Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 36318a40-8941-4ccf-8898-197c33065a4b
Document Type: srp
Title: OPERATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1007/ML100740544.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 12
Section ID: 12.5
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roblems associated with exposure to radiation, teaching them precautions to minimize exposure to radiation, instructing them to report violations of Commission regulations, and instructing them in the appropriate response to warnings of an unusual occurrence. This SRP section relates to review and approval of the radiation protection program that must be implemented at all nuclear power plants. It covers administration of the program, problem identification and resolution, qualifications of radiation protection personnel, equipment and facilities that support the radiation protection program, and operating and administrative procedures that must be in place. The requirements imposed by 10 CFR 19.12 for instructions provided to individuals who receive occupational exposures are one aspect of the overall radiation protection program at a nuclear plant site. Meeting the requirements of 10 CFR 19.12 offers a level of assurance that radiation doses to individuals who work in restricted areas will be limited to the lowest practicable levels because 10 CFR 19.12 requires that the workers themselves be stakeholders in maintaining low levels of radiation doses. 2. The referenced sections of 10 CFR Part 20 relate to the administration of the radiation protection program to be used in the operation of a nuclear power plant. The referenced sections of 10 CFR Part 20 specify in detail the administrative procedures to which this SRP applies, including problem identification and resolution; maintenance of radiation doses ALARA; use of engineering controls and monitoring to control radiation exposures; doses in unrestricted areas; performance of surveys; posting of radiation areas; receipt, control, storage, transfer, and disposal of radioactive material; and maintaining records of and reporting radiation exposures. Meeting the requirements of the referenced sections of 10 CFR Part 20 will provide a level of assurance that exposure to radioactivity will be controlled such that