Hearing Officer

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HEARING OFFICER. An individual appointed by the Director, Office of Hearings and

Appeals (OHA) to conduct a hearing on a complaint filed under 10 CFR 708, pursuant to

708.9. [10 CFR 708.4]

HEAT RESISTANT. A material having the quality or capability of withstanding heat for

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a specified period at a maximum given temperature without decomposing or losing its

integrity. [DOE-STD-1066-97]

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HIGH CONTAMINATION AREA. Any area, accessible to individuals, where

removable surface contamination levels exceed or are likely to exceed 100 times the

removable surface contamination values specified in appendix D of 10 CFR 835. [10

CFR 835.2]

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HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTER. A filter capable of

trapping and retaining at least 99.97 percent of 0.3 micrometer monodispersed particles.

[10 CFR 850.3]

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HIGH EXPLOSIVES (HE). Explosive substances capable of mass detonation, and for

which there is a significant probability of accidental initiation or transition from burning

to detonation. [DOE O 6430.1A]

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HIGH-LEVEL WASTE. High-level waste is the highly radioactive waste material

resulting from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, including liquid waste produced

directly in reprocessing and any solid material derived from such liquid waste that

contains fission products in sufficient concentrations; and other highly radioactive

material that is determined, consistent with the existing law, to require permanent

isolation. [Adapted from: Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended] [DOE M

435.1-1 Chg 1]

HIGH-LEVEL WASTE (HLW). The highly radioactive material that results from the

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reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, including liquid waste produced directly in

reprocessing and any solid waste derived from the liquid, that contains a combination of

transuranic waste and fission products in concentrations requiring permanent isolation.

[DOE G 460.2-1]

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HIGH RADIATION AREA. Any area, accessible to individuals, in which radiation

levels could result in an individual receiving a deep dose equivalent in excess of 0.1 rem

(0.001 sievert) in 1 hour at 30 centimeters from the radiation source or from any surface

that the radiation penetrates. [10 CFR 835.2]

DRAFT