Home > Electronic Reading Room > Basic References > Glossary > Airborne radioactivity area Airborne radioactivity area A room, enclosure, or area in which airborne radioactive materials, composed wholly or partly of licensed material, exist in concentrations that (1) exceed the derived air concentration limits or (2) would result in an individual present in the area without respiratory protection exceeding, during those hours, 0.6 percent of the annual limit on intake or 12 derived air concentration-hours (see 10 CFR 20.1003). |
