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RADIATION PROTECTION -STANDARBS RELEVANT TO ENIWETOK GHEBANGE
Within the United States essentially all radiation protection activity
is based on issuances of the:
Federal Radiation Council (FRC)
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP)
International Commission on padiotosical Protection (ICRP)
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adopted and published by these bodies are in regular,
day-to-day use;
they provide the bases for judgements and recommendations
pertaining to radiation
protection at Eniwetok Atoll in the years ahead as
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it relates to cleanup, rehabilitation and reoccupation of the islands by the
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The material which follows is based on the philosophy
and numerical values contained in ICRP, NCRP and FRC publications, with
the most extensive use being made of the first.
Some details of ICRP,
NCRP and FRC guidance are provided in a concluding section.
Readers are
referred to the various reports, listed as references, for complete guidance
issued by the councils and commission.
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