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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 20

Question 20: Pertaining to Question 19, will 10 CFR 50 Appendix I and Technical Specifications have to be modified to reflect a total effective dose equivalent (TEDE)?

Answer: Appendix I, and the corresponding Technical Specifications, will not have to be modified as a result of the revised Part 20; however, the staff is considering whether Appendix I design objectives need to be recast as effective dose equivalent.

(References: 10 CFR 50 Appendix I, Reactor Technical Specifications)

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