Radiation Protection Criteria and Standards: Their Basis and Use: Hearings Before the Special Subcommittee on Radiation of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Congress of the United States, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1960 - 820 pages |
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... believe Dr. Tay- lor will use more thoroughly , in the sense that what we have called standards are not standards in the engineering sense with which many of us tend to be familiar , in which there is a concept of go - no - go gage ...
... believe Dr. Tay- lor will use more thoroughly , in the sense that what we have called standards are not standards in the engineering sense with which many of us tend to be familiar , in which there is a concept of go - no - go gage ...
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... believe this it what I have tried to characterize as value judgments on the part of all people concerned in the material submitted . Representative HOLIFIELD . Are there any questions , Mr. Price ? Representative PRICE . Mr. Chairman ...
... believe this it what I have tried to characterize as value judgments on the part of all people concerned in the material submitted . Representative HOLIFIELD . Are there any questions , Mr. Price ? Representative PRICE . Mr. Chairman ...
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... believe its degree of familiarity to the public will be about . equal . At the present time it is not so large . There is a complex battery of radiation units which was in fact only developed and used in a small coterie of atomic energy ...
... believe its degree of familiarity to the public will be about . equal . At the present time it is not so large . There is a complex battery of radiation units which was in fact only developed and used in a small coterie of atomic energy ...
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... believe it is proper to say that there is a remarkable degree of uniformity on the keypoints throughout this preprint material , and thus , I believe , throughout the material that will be presented . If these 2 weeks of hearings ...
... believe it is proper to say that there is a remarkable degree of uniformity on the keypoints throughout this preprint material , and thus , I believe , throughout the material that will be presented . If these 2 weeks of hearings ...
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... believe that was the particular reason for that kind of exercise of decision , good or bad . It forces you to assess risk versus the total benefits other than dollars - dollars also - I would say other benefits that would transcend ...
... believe that was the particular reason for that kind of exercise of decision , good or bad . It forces you to assess risk versus the total benefits other than dollars - dollars also - I would say other benefits that would transcend ...
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Page 137 - This term is defined as the radiation dose which should not be exceeded without careful consideration of the reasons for doing so ; every effort should be made to encourage the maintenance of radiation doses as far below this guide as practicable.
Page 591 - Council shall advise the President with respect to radiation matters, directly or indirectly affecting health, including guidance for all Federal agencies in the formulation of radiation standards and in the establishment and execution of programs of cooperation with States.
Page 85 - Treasury, and the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, and the Director of the National Science Foundation.
Page 150 - d. The Commission shall enter into an agreement under subsection b. of this section with any State if— "(1) The Governor of that State certifies that the State has a program for the control of radiation hazards adequate to protect the public health and safety...
Page 661 - There can be no single permissible or acceptable level of exposure without regard to the reason for permitting the exposure. It should be general practice to reduce exposure to radiation, and positive effort should be carried out to fulfill the sense of these recommendations. It is basic that exposure to radiation should result from a real determination of its necessity.
Page 4 - Inquiries regarding participation in this program may be addressed to the Director, Division of Biology and Medicine, US Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, DC 20545.
Page 770 - Administrator . . . the price or prices of a commodity or commodities have risen or threaten to rise to an extent or in a manner inconsistent with the purposes of this act...
Page 144 - Because It is essential to efficient and effective administration that employees of the executive branch be in a position to be completely candid in advising with each other on official matters, and because it is not in the public interest that any of their conversations or communications, or any documents or reproductions, concerning such advice be disclosed...
Page 595 - Commission programs for protection against hazards of radiation will be coordinated and compatible. "h. There is hereby established a Federal Radiation Council, consisting of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, or their designees, and such other members as shall be appointed by the President.
Page 591 - Council. (b) The Council shall be composed of the following members: the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall be the Chairman of the Council.