-18- Cc. Federal Radiation Council (FRC) | wl In 1959 by Executive Order,,ythe FRC was established to advise the President and to provide guidance for Federal agencies. The responsi- bility for establishing generally applicable environmental standards be PAgka en iy Hire any ween hian hosed was assigned to the Environmental Protection Agencydaire 1970. q setfone Basic FRC numerical standards and health protection philosophy are similar to those of the ICRP and NCRP. Numerical criteria and supporting material are provided in (1) Radiation Protection Guides (RPG's) which deal with exposures of individuals and of population groups where actions are directed primarily at control of the source of radioactivity, and (2) Protective Action Guides (PAG) that deal with exposures of individuals and population groups to radioactivity from an unplanned release where action is taken in the production and use of fcods. RPG, Radiation Protection Guides, express the dose that should not be exceeded without careful consideration of the reasons for doing 80. 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. TRDES +P ag. -x Ag +.ied Aaa! Considering such benefits, exposure vrmmes oye we ws Sai \ st ade! . a bi . : Dehn uF “ SAREE oo ‘ ta Zs Rep. SH or ‘ -