[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR835.1]

[Page 471]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER III--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 835--OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 835.1  Scope.


    (a) General. The rules in this part establish radiation protection 
standards, limits, and program requirements for protecting individuals 
from ionizing radiation resulting from the conduct of DOE activities.
    (b) Exclusion. Except as discussed in paragraph (c) of this section, 
the requirements in this part do not apply to:
    (1) Activities that are regulated through a license by the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission or a State under an Agreement with the Nuclear 
Regulatory commission, including activities certified by the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission under section 1701 of the Atomic Energy Act;
    (2) Activities conducted under the authority of the Director, Naval 
Nuclear Propulsion Program, as described in Pub. L. 98-525;
    (3) Activities conducted under the Nuclear Explosives and Weapons 
Surety Program relating to the prevention of accidental or unauthorized 
nuclear detonations;
    (4) Radioactive material transportation as defined in this part;
    (5) DOE activities conducted outside the United States on territory 
under the jurisdiction of a foreign government to the extent governed by 
occupational radiation protection requirements agreed to between the 
United States and the cognizant government; or
    (6) Background radiation, radiation doses received as a patient for 
the purposes of medical diagnosis or therapy, or radiation doses 
received from participation as a subject in medical research programs.
    (c) Occupational doses received as a result of excluded activities 
and radioactive material transportation, as listed in paragraphs (b)(1) 
through (b)(5) of this section, shall be considered when determining 
compliance with the occupational dose limits at Secs. 835.202 and 
835.207, and with the limits for the embryo/fetus at Sec. 835.206. 
Occupational doses resulting from authorized emergency exposures and 
planned special exposures shall not be considered when determining 
compliance with the dose limits at Secs. 835.202 and 835.207.

[58 FR 65485, Dec. 14, 1993, as amended at 63 FR 59679, Nov. 4, 1998]