significant number of comments
addressed the proposed peak dose
standard of 350 mrem/yr, which would
apply between 10,000 and 1 million
years. Most commenters opposed our
proposal, arguing that it is much higher
than any previous standard, is not
protective, is not equitable to future
generations, and is based on
inappropriate use of background
radiation data. Many commenters also
took issue with our proposal to use the
median of the distribution of results as
the statistical measure between 10,000
and 1 million years, viewing this
measure as inconsistent with NAS
recommendations to use the mean.