ML20034F944
| ML20034F944 | |
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| Issue date: | 02/18/1993 |
| From: | Rathbun D NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Sanders B HOUSE OF REP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20034F946 | List: |
| References | |
| RTR-REGGD-08.034, RTR-REGGD-08.036, RTR-REGGD-8.034, RTR-REGGD-8.036 CCS, NUDOCS 9303050212 | |
| Download: ML20034F944 (3) | |
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February 18, 1993 i
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?'l The Honorable Bernard Sanders l
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1 Church Street, Second Floor Burlington, VT 05401-4417
Dear Congressman Sanders:
Enclosed are copies of Regulatory Guides 8.34, Monitoring j
Criteria and Methods to Calculate Occupational Radiation Doses, l
and 8.36, Radiation Dose to.the Embryo / Fetus which your staff l
requested in a February 5, 1993 letter to me.
i If I can be of further assistance, please contact me.
j Sincerely, i
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" Dennis K. Rathbun,. Director Office of Congressional Affairs
Enclosures:
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH REGULATORY GUIDE 8.34 (Dra': was issued as DG-8010)
MONITORING CRITERIA AND METHODS TO CALCULATE OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION DOSES A. INTRODUCTION eye), whichever is more hmiting. The occupational dose hmits for mmers in 10 CFR 20.1207 are 10~c of N1onitenng of an mdividual's external radiauon the dose limit for adults, and 10 CFR 20.1205 estab-exposure is required by 10 CFR 20.1502(a) if the ex-lishes a dose limit for the embryoifetus of 0.5 rem ternal occupational dose is hkely to exceed 10cc of (0.005 Sv) dunng the entire pregnancy.
the dose hmit appropnate for the individual (i.e.,
adult, minor, or declared pregnant woman). External The " total effective dose equivalent" is defmed radiation monitonng is also required by 10 CFR as the sum of the " deep-dose equivalent" (for exter-20.1502(a)(3) for any individual entenng a high or nal exposures) and the " committed effective dose very high radiation area.
equivalent" (for internal exposures). The total organ Atomtoring of the mtake of radioactive matenalis dose equivalent limit of 50 rems (0.5 Sv) specified in required by 10 CFR 20.1502(b) if the intake is hkelv 10 CFR 20.1201(a)(1)(ii) applies to the sum of the to exceed 0.1 ALI (annuallimit on intake) dunng the
" deep-dose equivalent" and the " committed dose year for an adult worker or the committed effecuve equivalent" to any individual organ or assue. The dose equivalent is likely to exceed 0.05 rem (0.5 requirements in 10 CFR 20.1202 are for summmg ex-mSv) for the occupationally exposed mmor or de.
ternal and internal doses to demonstrate compliance clared pregnant woman.
with the dose hmits of 10 CFR 20.1201.
In the revised 10 CFR Part 20, " Standards for The Pan 20 requirements for recordmg individ-Protecuon Agamst Radiation," 10 CFR 20.1201 es-ual monitorme results are contained in 10 CFR tabhshes radiation dose limits for occupationally ex-20.2106. When monitoring is required under 10 CFR
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posed adults. These limits apply to the sum of the 20.1502, the monitonng results must be recorded on dose received from external exposure and the dose NRC Form 5 or equivalent.
from internally deposited radioactive material. In 10 CFR 20.1201(a)(1). the annual hmits for adults are Any mformation collection activities mentiored (i) 5 rems (0.05 Sv) total effective dose equivalent or in this regulatory guide are contamed as requirements (ii) 50 rems (0.5 Sv) total organ dose equivalent to in 10 CFR Part 20 which provides the regulatory any single organ or ussue (other than the lens of the basis for this guide. The information collecuon UsNRC REGL*LAToRY G11tDEs The guices are essvec m t5e fouowing teer broac diveses.
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