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The Feasibility of Establishing a De Minimis Level of Radiation Dose and a Regulatory Cutoff Policy for Nuclear Regulation

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De Minimis Risk

Part of the book series: Contemporary Issues in Risk Analysis ((CIRA,volume 2))

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This report discusses the feasibility of a de minimis policy for radiation exposure guidance and regulation. This policy would establish a threshold below which regulation of radiation sources, practices, or exposures would be deliberately and specifically curtailed. While a similar policy would probably be appropriate for other environmental agents (e.g., chemical carcinogens), discussion of that aspect of the subject is outside the scope of this report.

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Davis, J.P. (1987). The Feasibility of Establishing a De Minimis Level of Radiation Dose and a Regulatory Cutoff Policy for Nuclear Regulation. In: Whipple, C. (eds) De Minimis Risk. Contemporary Issues in Risk Analysis, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5293-8_13

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