Radiation Exposures for DOE and DOE Contractor Employees - 1990. Twenty-third annual report

Technical Report · Mon Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1209072· OSTI ID:1209072

Smith, M. H. ^[1]; Hui, T. E. ^[1]; Millet, W. H. ^[2]; Scholes, V. A. ^[2]

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1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
2. Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

All U.S. Department of Energy and DOE contractors are required by DOE Order 5484.1, Chapter IV, to submit occupational radiation exposure records to a central depository. For 1990, data were required to be submitted for all employees who were required to be monitored in accordance with DOE Order 5480.11 and for all visitors who had a positive exposure. The data required included the total effective dose equivalent, external penetrating whole-body dose equivalent, internal dose equivalent, the shallow dose equivalent, neutron dose equivalent, and extremity dose equivalent. Data regarding the exposed individuals included the individual's age, sex, and occupation category. This report is a summary of data reported by DOE and DOE contractors for the calendar year 1990.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environment, Safety and Health (EH)
• OSTI ID: 1209072
• Report Number(s): DOE/EH--0287T
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English