ML20011E006
| ML20011E006 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 01/11/1990 |
| From: | Carr K NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Breaux J SENATE, ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20011E001 | List: |
| References | |
| BREAUX-900111, CCS, NUDOCS 9002050205 | |
| Download: ML20011E006 (1) | |
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How do existing regulations reflect current scientific g
views about the health effects of radiation?
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P As described above, the NRC staff keeps informed of current scientific' views through continuing contacts with scientists and-scientific organizations and-participation in various international-and national scientific meetings and'
' standard setting organizations.
Radiation protection standards are not static, but are changed in light of advances in scientific knowledge. The revision of-10 CFR Part 20 currently under Commission review was developed to reflect ~the recommenaations from ICRP, NCRP, and the Federal Guidance issued in 1987. The, technical basis supporting these revisions used risk coefficients that are generally consistent with those included in BEIR V and the 1988 report of the t
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), as well as other estimates that reflect current scientific views about the health effects of ionizing radiation. The current views of the scientific community are also reflected in regulatory guidance established by the NRC to implement the regulations.
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