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Enforcement Manual Change Notice - Number 6

Change Notice Number 6 was issued on June 4, 2002, and deleted Appendix D: Hot Particle Enforcement Policy - Enforcement Policy Regarding Occupational Doses from Hot Particles. The policy was superseded by an amendment to 10 CFR Part 20 that revised the skin dose limit by changing the definition and method of calculating shallow-dose equivalents. The final rule was issued on April 5, 2002 (67 FR 16298) and became effective on June 4, 2002.

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