Authorized Person

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conditions for performing work (authorization agreement) to less rigorous oversight and post-

performance assessment of the contractor's work. [DNFSB/TECH-16]

39.

AUTHORIZED PERSON. Any person required by work duties to be in a regulated area. [10

CFR 850.3]

40.

AUTHORIZED PERSON. A person approved or assigned by the employer to perform a

specific type of duty or duties or to be at a specific location or locations at the jobsite. [29 CFR

1926.32]

41.

BACKFIT. The imposition of a new or proposed nuclear safety requirement which dictates the

modification of, or addition to: (1) systems, structures and components of a facility; (2) the

existing or approved design of a facility; or (3) the procedures or organization required to

design, construct, or operate a facility. [EH62dd1]

42.

BACKFIT ANALYSIS. A cost/benefit-analysis of proposed backfit. A backfit analysis can

be either for a group of facilities or for a specific facility. Backfit analyses are to be judgmental

and guided by available quantitative information. [EH62dd1]

43.

BACKFIT REVIEW COMMITTEE (BRC). The committee established to review the backfit

analysis for proposed nuclear safety backfits. This committee shall consist of representatives

from each nuclear program office; the Office of Nuclear Safety Policy and Standards; and the

Office of Environment, Safety and Health. [EH62dd1]

44.

BACKGROUND. Radiation from:

(i) Naturally occurring radioactive materials which have not been technologically enhanced;

(ii) Cosmic sources;

(iii) Global fallout as it exists in the environment (such as from the testing of nuclear explosive

devices);

(iv) Radon and its progeny in concentrations or levels existing in buildings or the environment

which have not been elevated as a result of current or prior activities; and

(v)

Consumer products containing nominal amounts of radioactive material or producing

nominal amounts of radiation. [10 CFR 835.2]