B-198243: May 28, 1980

WE HAVE RECOMMENDED TO THE CONGRESS AND THE INVOLVED AGENCIES THAT THEY BETTER DEFINE THE RADIATION CONTROL AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EPA AND THE OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES INVOLVED IN RADIATION CONTROL. HAVE DISCUSSED VARIOUS RADIATION CONTROL DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY THE AGENCIES AND HAVE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS. THE AGENCIES HAVE MORE EFFECTIVELY ASSERTED THEIR PROGRAM AU...

B-198243: Published: May 28, 1980. Publicly Released: May 28, 1980.

House bill 6745 consolidates in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the major Federal Government responsibilities with respect to ionizing radiation and making comparisons of the risks and effects of radiation from nuclear and nonnuclear sources. In order to better protect the public and the environment from radiation hazards, the Federal Government, States, and industry should provide more...