APPENDIX B-Continued Permissible concentrations in air and water above natural background-Con. 1 Air concentrations are given in microcuries per milliliter of air. 2 Water concentrations are given in microcuries per milliliter of water. These figures also apply to food stuffs in microcuries per gram (wet-weight). 3 For enriched uranium the same radioactivities per unit volume as those for natural uranium are applicable. It should be noted that the contribution of U-234 to the gross activity of enriched uranium is 20-40 times that of the U-235. 1X10-11 1. 6X10-12 1X10-7 4X10-7 1.5X10-5 5X10-2 4X10-4 4X10-3 1. 7X10-7 1. 4×10-4 6X10-1 2X10-1 4X10-9 2X10-2 2X10-7 6X10-3 1X10-9 1X10-7 5X10-12 1X10-7 2 NOTE: The record keeping and reporting requirements contained herein have been approved by the Bureau of the Budget in accordance with the Federal Reports Act of 1942. Dated at Washington, D. C., this 16th day of January 1957. For the Atomic Energy Commission. K. E. FIELDS, General Manager. NOTE: For purposes of §§ 20.203 and 20.304, where there is involved a combination of isotopes in known amounts the limit for the combination should be derived as follows: Determine, for each isotope in the combination, the ratio between the quantity present in the combination and the limit otherwise established for the specific isotope when not in combination. The sum of such ratios for all the isotopes in the combination may not exceed "1" (i. e., "unity"). EXAMPLE: For purposes of § 20.304, if a particular batch contains 2,000 μc of Au198 and 25,000 μc of C14, it may also include not more than 3,000 μс of [131, This limit was determined as follows: The denominator in each of the above ratios was obtained by multiplying the figure in the table by 1000 as provided in § 20.304. [F. R. Doc. 57-511; Filed, Jan. 25, 1957; 12: 30 p. m.] The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, the committee will adjourn until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. (A later letter referred to on p. 20, regarding proposed amendments to section 170b and 170c follows:) Hon. CARL T. DURHAM, UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, Chairman, Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Congress of the United States. DEAR MR. DURHAM: We have given further consideration to our recommendations for amendments to S. 715 and H. R. 1981, which were presented to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy in our testimony at the hearings on these bills on March 25, and we wish to modify those recommendations in two respects. First, our recommendation for amendment of section 170 (c) to provide that persons who might be liable for a nuclear incident, other than licensees and their suppliers, be indemnified in full was made to provide assurance that there would be no gap in the protection afforded to the public. Since the insurance syndicates had not proposed to provide coverage for these persons, we concluded that our recommendation was appropriate. However, if the insurance industry will afford this coverage for all such persons, this recommended revision would not be necessary. We would prefer that this coverage be provided by private insurance if the insurance industry can do so. The other recommendation which we wish to modify is our suggested deletion in section 170 (b) of cost and terms of private insurance from the criteria for determining the amount of financial protection to be required of licensees. We assume it is not intended that the criterion of costs would require a determination to be based on the ability of licensees to pay such costs. We believe we would have great difficulty in applying a criterion of ability to pay. Presumably we would have to look at insurance costs in relation to capital and other operating costs and in relation to costs of liability insurance generally. On this basis, we believe it would be possible to develop a satisfactory method of applyig the cost criterion. Sincerely yours, LEWIS L. STRAUSS, Chairman. (Thereupon at 11:55 a. m., Monday, March 25, 1957, a recess was taken until Tuesday, March 26, 1957, at 10 a. m.) GOVERNMENTAL INDEMNITY AND REACTOR SAFETY TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1957 CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY, Washington, D. C. The committee met, pursuant to recess, at 10 a. m., in room 219, Old House Office Building, Representative Carl T. Durham, of North Carolina (chairman of the committee) presiding. Present: Representatives Durham, Price, Cole, Van Zandt and Jenkins; Senator Anderson. Also present: James T. Ramey, Executive Director, George Norris, Jr., committee counsel, and George Brown, Jr., David R. Toll, Hal Hollister, professional members of the staff. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order. This is a continuation of the hearing on H. R. 1981 and S. 715. This morning I believe we have Mr. Charles J. Haugh as the first witness. STATEMENT OF CHARLES J. HAUGH, NUCLEAR ENERGY LIABILITY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION Mr. HAUGH. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I may, I would like to first read this statement. It is not too long. The CHAIRMAN. You may proceed. Mr. HAUGH. My name is Charles J. Haugh. I am vice president of the Travelers Indemnity Co. and the Travelers Insurance Co., and am here representing the Nuclear Energy Liability Insurance Association, which is an organization of some 135 capital-stock insurance companies established for the purpose of affording liability insurance for nuclear reactors and related operations. Unless you gentlemen desire me to do so, I shall not take the time of this committee to explain the organization and establishment of the Nuclear Energy Liability Insurance Association as that has been covered in testimony as previous hearings held by your committee. Since those hearings were held, a great deal of progress has been made. I am glad to be able to report that a policy for affording liability insurance of reactors has been promulgated, a procedure for the determination of premiums for such risks has been established, and these have been filed with the supervising officials of the several States and are available for use both by the Nuclear Energy Liability Insurance Association and by the Mutual Atomic Energy Insurance Pool. Representative COLE. May I suggest at this point that you indicate in the record what the Mutual Atomic Energy Insurance Pool is? 81 |