Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 9b45b5bc-d2c4-4525-9e4f-2f316d7270b3
Document Type: esrp
Title: RADIATION EXPOSURE TO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 4
Section ID: 4.5
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that the calculated occupational doses are as low as is reasonably achievable. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for evaluating the applicant’s potential radiation exposure to construction workers is discussed in the following paragraph: When construction is taking place nearby or adjacent to an operating light-water-cooled power reactor, there is a possibility that the workers may be exposed to radioactive materials that would cause them to receive doses in excess of limits for members of the public. To ensure that radiation levels are low enough to prevent inadvertent exposure or to properly assess the exposure to con- struction workers, methods have been developed to determine the potential exposure to these workers. If evaluation of the doses indicate that workers may be exposed to levels above the limits to the public, then construction workers must be treated as radiation workers by the licensee (or applicant), and the requirements in 10 CFR 20 must be followed. NUREG-1555 4.5-4 October 1999 III. REVIEW PROCEDURES In the analysis of the potential radiation exposures to construction workers, the reviewer should first determine whether there is a need to consider radiological impacts to construction workers. The reviewer should consult the site and vicinity maps of ESRP 2.1 and the NRC list of operational nuclear facilities. If there are or will be no adjacent operating nuclear facilities during the proposed project construction period, the review should be terminated. The reviewer should prepare an input for the environmental impact statement (EIS) stating that there will be no expected radiation exposure to construction workers during construction of the proposed project. If the reviewer determines that there is or will be an adjacent operating nuclear facility during the construction period, the reviewer should take the following steps: (1) Identify the sources of radiation that will contribute to the radiation exposure of construction workers. `