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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 72

Question 72: Will certain materials licensees (such as teletherapy and brachytherapy licensees) be required to conduct environmental monitoring in unrestricted areas to demonstrate compliance with the new dose limit for individual members of the public?

Answer: Yes. The licensee must demonstrate compliance with 10 CFR 20.1301. Licensees must perform radiation surveys in areas adjacent to locations where radioactive materials are used or stored. It is unlikely, however, that a licensee will need to perform effluent or environmental monitoring if it is only licensed for teletherapy and/or brachytherapy.

(References: 10 CFR 20.1302, Byproduct Material licenses (medical))

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