Inquiry regarding disposal by release into sanitary sewerage

[k244jsy@pinpoint.kins.re.kr (Jang Si-Young)]

Dear Radsafers,    Mar. 13, 1999


According to20.2003 (b) of 10CFR20, "excreta from individuals undergoing
medical diagnosis or therapy with radioactive material are not subject to
the limitations contained in paragraph (a) of this section".
Could someone please inform me of the technical bases of 20.2003 (b) ?
(bases or any reasons that the statement above mentioned was included into
10CFR20)

Thanks in advance.

Si-Young Jang
Korea Inst. of Nuclear Safety
P.O.B 114, Yusung, Taejon
Korea
(email: k244jsy@kins.re.kr)


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