Status of NRC/EPA 25 vs 15 mrem criteria -Reply

[Stephen McGuire <SAM2@nrc.gov>]

The NRC limit is certainly not a proposal.  It is a final rule.  It was published in the
Federal Register on July 21, 1997 (62 FR 39058).  The effective date was August 20,
1997.  Also, the limit in the rule is not 25 mrem/yr.  The limit is 25 mrem/yr plus
ALARA.

Stephen McGuire
sam2@nrc.gov  

>>> "Pete Collopy" <pcollopy@ix.netcom.com> 03/19/98 08:56pm >>>
Does anyone in radsafe land know if the EPA and NRC have kissed and made up
over their respective approaches to unrestricted release criteria ? Has the
issuance of Marrsim done anything to cause a consensus to be reached between
the two agencies and if not is there any time expectation for resolution ?

Am I correct in assuming that both of their proposed criteria are exactly
that - "proposals" and neither has any real statutory authority except for
the 4 mrem water limit ?

Pete C.