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Title:
DOD POSITION ON STANDARDS FOR RADIATION EXPOSURE OF URANIUM
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
SAFETY ISSUES
Addressee:
UNK
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
CORRESPONDENCE, LETTERS, MEMOS
Publication Date:
1967 Jul 14
Declassification Status:
Unknown
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0756955
Originating Research Org.:
RADIATION EXPERIMENTS COMMAND CENTER
OpenNet Entry Date:
1999 Jul 13
OpenNet Modified Date:
2010 Oct 13
Description/Abstract:
MEMORANDUM IS WHETHER THE .O WL LEVEL IN SEC. WIRTZ' ORDER (WITH THE 1 WL LEVEL CONDITIONALLY ALLOWED FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS), OR A FLAT 1 WL LEVEL WILL BE ENDORSED. TECHNICALLY, THERE HAS BEEN A THOROUGH RE-EVALUATION BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OF THE DATA ON WHICH WIRTZ BASED HIS ORDER. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE DATA COULD SUPPORT A THRESHOLD FOR RADIATION INDUCED CANCER AT ABOUT 1 WL LEVEL, BUT NOT AT THE .3 WL LEVEL. OF COURSE, A SAFETY FACTOR OF THREE IS ENTIRELY ATTRACTIVE, EXCEPT THAT IT APPEARS TO WORK A SUBSTANTIAL HARDSHIP ON THE MINE OWNEERS TRYING TO COMPLY. SECRETARY WIRTZ' ADVISORS DOUBT THAT HE WILL NOW FURTHER EASE HIS ORDER. THEY CITE A VARIETY OF REASONS HE COULD GIVE, BUT IT SEEMS THE MAIN POINT IS THAT IT WOULD REPRESENT A RETREAT FOR HIM FROM A VERY HARD STAND.


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