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Due to a lapse in appropriations, the NRC has ceased normal operations. However, excepted and exempted activities necessary to maintain critical health and safety functions—as well as essential progress on designated critical activities, including those specified in Executive Order 14300—will continue, consistent with the OMB-Approved NRC Lapse Plan.

Health Physics Questions and Answers - Question 206

Question 206: Can a licensee allow radiation levels of 5 mR or more in one hour in an area without limiting access to the area?

Answer: If the phrase ". . . without limiting access to the area?" is intended to mean an unrestricted area, the answer is no. See Question 205, this Set.

(Reference: 10 CFR 20.1301, 10 CFR 20.1003)

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