ML20151L836
| ML20151L836 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/31/1997 |
| From: | NRC |
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| CON-NRC-04-94-053, CON-NRC-4-94-53 10.131-02, 10.131-2, NUDOCS 9708070289 | |
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Protection.of NRC Employees l Against ionizing Radiation
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Contents Po l i cy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 j O bj ec t i ves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ;
Organizational Responsibilities and Delegations of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 !
Executive Director for Operations (EDO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ;
Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) . . . . . . . . . . 2 Director, Office of Personnel (OP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 :
Director. Office of Administration (ADM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 i
Director, Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data (AEOD) . . . . 4 3 4
Office Directors and Regional Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 I A p plica b ility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ilandbook ............... ........................... ... ........... 5 De fi n i t io n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 . .
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. . . . . ,/ Safety NMSS Protection of NRC Ernployees Against Ionizing Radiation i Directive 10.131 Policy (10.131-01)
It is the policy of the U.S. Nuclear Regulato:y Commission to maintain occupational radiation doses to NRC employees below the limits established in this directive and as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA).
l Objectives (10.131-02)
To establish proceduas and standards for protecting NRC employees from ionizing radiation hazards associated u activities conducted by one NRC. These procedures and stanrbrds must be-
. Consistent with the regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor, as required by Executive Order 12196, Occupational Safety and Health Programs for Federal Employees. (021) e Consistent with the radiation protection guidance to Federal agencies prepared by the former Federal Radiation Council or by the Emironmental Protection Agency. (022) e Consistent with the standards adopted by NRC for application to NRC-licensed operations. (023)
V: luma 10, Part 5 - Benefits, Ilealth Services, and Fmployee Safety Protection of NRC Employees Against Ionizing Radiation Directive 10.131 Organizational Responsibilities and Delegations of Authority (10.131-03)
Executive Director for Operations (EDO)
(031)
. Establishes and overseer activities that create and implement 3rar.dards for protection against radiation for NRC oparations. (a)
Delegates to the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, responsibility for establishing radiation protection standards and providing technical oversight of the radiation safety programs for NRC employees. (b) e Delegates to the Director, Office of Personnel (OP), authority to '
act as the Designated Agency Safety and Health Official (DASHO) for the NRC responsible for the management and administration of nonradiological safety and health programs for NRC employees, and administrative support of the radiation safety program with regard to interaction with OSHA. (c)
Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES)
(032)
Develops and maintains the employee expcsure database (EED) and provides guidance on its use.
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safet (033) y and Safeguards (NMSS) e Maintains this directive and reviews and approves, or disapproves, any proposed routine deviation (other than emergency actions) !
from the provisions of this directive dealing with radiation safety j standards for NRC employees. (a) e Provides the project ofiicer and other technical support for the l contract that provides personnel monitoring equipment for NRC l employees. (b) i 2 " - d- '" " '""'
Volume 10, Part 5- Benefits, healib Senices, and Employee Safety Protection of NRC Enplo3ces Against Ionizing Radiation Directive 10.131 Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
(033)(continued) e Renders interpretations of the provisions of this directive in consultation with the Office of the General Counsel. (c) e Ensures that NRC headquarters and regional offices implement and maintain the standards for prote "on against radiation under the provisions established by this directive by sponsoring a peer review of the radiation safety program in two different offices each year by all of the NRC radiation safety officers (RSOs). These reviews shall include any deviations authorized under item (033)(b) of this directive. (d) e Provides quality assurance and implementation guidance as necessay to ensure consistency of radiation safety programs. (e) e Sponsors an annual counterparts meeting for all NRC radiation safety officers, providing a written agenda to discuss NRC radiation safety program matters and to resolve problems, and provides minutes reflecting the results of the meeting to the EDO, program office directors, and regional administrators aun annual report on the NRC radiation safety program. (f)
Director, Office of Personnel (OP)
(034) e Acting as the DASHO-Resiews and approves, or disapproves, any proposed desiation from the nonradiological requirements dealing with employee occupational safety and health. (a)
Ensures r. hat new employees complete an NRC Form 4
