NUREG-1537, Part 2 - NRC

Acceptance Criteria
RADIATIoN PRtowzoN PRoGRA AND WAsTE MANAGEMENT
Acceptance criteria for the radiation-protection program. include the following:
The scope and conte-nt ofthe radiation protectio'n prougram sho-ul'd be
dlearly based on a commitment of ailt management to protect the
facility staf the environment, and the public from unacceptable exposure
to radiation.
* The facility organization chart should show that the management of the
radiation protection prog'ram is inde'pend-ent o'fthe reactor operation's
management.
* The program should provide for compliance with all applicable regulations.
* The program should show clearly that all review areas (discussed above)
have been addressed and all expected radiation doses have been addressed.
* The program procedures should establish and describe clear lines of
repnibility and clear methods for radiation protectionudromaad
emergency conditions.
* Procedures should be organized and "presented for convenient use by'
operators and technicians at the appropriate locations, and should be free
of extraneous material. Supplementary or revised procedures should be
issued when necessary to reflect radiation protection changees and
impovements. Procedures should be periodically reiee bysupervisors
and the review committee. New or revised procedures affectinfg radiation
protection should be reviewed and approved by the ifadiatiori protection
staff, appropriate management, and the review committee.
* AM employees and visitors granted unescorted access to the facility should
Ireceive training concerning the radiological health and protection pro'grami,
commensurate with their job duties and functio ns, or purposes of their'.
visits. Certified individuals, including -operators anid their supervisors,
should be given classroom and on-the-job trinig in ra'diation control
practices. Thbe radiation protection training program should be p'art of the
,ongoing training program established and maintained by the facility to train
-and requalify individuals as re-quired.
* The review committee or committees resp~onsibli for radiation Prtection
should report. to a level of management sufficiently" high to take any'
necessary corrective action; should have clearly written charters that
describe their purposes, functions, authority, responsibility, and
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