Pu BIOASSAY AND DOSE ESTIMATES
Estimate of Committed
Effective Dose
Equivalent
(mrem committed
for each year of exposure)
f
130
170
NOTE:
Estimate was based on highest results to date and only a few samples
have been processed.
The average whole-body
Thus, the estimate has a large uncertainty.
dose for Bikinians
for each year of exposure.
for CS-137 was 100 mrem
Thus, Pu-239 may represent a significant
portion of the internal emitter hazard.
“SIGNIFICANCE TO REGULATIONS
ICRP, NCRP, EPA
100 mrem per year, for controllable
sources.
DOE 5480_JA
100 mrem per year, except 500 mrem per
year is retained for noncontinuous
exposures.
ICRP Publication
39
2000 mrem per year, for remedial
action for uncontrollable
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sources.