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CESO Engineer Manual 385-1-80 Department of the Army U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Washington, DC 20314-1000 Safety EM 385-1-80 30 May 1997 RADIATION PROTECTION MANUAL Distribution Restriction Statement Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY EM 385-1-80 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CESO Washington, D.C. 20314-1000 Manual 30 May 1997 No. 385-1-80 Safety RADIATION PROTECTION MANUAL Table of Contents Subject Para. Page Subject Para. Page Chapter 1. Organization of USACE Radiation Protection Program. Authorized Users’ Assistants 2-8 2-7 Purpose 1-1 1-1 Applicability 1-2 1-1 Policy 1-3 1-1 Management Commitment, Involvement, and Leadership 1-4 1-2 Scope 1-5 1-2 Overview of this Manual 1-6 1-3 Site Supervisors 2-9 2-7 Project/Plan/Procedure Originators and Reviewers 2-10 2-8 Radiation Protection Committee 2-11 2-9 Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW), Center of Expertise 2-12 2-9 Refresher Training 2-13 2-10 Chapter 2. USACE Personnel Responsibilities and Qualifications. Additional Training/ Special Applications 2-14 2-10 The Chief, Safety and Occupational Health Office, HQUSACE 2-1 2-1 Radiation Protection Staff Officer 2-2 2-1 All Personnel including Visitors at a Radiation Site 2-15 2-10 Chapter 3. Introduction to Radiation. USACE Commanders 2-3 2-2 Radiation Protection Officer 2-4 2-3 Laser Safety Officer 2-5 2-4 Qualified Health Physics Personnel 2-6 2-5 Authorized Users 2-7 2-5 Atomic Structure 3-1 3-1 Radioactive Decay 3-2 3-1 Activity 3-3 3-2 Decay Law 3-4 3-3 Types of Ionizing Radiation 3-5 3-4 i EM 385-1-80 30 May 97 Interaction of Radiation With Matter 3-6 3-6 Renewing Licenses or ARAs 4-11 4-10 Human Health Effects 3-7 3-8 Determinants of Dose 3-8 3-9 Background Radiation 3-9 3-11 Radiation Quantities 3-10 3-12 Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation 3-11 3-16 Transfer of Radioactive Materials 4-12 4-10 Terminating a Radioactive Material License or ARAs 4-13 4-11 Information Flow through Applicable USACE Channels 4-14 4-11 Ways to Minimize Exposure 3-12 3-18 Standing Operating Procedures 3-13 3-21 Monitoring and Surveying Equipment 3-14 3-21 Chapter 4. Licensing. Overview of Regulatory Agencies 4-1 4-1 Types of NRC Radioactive Material Licenses 4-2 4-1 Chapter 5. Dose Limits and ALARA. Occupational Dose Limit Structure 5-1 5-1 USACE Dose Limits 5-2 5-1 NRC and Agreement State Dose Limits 5-3 5-3 OSHA Dose Limits 5-4 5-4 Monitoring requirements 5-5 5-4 Doses to the Public 5-6 5-4 Chapter 6. Working with Radiation. `Storage Only` Licensing Caution Signs and 4-3 4-4 Labels 6-1 6-1 Radiation Generating Devices 4-4 4-4 Reciprocity Requirements 4-5 4-4 Army Radiation Authorization 4-6 4-5 Army Radiation Permits and Other Service Installation Permits 4-7 4-5 Applying for an NRC License 4-8 4-7 Applying for an ARA 4-9 4-9 Amendment Requests 4-10 4-9 Airborne Radioactivity 6-2 6-3 Rooms/Areas in Which Radioactive Material is No Longer Used or Stored 6-3 6-3 Receiving Radioactive Material 6-4 6-3 Radioactive Material and Radiation Generating Device Inventory 6-5 6-6 Storing Radioactive Material 6-6 6-6 ii EM 385-1-80 30 May 97 Contamination Control 6-7 6-7 Wipe Tests 6-8 6-8 Leak Testing 6-9 6-9 Exposure Rate Surveys 6-10 6-10 Hazmat Employee Training 8-12 8-7 Exceptions 8-13 8-8 Chapter 9. Waste Management. Accident/Incident Response Accident/Incident Reporting Audits and Reviews 6-11 6-11 6-12 6-11 6-13 6-13 Regulation of Radioactive Wastes 9-1 9-1 Low Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) 9-2 9-2 Elements of a Waste Management Program 9-3 9-4 Chapter 7. Personnel Monitoring. Material Tracking 9-4 9-4 External Monitoring 7-1 Internal Monitoring 7-2 Advanced Monitoring 7-3 Exposure Reporting 7-4 7-1 Waste Minimization 9-5 9-4 7-2 Waste Recycling 9-6 9-4 7-4 Waste Storage 9-7 9-5 7-5 Waste Disposal 9-8 9-5 Chapter 8. Transportation of Radioactive Material. Radionuclide Concentrations 9-9 9-7 Purpose 8-1 8-1 Chapter 10. Laser Safety. Applicability Regulations Procedures 8-2 8-1 Classifications of Lasers 10-1 10-1 8-3 8-1 Safety features and 8-4 8-2 Labeling Requirements 10-2 10-1 Packaging Marking Labeling Placarding Manifesting Hazardous Waste Manifesting 8-5 8-2 8-6 8-3 8-7 8-4 ... - tailieumienphi.vn