Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 3757d214-136f-4fb0-adc6-79ede1191089
Document Type: esrp
Title: IMPACTS TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.4.3
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limits for individual members of the public.” 10 CFR 50, Appendix I, “Numerical Guides for Design Objectives and Limiting Conditions for Operation to Meet the Criterion ‘As Low As Is Reasonably Achievable’ for Radioactive Material in Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Reactor Effluents.” 40 CFR 190, “Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Nuclear Power Operations.” International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). 1991. Recommendations on the International Commission on Radiological Protection, Publication 60. Oxford Press, Oxford, England. National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP). 1987. Exposure of the Population in the United States and Canada from Natural Background Radiation. NCRP Report No. 94, Bethesda, Maryland. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 1976. Calculation of Annual Doses to Man from Routing Releases of Reactor Effluents for the Purpose of Evaluating Compliance with CFR 50, Appendix I. Regulatory Guide 1.109, Rev. 1, Washington, D.C. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 1980. Methods for Demonstrating LWR Compliance with the EPA Uranium Fuel Cycle Standard (40 CFR Part 190). NUREG-0543, Washington, D.C. NUREG-1555 5.4.3-6 October 1999 Table 5.4.3-1. Comparisons of Annual Airborne and Liquid Releases and Associated Doses Radionuclide Releases/Dose Current NRC Assessment Appendix I Design Objectives (per unit) RM-50-2 Design Objectives (per site) Gas Noble gas releases 0.2 mGy (20 mrad)β;(a) 0.1 mGy (10 mrad)γ 0.2 mGy (20 mrad)β;(a) 0.1 mGy (10 mrad)γ Iodine-131 releases —(b) 37 Gbq(c) (1 Ci) Total body dose(d) 0.05 mSv (5 mrem) 0.05 mSv (5 mrem) Organ dose(d) 0.15 mSv (15 mrem) 0.15 mSv (15 mrem) Liquid Tritium releases —(b) —(b) Other radionuclide releases —(b) 185 GBq(c) (10 Ci) Total body dose(d) 0.03 mSv (3 mrem) 0.05 mSv (5 mrem) Maximum organ dose(d) 0.01 mSv (10 mrem) 0.05 mSv (5 mrem) (a) Air dose calculated at site boundary or at the point of maximum dose. (b) Not