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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.

Americium-238

Atomic No.	Radionuclide	Class	Table 1 Occupational Values			Table 2 Effluent Concentrations		Table 3 Releases to Sewers
			Col. 1	Col. 2	Col. 3	Col. 1	Col. 2	Table 3 Releases to Sewers
			Oral Ingestion ALI (µCi)	Inhalation		Air (µCi/ml)	Water (µCi/ml)	Monthly Average Concentration (µCi/ml)
			Oral Ingestion ALI (µCi)	ALI (µCi)	DAC (µCi/ml)	Air (µCi/ml)	Water (µCi/ml)	Monthly Average Concentration (µCi/ml)
95	Americium-238²	W, all compounds	4E+4	3E+3 Bone surf	1E-6	–	5E-4	5E-3
95	Americium-238²	W, all compounds	–	(6E+3)	–	9E-9	–	–

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