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An atomic veteran is a veteran who was exposed to ionizing radiation while present in the site of a nuclear explosion during active duty.The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs defines an atomic veteran "who, as part of his or her military service: Participated in an above-ground nuclear test, 1945–1962; or was part of the U.S. military occupation forces in/around Hiroshima/Nagasaki before ...
Areas covered by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program. The United States Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is a federal statute implemented in 1990, set to expire in July 2024, providing for the monetary compensation of people, including atomic veterans, who contracted cancer and a number of other specified diseases as a direct result of their exposure to atmospheric nuclear ...
The risks of exposure were claimed to be higher than those used by ICRP, and pressures began to appear for a reduction in dose limits. [20] By 1989, the commission had itself revised upwards its estimates of the risks of carcinogenesis from exposure to ionising radiation. The following year, it adopted its 1990 Recommendations for a 'system of ...
"Education: Radiation Exposure from Diagnostic X-Rays Could Be Reduced" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ HRD-77-22. U.S. Government Accountability Office. November 24, 1976. OCLC 5453682. Carter, Jimmy E. (September 21, 1978). "Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968: Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report". Internet Archive. Washington, D ...
The U.S. Senate has endorsed a major expansion of a compensation program for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during the Cold War ...
The Senate passed on Thursday an extension — and expansion — of funding for victims of radiation exposure. The vote was 69-30, and heads next to the House.
CDE is defined by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Title 10, Section 20.1003, of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 20.1003), such that "The Committed dose equivalent, CDE (H T,50) is the dose to some specific organ or tissue of reference (T) that will be received from an intake of radioactive material by an individual during the 50-year period following the intake".
Threshold limit value − ceiling limit (TLV-C): An absolute exposure limit that should not be exceeded at any time. There are TLVs for physical agents as well as chemical substances. TLVs for physical agents include those for noise exposure, vibration, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation exposure and heat and cold stress.