Elements of a Radiological Control Program - DOE-HDBK-1141-2001

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Elements of a Radiological Control Program

The following pages list typical elements of a Radiological Control Program. The

listing of these elements is intended to describe the magnitude of a complete

protection program. These elements were derived from several sources.

The list is a generic compilation of program elements and is not intended to

describe the program at any specific facility. Effective Radiological Control

Programs will vary from site to site and facility to facility based on many factors.

These factors include:

The specific facility mission

The types and quantities of radioactive materials in use at the site

The physical and chemical forms of radioactive materials in use at the

site

The physical location of the site in relation to the population centers

The size of the work force

The age of the facility

The original facility design criteria

Some of the elements of a Radiological Control Program are dependent on the

specific radionuclides present at a site. For example, internal dosimetry methods

are specifically dependent on the type of radionuclide being tested for.

The purpose of this list is to allow the user to compare a specific program with

the elements identified here. It is up to the user to integrate the appropriate

elements into his/her own site's programs.