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Answer to Question #2039 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"Category: Policy, Guidelines, and Regulations The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field: Q
What is the most convenient safety standard established until now
for occupational exposure to ionizing radiation? Are the neutron
exposure limits included in such standard? What standards are applied
now in the United States, England, and Germany concerning ionizing
radiation?
A
In the United States, the standards for occupational radiation exposure
(including neutrons) are regulated by several different federal agencies, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the US Department of Energy (DOE), and in many cases the individual states. Further information on the occupational dose limits at DOE and 10 CFR Part 835 can be found at the DOE Web site. For NRC's occupational exposure limits, please see 10 CFR Part 20 on the NRC Web site. For regulations in other countries, you may want to consider contacting the individual countries themselves, or contacting the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Web site to ask for additional country-specific information. Cynthia G. Jones, PhD Senior Assistant for Materials
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