occupational Exposure
pCi/d
Ba/y*

Ces ium-137

296,000

4 x 106

9870

73,000

1 x 106

2460

3700

5 x 104

123

14800

2x 10°

490

Stront ium-90
Americ ium-241
Plutonium-239

Plutonium-240

General Population
pCi/d

4 Ref. 31 which gives the annual limit of intake (ALI) (Bq) for workers.

We use 1/30th of this value for the general population average.

.074 = daily limit of intake (pCi).

9000129

a

ALI (Bq) x

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