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Kent Conrad: They have made a specific recommendation with respect to the potential risk, and they have asserted that a 10- to…

On the recordJuly 10, 1996
They have made a specific recommendation with respect to the potential risk, and they have asserted that a 10- to 30-millirem standard is appropriate. But this legislation has a 100-millirem standard; is that right?
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Questioning the appropriateness of radiation exposure standards in proposed legislation.

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