The following laws, regulations, and Department of Energy Orders as related to environmental Radiation

DOE-STD-1157-2002

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

a. Discuss the requirements for each document and describe the process for reviewing the above

listed documents.

b. Describe the process for performing an assessment of the above listed documents and discuss

criteria that could be used during an assessment.

c. Perform a written review/assessment of each of the above listed documents.

d. Discuss the relationship between 40 CFR 1500, Regulations for Implementing the Procedural

Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, and DOE O 451.1B, National

Environmental Policy Act Compliance Program.

36. Environmental restoration personnel shall demonstrate a working level knowledge of the

following laws, regulations, and Department of Energy Orders as related to environmental

radiation:

Atomic Energy Act

40 CFR 61 Subpart H, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

40 CFR 141, National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.

DOE O 5400.1, General Environmental Protection Program

DOE O 5400.5, Radiation Protection of the Public and the Environment

DOE O 435.1, Radioactive Waste Management

40 CFR 122, EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination

System

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

a. Discuss the application of the above listed documents to the Department of Energy and its

facilities.

b. Define the following terms and their implications for regulation in the Department of Energy:

Source material

Special nuclear material

Byproduct material

Naturally occurring or accelerator-produced radioactive material

c. Describe the concept of Reportable Quantity and identify that quantity for a given radionuclide.

d. Describe the system for classifying mixed waste and the general requirements for treatment,

storage and disposal.

e. Describe the basic monitoring and reporting requirements of radionuclides in National Emissions

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants and state the dose limit.

Describe the basic limits for radionuclides in drinking water and their application to Department

operations.