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Author : Institute of Medicine
Release : 1997-10-28
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 953/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis An Evaluation of Radiation Exposure Guidance for Military Operations by : Institute of Medicine
Download or read book An Evaluation of Radiation Exposure Guidance for Military Operations written by Institute of Medicine. This book was released on 1997-10-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Institute of Medicine
Release : 1999-06-24
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 392/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Potential Radiation Exposure in Military Operations by : Institute of Medicine
Download or read book Potential Radiation Exposure in Military Operations written by Institute of Medicine. This book was released on 1999-06-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1996, NATO issued guidance for the exposure of military personnel to radiation doses different from occupational dose levels, but not high enough to cause acute health effects-and in doing so set policy in a new arena. Scientific and technological developments now permit small groups or individuals to use, or threaten to use, destructive devices (nuclear, biological, chemical, and cyber-based weaponry, among others) targeted anywhere in the world. Political developments, such as the loss of political balance once afforded by competing superpowers, have increased the focus on regional and subregional disputes. What doctrine should guide decisionmaking regarding the potential exposure of troops to radiation in this changed theater of military operations? In 1995, the Office of the U.S. Army Surgeon General asked the Medical Follow-up Agency of the Institute of Medicine to provide advice. This report is the final product of the Committee on Battlefield Radiation Exposure Criteria convened for that purpose. In its 1997 interim report, Evaluation of Radiation Exposure Guidance for Military Operations, the committee addressed the technical aspects of the NATO directive. In this final report, the committee reiterates that discussion and places it in an ethical context.
Author : Committee on Battlefield Radiation Exposure Criteria
Release : 1999-06-07
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 929/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Potential Radiation Exposure in Military Operations by : Committee on Battlefield Radiation Exposure Criteria
Download or read book Potential Radiation Exposure in Military Operations written by Committee on Battlefield Radiation Exposure Criteria. This book was released on 1999-06-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1996, NATO issued guidance for the exposure of military personnel to radiation doses different from occupational dose levels, but not high enough to cause acute health effects-and in doing so set policy in a new arena. Scientific and technological developments now permit small groups or individuals to use, or threaten to use, destructive devices (nuclear, biological, chemical, and cyber-based weaponry, among others) targeted anywhere in the world. Political developments, such as the loss of political balance once afforded by competing superpowers, have increased the focus on regional and subregional disputes. What doctrine should guide decisionmaking regarding the potential exposure of troops to radiation in this changed theater of military operations? In 1995, the Office of the U.S. Army Surgeon General asked the Medical Follow-up Agency of the Institute of Medicine to provide advice. This report is the final product of the Committee on Battlefield Radiation Exposure Criteria convened for that purpose. In its 1997 interim report, Evaluation of Radiation Exposure Guidance for Military Operations, the committee addressed the technical aspects of the NATO directive. In this final report, the committee reiterates that discussion and places it in an ethical context.
Author : Committee on Evaluation of EPA Guidelines for Exposure to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials
Release : 1999-02-08
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 706/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Evaluation of Guidelines for Exposures to Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials by : Committee on Evaluation of EPA Guidelines for Exposure to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials
Download or read book Evaluation of Guidelines for Exposures to Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials written by Committee on Evaluation of EPA Guidelines for Exposure to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials. This book was released on 1999-02-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naturally occurring radionuclides are found throughout the earth's crust, and they form part of the natural background of radiation to which all humans are exposed. Many human activities-such as mining and milling of ores, extraction of petroleum products, use of groundwater for domestic purposes, and living in houses-alter the natural background of radiation either by moving naturally occurring radionuclides from inaccessible locations to locations where humans are present or by concentrating the radionuclides in the exposure environment. Such alterations of the natural environment can increase, sometimes substantially, radiation exposures of the public. Exposures of the public to naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) that result from human activities that alter the natural environment can be subjected to regulatory control, at least to some degree. The regulation of public exposures to such technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other regulatory and advisory organizations is the subject of this study by the National Research Council's Committee on the Evaluation of EPA Guidelines for Exposures to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials.
Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Release : 1987
Genre : Nuclear weapons
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Book Synopsis Nuclear Health and Safety by : United States. General Accounting Office
Download or read book Nuclear Health and Safety written by United States. General Accounting Office. This book was released on 1987. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to a congressional request, GAO examined the Department of Defense's (DOD) atmospheric nuclear weapons testing program to determine: (1) how many military personnel participated in the cloud-sampling work between 1952 and 1962 during operations Tumbler-Snapper, Redwing, and Dominic 1; and (2) the extent of their exposure to radiation. GAO found that: (1) approximately 300 Air Force personnel took part in the sampling; (2) the amount of radiation personnel received was questionable due to inadequate information; (3) at two of the test sites, ground personnel failed to wear protective breathing devices when working around the aircraft used for the sampling; and (4) the records gathered at two of the sites had high error rates. GAO also found that: (1) the methods used to measure internal exposure to radiation were inadequate, since only one urine test was performed within a 24-hour period; (2) the monitoring devices installed in the cockpits showed a higher level of exposure than the devices the crews wore; and (3) individual records kept at one of the test sites showed a 6-percent error rate.
