USDA RSS Safety Bulletin*
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Radiation Safety Program Overview
1 - General Information
1.1 - Introduction USDA Safety and Health Program Purpose of the Handbook Areas Controlled by the Radiation Safety Program Areas Not Controlled by the Radiation Safety Program Scope of Agency Radiation Safety Programs 1.2 - Definitions
2 - USDA Radiation Safety Program
Departmental Programs Agency Programs Location Radiation Safety Programs
3.1 - Radiation Dose Limits and Dosimetry External Radiation Dose Limits Internal Radiation Dose Limits Personnel Dosimetry 3.2 - Security of Radioactive Materials Requirements Reporting of Loss or Theft of Radioactive Materials 3.3 - Radiation Safety Principles General Laboratory Safety Unsealed Radioactive Materials Safety Sealed Source Safety Posting Requirements 3.4 - Emergency Response Unsealed Radioactive Material Moisture/Density Gauges Electron Capture Detectors Self-Shielded Irradiatiors 3.5 - Instrumentation Portable Survey Meters Laboratory Counting Equipment Instrument Characteristics 3.6 - Radionuclide Characteristics
3.3 - Radiation Safety Principles
4.1 - Obtaining a Permit to Use Radiation Sources When a Permit is Required Categories of Permits How to Apply for a Permit Submitting Permit Applications 4.2 - Training Requirements Moisture/Density Gauges Electron Capture Detectors Self-Shielded Irradiators X-ray Producing Equipment Ancillary Personnel 4.3 - Requirements for Permit Holders General When a Permit Amendment is Required Record-Keeping Responsibilities Radiation Monitoring Requirements Personnel Dosimetry Requirements Inventory of Radiation Sources Radioactive Waste Management 4.4 - Terminating Permits Notifying the Radiation Safety Staff Transfer/Disposal of Radiation Sources Transfer of Detection and Counting Equipment Deleting Personnel Dosimetry Accounts Close-out Survey Requirements
5.1 Permit Conditions Electron Capture Detectors Electron Microscopy Facilities General Research Using Radioactive Materials Iodine-125 Bioassay and Effluent Monitoring Moisture/Density Gauges Personnel Dosimetry Self-Shielded Irradiators Tritium Bioassay and Effluent Monitoring X-ray Producing Equipment LRPO 5.2 Technical Bulletins Determining Lower Limit of Detection (LLD) and Minimum Detectable Activity (MDA) for Radiation Measurements Performing Close-Out Surveys in Radiosotope Laboratories Radiation Safety Considerations for Declared Pregnant Women Radioactive Waste Management
6.1 General References USDA Departmental Regulations Agency Policies Federal Regulations Federal Guidance Documents General Guidance Documents X-ray Safety Documents 6.2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission DocumentsSection 206 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
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