Canada's radiation scandal. Are Canada's radiation limits among the worst in the developed world

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5643583

In July 1990, Greenpeace distributed a 16-page treatise entitled 'Canada's radiation scandal' to a wide audience including the news media and academics, health practitioners and concerned citizens. This report is a commentary on that document, answering, in the same order as they are presented, the most significant points presented. These points include occupational and public health dangers; the Atomic Energy Control Board's radiation standards and the setting of those standards; commentaries on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR V) report, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (IRCP) draft recommendations and the Gardner report; and the question of tritium limits.

• Research Organization: Atomic Energy Control Board, Ottawa, ON (Canada)
• OSTI ID: 5643583
• Report Number(s): MIC-91-01704/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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