[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 8]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR61.21]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 61_NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart B_National Emission Standards for Radon Emissions From 
                        Underground Uranium Mines
 
Sec. 61.21  Definitions.

    As used in this subpart, all terms not defined here have the meaning 
given them in the Clean Air Act or subpart A of part 61. The following 
terms shall have the following specific meanings:
    (a) Active mine means an underground uranium mine which is being 
ventilated to allow workers to enter the mine for any purpose.
    (b) Effective dose equivalent means the sum of the products of the 
absorbed dose and appropriate effectiveness factors. These factors 
account for differences in biological effectiveness due to the quality 
of radiation and its distribution in the body of reference man. The unit 
of the effective dose equivalent is the rem. The method for calculating 
effective dose equivalent and the definition of reference man are 
outlined in the International Commission on Radiological Protection's 
Publication No. 26.
    (c) Underground uranium mine means a man-made underground excavation 
made for the purpose of removing material containing uranium for the 
principal purpose of recovering uranium.

[54 FR 51694, Dec. 15, 1989, as amended at 65 FR 62151, Oct. 17, 2000]