United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-09-19 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:RCED-94-190 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-190 P0b002ee18037ca6d f:rc94190 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-190 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-190 RCED-94-190 Standards evaluation Radiation exposure hazards Interagency relations Radioactive waste disposal Environmental monitoring Hazardous substances Regulatory agencies Radiation safety Safety regulation Safety standards Letter Report RCED Differences exist in the limits on human exposure to radiation set by federal agencies, such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency, raising questions about the precision, credibility, and overall effectiveness of federal radiation standards and guidelines in protecting public health. Taken together, the radiation standards that have been developed reflect a lack of overall interagency agreement on how much radiation risk to the public is acceptable. GAO found at least 26 different draft or finalized federal radiation standards or guidelines. Agencies also do not agree on how to calculate radiation protection standards. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-190/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-190.htm GAO/RCED-94-190 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-190 Letter Report GAO/RCED-94-190; Nuclear Health and Safety: Consensus on Acceptable Radiation Risk to the Public Is Lacking; Standards evaluation Radiation exposure hazards Interagency relations Radioactive waste disposal Environmental monitoring Hazardous substances Regulatory agencies Radiation safety Safety regulation Safety standards