Occupational dose reduction at Department of Energy contractor facilities. Study of ALARA programs: Good practice documents: Appendices.

摘要

These appendices are a supplement to the report entitled ''Occupational Dose Reduction at Department of Energy Contractor Facilities: Study of ALARA Programs--Status 1990. '' The report describes the results of a survey conducted at various Department of Energy (DOE) contractor facilities during 1989 and 1990 to assess the current status of ALARA program implementation. This supplement to that report contains examples of generic ''good practice'' documents typically associated with implementing the major elements of a formally documented ALARA program at a major DOE contractor facility. These good practice ALARA program documents were developed based on the best representative examples from the visited contractor facilities, supplemented as necessary with examples from the commercial nuclear industry. Other techniques, methods or practices may be as good or better (the authors would appreciate hearing or receiving information about them). These good practice documents are provided as an optional resource for incorporation into existing contractor ALARA programs. It should be noted that these documents were developed prior to the issuance of the Department of Energy Radiological Control (RadCon) Manual, and consequently do not reflect in all instance's the requirements or specific terminology of that manual. These good practice documents were also designed to be consistent with current DOE Order requirements, where applicable; however, subsequent revisions to DOE Orders may make these documents outdated. The user should consequently review and update these good practice documents against the requirements of the RadCon Manual and against any revisions to applicable DOE Orders prior to their implementation.