DRAFT
August 31, 1973
APPENDIX I
RADIATION PROTECTION GUIDANCE
FOR CONTROL OF EXPOSURES AT ENIWETOK ATOLL
INTRODUCTION
Standards for protecting man against exposures to ionizing radiation
evolved from the use of radium and X-rays.
They have been extended during
the development of nuclear technology which has given us man-made radioactive elements.
National and international groups of authorities have
developed approaches for protection and established numerical standards
which, in their view, are conservative and provide a degree of radiological
safety at least as stringent as is achieved for other agents, such as
chemicals, explosives and toxic substances.
Standards now exist for broad categories of exposure conditions.
They
are in daily use by governmental agencies and other bodies having responsibilities for health protection.
Standards are prepared so as to be easily understood and applied by
the professionals.
is favored.
The use of judgement rather than rigid application
There are benefits as well as risks associated with radiation
usages, and situations will arise to which standards are not directly applicable.
Such cases are handled on a case-by-case basis, with professional
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