ML22208A258
| ML22208A258 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 07/19/2022 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| To: | |
| Beardsley M | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML22208A250 | List: |
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| Download: ML22208A258 (7) | |
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Individual Monitoring Devices 10 CFR Parts 34, 36, and 39 (85 FR 15347, Published March 18, 2020)
RATS ID: 2020-1 Effective Date: June 16, 2020 Date Due for State Adoption: June 16, 2023 Change to Title State Compatibility Summary of Change to CFR Difference Significant If NRC Section Section Category Yes/No Yes/No Difference, Why or Why Not Was a Comment Generated
§ 34.47 Personnel OAR C In § 34.47:
monitoring 333- a. In paragraph (a) 105- introductory text remove the 0560 phrase that is processed and evaluated by an accredited National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) processor;
- b. Revise paragraph (a)(3);
- c. Remove paragraph (a)(4);
and
Change to Title State Compatibility Summary of Change to CFR Difference Significant If NRC Section Section Category Yes/No Yes/No Difference, Why or Why Not Was a Comment Generated
- d. Revise paragraphs (d) and (f).
to read as follows:
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(3) Film badges must be replaced at least monthly and all other personnel dosimeters that require replacement must be replaced at least quarterly. All personnel dosimeters must be evaluated at least quarterly or promptly after replacement, whichever is more frequent.
(d) If an individuals pocket chamber is found to be off-scale, or if his or her electronic
Change to Title State Compatibility Summary of Change to CFR Difference Significant If NRC Section Section Category Yes/No Yes/No Difference, Why or Why Not Was a Comment Generated personal dosimeter reads greater than 2 millisieverts (200 millirems), and the possibility of radiation exposure cannot be ruled out as the cause, the individuals personnel dosimeter that requires processing must be sent for processing and evaluation within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. For personnel dosimeters that do not require processing, evaluation of the dosimeter must be started within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. In addition, the individual may not resume work associated with licensed material use until a determination of the individuals radiation dose has been made. This determination
Change to Title State Compatibility Summary of Change to CFR Difference Significant If NRC Section Section Category Yes/No Yes/No Difference, Why or Why Not Was a Comment Generated must be made by the RSO or the RSO's designee. The results of this determination must be included in the records maintained in accordance with § 34.83.
(f) Dosimetry results must be retained in accordance with § 34.83.
§ 34.83 Records of OAR C In § 34.83(c):
personnel 333-monitoring 105- Remove the phrase received 0560 from the accredited NVLAP processor.
Change to Title State Compatibility Summary of Change to CFR Difference Significant If NRC Section Section Category Yes/No Yes/No Difference, Why or Why Not Was a Comment Generated
§ 36.55 Personnel OAR H&S In § 36.55, revise paragraph (a) monitoring 333- to read as follows:
121-0320 (a) Irradiator operators shall wear a personnel dosimeter while operating a panoramic irradiator or while in the area around the pool of an underwater irradiator. The personnel dosimeter must be capable of detecting high energy photons in the normal and accident dose ranges. Each personnel dosimeter must be assigned to and worn by only one individual. Film badges must be replaced at least monthly and all other personnel
Change to Title State Compatibility Summary of Change to CFR Difference Significant If NRC Section Section Category Yes/No Yes/No Difference, Why or Why Not Was a Comment Generated dosimeters that require replacement must be replaced at least quarterly. All personnel dosimeters must be evaluated at least quarterly or promptly after replacement, whichever is more frequent.
§ 39.65 Personnel OAR C In § 39.65, revise paragraph (a) monitoring 333- to read as follows:
devices 113-0210 (a) The licensee may not permit an individual to act as a logging supervisor or logging assistant unless that person wears a personnel dosimeter at all times during the handling of licensed
Change to Title State Compatibility Summary of Change to CFR Difference Significant If NRC Section Section Category Yes/No Yes/No Difference, Why or Why Not Was a Comment Generated radioactive materials. Each personnel dosimeter must be assigned to and worn by only one individual. Film badges must be replaced at least monthly and all other personnel dosimeters that require replacement must be replaced at least quarterly. All personnel dosimeters must be evaluated at least quarterly or promptly after replacement, whichever is more frequent.
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