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Occupational Health (Division 8): Regulatory Guides 8.1 - 8.20
This page lists the number, title, publication date, and revisions for each regulatory guide in Division 8, "Occupational Health," with references to draft guides and related documents (where applicable).
See also Draft Regulatory Guides for Public Comment.
See NRC Regulatory Guides for more general information.
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| Guide Number | Title | Revision No. | Issue Date | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | Radiation Symbol (Withdrawn -- See 73 FR 53454, 09/16/2008) | W | 09/2008 | |
| 0 | 02/1973 | |||
| 8.2 | Administrative Practices in Radiation Surveys and Monitoring | 1 | 05/2011 | Periodic Review - July 2016 – No issues identified |
| 0 | 02/1973 | |||
| 8.3 | Film Badge Performance Criteria (Withdrawn -- See 63 FR 2426, 01/15/1998) | W | 01/1998 | |
| 0 | 02/1973 | |||
| 8.4 | Personnel Monitoring Device—Direct-Reading Pocket Dosimeters | 1 | 06/2011 | Reviewed in 2016 – No issues identified |
| 0 | 02/1973 | |||
| 8.5 | Criticality and Other Interior Evacuation Signals (Withdrawn -- See 76 FR 16017, 03/22/2011) | W | 03/2011 | |
| 1 | 03/1981 | |||
| 0 | 02/1973 | |||
| 8.6 | Standard Test Procedure for Geiger-Muller Counters (Withdrawn -- See 75 FR 12804, 03/17/2010) | W | 03/2010 | |
| 0 | 05/1973 | |||
| 8.7 | Instructions for Recording and Reporting Occupational Radiation Exposure Data | 4 | 04/2018 | |
| 3 | 11/2016 | |||
| 2 | 11/2005 | |||
| 1 | 06/1992 | |||
| 0 | 05/1973 | |||
| 8.8 | Information Relevant to Ensuring that Occupational Radiation Exposures at Nuclear Power Stations Will Be as Low as Is Reasonably Achievable | 3 | 06/1978 | Reviewed in 2018 – Issues identified for future consideration |
| 2 | 03/1977 | |||
| 1 | 09/1975 | |||
| 0 | 07/1973 | |||
| 8.9 | Acceptable Concepts, Models, Equations, and Assumptions for a Bioassay Program | 1 | 07/1993 | Reviewed in 2017 – No issues identified |
| 0 | 09/1973 | |||
| 8.10 | Operating Philosophy for Maintaining Occupational Radiation Exposures as Low as Is Reasonably Achievable | 2 | 08/2016 | |
| 1-R | 05/1977 | |||
| 1 | 09/1975 | |||
| 0 | 04/1974 | |||
| 8.11 | Applications of Bioassay for Uranium | 1 | 07/2015 | |
| 0 | 06/1974 | |||
| 8.12 | Criticality Accident Alarm Systems | W | 08/1998 | |
| 2 | 10/1988 | |||
| 1 | 01/1981 | |||
| 8.13 | Instruction Concerning Prenatal Radiation Exposure | 3 | 06/1999 | Reviewed in 2017 – Issues identified for future consideration |
| 2 | 12/1987 | |||
| 1 | 11/1975 | |||
| 0 | 03/1975 | |||
| 8.14 | Personnel Neutron Dosimeters | W | 02/2001 | |
| 1 | 08/1977 | |||
| 8.15 | Acceptable Programs for Respiratory Protection | 1 | 10/1999 | Reviewed in 2017 – Issues identified for future consideration |
| 0 | 10/1976 | |||
| 8.18 | Information Relevant to Ensuring that Occupational Radiation Exposures at Medical Institutions Will Be as Low as Reasonably Achievable | DG | 07/2026 | Issued DG 8063, Proposed Rev 3 |
| 2 | 04/2011 | Reviewed in 2016 – No issues identified | ||
| 1 | 10/1982 | |||
| 0 | 12/1977 | |||
| 8.19 | Occupational Radiation Dose Assessment in Light-Water Reactor Power Plants -- Design Stage Man-Rem Estimates | 1 | 06/1979 | Reviewed in 2021 – Issues identified for future consideration |
| 0 | 05/1978 | |||
| 8.20 | Applications of Bioassay for Radioiodine | 2 | 09/2014 | Periodic Review - September 2024 - No Action |
| 1 | 09/1979 | |||
| 0 | 04/1978 |
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