Document: 10 CFR Part 20
Document ID: 49ebf495-ab82-4356-9fdb-572804e68901
Document Type: cfr
Title: Planned special exposures.
Source: 10 CFR Part 20
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-20/section-20.1206
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Chapter: 
Section ID: 20.1206
CFR Part: 20
CFR Title: 10

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§ 20.1206 Planned special exposures. A licensee may authorize an adult worker to receive doses in addition to and accounted for separately from the doses received under the limits specified in § 20.1201 provided that each of the following conditions is satisfied— ( a ) The licensee authorizes a planned special exposure only in an exceptional situation when alternatives that might avoid the dose estimated to result from the planned special exposure are unavailable or impractical. ( b ) The licensee (and employer if the employer is not the licensee) specifically authorizes the planned special exposure, in writing, before the exposure occurs. ( c ) Before a planned special exposure, the licensee ensures that the individuals involved are— ( 1 ) Informed of the purpose of the planned operation; ( 2 ) Informed of the estimated doses and associated potential risks and specific radiation levels or other conditions that might be involved in performing the task; and ( 3 ) Instructed in the measures to be taken to keep the dose ALARA considering other risks that may be present. ( d ) Prior to permitting an individual to participate in a planned special exposure, the licensee ascertains prior doses as required by § 20.2104(b) during the lifetime of the individual for each individual involved. ( e ) Subject to § 20.1201(b) , the licensee does not authorize a planned special exposure that would cause an individual to receive a dose from all planned special exposures and all doses in excess of the limits to exceed— ( 1 ) The numerical values of any of the dose limits in § 20.1201(a) in any year; and ( 2 ) Five times the annual dose limits in § 20.1201(a) during the individual's lifetime. ( f ) The licensee maintains records of the conduct of a planned special exposure in accordance with § 20.2105 and submits a written report in accordance with § 20.2204 . ( g ) The licensee records the best estimate of the dose resulting from the planned special exposure in the