Radiation Protection Criteria and Standards: Their Basis and Use, Hearings Before the Special Subcommittee on Radiation of ..., 86-2 ..., May 24, 25, 26, 31; June 1, 2, and 3, 19601960 - 820 pages |
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... fallout hearings of 1957 and 1959 and the 1959 hearings on waste disposal , Federal - State relationships , and workmen's compensation . One of the subjects often mentioned but never fully explored in the course of these past studies ...
... fallout hearings of 1957 and 1959 and the 1959 hearings on waste disposal , Federal - State relationships , and workmen's compensation . One of the subjects often mentioned but never fully explored in the course of these past studies ...
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... Fallout and Its Effects on Man " ( 1957 ) . " Fallout From Nuclear Weapons Tests " ( 1959 ) . " Industrial Radioactive Waste Disposal " ( 1959 ) . " Federal - State Relationships in the Atomic Energy Field ” ( 1959 ) . " Employee ...
... Fallout and Its Effects on Man " ( 1957 ) . " Fallout From Nuclear Weapons Tests " ( 1959 ) . " Industrial Radioactive Waste Disposal " ( 1959 ) . " Federal - State Relationships in the Atomic Energy Field ” ( 1959 ) . " Employee ...
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... fallout . Each has its own special problems . I propose to discuss here just the problem of radiation from fallout and the extent to which radiation standards or radiation guides can be applied to fallout radiation , and the nature of ...
... fallout . Each has its own special problems . I propose to discuss here just the problem of radiation from fallout and the extent to which radiation standards or radiation guides can be applied to fallout radiation , and the nature of ...
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... fallout in particular , I think one of the greatest sources of confusion in the public in the past has been that governments have appeared to take recommendations as to acceptable levels which were established for purposes other than ...
... fallout in particular , I think one of the greatest sources of confusion in the public in the past has been that governments have appeared to take recommendations as to acceptable levels which were established for purposes other than ...
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... fallout so troublesome is that the effects of nuclear weapons tests extend outside of the coun- try which carries out a given test . So one is affecting not only the people in one's own country , but also people elsewhere in the world ...
... fallout so troublesome is that the effects of nuclear weapons tests extend outside of the coun- try which carries out a given test . So one is affecting not only the people in one's own country , but also people elsewhere in the world ...
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Page 108 - Council is to 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 the States.
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 626 - Absorbed dose of any ionizing radiation is the energy imparted to matter by ionizing particles per unit mass of irradiated material at the place of interest.
Page 87 - 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 6 - 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 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 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.
Page 87 - The President, through the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, is authorized and directed to evaluate and develop improved plans for the organization, coordination, and management of the executive branch of the Government with a view to efficient and economical service.
Page 694 - advisory committee" means any committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or other similar group, or any subcommittee or other subgroup thereof...