NUREG-1537, Part 2 - NRC

DECCMMISSIONI0PLANS
The DP should show that the licensee Will comply with 10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 50,
70, 71, and 73 (as they apply to decommissioning) and with applicable Department
of Transportation (DOT) regulations, including 49 CFR Parts 170 through 189.
3 PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
OF RADIATION WORKER AND -TIE PUBLIC
3.1 Radiation Protection
3.1.1 Ensuning As Low. As Reasonably Achievable
Radiation' Exposures
The licensee should provide sufficient information'to show that the facility
managers have established a clear policy for all radiological activities to maintain
exposures to the public, facility employees, and contractors as low as is reasonably
achievable (ALARA). The licensee should show where the manager responsible
for the ALARA program fits into the'overall management structure and should
explain how authority to implement the program is derived and applied. .The
ALARA program should include training, procedural reviewsivalkthroughs, and
criteria for minimizing occupational exposure and residual radioactivity. The
reviewer should compare the DP ALARA program to the program that was in
effect for reactor operations to help ensure that the DP ALARA program is
complete.
3.1.2 Health Physics Program-' -
To'find the health physics program acceptable, the reviewer should confirm that
the decommissioning radiation protection organization and program are consistent
with those for facility 6peration becaue decommissi6ning is ahalogous to such
activities that were performed during facility operation as major maintenance.
Programs that have been decreasd as a result of the granting of a possession-only
license amendment would need provisions to be returned to a condition for active
decommissioning. Because each non-power reactor licensee has developed a*
unique radiation protection program, the reviewer should study the SAR and DP
and make a direct comparison. The program is found acceptable if the
organization has comparable authority to operate independently, has access to top
management, and is staffed with experienced and qualified health physicists. The
program should include monitoring equipment, calibration schedules and
procedures, and an effectively organized ALARA program. .Operational plans for
assessing and documenting radiation exposure and for controlling exposure during
decommissioning activities should be described. -This includes protection from
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