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ALARA

ALARA … As defined in Title 10, Section 20.1003, of the Code of Federal Regulations ( 10 CFR 20.1003 ), ALARA is an acronym for "as low as (is) reasonably … detail, see Dose Limits for Radiation Workers . … ALARA

Health Physics Questions and Answers - Question 62

… - Question 62 … Question 62: With 10 CFR 20.1101 (b) making ALARA a requirement ("shall" instead of a "should"), does … program focus or in enforcement activity with respect to ALARA for occupational exposure at nuclear power plants? … respect to efforts to achieve occupational doses that are ALARA. Collective doses (person-rem) for both PWRs and BWRs …

Health Physics Questions and Answers - Question 133

… radiation protection principles to achieve doses that are ALARA. The ALARA concept emphasizes dose-reduction techniques that are … tested in use. "Practical" is more consistent with the ALARA concept because "practical" implies "sensible", …

EA-00-208 - Callaway (Union Electric Company)

… The findings involved performance deficiencies in your ALARA (As Low As is Reasonably Achievable) planning and … significant portion of this increase was the result of poor ALARA practices. At your request, a regulatory conference … be used to classify a particular activity as a job for ALARA purposes, and that, utilizing this approach, the …

Health Physics Questions and Answers - Question 381

… 8.10 fully meet the requirements of 20.1101 (b) regarding ALARA programs? (b) If not, does the NRC plan to update … and cost-effective for maintaining occupational doses ALARA. For example, these guides do not recognize the … source and field controls for maintaining doses that are ALARA. (b) The NRC staff has not yet established a schedule …

Health Physics Questions and Answers - Question 60

… for maintaining the total effective dose equivalent ALARA? For example, must such an evaluation be made each … equipment, the licensee does not need to record such ALARA evaluations for situations in which the projected … to be used, the licensee does not need to record such ALARA evaluations when the prospective intake is below the …

Response to Region II Interpretation for Control of High Radiation Areas

… of an HP Tech for all high radiation work is counter to ALARA requirements. The health physics position was written … radiation exposures to HP Techs would be counter to ALARA principles, and again could strain the finite resource … Techs. Additionally, care must be taken not to mix genuine ALARA concerns and STS 6.12.1 requirements. As an option for …

Health Physics Questions and Answers - Question 386

… to a worker's request for using a respirator when the TEDE-ALARA determination dictates that respiratory protection not … this is consistent with the goal of maintaining the TEDE ALARA) may not take place quickly. Furthermore, acceptance … However, the staff expects that over time the transition to ALARA-TEDE will be made and this worker acceptance problem …

Backgrounder on Environmental Monitoring at Nuclear Power Plants

… as low as is reasonably achievable – otherwise known as ALARA . Plant operators must also: Comply with radiation … NRC rules are in 10 CFR Part 20 . The NRC’s rules define ALARA, and each reactor license also specifies ALARA levels; plant operators must report to the NRC any …