-2- justifiable. AVAILABLE STANDARDS This section provides a general description of the current radiation protection standards, their sources and application that have yofevance gevetanca for Eniwetok guidance, Federal Radiation Council, FRC. The FRC was established in 1959 to advise the President and to provide guidance for U.S. Federal agencies in their radiation protection.activities. Basic numerical standards and health protection philosophy are very similar to that of the International Commission on Radiological Protection, ICRP. Numerical cri- teria and supporting material are provided for, (1) exposure of individuals and of population groups where actions are directed primarily at control of the source of radioactivity, these are the Radtation . a Protection Guides, RPG's, (2) exposure of individuals and population groups to radioactivity from an unplanned release where action is tapes, mROIEa MRIaE ERMA HW Raa OnER MegMie Reet etc taken in the production and use of foods, these are the Protective Action qf RPG's j The Guides, PAG's. for Federal use. term "Radiation Protection Guides" has been adopted This is the dose that should not be exceeded without careful consideration of the reasons for doing so. Every effort should be made to encourage the maintenance of radiation doses as far below this guide as practicable. peacetime operations. The RPG's are intended for use with normal However, there should not be any man-made radia- tion exposure without expectation of benefits from such exposure gh