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Regulatory References cited in Health Physics Questions and Answers

Regulatory References Cited
In APPENDIX D to NUREG/CR-5569, Revision 1,
"Health Physics Positions Data Base"

REGULATORY REFERENCES CITED IN TEXT

  • 5 CFR 2635.702; Use of Public Office for Private Gain
  • 10 CFR 2; Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings and Issuance of Orders
  • 10 CFR 2.780; Ex Parte Communications
  • 10 CFR 14.1; Scope of Regulations
  • 10 CFR 19.11; Posting of Notices to Workers
  • 10 CFR 19.12; Instructions to Workers
  • 10 CFR 19.13; Notifications and Reports to Individuals
  • 10 CFR 19.16; Request by Workers for Inspections
  • 10 CFR 19.20; Employee Protection
  • 10 CFR 20.1003; Definitions
  • 10 CFR 20.1101; Radiation Protection Programs
  • 10 CFR 20.1201; Occupational Dose Limits for Adults
  • 10 CFR 20.1204; Units of Radiation Dose
  • 10 CFR 20.1301; Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public
  • 10 CFR 20.1302; Compliance with Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public
  • 10 CFR 20.1501; General
  • 10 CFR 20.1502; Conditions Requiring Individual Monitoring of External and Internal Occupational Dose
  • 10 CFR 20.1601; Control of Access to High Radiation Areas
  • 10 CFR 20.1703; Use of Individual Respiratory Protection Equipment
  • 10 CFR 20.1801; Security of Stored Material
  • 10 CFR 20.1802; Control of Material not in Storage
  • 10 CFR 20.1902; Posting Requirements
  • 10 CFR 20.1904; Labeling Containers
  • 10 CFR 20.1905; Exemptions to Labeling Requirements
  • 10 CFR 20.1906; Procedures for Receiving and Opening Packages
  • 10 CFR 20.2001; General Requirements
  • 10 CFR 20.2002; Method for Obtaining Approval of Proposed Disposal Procedures
  • 10 CFR 20.2003; Disposal by Release into Sanitary Sewerage
  • 10 CFR 20.2005; Disposal of Specific Wastes
  • 10 CFR 20.2006; Transfer for Disposal and Manifests
  • 10 CFR 20.2102; Records of Radiation Protection Programs
  • 10 CFR 20.2103; Records of Surveys
  • 10 CFR 20.2104; Determination of Prior Occupational Dose
  • 10 CFR 20.2106; Records of Individual Monitoring Results
  • 10 CFR 20.2108; Records of Waste Disposal
  • 10 CFR 20.2201; Reports of Theft or Loss of Licensed Material
  • 10 CFR 20.2202; Notification of Incidents
  • 10 CFR 20.2203; Reports of Exposures, Radiation Levels, and Concentrations of Radioactive Material Exceeding the Limits
  • 10 CFR 20.2301; Applications for Exemptions
  • 10 CFR 21; Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance
  • 10 CFR 26.24; Chemical Testing
  • 10 CFR 30; Rules of General Applicability to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material
  • 10 CFR 30.3; Activities Requiring License
  • 10 CFR 30.4; Definitions
  • 10 CFR 30.7; Employee Protection
  • 10 CFR 30.12; Persons Using Byproduct Material Under Certain Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Contracts
  • 10 CFR 30.13; Carriers
  • 10 CFR 30.14; Exempt Concentrations
  • 10 CFR 30.18; Exempt Quantities
  • 10 CFR 30.19; Self-luminous Products Containing Tritium, Krypton-85, or Promethium-147
  • 10 CFR 30.20; Gas and Aerosol Detectors Containing Byproduct Material
  • 10 CFR 30.32; Application for Specific Licenses
  • 10 CFR 30.34; Terms and Conditions of Licenses
  • 10 CFR 30.35; Financial Assurance and Recordkeeping for Decommissioning
  • 10 CFR 30.36; Expiration and Termination of Licenses
  • 10 CFR 30.39; Commission Action of Applications to Renew or Amend
  • 10 CFR 30.41; Transfer of Byproduct Material
  • 10 CFR 30.50; Reporting Requirements
  • 10 CFR 30.52; Inspections
  • 10 CFR 30.71; Schedule B
  • 10 CFR 31; General Domestic Licenses for Byproduct Material
  • 10 CFR 31.5; Certain Measuring, Gauging or Controlling Devices
  • 10 CFR 31.11; General License for use of Byproduct Material for Certain In Vitro Clinical or Laboratory Testing
  • 10 CFR 32.11; Introduction of Byproduct Material in Exempt Concentrations into Products or Materials, and Transfer of Ownership or Possession: Requirements for License
  • 10 CFR 32.22; Self-Luminous Products Containing Tritium, Krypton-85, or Promethium-147: Requirements for License to Manufacture, Process, Produce, or Initially Transfer