" Lifetime Occupational Exposure History," when they enter on duty, and forwards this form to RES for entry in the EED. (b)
Ensures that the provisions of this directive are consistent with the safety and health regulations issued by OSHA, and acts as the NRC interface with OSHA. (c)
p l Volume 10, Part 5 - Benefits, llealth Sernes, .anCEmp)qm ; Safety Prote Jian of NRC Employees Againt kuning RmTi.ah Directive 10.131 Director, Office of Administration (ADA1; (035)
. Develops procedures for the dissemination of personnel monitoring equipment to headquarters employees. (a)
. Executes the contract (s) necessary to provide dosimetry services and provides administrative support with regard to contract-related activities for NRC headquarters, regional, and ,
field offices. (b)
Director, Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data (AEOD) ;
(036)
. Establishes and offers training courses to support the training requirements of this directive. (a) e Maintains a list of NRC employees that have successfully completed radiation safety training (including Site AccessTraining and NMSS Radiation Worker Training) within the last 12 months, and provides a copy of the list every quarter to the headquarters Administrative Service Center and each NRC RSO. (b)
Office Directors and Regional Administrators (037)
. Ensure that employees under their jurisdiction are informed of the i provisions of this directive and that they comply with these provisions. (a) e Ensure that any employee under their jurisdiction is notified immediately if the employee has been exposed to any radiation (single or cumulative exposure) that exceeds the limits specified in this directive. (b) j e Each regional administrator and the directors of the offic'es of l
Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), Nuclear Material Safety and l Safeguards (NMSS), and the Office for Analysis and Evaluation of
! Operational Data (AEOD) shall appoint an RSO and establish a l radiation safety program for using dosimeters and maintr.ining occupational doses ALARA. All other NRC office directors shall 1
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1 Volume 10, Part 5 - Benefits, Health Services, and Employee Safety Protection of NRC Employees Against lonizing Radiation Directive 10.131 Office Directors and Regional Administrators (037)(cont %ued) obtain their radiation safety support froni the NRR RSO. The minimum qualification for an RSO is a working knowledge of basic health physics and radiological controls gained from several years of training and experience. (d)
Decide and act when immedia~ d'cisions anu actions are required, and immediately inform the Director, NMa3, of any action that results ia an exception to this directive. (e)
Each regional administrator shall ensure that provaions for dosimetry are adequate to support regional emergency response duties. (f)
Establishes procedures to ensure the appropriate technical training of em radiation. (g) ployees who may receive occupational exposur Each regional administrator shall develop and implement a written radiation safety program for possession and use of radioactive materials in the regional office. (h)
Applicability (10.131-04)
The policy and guidance in this directive and handbook apply to all NnC employees.
This directive applies to occupational exposures received by NRC l employees during official duties at any location. However, requirements concerning the control of radioactive material apply to facilities controlled by NRC only. (041)
This directive does not apply to non-NRC employees (e.g., {
contractors), and it does not apply to exposures from background radiation or medical exposures. (042)
Handbook !
(10.131-05)
Handbook 10.131 conta:ns guidelines, procedures, an ' standards for protection of NRC employees against ionizing radiation to be applied in'conformance with the requirements of this management directive.
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V:lume 10, Part 5 - Ben: fits, Hrlth Services, and Employee Safety Protection of NRC Employees Against Ionizing Radiaion Directive 10.131 Definitions (10.131-06)
'irie terim used in this directive and handbook are as defined in 10 CFR Part 20.
References (10.131-07)
Code of Federal Regulations '
Motices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers: Inspection and Investigations," 10 CFR Pait 19.
" Standards for Protection Against Radiation," 10 CFR Part 20.
" Occupational Safety and Health Standards," 29 CFR Part 1910.
" Basic Program Elements for Federal Employee Occupational Safety and Health Programs and Related Matters," 29 CFR Part 1960.
Environmental Protection Agency " Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents,"
EPA 400-R-92-001, May 1992.
Executive Order 12196, " Occupational Safety and Health Programs for Federal Employees"(45 FR 12769), February 26,1980.
NRC Management Directive 3.53, "NRC Records Management Program."
10.130, "NRC Safety and Health Program Under the Occupatirnal Safety and dealth Act."
NUREG-0,910, "NRC Uomprehensive Records Disposition Schedule," Revision 2, March 1992.
NUREG/CR-4214, " Health Effects Models for Nuclear Power Plant Accident Consequence Analysis," Revision 1, Part II, Addendum 1,
, August 1991.
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a).
" Radiation Protection Guidance to Federal Agencies for Occupational Exposure; Approval of Environmental Protection l Agency Recommendations," Administrative Order (52 FR 2822)
January 27,1987.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Pub. L 91-596, 84 Stat.1590).
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