[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR20.1001]

[Page 323]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 20--STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 20.1001  Purpose.

    Source: 56 FR 23391, May 21, 1991, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) The regulations in this part establish standards for protection 
against ionizing radiation resulting from activities conducted under 
licenses issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. These regulations 
are issued under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the 
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended.
    (b) It is the purpose of the regulations in this part to control the 
receipt, possession, use, transfer, and disposal of licensed material by 
any licensee in such a manner that the total dose to an individual 
(including doses resulting from licensed and unlicensed radioactive 
material and from radiation sources other than background radiation) 
does not exceed the standards for protection against radiation 
prescribed in the regulations in this part. However, nothing in this 
part shall be construed as limiting actions that may be necessary to 
protect health and safety.