Nev. Admin. Code § 459.335 - Dose limits for individual members of public; application for authorization to increase annual dose limit; imposition of additional restrictions; standards for nuclear power operations
1. Except as
otherwise provided in this section and subsection 2 of NAC
459.321, each licensee and
registrant shall conduct operations to ensure that:
(a) The total effective dose equivalent to
any member of the public from its licensed or registered operation does not
exceed 0.1 rem (1 millisievert) per year, not including the dose contribution
from background radiation, any medical administration the member of the public
has received, exposure to natural persons who have been administered
radioactive material and have been released from the control of a licensee
pursuant to
10
C.F.R. §
35.75, voluntary participation
in medical research, and the disposal by the licensee of radioactive material
into sanitary sewerage in accordance with NAC
459.3605; and
(b) The dose in any unrestricted area from
external sources, not including the dose contributions from natural persons who
have been administered radioactive material and have been released from the
control of a licensee pursuant to
10
C.F.R. §
35.75, does not exceed 0.002
rem (0.02 millisievert) in any 1 hour.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of
paragraph (a) of subsection 1, a licensee may allow a visitor to a person who
cannot be released pursuant to
10
C.F.R. §
35.75 to receive a radiation
dose greater than 0.1 rem (1 millisievert) if:
(a) The radiation dose does not exceed 0.5
rem (5 millisieverts); and
(b)
Before the visit, an authorized user has determined that the visit is
appropriate.
3. A
licensee, a registrant or an applicant for a license or registration may apply
to the Division for authorization to operate up to an annual dose limit for a
member of the public of 0.5 rem (5 millisieverts) per year. The application
must include:
(a) A demonstration of the need
for and the expected duration of operations in excess of the limit specified in
paragraph (a) of subsection 1;
(b)
A description of the program of the licensee or registrant to assess and
control the dose within the annual limit of 0.5 rem (5 millisieverts);
and
(c) The procedures to be
followed to maintain the dose as low as is reasonably achievable.
4. The Division may impose
additional restrictions on radiation levels in unrestricted areas and on the
total quantity of radionuclides that a licensee may release in effluents in
order to restrict the collective dose.
5. In addition to the requirements of this
section, a licensee who is subject to the provisions of 40 C.F.R. Part 190
shall comply with the standards set forth therein.
Notes
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