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Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968; Long title: An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the protection of the public health from radiation emissions from electronic products. Acronyms (colloquial) RCHSA: Enacted by: the 90th United States Congress: Effective: October 18, 1968: Citations; Public law: 90-602 ...
Radiation exposure can be managed by a combination of these factors: Time: Reducing the time of an exposure reduces the effective dose proportionally. An example of reducing radiation doses by reducing the time of exposures might be improving operator training to reduce the time they take to handle a radioactive source.
In 1978, Congress passed Public law 95-604, known as the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act, which attempted to remove uranium from inactive uranium mill sites that have been discontinued since the 1960s. This act does not apply to mills passed this era and instead allow the private owners to deal with them in any way they see fit.
The Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (1978) is a United States environmental law that amended the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and authorized the Environmental Protection Agency to establish health and environmental standards for the stabilization, restoration, and disposal of uranium mill waste.
Apr. 30—New Mexico's congressional delegation is putting pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to pass legislation that would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA. A ...
The Advisory Committee on X-Ray and Radium Protection was established in 1929. [1] Initially, the organization was an informal collective of scientists seeking to proffer accurate information and appropriate recommendations for radiation protection.
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was enacted in 1990 to provide lump sum payments to Americans exposed to radiation. Nuclear reparations expire. New Mexicans impacted by Trinity Site ...
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), the quarter-century old law that compensates Americans sickened by U.S. nuclear testing, expired this summer, but two Native American women are ...