Re: 5 mSv vs. 1 mSv

[Franz Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

At 20:06 16.06.2000 -0500, you wrote:
>> a limit of 1.67 mSv/y.
>
>Franz,
>
>What is the basis for a limit of 1.67 mSv/yr? Why not 1.65 or 1.7 
>mSv/yr. Seems like an odd number to end up with.
>
>Thanks for any info.
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Sandy,

According to the Austrian radiation protection legislation a radiation
workers exposure is roughly said limited to 5 rem/y (50 mSv/y). Member of
the publics should not receive more than 1/30th of this value - which makes
the queer number of 1.67 mSv/y.

Franz


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