"PROJECT WITHDRAWN"-Regulation Package R-31-98, "Standards for Protection Against Radiation"
Summary
SCH Number
2001098012
Public Agency
California Department of Public Health
(CDPH)
Document Title
"PROJECT WITHDRAWN"-Regulation Package R-31-98, "Standards for Protection Against Radiation"
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/4/2001
Document Description
The project is a regulation package that incorporates by reference the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's standards for radiation protection. Among those standards is the requirement that a site being decommissioned may be released for unrestricted use only if the residual radioactivity that is distinguished from background results in a dose to an individual that does not exceed 25 millirem per year.
Contact Information
Name
David Wesley
Agency Name
Department of Health Services, Radiologic Health Branch,
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Regions
Statewide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15308
Reasons for Exemption
Project adopts a standard set by federal agency and which is much lower than the standard currently in place in California. Pursuant to the regulation, licensed sites will have to be cleaned up to a much greater degree before being released for unrestricted use. Thus, the regulations will assure the protection of the environment.
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