Technical Guidelines for Maintaining Occupational Exposures as Low as Practicable. Phase I. Summary of Current Practices.

摘要

Reducing radiation exposures to as low as practicable is a principle that was first introduced in 1949. However,the recent controversy over the low-level effects of radiation has led the Department of Energy (DOE) to review its programs. One such review was conducted by the Pacific Northwest Laboratory to survey the implementation of the ALAP principle in the DOE laboratories. This report contains the results of that survey,performed in 18major DOE installations. The DOE contractors were asked questions concerning the following eight major areas:management,operational health physics,design,dosimetry,instrumentation,training,risk/cost-benefit,and impact of the ALAP philosophy. The survey revealed several potential areas of concern,which are described in this report. These areas will be addressed in the forthcoming manual, A Guide to Reducing Radiation Exposures As Low As Practicable. (ERA citation 04:001498)