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Federal Guidance Report No. 5: Background Material for the Development of Radiation Protection Standards

This report contains background material used in the development of guidance for Federal agencies in respect to:

Planning protective actions to reduce potential doses to the population from radioactive fission products which may gain access to food.
Doses at which implementation of protective actions may be appropriate.

Federal Guidance Report No. 5: Background Material for the Development of Radiation Protection Standards (pdf) (496.2 KB, July 1964)