[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: 10CFR20.1702]

[Page 342]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 20--STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart H--Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict Internal 
                      Exposure in Restricted Areas
 
Sec. 20.1702  Use of other controls.

    (a) When it is not practical to apply process or other engineering 
controls to control the concentrations of radioactive material in the 
air to values below those that define an airborne radioactivity area, 
the licensee shall, consistent with maintaining the total effective dose 
equivalent ALARA, increase monitoring and limit intakes by one or more 
of the following means--
    (1) Control of access;
    (2) Limitation of exposure times;
    (3) Use of respiratory protection equipment; or
    (4) Other controls.
    (b) If the licensee performs an ALARA analysis to determine whether 
or not respirators should be used, the licensee may consider safety 
factors other than radiological factors. The licensee should also 
consider the impact of respirator use on workers' industrial health and 
safety.

[64 FR 54556, Oct. 7, 1999]