Radiological Records - STD-1128-98master0087

DOE-STD-1128-98

Guide of Good Practices for Occupational Radiological Protection in Plutonium Facilities

3.6.6 Health Physicist Training Involvement

Facility health physicists should have comprehensive knowledge of all of the material on

plutonium radiation safety that is included in the training programs for radiation workers and

RCTs.

3.7

RADIOLOGICAL RECORDS

The systematic generation and retention of records relating to the occupational radiation protection

program are essential to describe the occupational radiation exposure received by workers and the

conditions under which the exposures occurred. Such records have potential value for medical,

epidemiological, and legal purposes.

Regulation 10 CFR 835 (DOE, 1998a) establishes radiation protection program records

requirements. The standard, Radiological Control (DOE, 1999a), provides guidance for radiation

protection program records.

10 CFR 835 Subpart H requires that records be maintained that document compliance with

10 CFR 835. Subpart H requires specific information on the following types of records:

-- Individual monitoring records

-- Monitoring and workplace records

-- Administrative Records

Most of the required radiological records have established retention periods. The retention periods

are discussed in DOE Order 200.1, Information Management Program (DOE, 1996a). Individual

records may be covered by the Privacy Act; the DOE has codified the Privacy Act in 10 CFR 1008,

Records Maintained on Individuals (Privacy Act) (DOE, 1994n).

Detailed guidance on development and maintenance of a radiological exposure recordkeeping and

reporting system can be found in DOE Implementation Guide G 441.1-2, Implementation Guides

Occupational Radiation Protection Record-keeping and Reporting (DOE, 1999b).

3.8

ALARA AND OPTIMIZATION

The policy of maintaining radiation exposures ALARA has existed in principle since the early

1940s. The evolution of ALARA into a formal program began in the early 1960s. It is well to

remember that the ALARA approach was applied to radiation protection far earlier and is much

more institutionalized than any comparable approach to other hazards.

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