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Appendix
Pages 270-277

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... and N at a point of interest in tissue, where D is absorbed dose, Q is the quality factor, and N is the product of any other modifying factors. The "effective dose equivalent" was introduced to include the different sensitivities of individual tissues and organs, which are important for internal dosimetry: its unit is the same as the unit of"dose equivalent." In the 1990 recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRT 1991)
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From page 271...
... yielded in, or made radioactive by, exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or using special nuclear material; and (2) The tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from ore processed primarily for its source-material content, including discrete surface wastes resulting from uranium-solution extraction processes.
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From page 272...
... dose or radiation dose A generic term that means absorbed dose, dose equivalent, effective dose equivalent, committed dose equivalent, committed effective dose equivalent, or total effective dose equivalent. dose equivalent (HT)
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From page 273...
... relative biological effectiveness (RBE) The ratio of the absorbed dose of a reference radiation (usually 200 keV x rays)
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From page 274...
... uranium fuel cycle The operations of milling of uranium ore, chemical conversion of uranium, isotopic enrichment of uranium, fabrication of uranium fuel, generation of electricity by a light-water-cooled nuclear power plant using uranium fuel, and reprocessing of spent uranium fuel to the extent that these activities directly support the production of electric power for public use. Does not include mining operations, operations at waste-disposal sites, transportation of radioactive material in support of these operations, and the reuse of recovered nonuranium special nuclear and byproduct materials from the cycle.
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From page 275...
... LIST OF ACRONYMS AEC Atomic Energy Commission ALARA As low as reasonably achievable AK Alaska ARAR Applicable or relevant and appropriate requirement BEIR Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations BSEE Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering CEC Commission of the European Communities CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CFR Code of Federal Regulations CRCPD Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors DHHS Department of Health and Human Services DOE Department of Energy EC European Communities EDTA Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid EPA Environmental Protection Agency ERR Excess relative risk FR Federal Register FRC Federal Radiation Council FUSRAP Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program GAO Government Accounting Office HI Hawaii HPS Health Physics Society IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
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From page 276...
... 276 ICRP ICRU MCL MCLG MTHM NARM NCP NCRP NESHAP NJ NORM NPDES NRC NYU OSTP PG PIC RCRA Rn ROD RR Relative risk SAB Science Advisory Board of the Environmental Protection GUIDELINES FOR EXPOSURE TO TENORM International Commission on Radiological Protection International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements Maximum contaminant level Maximum contaminant level goal Metric tons of heavy metal Naturally occurring and accelerator-produced radioactive materials National contingency plan National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants New Jersey Naturally occurring radioactive materials National pollutant discharge elimination system Nuclear Regulatory Commission New York University Office of Science and Technology Policy Phosphogypsum Pressurized ionization chamber Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Radon Record of Decision Agency SFMP Surplus Facilities Management Program SI Systeme International (units) SSRCR Suggested state regulations for the control of radiation TBC To be considered TEDE Total effective dose equivalent TENORM Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials TLD Thermoluminescent dosimeter TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act UIC Underground injection control UK United Kingdom UNSCEAR United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation UMT Uranium mill tailings UMTRCA Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act US United States USDW Underground source of drinking water
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From page 277...
... APPENDIX US EPA WL WLM 277 Environmental Protection Agency Working level Working level monk
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Key Terms

  • absorbed dose
  • effective dose
  • special nuclear
  • quality factor
  • weighting factor

  • nuclear material
  • international commission
  • radiation protection
  • uranium fuel
  • committed effective

  • total effective
  • source material
  • equivalent dose
  • radioactive material
  • committed dose

  • european communities
  • radiation units
  • unit mass
  • quantities expressed
  • applicable weighting

  • national council
  • modifying factors
  • special unit
  • radiation weighting
  • nuclear regulatory

  • radiation control
  • regulatory commission
  • body organ
  • systeme international
  • including source


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