[ RadSafe ] ICRP 1 mSv Annual General Public Limit

[Perle, Sandy]

Franz, you are correct regarding the authority of the ICRP. However, as
you state, regulatory authorities do take into account what ICRP proposes.
For example, the NRC in the USA is currently reviewing the implementation
of the ICRP proposals to be more consistent with the rest of the world.
Currently our regulations are essentially based on ICRP 30, so, we're
quite behind the times. Of course ICRP 103 was published in 2007, so even
ICRP 60 would still keep us behind some regulatory authorities. In any
event, Roy was simply asking when the ICRP first established the 1 mSv
limit for the public, and nothing more.

Regards,

Sandy

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On 2/21/11 11:47 AM, "Franz Schönhofer" <franz.schoenhofer at chello.at>
wrote:

>Roy and RADSAFErs,
>
>With all due respect I would like to point to one very common
>misunderstanding unfortunately abundant like a "disease" even among
>radiation protection professionals.
>
>The ICRP has no power, authorisation or any legal worldwide background to
>set "limits" for doses or whatever with respect to radiation or anything
>else. What it has is clearly a moral authority as a supranational
>institution of independent, world wide recognized and respected
>scientists.
>It does not set "limits", but gives recommendations, which may - or may
>not
>- be incorporated into national laws. The same is true for the
>recommendations of the WHO, the IAEA and the European Union (there might
>be
>more bodies).
>
>Therefore the discussions here about the "limit" of ICRP and the limits in
>the USA is not really relevant - nobody can argue that he is keeping the
>ICRP (or whatever) "limits", but has to observe the legal limits set by
>the
>national legislation.
>
>I have been watching closely the legislation about drinking water
>radioactivity and even in the European Union Member States "limits" are by
>far not uniform. Not to talk that even among those international
>scientific
>bodies like ICRP and WHO the recommendations are not the same. Just one
>brief example: The EU recommendations do not contain a recommended limit
>for
>uranium on a mass basis, which would be the only way to handle it because
>of
>uraniums chemotoxicity, the WHO does it.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Franz
>
>Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
>MinRat i.R.
>Habicherg. 31/7
>A-1160 Wien/Vienna
>AUSTRIA
>
>
>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
>[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] Im Auftrag von Roy Parker
>Gesendet: Montag, 21. Februar 2011 17:17
>An: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) MailingList
>Betreff: [ RadSafe ] ICRP 1 mSv Annual General Public Limit
>
>What was the first year and publication in which ICRP established the 1
>mSv
>annual limit for members of the general public?
>
>Roy A. Parker, Ph.D.
>Radiation Physics Consultant
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