Re: 2 mrem limit

[carol marcus <csmarcus@ucla.edu>]

At 01:46 PM 7/8/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>The question originally was for I-131, where virtually all patients, even if
>>they are hospitalized, can be "released in accordance with 35.75".  They may
>>be hospitalized for other reasons (concern about possible arrhythmias,
>>etc.).  If the patient CANNOT be released because he really could reasonably
>>give someone over 500mrem, then the Part 20 limit still applies. 
>>
>>Ciao, Carol
>>
>><csmarcus@ucla.edu>
>>
>
>
>Hmm, I'd be real interested to see the NRC's take on this interpretation.
>It would seem that if you are not going to release the patient from your
>facility - as in out the door - then you still have the responsibility to
>ensure the general public areas of your facility meet the 2 mrem in an hour
>and 100 mrem/y limits.
>
>If you release the person outside of your facility, then the 500 mrem limit
>would take effect.  I think there is a difference in facility limits and
>limits for individual patients released outside the facility.
>
>At a minimum I think you would have to do a lot of justifying to an
>inspector if you used the interpretation above.
>
>This is an opinion - call your friendly NRC rep for the facts!
>
>Patrick Muldoon
>pmuldoon@mail.arc.nasa.gov  
>
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>Fortunately, I live in an intelligent Agreement State, and do not have to
care about the irrational  NRC or its inspectors. Having participated quite
a lot in the initial rulemaking, I know what the intent of that exemption
was, even if NRC denies the truth.

Ciao, Carol

<csmarcus@ucla.edu>

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