Statement of Lester Rogers, Director of Regulatory Standards, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, presented at EPA hearings on transuranium elements, December 10, 1974

A summary is presented of some of the principal considerations given to limiting exposures to the public by the AEC as the Federal regulatory agency responsible for radiation protection standards in the nuclear industry. A bibliography of recent AEC regulatory issuances is included as Appendix A. Appendix B is also included which describes where Pu and other transuranium elements appear in the LWR fuel cycle, with and without Pu recycle, characterizes the transuranic plants, illustrates how the AEC regulatory process is being applied to these plants, and estimates the potential source terms. (U.S.)