Occupational Health (Division 8): Regulatory Guides 8.21 - 8.40
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.
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| Guide Number | Title | Revision No. | Issue Date | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.21 | Health Physics Surveys for Byproduct Material at NRC-Licensed Processing and Manufacturing Plants (Withdrawn -- See 89 FR 5, 01/02/2024) | W | 01/2024 | |
| 1 | 10/1979 | Periodic Review – July 2023 - Withdraw Periodic Review – March 2023 Revise Periodic Review - October 2012 - Considerations | ||
| 0 | 05/1978 | |||
| 8.22 | Bioassay at Uranium Mills | 2 | 05/2014 | Periodic Review – May 2024 - No Action |
| 1 | 08/1988 | |||
| 0 | 07/1978 | |||
| 8.23 | Radiation Safety Surveys at Medical Institutions (Withdrawn -- See 83 FR 38729, 08/07/2018) | W | 08/2018 | |
| 1 | 01/1981 | Reviewed in 2017 – Withdraw | ||
| 0 | 02/1979 | |||
| 8.24 | Health Physics Surveys During Enriched Uranium-235 Processing and Fuel Fabrication | 2 | 06/2012 | Periodic Review 2022 – No Action |
| 1 | 10/1979 | |||
| 0 | 11/1978 | |||
| 8.25 | Air Sampling in the Workplace | 1 | 06/1992 | Reviewed in 2017 – No issues identified |
| 0 | 08/1980 | |||
| 8.26 | Applications of Bioassay for Fission and Activation Products | 0 | 09/1980 | Reviewed in 2018 – Issues identified for future consideration |
| 8.27 | Radiation Protection Training for Personnel at Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants | 0 | 03/1981 | Reviewed in 2017 – Issues identified for future consideration |
| 8.28 | Audible-Alarm Dosimeters | 0 | 08/1981 | Reviewed in 2018 – Revise |
| 8.29 | Instruction Concerning Risks from Occupational Radiation Exposure | 1 | 02/1996 | Reviewed in 2017 – Revise |
| 0 | 07/1981 | |||
| 8.30 | Health Physics Surveys in Uranium Recovery Facilities | 1 | 05/2002 | Periodic Review July 2019 – Considerations Periodic Review April 2014 – Considerations Periodic Review September 2011 – No Action |
| 0 | 06/1983 | |||
| 8.31 | Information Relevant to Ensuring that Occupational Radiation Exposures at Uranium Recovery Facilities Will Be as Low as Is Reasonably Achievable | 1 | 05/2002 | Periodic Review October 2022 Consideratons Periodic Review October 2012 – No Action |
| 0 | 05/1983 | |||
| 8.32 | Criteria for Establishing a Tritium Bioassay Program | 0 | 07/1988 | Reviewed in 2017 – Issues identified for future consideration |
| 8.33 | Quality Management Program | W | 06/2012 | |
| 0 | 10/1991 | |||
| 8.34 | Monitoring Criteria and Methods To Calculate Occupational Radiation Doses | 1 | 08/2022 | |
| 0 | 07/1992 | Reviewed in 2017 – Revise | ||
| 8.35 | Planned Special Exposures | 1 | 08/2010 | Reviewed in 2015 – No issues identified |
| 0 | 06/1992 | |||
| 8.36 | Radiation Dose to the Embryo/Fetus | 0 | 07/1992 | Reviewed in 2017 – Revise |
| 8.37 | ALARA Levels for Effluents from Materials Facilities | 0 | 07/1993 | Reviewed in 2018 – No issues identified |
| 8.38 | Control of Access to High and Very High Radiation Areas of Nuclear Plants | 1 | 05/2006 | Periodic Review in 2026 – Reviewed with no issues identified Periodic Review in 2016 – Reviewed with no issues identified |
| 0 | 06/1993 | |||
| 8.39 | Release of Patients Administered Radioactive Materials | DG | 04/2023 | DG-8061 - Proposed Revision 2 |
| 1 | 04/2020 | |||
| 0 | 04/1997 | Periodic Review May 2017 – Revise Periodic Review November 2011 – No Action | ||
| 8.40 | Methods for Measuring Effective Dose Equivalent from External Exposure | 0 | 07/2010 | Periodic Review in 2025 – Reviewed with no issues identified Periodic Review in 2015 – Reviewed with issues identified for future consideration |
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Friday, June 12, 2026
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