Policy, Guidelines, and Regulations

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Questions in this Category Are in the Following Subcategories:
• ALARA
• Decommissioning and Disposal
• Guidance Documents
• Non-US Regulations and Guidelines
• Policy and Cost-Benefit Issues
• Radiation Safety Issues
• Miscellaneous

ALARA
Q408	–	Dose limits for the lens of the eye and skin
Q435	–	ALARA Principle
Q1233	–	Threshold dose with ALARA
Q1635	–	²⁴¹Am and ALARA

Decommissioning and Disposal
Q255	–	What are the minimum levels of radioactivity in European standards?
Q1572	–	Canadian occupational dose limit
Q1827	–	Lead apron disposal

Guidance Documents
Q110	–	What is the release criteria for skin contamination?
Q199	–	What is the current occupational exposure limit for plutonium-239?
Q429	–	Exposure limits for yttrium-90
Q461	–	Dosimetry badging
Q585	–	Dose limit on natural radiation
Q667	–	CFR 20.1502
Q1145	–	Public dose limit
Q1152	–	"Safe" exposure levels
Q1269	–	Quarterly Dose Limits
Q1899	–	Acceptable level of radium-226
Q2964	–	Exceeding occupational doses
Q3219	–	Maximum permissible doses for radiation workers
Q4836	–	FGR 13, risk coefficients
Q5688	–	Posting requirements
Q6112	–	Changes to 10 CFR 35
Q6432	–	Cold water for radiological decontamination
Q6692	–	ICRP 2007: New dose limits?
Q6781	–	Recommendations for members of the public
Q7289	–	Calibration laboratories

Non-US Regulations and Guidelines
Q346	–	Knowledge for staffs who deal with radiation
Q1445	–	Radiation Safety Program
Q3035	–	How to appoint Radiation Safety Committee

Policy and Cost-Benefit Issues
Q58	–	How can I purchase a copy of N43.2?
Q162	–	I need clarification on the new ANSI/HPS N13.12-1999.
Q232	–	Do the colors magenta and yellow have a significance in the radiation warning symbol?
Q326	–	Standards for source check frequency
Q402	–	International Radiation Safety Standards
Q558	–	Errors in ANSI N13.12-1999
Q642	–	Environmental Monitoring Standards
Q1371	–	ANSI/HPS N13.12-1999
Q1773	–	ANSI 3.1 Qualification
Q2888	–	Error in ANSI/HPS N13.49-2001
Q3745	–	Molybdenum breakthrough

Radiation Safety Issues
Q1199	–	Type A and Type B packages
Q2098	–	Shipping surveys
Q2390	–	Carry check sources on airplane
Q3018	–	Radiochemical use and disposal
Q4526	–	Leak testing
Q5960	–	Personal contamination event
Q6271	–	Policies for stress test

Miscellaneous
Q130	–	Must the loss of a Po-210 static eliminator be reported?
Q156	–	Which radionuclides are by-product material?
Q201	–	Are there publications on Canadian regulations on construction of a radiotherapy room?
Q212	–	What are safe and legal options for radioactive source security during sterilization?
Q274	–	Have cost-benefit analyses been conducted on changing occupational radiation safety standards?
Q306	–	Source-checking portable survey instruments
Q440	–	Cost justification for a 1 rem dose
Q566	–	Monetary value per unit radiation dose
Q656	–	Patients and 10 CFR 35.75
Q766	–	Hospital regulations and standards
Q1099	–	Radiation warning symbol
Q1172	–	Iodine-131 bioassay requirement
Q1347	–	Working with thorium nitrate
Q1387	–	Location of radionuclide laboratories with respect to patient waiting areas
Q1609	–	Industrial x-ray machines
Q1686	–	Access to unsealed sources
Q1824	–	Ensuring lead integrity
Q1856	–	Lead aprons
Q2039	–	Ionizing radiation standards
Q2115	–	Imaging suite design requirements
Q2416	–	Radioactive liquid waste disposal
Q2418	–	Regulated quantities of radionuclides
Q2446	–	Radioactivity in building materials
Q2547	–	Regulatory authority for x-ray producing devices
Q2621	–	NUREG/CR-4007
Q3486	–	Steel mill use of cobalt-60
Q3631	–	Effects of ICRP
Q4023	–	Requirements for a senior reactor operator
Q4079	–	High radiation area
Q4252	–	Radioactivity in foodstuff
Q4650	–	10 CFR 35.100
Q4899	–	Inventory sources
Q4948	–	Training for hospital staff working with radioactive materials
Q4951	–	Surveys for surface contamination
Q5315	–	Alternatives to a social security number
Q5477	–	Posting Social Security Numbers and privacy
Q5854	–	Recommended dose limits
Q5928	–	Dispoal of radionuclides to the sea

The following Web sites may also be useful:

			Conference on Radiation Control Program Directors
			Department of Energy
			Environmental Protection Agency
			Food and Drug Administration
			Guidelines/Recommendations (International)
			Guidelines/Recommendations (UK)
			Guidelines/Recommendations (United States)
			International Policy
			Nuclear Regulatory Commission
			Standards
			Transportation of Radioactive Materials (NRPB)