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Ionizing‐radiation standards for population exposure

NOV 01, 1971
With nuclear power producing an increasing share of the nation’s energy, how should we go about setting realistic standards for environmental radiation protection?
Joseph A. Lieberman

Nuclear power generation currently represents the best hope for meeting America’s long‐term energy demands. The President, in his June 1971 message to the Congress on energy policy, emphasized the role that nuclear power must play in the future and called for additional funds for the AEC fastbreeder program, the most likely design to fulfill the need.

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Joseph A. Lieberman, Environmental Protection Agency.

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Volume 24, Number 11

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