LAC 33:XV.422. Compliance with Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public

A. The licensee or registrant shall make, or cause to be made, surveys of radiation levels in unrestricted areas and radioactive materials in effluents released to unrestricted areas to demonstrate compliance with the dose limits for individual members of the public in LAC 33:XV.421. B. A licensee or registrant shall show compliance with the annual dose limit, as specified in LAC 33:XV.421, by: 1. demonstrating by measurement or calculation that the TEDE to the individual likely to receive the highest dose from the licensed or registered operation does not exceed the annual dose limit; or 2. demonstrating that: a. the annual average concentrations of radioactive material released in gaseous and liquid effluents at the boundary of the unrestricted area do not exceed the values specified in Table II of LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix B; and b. if an individual were continuously present in an unrestricted area, the dose from external sources would not exceed 0.02 mSv (0.002 rem) in an hour and 0.5 mSv (0.05 rem) in a year. C. Upon approval from the department, the licensee or registrant may adjust the effluent concentration values in LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix B, Table II, for members of the public, to take into account the actual physical and chemical characteristics of the effluents, such as aerosol size distribution, solubility, density, radioactive decay equilibrium, and chemical form.