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ICRP International Commission on Radiological Protection, Principles for Limiting Exposure of the Public to Natural Sources of Radiation, Publication 39, Ann, of ICRP 14 1-8 (1984). 

ICRP = International Commission on Radiological Protection NRC = Nuclear Regulatory Commission ODW = Office of Drinking Water... 

ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection). 1981. Report of the Task Group on Reference Man. ICRP Publication No. 23. Pergamon Press. 

In the very early phase of the Swedish nuclear programme there was no real concern about the spent nuclear fuel and the radioactive waste. The risk associated with ionising radiation was however very well known in Sweden the initiator of the ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection), Prof Rolf Sievert, was Swedish and very active also in Sweden. Spent nuclear fuel was not considered as waste. It was a resomce, which could and should be reused after reprocessing. 

ICRP - International Commission on Radiological Protection (1991) 1990 Recommendations of the International Commission on Ra,diological Protection, Publ. 60, Pergamon Press, Oxford. 

ICRP - International Commission on Radiological Protection (1997) Individual Monitoring for Internal Exposure of Workers Replacement of ICRP Publication 54, Publ. 78, Pergamon Press, Oxford. ILO - International Labour Office (1980) Occupational Exposure Limits for Airborne Toxic Substances, Occupational Safety and Health Series No. 37 202-203. 

ICRP = International Commission for Radiation Protection MCL = Maximum Contaminant Level mSv = millisievert... 

The ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection) tolerance level for workers in the nuclear industry was 3.0 R (30mSv) at the time. According to the personal dosimeter the workers were carrying, two received 4.5 R during the accident, one received 3.3 R, and there were four others in excess of 2R. According to Penney s report ... 

U.S. radiation protection guidelines are estabHshed by the National CouncH on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) and are based on the recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). The National Research CouncH also sponsors a report from its advisory committee on the biological effects of ionizing radiations (20). 

In 1959 the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) recommended a "maximum permissible concentration of plutonium in water (MPCW) for unlimited public use" of 5x10 5 Ci/m3 ( xlO6 Bq/m3) (64). In 1979 ICRP introduced the concept of ALI ("annual limits of intake"). For 239Pu the value was set at 2xl06 Bq (or 0.9 mg) per year (35). Because man consumes about 0.5 m3 water/year, this ALI value corresponds to 4x106 Bq/m3 potable water. 

ICRP—See International Commission on Radiological Protection Impurity levels after electrorefining... 

ICRP. 1960. International Commission of Radiological Protection. Report of Committee II on permissible dose for internal radiation. Health Phys 3 146. 

ICRP. 1979. Limits for Intakes of Radionuclides by Workers. International Commission of Radiological Protection. ICRP Publication 30. New York Pergamon Press. 

ICRP. 1989. Age-dependent doses to members of the public from intake of radionuclides Part 1. International Commission on Radiological Protection. Oxford Pergamon Press, 67-68, 75-89. 

ICRP. 1979. International Commission on Radiological Protection. Limits for intakes of radionuclides by workers. ICRP Publication 20. Vol. 3. No. 1-4. Oxford Pergamon Press. 

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