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1973
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SUMMARY OF RADIATION STANDARDS
Federal Radiation Council (FRC).
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In 1959 by Executive Order
the FRC was established to advise the President and to provide
guidance for Federal agencies.
The mission was assigned to the
Environmental Protection Agency in 19.
Basic FRC numerical standards and health protection philosophy
are similar to those of the International Commission on Radiological
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Numerical criteria (aad-supportingmaterial) are
provided in 1. Radiation Protection Guides (RPG), deal with exposures
of individuals and of population groups where actions are directed
primarily at control of the source of radioactivity;
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Protective Action Guides (pac) BGexposures of individuals and
population groups to radioactivity from an unplanned release where
action is taken in the production and use of foods.
RPG, Radiation Protection Guides, express 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.
The RPG's
are intended for use with normal peacetime operations, and there
should be no man-made radiation exposure without expectation of
benefits from such exposure.
Considering such benefits, exposure
at the level of the RPG is considered as an acceptable risk for a
lifetime.
The RPG's for the population are expressed in terms of
annual exposure except for gonads where
5 rems in 30 years is used.
the ICRP recommended value of
FRC states that the operational mechanism