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Dosimetry and recordkeeping implications of the proposed revisions to 10 CFR 20

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5966209
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The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is currently drafting extensive revisions to 10 CFR 20, Standards for Protection Against Radiation. The proposed revisions are intended to modernize the rule and bring it in line with the most recently published versions of ICRP Reports 26 and 30. Adoption of the proposed new 10 CFR 20 in its present form would force extensive and costly changes in the internal dosimetry and recordkeeping programs at NRC licensed facilities. This study examines in some detail the technical, procedural and cost implications of the proposed changes in these areas for nuclear power plants and fuel fabrication facilities. This report concludes that the proposed revisions will correct minor inconsistencies and errors in the present version of 10 CFR 20 and provide for somewhat better tracking of dose. However, the cost of implementing and maintaining the new hardware and procedures will be high for both nuclear power plants and fuel fabrication facilities. The current standards were established to provide a very wide margin of safety for radiation workers, and there is no evidence that the proposed revisions will reduce worker exposure in any meaningful way. The monies that would have to be spent on implementing the changes required by the proposed new regulations could be more effectively spent, for example, on continuing to improve ways of decreasing external exposure.
Research Organization:
Radiation Management Corp., Northbrook, IL (USA)
OSTI ID:
5966209
Report Number(s):
AIF/NESP-030; ON: TI85901149
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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