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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 191

Question 191: Is a licensee required to provide dosimeters to an individual during a planned special exposure (PSE) that would only be worn during the PSE?

Answer: No, there is no requirement, but the licensee may do so. 10 CFR 20.1206 requires that the doses received during a PSE be accounted for separately from the doses received under the limits of 20.1201, and the use of separate dosimeters that are worn only during the PSE is a practical means to account for the PSE dose.

(Reference: 10 CFR 20.1206, 10 CFR 20.2105, 10 CFR 20.2204)

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