7-11 July 2019
EV60 - PEP M5: Considerations for Implementation of NCRP 179, Guidance for Emergency Response Dosimetry (Salame-Alfie, Chapman)Orange C 12:15 - 14:15 |
| “National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) Report No. 179, Guidance for Emergency Response Dosimetry, complements three previous NCRP publications that provide advice on planning responses to radiological or nuclear terrorism incidents.” In an effort to implement the guidance from NCRP 179, an inter-agency steering committee, between FEMA, NNSA, EPA, OSHA, HHS has been established to guide the decision-making process in how dosimetry for first responders to a radiological or nuclear incident is managed, when in fact the responders are absent external dosimetry. This PEP/CEL course will review the key issues to be addressed, and proposed methodologies for assigning and controlling dose to first responders who are not necessarily trained in radiation protection and who are not assigned external dosimetry. With minimal dosimetry resources, how do responders make decisions to control the total dose and associated risk? • How are doses assigned to responders when not every responder is issued a dosimeter before exposure occurs? • What is the regulatory framework for responders who are not trained as radiation workers? |
