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RE: State's Quarterly Dose Limits????
Sandy, Last time I looked OSHA still regulated using the quarterly dose
limit system (admittedly I've been out of the country for 9 months).
When they wrote 29 CFR 1910.1096 and 1926.53? they adopted the pre-1992
10 CFR 20 and applied it to all radiation sources, not just Source,
Byproduct and SNM. OSHA will usually not jump on NRCs turf, but has
dinged people for Radon in a tunneling project, and for x-ray equipment.
Its usually not much of an issue if you are running an NRC or agreement
state licensed facility, and following the NRC/Ag. State regs.
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> From: Sandy Perle[SMTP:sandyfl@ix.netcom.com]
> Reply To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 1998 9:54 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: State's Quartely Dose Limits????
>
> I received the following letter from an individual stating that there
> are states that still regulate based on quarterly limits. This was
> news to me. I was under the impression that all states adopted the
> annual regulatory limits as found in 10CFR20, effective January 1,
> 1994. I would be interested in knowing which states still regulate on
> quarterly limits and not on the annual limits.
>
> Thanks for any information...
>
> >With due respect, may I remind you that the quarterly regulatory
> limits are set by STATE regulation, whereas the annual limits are
> applicable only to federally regulated activities, under the control
> of the NRC, such as nuclear medicine. In most cases, the high
> readings are due to x-ray exposure, hence under state regulation. I
> cannot comment on the situation elsewhere, but in our (non-agreement)
> state, we are subject to a 1.25 rem limit per quarter.<
>
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> Sandy Perle
> Technical Director
> ICN Dosimetry Division
> Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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