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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 86

Question 86: Does the term "per unit intake" in Footnote 1 to §20.1202 refer to one event or to the entire monitoring period?

Answer: The term "per unit intake" does not refer to any particular time period. However, §20.1202, to which Footnote 1 refers, provides a comparison to an annual limit. Thus, the time period of concern in this footnote is the "year" as defined in 10 CFR 20.1003.

(Reference: 10 CFR 20.1202 Footnote 1)

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