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R qv lou s llmlts on tbe spent by nil it a - y personnel vith ln the rsservatlcn Uere (1) We at la ~ b l srtahls of the active p rtl ole problem, (2) Tho 1g;lcol mmq,amsnt policy that it could bo recaaaabls t o hathe toto1 tiPs expcmure not pouter th3n that d plant pssmnel. It ha0 been pointed out that the applicuble reotrlctima led t o unbcenaalonl nasi-t of mill t cry peramnel. vhethor c r n ~real sxpooure hazard VCAILIrosult frcra rslMvo1 af timb restriotlaas. The m o m e n t pbaae [ (2) above] is outside the acope of this review. The cuebe bean ro-sxnrPind to detsrnrlne ie rastultoua that the dio posit lm ai equipment wnr ndequate to clps rsasaMble aaflunance that the a.pmurw at t h e oarqm OM be interpolated. The mein cbrander la the sep ah tt mc procoda. There are other ds elam fan the rac tar ~ I - OSO. Trltim rrua anothor proceae is also inei ~ l fl cmt ,th-h nut directly 01 these, renotor elflumt Loa Ctr - talns mlnu r31 mllltq par camel are sxcludad fra the separately fenced a - wa with - in t h e roasrvntlm. Devl.itlcn fram thla could lead to firno reetriotlans.
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ISX. La px nanta af t!m Radiation Hazard In 01- flte yeosa of operatlcn, there hae been no d is a et or candltiax lQdinc t o thnt at neo c cup ~ c yby operat- perearrnel. nut bo oar ui ded 1Ut- t o the mlUtnrJ operatlax. Caaaequsntly, thero nro no mlld data for M~~EIBIIIQ~; cS t h e (2) Rad1a:rncn and othor noble .& Al th ach theae =e internal emittsra in thelw, the lntenral
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lerrsd tr- mgstatlm or soil tothe slda aad than tothe Gastrointestinal tract by mouth cat act. Erperi-e with a imi lar lovela ai cantnnlnlltlcn in opslatinz erean straq4o Geeta that theee hat~rdea r e hccrurequential. be v lrt u aq impoesible t o write dwm actual numbers tar lnpstsd The Cnse Would be dlfrerant Fi CrOgM ~ e r emavn ln the affoat.od arean. Intarrral d tt are by _osrcutaneoua trnnemiealm Also not apeMblo to direct QuvltLirlcatlan is the hazard d psruutonb-
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aver xo ~~:posurehna been 6mop per veek In the varst area. lhla lncludee ineulntlcn 1-0 and nntural ld t atl cn Lo the cbPPbara. Beta rcdlatlcn frrm : r m d cmtaminatlon oordod in the chombere atj Seot. 'iree f rect l re thlchesm ai the radtat* layor, more wamd cait act than far the operat- OT o aut ruc tic n In the voret area, and amwed mer the aeaaaaa, it l a lnsprobable a r e cantartplated to cheok thie point. The detachable chsabera are cylindrical in r a m , and hare beta-tssnspsrant VIAd w s 01- %$ ai tha aurfnce. The r c y ; 1 8 k t 1 = of beta-rodlaticn la therefore ai w 7 den? coaiw 111th that of +he "layer af pa el re abacrptim" af tho dead outer layera ai skin. sorb p ~ o h-, and the beta e:;posuro vi11 be eaamtlally t o the ime apd WE. .*A 3 feet, tho Caraa-rcdlctim roc aim solf d -1s will be the or st lo ally leoa tlon a5 the enor2 of tho lncldant radlatlcn. choean loads t o d u d e clQsely repraaartatlve Or the Csneral bcdy oxposurs af The chmbara are further ablel&d by p o - a e Hoverer, tho epaclflc elevutlan
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.... The total beta-cumu rd lat lon rran sxtsrnol m meal a cm the der af l9 mrep per veek ia the sane OS hlaest exposurea a- t h o 2!Xl--Z Area, In all other relevant lacaticns, t h e expoeura 1. about 5 mrep loake, uhlch ulll averGo 1to2 mrep per veek. poaure l e between 3% and 500 nrrep per veek, bepspldln(; QL the propartlans ab carzm and beta-radiation preasnt. nrrep por meek lor cavsnienoo. ai all Han fd Uarka per e mel af 3.1 t o 9.2 r. Ihe quatbd mlues lnclule natural bacud and kratnrPlsnt It la cmaidord t o be 39Q The expoaura a t all lccatlcns other than Tho eatlnnted cclntrlbutlcne ai the several Internal-emltter canpancmts d radlatlon hazard are cu the order of l / pth or leae af the appropriate pe desi ble 1/130th of the pe that t h e Dlvialoa of B1olg;p and Modiclne vi11 subecrlbe t o the oplnlar that the total mbct le leas than the af the pda. The main O~pOnQta are maid t o be IulIrradiation in t h e thyroid Gland, active g ~ ,vapors ar pcdlclea ln t h e lw lta elf, and p~oeirned very ann11 deposit lau or radloactivo mter lal s in the bono, kldney, liver, utc. The total ha zd,aeew additivity nray be ccnoarvatlrely takan aa Frledall haa recently denumetratod 4 ayneq$larn oparotinc psracnnel, axaept atthe encampent nwr the 299-E Are% when it 16 eat hated to be 19 prop per veek, ccmpnred with a pennlealble 1lJnlt d 3m mop per uoek. In th la jmrtloulpr area, tho exposure is moat aenaltire t o Chan(gea in o peru tl q procedure. Such case may tend t o increase the axparwe, lf the ureency d productlco demnnda it. It appearo improbable that the a r e w e expoeure vlll be permittad t o exceed 30 mop per week. It le reccnmanded to the Dlr i elm or Blolw Md Medicine & t o the Milltar7 Llolecn Cannlttee that the opinlana sxprsssal ham be taatod by the Health Incadurea 01 eelwted m ll lta q peracnnel a t the encampmmt neru: the 23045 Area ody. Ae this lnvolrse awale problsrn tar the rarces involved, no aotlcn D lvio lars auapoct that the ezpoaureb m y not be unequlrocally *cafe", a return to reatrlcted acceee timb vlll be recamnandui, unleea it ladad proper t o c ::lth the further rcmtrlctlme that troop will not r a ~ larl ye ntar the plant ar-e proper, and that food aid muter ere supp ll d fran eeeentially unc3mt~- lnntod aourcee, I t appeara proper, from dinti ~ . nh a zx d cari eider at i a ~ ,t o
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