Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 91e83a7e-2aaf-4055-b6f9-8a4ce44a5391
Document Type: srp
Title: OPERATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052350049.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 12
Section ID: 12.5
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e following: data on radiation levels in the area, allowable workin9 time, protective clothing and respiratory protective equipment, special tools, portable shielding, and special personnel monitoring devices. Operation, maintenance, repair, surveillance, and refueling procedures and methods used by the applicant should be reviewed to assure that occupational radiation exposures will be ALARA and in accordance with Regulatory Guide 8.8. For major dose accumulating functions, a post-operation review should be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the work permit program in assuring that occupational radiation exposures (ORE) will be as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA) in future similar activities. Quality assurance criteria and inspections should be provided for the radiation procedures identified in Regulatory Guide 1.33, in accordance with 10 CFR art 50, Appendix B. There should be provisions for supervision and control of the handling or movement of material within and from radiation or controlled access areas, and procedures for controlling the speed of radioactive materials. Acceptance criteria for contamination control limits are being developed. There shall also be provisions for personnel monitoring procedures, bioassay, keeping records of and reporting of personnel doses. 10 CFR Part 20, Sections 20.102, 20.201, 20.401, 20.402, 20.405, 20.407, and 20.408 provide the criteria for radiation surveys, personnel monitoring, bioassay, record keeping, and reporting. Guidance regarding these areas is provided by Regulatory Guides 8.2 (surveys and personnel monitoring), 8.3 (personnel monitoring equipment), 8.9 and 8.26 (bioassay), and 8.2, 8.7 (record keeping and reporting), 8.8 (decontamination, inspection, radiation protection program, and operations), 8.13 (training on radia- tion risks to fetuses ), 8.27 (radiation protection training), 8.29 (training on radiation risks), and by NUREG-0761. The acceptability of the radiation protection program will