  • 10 CFR 32.26; Gas and Aerosol Detectors Containing Byproduct Material: Requirements for License to Manufacture, Process, Produce, or Initially Transfer
  • 10 CFR 32.29; Conditions of Licenses Issued Under 10 CFR 32.26: Quality Control, Labeling, and Reports of Transfer
  • 10 CFR 33.11; Types of Specific Licenses of Broad Scope
  • 10 CFR 34; Licenses for Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for Radiographic Operations
  • 10 CFR 34.2; Definitions
  • 10 CFR 34.20; Performance Requirements for Radiography Equipment
  • 10 CFR 34.31; Training
  • 10 CFR 34.42; Posting
  • 10 CFR 34.51; Applications for Exemptions
  • 10 CFR 35; Medical Use of Byproduct Material
  • 10 CFR 35.2; Definitions
  • 10 CFR 35.12; Application for License, Amendment, or Renewal
  • 10 CFR 35.21; Radiation Safety Officer
  • 10 CFR 35.25; Supervision
  • 10 CFR 35.29; Administrative Requirements that Apply to the Provision of Mobile Nuclear Medicine Service
  • 10 CFR 35.33; Notifications, Reports, and Records of Misadministration
  • 10 CFR 35.49; Suppliers
  • 10 CFR 35.50; Possession, Use, Calibration, and Check of Dose Calibrators
  • 10 CFR 35.51; Calibration and Check of Survey Instruments
  • 10 CFR 35.205; Control of Aerosols and Gases
  • 10 CFR 35.315; Safety Precautions
  • 10 CFR 35.400; Use of Sources for Brachytherapy
  • 10 CFR 35.900; Radiation Safety Officer
  • 10 CFR 39.37; Physical Inventory
  • 10 CFR 40; Domestic Licensing of Source Material
  • 10 CFR 40.3; License Requirements
  • 10 CFR 40.4; Definitions
  • 10 CFR 40.13; Unimportant Quantities of Source Material
  • 10 CFR 40.14; Specific Exemptions
  • 10 CFR 40.22; Small Quantities of Source Material
  • 10 CFR 40.36; Financial Assurance and Recordkeeping for Decommissioning
  • 10 CFR 40.42; Expiration and Termination of Licenses
  • 10 CFR 40.46; Inalienability of Licenses
  • 10 CFR 40.62; Inspections
  • 10 CFR 50; Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities
  • 10 CFR 50.2; Definitions
  • 10 CFR 50.7; Employee Protection
  • 10 CFR 50.21; Class 104 Licenses; for Medical Therapy and Research and Development Facilities
  • 10 CFR 50.59; Changes, Tests, and Experiments
  • 10 CFR 50.70; Inspections
  • 10 CFR 50.72; Immediate Notification Requirements for Operating Nuclear Power Reactors
  • 10 CFR 50.73; License Event Report System
  • 10 CFR 50.109; Backfitting
  • 10 CFR 50.120; Training and Qualification of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel
  • 10 CFR 51.20; Criteria for and Identification of Licensing and Regulatory Actions Requiring Environmental Impact Statements
  • 10 CFR 51.22; Criterion for Categorical Exclusion; Identification of Licensing and Regulatory Actions Eligible for Categorical Exclusion or Otherwise not Requiring Environmental Review
  • 10 CFR 61; Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste
  • 10 CFR 61.55; Waste Classification
  • 10 CFR 61.56; Waste Characteristics
  • 10 CFR 70; Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material
  • 10 CFR 70.3; License Requirements
  • 10 CFR 70.19; General License for Calibration of Reference Sources
  • 10 CFR 70.25; Financial Assurance and Recordkeeping for Decommissioning
  • 10 CFR 70.36; Inalienability of Licenses
  • 10 CFR 70.38; Expiration and Termination of Licenses
  • 10 CFR 70.55; Inspections
  • 10 CFR 71; Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material
  • 10 CFR 71.1; Communications and Records
  • 10 CFR 71.2; Interpretations
  • 10 CFR 71.7; Specific Exemptions
  • 10 CFR 71.12; General License: NRC Approved Package
  • 10 CFR 71.45; Lifting and Tie-down Standards for all Packages
  • 10 CFR 71.53; Fissile Material Exemptions
  • 10 CFR 71.87; Routine Determinations
  • 10 CFR 71.101; Quality Assurance Requirements
  • 10 CFR 100.3; Definitions
  • 10 CFR 150.15; Persons not Exempt
  • 10 CFR 150.20; Recognition of Agreement State Licenses
  • 21 CFR 361; Prescription Drugs for Human Use Generally Recognized as Safe and Effective and not Misbranded: Drugs Used in Research
  • 40 CFR 190; Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Nuclear Power Operations
