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Occupational radiation exposure at commercial nuclear power reactors and other facilities, 1990: Twenty-third annual report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6866928
 [1];  [2]
  1. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Regulatory Applications
  2. Science Applications International Corp., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

This report summarizes the occupational radiation exposure information that has been reported to the NRC's Radiation Exposure Information Reporting System (REIRS) by nuclear power facilities and certain other categories of NRC licensees during the years 1969 through 1990. The bulk of the data presented in the report was obtained from annual radiation exposure reports submitted in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 20.407 and the technical specifications of nuclear power plants. Data on workers terminating their employment at certain NRC licensed facilities were obtained from reports submitted pursuant to 10 CFR 20.408. The 1990 annual reports submitted by about 443 licensees indicated that approximately 214,568 individuals were monitored, 110,204 of whom were monitored by nuclear power facilities. They incurred an average individual dose of 0.19 rem (cSv) and an average measurable dose of about 0.36 (cSv). Termination radiation exposure reports were analyzed to reveal that about 113,361 individuals completed their employment with one or more of the 443 covered licensees during 1990. Some 77,633 of these individuals terminated from power reactor facilities, and about 11,083 of them were considered to be transient workers who received an average dose of 0.67 rem (cSv).

Research Organization:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Regulatory Applications; Science Applications International Corp., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
NRC; Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
6866928
Report Number(s):
NUREG-0713-Vol.12; ON: TI93006655
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English