ASTM_E_1168_-_95_2013.pdf

Designation:E116895(Reapproved 2013)Standard Guide forRadiological Protection Training for Nuclear FacilityWorkers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1168;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 covers general recommendations with re-spect to standard work practices,procedures,and measurementmethods for the radiological protection portion of health andsafety training for radiation workers at nuclear facilities.Thisguide defines the elements of a training program for radiationworkers consistent with the philosophy that occupationalradiation exposure be kept as low as is reasonably achievable(ALARA).Regulatory agencies have statutory responsibilitiesto promulgate regulations applying to the training of workersexposed to radiation hazards.This guide shall not take prece-dence over any such regulations.1.2 This guide is intended to help ensure that the employerprovides the radiation worker with radiological protectiontraining that the worker needs to work safely in a radiologicallycontrolled area and to maintain radiation exposure ALARA.1.3 The scope of radiological protection training shall berelated to the duties and responsibilities of each radiationworker and shall be commensurate with potential radiologicalprotection problems in the radiologically controlled area.1.4 This guide is also intended to provide guidance that willenable an evaluation of the effectiveness of the radiologicalprotection training program toward achieving the purposestated in Section 4.1.5 This guide does not cover the more detailed trainingrequirements for radiation protection professionals or techni-cians.1.6 This guide provides reference to the type of radiologicalprotecting training records that should be created,and recom-mends retention periods for radiological protection trainingrecords.1.7 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 NCRP Document:NCRP Report No.134 Operational Radiation SafetyTraining,October 200022.2 ANSI Standard:ANSI/ANS 3.1 American National Standard for Selection,Qualification,and Training of Personnel for NuclearPower Plants32.3 ANI/MAELU Documents:Information Bulletin 80-1A,Nuclear Liability Insurance Re-cords Retention4Training and Qualification Criteria for Nuclear LiabilityInsurance(Section 2.2.1 of“General Employee Train-ing”)42.3 DOE Document:DOE Handbook 1078-04 Training Program Handbook:ASystematic Approach to Training53.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 nuclear facility,nfacility whose operations involveor involved radiation or radioactive materials in such form andquantity that a radiological hazard potentially exists to theemployees or the general public.Included are facilities used toproduce,process,or store radioactive materials.Some ex-amples are as follows(also see Note 1):3.1.1.1 Fuel reprocessing plant,3.1.1.2 Fusion research facility,3.1.1.3 Nuclear reactor(power,test,or research),3.1.1.4 Particle accelerator,3.1.1.5 Radioactive waste disposal site,3.1.1.6 Radiochemical laboratory,1This 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.1,2013.Published January 2013.Last previousedition approved in 2008 as E1168-95(2008).DOI:10.1520/E1168-95R13.2Available online at https/www.ncrppublications.org.3Available from American National Standards Institute,11 W.42nd St.,13thFloor,New York,NY 10036.4Available from American Nuclear Insurers,29 South Main,(Suite 300S),WestHartford,CT 06107-2445.5Available from Department of Energy,National Technical InformationServices,U.S.Dept.of Commerce,5285 Port Royal Rd.,Springfield,VA 22161.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.1.7 UF6production plant,and3.1.1.8 Uranium or thorium mill.NOTE1This guide is intended to apply to nuclear facilities licensed bythe U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the individual agreementstates,to nuclear facilities operated by the U.S.Department of Energy,andto those nuclear facilities that are under the control of the U.S.Departmentof Defense.3.1.2 radiation worker,nany person who enters a radio-logically controlled area to perform work.Radiation workersare sometimes referred to as occupationally exposed workers.3.1.3 radiologically controlled area,n a