Application of Provisions - doe-std-1098-99cn1a0015

DOE-STD-1098-99

Radiological Control

Excellence in Radiological Control

March 2005

several sites but who also operate sites with more than one prime contractor, the site manual should take precedence

over the corporate radiological control manual.

Subcontractors should comply with the site-specific radiological control manual.

Where DOE employees are conducting the transport of nuclear devices or components, a program-specific

radiological control manual, based upon the provisions of this Standard, should be issued and approved by the DOE

Operations Office Manager. Controlled copies of such manuals should be provided to the Secretarial Officer

having primary responsibility for operations at the site.

115 Application of Provisions

This Standard assumes that most facilities or sites have organizations in place that generally meet the provisions

presented in the text. It is not the intent of this Standard to unnecessarily create new or separate organizations if

those functions can be incorporated into existing ones. Existing organizational and committee charters should be

revised to reflect the provisions and emphasis of this Standard. Similarly, titles such as "radiological control

manager" and "radiological control technician" that are used in the Standard may locally be designated differently.

A phased approach to transition to the use of the titles of positions in this Standard should be adopted.

Corresponding position descriptions and organizational charts should be revised to accurately reflect required

radiological control responsibilities.

The degree of program formality and extent of the associated administrative process should be commensurate with

the extent of existing and potential radiological hazards. For example, a site with an annual collective total

effective dose equivalent of one person-rem or less, that works with small quantities of unsealed radioactive

material, would not be expected to have a radiological control program as complex as one required at higher hazard

sites. At lower hazard sites, some program elements may be satisfied by brief policy statements.

116 User Groups

DOE encourages its contractors to establish informal working associations that promote dialogue among the

radiological control organizations from similar or comparable facilities. User Groups should include representation

from various contractors. Assignment of members to the user groups should be on a rotating basis.

To assist contractors in identifying and adopting proven practices and implementing procedures in a timely manner

within the DOE complex, DOE encourages its contractors to develop, through the User Groups, Radiological Work

Practices Handbooks that can be used by a given category or class of facilities associated with the User Group.

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