Re: planned special exposures?

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     Radsafers,
     
     We at Byron Nuclear Station have not had any need to use the Planned 
     Special Exposure since the revision to 10CFR20.  We have also not had 
     to issue any respirators for the purposes of radiological repiratory 
     protection.  This has been a substantial change for us since we issued 
     over 4000 respirators per year before the change.  
     
     Paul Vitalis
     Health Physicist
     Byron Nuclear Station
     
     BYRPV@ccmail.ceco.com


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Subject: planned special exposures?
Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at INTERNET
Date:    11/16/95 4:15 PM


     
We are having a RAM meeting here in California amongst us regulators, and 
an interesting question came up.  We are wondering, since the "new" Part 20 
came into existence, has anyone needed and used a planned special exposure?
If so, for what reason, and what was the dose?  We are betting that using PSE's 
has not been necessary, considering the criteria for having one - i.e., 
"unusual" incidents where someone was likely to exceed annual limits.
     
Trisha Edgerton
Senior Health Physicist
California Radiologic Health Branch
pedgerto@hw1.cahwnet.gov