Current Topics in Radiological Control

The Office of Worker Safety and Health Policy is providing the following current topics of interest in radiological control. These topics are for information purposes only and do not establish any DOE policy or requirements.

Current Topics of Interest

• Reaffirmation of DOE Technical Standard: HS-10 staff have completed the reaffirmation process for DOE-HDBK- 1131-2007, "General Employee Radiological Training". The reaffirmed version is available on the DOE Technical Standards website at: http://www.hss.doe.gov/nuclearsafety/techstds/standard.html, and on the HS-11 radiation safety training website at: http://www.hss.doe.gov/HealthSafety/wshp/radiation/rst/rstmater.htm.
• Chelation Facts, July 2012
• Applicability of 10 CFR 835 Exclusion for Consumer Products or Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material - pending
• NRC Notification of Recommendation to Revise Radiation Protection Regulations - April, 25, 2012
• OE-3 2012-02: Radiologically Contaminated Respirators
• Potential Effects of a Decrease in the Limit for Equivalent Dose to the Lens of the Eye, April 2012
• Neutron Weighting Factor Conversion Dates
• OE-3 2012-01: Control of Sealed Radioactive Sources
• DOE Response to NRC Eye Dose Questions, October 2011

Radiological Control General Topics

• Radiation Detection Instrumentation at DOE
• Radiation Protection Orientation
• Radiation in Perspective

Any questions, contact:
Peter.O'Connell@hq.doe.gov
Certified Health Physicist
Office of Health and Safety
Department of Energy
(301) 903-5641