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5 Evaluation of the Ace Directive in Light of Civilian Standard Practices
Pages 40-47

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From page 40...
... b. All exposures of soldiers to radiological hazards during operations must be kept as low as reasonably achievable consistent with military necessity.
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From page 41...
... Tithe only place we encounter defined exposure limits in the ACE Directive is in setting maximum exposure guidance prior to a mission (ACE Directive pare.
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From page 42...
... Likewise, the term normal risk incorrectly implies that an exposure of 0.5 to 5 mGy (0.05 to 0.5 red) adds no additional risk to that from natural background radiation exposure, even though such exposures are considered to contribute very small, possibly negligible, health risks.
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From page 43...
... Given its consistency with these comparison figures, the radiation dose rate at the edge of the exclusion zone is reasonable for defining contaminated areas and instituting radiation protection actions. DOSIMETRY REQUIREMENTS The ACE Directive requires that, in deciding to allow a soldier to be put at risk of exposure to radiation, a commander will ensure that an accurate radiation dose is recorded to document that soldier's exposure (NATO, 1996~.
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From page 44...
... The commander shall ensure that the dose a soldier receives is accurately recorded upon each radiological exposure and that the total dose is annotated in his individual national medical record in accordance with national regulations. [Emphasis added.]
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From page 45...
... It does not appear that individual dose records indicating prior occupational and other exposures will be available to commanders in assigning RES categories. REFERENCE LEVELS FOR OPERATIONAL EXPOSURE GUIDANCE The ACE Directive Operational Exposure Guidance table (Annex A)
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... , the Operational Exposure Guidance recommends "establishing dose control measures as part of operations." If we consider that the dose limit for the public used by the USNRC until 1994 was 5 mSv, this level for beginning dose control might be appropriate. However, the current limit for public exposure is 1 mSv (ICRP, 1991a; CFR, 19914.
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... The ACE Directive (§ 1-3.f.~3~) requires commanders to ensure that the dose a soldier receives is accurately recorded upon each radiological exposure and that the total dose is annotated in his or her individual medical record in accordance with national regulations.
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