ASTM_E_1167_-_15.pdf

Designation:E116715Standard Guide forRadiation Protection Program for DecommissioningOperations1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1167;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide provides instruction to the individual chargedwith the responsibility for developing and implementing theradiation protection program for decommissioning operations.1.2 This guide provides a basis for the user to developradiation protection program documentation that will supportboth the radiological engineering and radiation safety aspectsof the decommissioning project.1.3 This guide presents a description of those elements thatshould be addressed in a specific radiation protection plan foreach decommissioning project.The plan would,in turn,formthe basis for development of the implementation proceduresthat execute the intent of the plan.1.4 This guide applies to the development of radiationprotection programs established to control exposures to radia-tion and radioactive materials associated with the decommis-sioning of nuclear facilities.The intent of this guide is tosupplement existing radiation protection programs as they maypertain to decommissioning workers,members of the generalpublic and the environment by describing the basic elements ofa radiation protection program for decommissioning opera-tions.1.5 This guide defines the elements of a radiation protectionprogram that will ensure that the goals and objectives of adecommissioning activity are attained within the radiologicallimits and restrictions imposed by applicable governing andregulating agencies.The implementation of such a programwill provide radiological protection to personnel and theenvironment.This guide should be used for developing thedocumentation that defines the intent and implementation ofthe radiation protection program for a specific decommission-ing project.1.6 The Radiation Protection Program should address thefollowing elements(see Note 1).This program shall bedeveloped and maintained such that it satisfies all applicableQuality Assurance requirements developed for the decommis-sioning project.NOTE1If the site to be decommissioned is adjacent to an operatingsite,the radiological impact of the operating site must be considered in thedevelopment of the Radiation Protection Program for the decommission-ing site.1.7 This guide does not address the subjects of emergencypreparedness,safeguards,accountability,waste handling,storage,and transportation.Each of these issues has a directinterface with the radiation protection program.However,eachconstitutes a program in and of itself from program definitionthrough implementation.1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E181 Test Methods for Detector Calibration and Analysis ofRadionuclidesE1134 Specification for Source-Separated Steel Cans(With-drawn 2001)3E1168 Guide for Radiological Protection Training forNuclear Facility WorkersE1893 Guide for Selection and Use of Portable RadiologicalSurvey Instruments for Performing In Situ RadiologicalAssessments to Support Unrestricted Release from Fur-ther Regulatory Controls2.2 ANSI Standards:ANSI N13.6 Practice for Occupational Radiation ExposureRecords System41This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E10 on NuclearTechnology and Applicationsand is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeE10.03 on Radiological Protection for Decontamination and Decommissioning ofNuclear Facilities and Components.Current edition approved Jan.1,2015.Published January 2015.Last previousedition approved in 2008 as D116787(08).DOI:10.1520/E1167-15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 ANSI N323AB American National Standard for RadiationProtection Instrumentation Test and Calibration,PortableSurvey Instruments42.3 NRC Documents:USNRC Regulatory Guide 8.8 Information Relevant to In-suring that Occupational Radiation Exposure at NuclearPower Stations will be as Low as is Reasonably Achiev-able5USNRC Regulatory Gui