Re: US radiation safety limits not based on science-GAO

[Dave Derenzo <dave@uic.edu>]

Aren't the NRC limits for the public 100 mrem per for most of the 
population and 500 mrem per year to a small fraction of the 
population?  Where did the 25 mrem limit come from?  Where in the regs is 
the EPA limit of 15 mrem found?

Dave Derenzo

At 09:43 PM 07/14/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>US radiation safety limits not based on science-GAO
>
>WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - A disagreement between
>federal agencies over what level of radiation exposure is safe for
>
>The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which oversees the
>nation's nuclear power plants, says exposure should not exceed 25
>millirem per year, while the Environmental Protection Agency
>(EPA) has set a standard of 15 millirem, with ground water levels
>not to exceed 4 millirem.


Dave Derenzo, RSO (dave@uic.edu)
UIC Radiation Safety Section, M/C 932
Phones: Voice (312) 996-1177  Fax: (312) 996-8776

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