Re: Medical examination for a radiation worker

["K. Paul Steinmeyer" <kpstein@gyral.com>]

At 07:15 PM 4/18/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>If a facility comes under the NRC, an individual is defined a rad 
>worker if their projected dose is expected to exceed 1.0 mSv in the 
>calendar year.This is a recent change, that occurred several years 
>ago. This definition then coincides with the level of training the 
>individual must have, per their license or facility Technical 
>Specifications. This definition is a departure from defining a rad 
>worker based on the type of work performed, leaving it solely based 
>on the degree of dose expected to be received.
>
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There's a problem with this method of determining who is and who is not a
radiation worker.  What about those in exclusively H-3, C-14, S-35
programs?  They can work with very large quantities and (assuming they use
their fume hoods and protective clothing properly) will never have a
recordable dose.  Are they not radiation workers?  Do they not have to be
trained?

I think that radiation workers are anyone the licensee says are radiation
workers.  The 100 mrem/y dose is only one of several guidelines that should
be applied.

K. Paul Steinmeyer
kpstein@gyral.com
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