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B-164105 1 (1974-05-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaafqj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A t.,f 00141PE !II~Dr MMY1 I3' L-164105 The Honorable 4ixy Lee 16y Chdjnman, Atomic Energy Commission - Dear Dr. Ray: During a survey of certain aspects of (A[C's) radiation standards, we learned of III I IIII I II II HD I III III~ LM095874 the Atomic Energy Commission's an issue which we believe war- rants your atLenLlur. 1- a January 1971 reporl, the National Council on Radiation Protec- tion -ledsuremenLs (NCRP) recommended that the maximum permissible dose ey>-valent to the fetus from occupational exposure of the expectant mother should not exceed 0.5 rem. AEC's exposure standard in effect before the NCRP report ind in effect today sets a maximum exposure of 5 rems a year for all em, ployees of both AEC contractors and licensees. According to AEC officials and documents, AEC's established policy is to adopt NCRP recommendations for application to both AEC contractor and licensee operations. However, in this instance, well over 3 years have elapsed since NCRP made its recommendation and AEC still has not adopted it. Our discussions with AEC officials and a few contractors and licens- ees indicate that, during this period, female workers in AEC contractor and licensee operations may have been receiving radiation doses which, if _.hey! weep enat ___ oet.t~h~f mended m a x iRmLj dose On October 10, 1972, the Directorate of Regulatory Standards pro- posed five alternative courses of action available to AEC on the NCRP recommendation. These were: 1. Take no action 2. Publish a notice of proposed rulemaking adopting the NCRP recomencation. IA nonprofit corpor.Iton chartered by the Congress in 1964 to, among other trirgs, coi1c:ct, na'iyze, ceve-op, und 6isseminate, in the public interest, Informat' on ird recoieniidat,.cns about (1) protection against :adiatior and (2) radmi.-ion red~urerert , qucntities, and units, par- ticularly those ccrncernd with radiation protection. BEST DOCUMENT AVAWtABLE 3 0 I - 14-

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