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 15 sources.