Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: eb3f5778-b26b-4ba0-9962-f7101bddfff7
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: (Rev. 3005)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0037/ML003739900.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.8
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lected detection capabilites recommended by the staff are presented in Table 3 of Otis guide] .* C. A census of gardens producing fresh leafy vegeta bles for human consumption (e.g., lettuce, spinach, etc.) shall be conducted near the end of the growing season to determine their location with respect to the site. This census is limited to gardens having an area of 500 square feet or more and shall be conducted under the following conditions: 1. Within a 1-mile radius of the plant site, enumera tion by a door-to-door or equivalent counting technique. 2. If no milk-producing animals are located in the vicinity of the site, as determined by Specification D below, the census described in item I. above shall be extended to a distanice of 5 miles from the site. If this census indicates the existence of a garden at a location yielding a calculated thyroid dose greater than that from' the previously sampled garden, the new location shall replace the garden previously having the maximum iodine concentration. Also, any location from *Statement in brackets [( Is meant for clab)ation.only and should not be included in the Technical Speciflcatjons. which fresh leafy vegetables can no longer be obtained may be dropped from the surveillance program after notifying the NRC in writing that such vegetables are no longer grown at that location. D. A census of animals producing milk for human consumption shall be conducted at the beginning and at the middle of the grazing season to determine their location and number with respect to the site. The census shall be conducted under the following conditions: 1. Within a 1-mile radius from the plant site or within the 15 mrem/yr isodose line,t whichever is larger, enumeration by a door-to-door or equivalent counting technique. 2. Within a 5-mile radius for cows and a 15-mile radius for goats, enumeration by using referenced information from county agricultural agents or other reliable sources. If it is learned from this census that animals