[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR20.1704]

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                            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. 20.1704  Further restrictions on the use of respiratory protection equipment.

    The Commission may impose restrictions in addition to the provisions 
of Sec. Sec. 20.1702, 20.1703, and Appendix A to Part 20, in order to:
    (a) Ensure that the respiratory protection program of the licensee 
is adequate to limit doses to individuals from intakes of airborne 
radioactive materials consistent with maintaining total effective dose 
equivalent ALARA; and
    (b) Limit the extent to which a licensee may use respiratory 
protection equipment instead of process or other engineering controls.

[64 FR 54557, Oct. 7, 1999]

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