Re: 10CFR20 and ICRP 30

[David W Lee <lee_david_w@lanl.gov>]

Jerry:  The "Preamble" to the present 10 CFR 20 rule contains the NRC
commitment to ICRP 26/30 recommendations.  This "Preamble" is contained in
Federal Register Vol 56, No. 98, Tuesday, May 21, 1991, begginning on page
23365.  REGARDS


At 08:51 AM 07-11-96 -0600, you wrote:
>     OK Radsafers, we all know that the ICRP-30 intake/dose 
>     relationships have been incorporated in 10CFR20, Appendix B.  But 
>     where does it explicitly say this in the regulation (or in the 
>     Statements of Consideration)??
>     
>     The question was raised by the reviewer of a radiological 
>     accident assessment that I made, in which I used the organ and 
>     TEDE dose factors of Federal Guidance Report Nr. 11 (FGR-11).  
>     The FGR-11 dose factors [Sv/Bq] were derived from information in 
>     ICRP-30. [This connection is clearly stated.] My claim 
>     [challenged by the reviewer] was that "the data of ICRP-30 [via 
>     FGR-11] are accepted for assessments by the NRC. This data has 
>     been accepted and is, for example,  the basis of the ALI and DACs 
>     included in 10CFR20, Appendix B."  I could not find a clear 
>     reference for the connection between 10CFR20 Appendix B and 
>     ICRP-30.  Is there one???
>     
>     Indirectly one can show the ALIs and DACs of FGR-11 correspond to 
>     those of 10CFR20, but this approach to connecting ICRP-30 to 
>     10CFR20 is rather obtuse.
>     
>     Any leads??
>     
>     Jerry Lahti
>     Radiological Safety Specialist
>     ComEd
>     lahtigp@ccmail.ceco.com
>
>
>
David W. Lee
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