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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 46

Question 46: Will determination of the "eye dose equivalent," at a tissue depth of 300 mg/square cm, be included in the NVLAP personnel dosimetry accreditation program?

Answer: Not until ANSI N13.11, which defines the testing program used in the NVLAP accreditation program, is revised to include tests for the 300 mg/square cm depth and this revised standard is adopted by the NVLAP program. (Note: Requirements under the old Part 20 include the determination of the dose to the eye at a tissue depth of 300 mg/square cm. See Instructions for Preparation of NRC Form 5, Item 5.)

(Reference: 10 CFR 20.1201 (a) (2) (i))

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