Elements of a Radiological Control Program cont'd - DOE-HDBK-1141-2001

Radiological Assessor Training

DOE-HDBK-1141-2001

Handouts

Elements of a Radiological Control Program (cont.)

Instrumentation and equipment design or selection for the following:

Computer systems

Process control instrumentation

Alarms and warning systems

Auxiliary lighting

Communication systems

Design of special tools and enclosures including:

Glove boxes

Hoods

Tents

Robotics

Remote manipulators

Portable temporary ventilation systems

Containment systems

Radiological safety work practices and administrative controls

General ALARA concepts and controls, including:

Overall concept of keeping exposures ALARA

Setting and reestablishing person-rem goals

General methods of achieving ALARA goals

Basic principles of time, distance, and shielding

Documenting and maintaining trend analyses of historical exposure

data, job-specific dose estimates, and experiences

Establishment and control of individual and collective dose limits,

including:

Regulatory limits to workers

Administrative limits to workers

Derived air concentrations

Limits of radionuclides in drinking water in controlled areas and

external sources

Limits for annual effective dose equivalent for fetuses (for consistency

with instructor's guide), students, and those under 18 years of age

Limits and policies for controlling exposure to pregnant women

Documentation of planned special exposures exceeding annual

effective dose limits in unusual situations (nonemergency)

Limits for emergency rescue and recovery operations