NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 175.14 — Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public.

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(a) Each registrant must conduct operations so that: (1) the total effective dose equivalent to individual members of the public from the registered operation, does not exceed 1 millisievert (0.1 rem) in a year, exclusive of the dose contribution from background radiation, from any medical administration the individua

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Effective: 5/24/2019

§ 175.14 Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public.

RCNY § 175.14

(a)Each registrant must conduct operations so that: (1) the total effective dose equivalent to individual members of the public from the registered operation, does not exceed 1 millisievert (0.1 rem) in a year, exclusive of the dose contribution from background radiation, from any medical administration the individual has received, from exposure to individuals administered radioactive material and released in accordance with the requirements of 10 C.F.R. Part 35, or from voluntary participation in medical research programs.

(2)the dose in any unrestricted area from external sources does not exceed 0.02 millisievert (2 mrem) in any one hour.

(b)If the registrant permits members of the public to have access to restricted areas, the limits for members of the public continue to apply to those individuals. The Department may impose additional restrictions on radiation levels in unrestricted areas by registration condition. (Added City Record 4/24/2019, eff. 5/24/2019)

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