  • 49 CFR 171; General Information, Regulations, and Definitions
  • 49 CFR 172.204; Shipper's Certification
  • 49 CFR 173; Shippers's - General Requirements for Shipments and Packaging
  • 49 CFR 175; Carriage by Aircraft
  • 49 CFR 175.700; Special Limitations and Requirements for Class 7 (Radioactive) Materials
  • ANSI N13.1-1969; Sampling Airborne Radioactive Materials in Nuclear Facilities
  • ANSI N13.10-1974; Sampling Airborne Radioactive Materials in Nuclear Facilities (Revision of ANSI N13.1-1969)
  • ANSI N13.27-1981; Performance Requirements for Pocket Sized Alarm Dosimeters and Alarm Ratemeters
  • ANSI N18.1-1971; Selection and Training of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel
  • ANSI N509-1980; Nuclear Power Plant Air-Cleaning Units and Components: Interpretation No. 1
  • ANSI/ANS 3.1-1981; Selection, Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants
  • ANSI/ANS 3.1-1987; Selection, Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants (Revision of ANSI/ANS 3.1-1981)
  • ASTM D3803-1979; Standard Test Methods for Radioiodine Testing of Nuclear Gas Phase Absorbents
  • EGM-82-05; A memorandum from Inspection and Enforcement discussing the appropriate classification of cases involving violation of 10 CFR 20.207(a) or (b), June 1, 1982
  • Final Environmental Statement
  • Final Safety Analysis Report
  • Generic Letter 81-38; Storage of Low-Level Wastes at Nuclear Power Reactor Sites
  • NCRP Report No. 37; Precautions in the Management of Patients Who Have Received Therapeutic Amounts of Radionuclides (1970)
  • NUREG-0041; Manual of Respiratory Protection Against Airborne Radioactive Materials (October, 1976)
  • NUREG-0133; Preparation of Radiological Effluent Technical Specifications for Nuclear Power Plants (October, 1978)
  • NUREG-0302; Remarks Presented at Public Regional Meetings to Discuss Regulations for Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance (Rev. 1, 1977)
  • NUREG-0654; Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants (January, 1980)
  • NUREG-0737; Clarification of TMI Action Plan Requirements (November, 1980; Suppl. 1 - January, 1983)
  • NUREG-1101; Onsite Disposal of Radioactive Waste, Vol. 1 (March, 1986)
  • NUREG/CR-3403; Criteria and Test Methods for Certifying Air-Purifying Respirator Cartridges and Canisters Against Radioiodine (August, 1983)
  • Regulatory Guide 1.101; Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Nuclear Power Reactors, Rev. 3 (August, 1992)
  • Regulatory Guide 1.21; Measuring, Evaluating, and Reporting Radioactivity in Solid Wastes and Releases of Radioactive Materials in Liquid and Gaseous Effluents from Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power
  • Regulatory Guide 1.33; Quality Assurance Program Requirements (Operation) (Rev. 2, February, 1978)
  • Regulatory Guide 1.52; Design, Testing, and Maintenance Criteria for Post Accident Engineered-Safety-Feature Atmosphere Cleanup System Air Filtration and Adsorption Units of Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear
  • Regulatory Guide 1.8; Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 2, April,1987)
  • Regulatory Guide 3.66; Standard Format and Content of Financial Assurance Mechanisms Required for Decommissioning Under 10 CFR 30, 40, 70, and 72 (June, 1990)
  • Regulatory Guide 4.15; Quality Assurance for Radiological Monitoring Programs (Normal Operations) - Effluent Streams and the Environment (Rev. 1., February, 1979)
  • Regulatory Guide 8.13; Instruction Concerning Prenatal Radiation Exposure (Rev. 2, December, 1987)
  • Regulatory Guide 8.15; Acceptable Programs for Respiratory Protection (October, 1976)
  • Regulatory Guide 8.23; Radiation Safety Surveys at Medical Institutions, Rev 1 (1981)
  • Regulatory Guide 8.32; Criteria for Establishing a Tritium Bioassay Program (July, 1988)
  • Regulatory Guide 8.36; Radiation Dose to the Embryo/Fetus (July, 1992)
  • Regulatory Guide 8.38; Control of Access to High and Very High Radiation Areas of Nuclear Power Plants (June, 1993)
  • Regulatory Guide 10.8; Preparation of Applications for Medical Use Programs (Rev. 2), (August, 1987)

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