Re: Individual Dose Monitoring Response

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@ix.netcom.com>]

The report must be sent for all workers that are "officially" 
monitored for dose, meaning that the facility has made the conscious 
decision that the individual "will more likely than not" exceed 10% 
of the annual regulatory limits, which is 500 mrem TEDE. The 
regulations do not disallow the use of electronic dosimetry for 
monitoring the individual. Electroninc dosimetry need not meet NVLAP 
requirements, although many nuclear utilities have pursued 
accreditation through NVLAP (voluntary at this point), primarily in 
Category IV only (Cs-137, Protection Range). Some utilities still 
process monthly (as does my former utility) but the majority are 
quarterly and there are a few that are now processing semi-annully. 
The frequency of processing has to fit the dose patterns, and, the 
utilities (or other facility) need to ensure that the doses assigned 
are correlated to the secondary dosimetry devices.
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Sandy Perle
Technical Director
ICN Dosimetry Division
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Office: (800) 548-5100 x2306 
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