Radiation Protection Standards

Question 1

What are the governing documents of the Radiation health protection program?

Answer 1

*NAVMED P-5055 Radiation Health Protect Manual
*NAVSEA Radiological controls for Ships
*Nuclear Weapons Radilogical Controls SSP OD 69206
*Radiological Affairs Support Program Manual

Question 2

NNPP standards are governed by what?

Answer 2

Radiological Controls for Ships

Question 3

Nuclear Weapons Radiological Controls Program are governed by what instruction?

Answer 3

Nuclear Weapons Radiological Controls Program (SSP OD 69206)

Question 4

Federal exposure limits for TEDE?

Answer 4

3 rem/qtr not to exceeded 5 rem/yr

Question 5

Non-Radiation Workers dose limit (find out reference

Answer 5

500 mrem TEDE

Question 6

Organ dose (other than the eye)

Answer 6

50 rem/year

Question 7

What is the dose limit for fetal development

Answer 7

*500 mrem for term of pregnancy
*Should not exceed 50 mrem/month
(500/10)

Question 8

Different control areas associated with the P-5055

Answer 8

*Controlled area
*Restricted Area
*Radiation Area
*High Radiation Area
*Very High Radiation area
*Airborne Radioactivity Area

Question 9

Restricted Area

Answer 9

An Area limited by the command for the purpose of protecting individuals from Radiation and RAM.

Question 10

An area where an individual can receive a DDE in excess of 5mrem in 1 hour at one foot or 30 cm from the radiation source

Answer 10

Radiation Area per NAVMED P5055

Question 11

An area where an individual can receive a DDE in excess of 100mrem in 1 hour at 1 meter from the radiation source

Answer 11

High Radiation Area per NAVMED P5055

Question 12

An area where an individual can receive a DDE in excess of 500 in 1 hour at one foot or 30 cm from the radiation source

Answer 12

Very High Radiation area per NAVMED P5055

Question 13

The control areas associated with NNPP

Answer 13

*Radiation Area
*High Radiation Area
*Exclusion Area
*Contamination Area
*High Airborne Area

Question 14

Radiation Area per NAVMED P5055

Answer 14

Any area where an individual could receive a deep dose equivalent in excess of 5 mrem in 1 hour, 1 foot away from radiation source.

Question 15

TEDE Meaning

Answer 15

Total Effective Dose Equivalent

Question 16

Federal limits for Radiation exposure

Answer 16

5 rem/year not exceeded 3 rem/quarter

Question 17

Shallow Dose Equivalent

Answer 17

50 rem/year

Question 18

Dose limit for extremities

Answer 18

50 rem/year

Question 19

Eye dose Equivalent

Answer 19

15 Rem/year

Question 20

What applies to the Eye Dose Equivalent?

Answer 20

The external lens of the eye and at a tissue depth of 0.3 cm

Question 21

The RASP is governed by what document?

Answer 21

RAD-010 Radiological Affairs Support Program manual (RASP Manual)

Question 22

500/10

Answer 22

Fetal development mrem ranges
500 mrem for term of pregnancy (gestation period)
Should not exceeded 50 rem/month

Question 23

High Radiation Area per NAVMED P5055

Answer 23

Any area where an individual could receive a deep dose equivalent in excess of 100 mrem in 1 hour, 1 foot away from radiation source.

Question 24

Very High Radiation Area per NAVMED P5055

Answer 24

Any area where an individual could receive a deep dose equivalent in excess of 500 RAD in 1 hour, 1 meter away from radiation source.

Question 25

Airborne per NAVMED P5055

Answer 25

Area in which radioactive exist in concentration greater than a DAC or such an individual could receive more than 0.6% of an ALI without respiratory protective equipment in a week.

Question 26

Purpose of an Local Control Limit (LCL) or an Administrative Control limit (ACL)

Answer 26

Used to further minimize personnel from radiation exposure (ALARA)

Question 27

Exposure limit for non-radiation worker per P-50555

Answer 27

500 mrem/year

Question 28

LCL per Nuclear Weapons

Answer 28

500 mrem/year

Question 29

LCL for RASP

Answer 29

1/10th federal limit

Question 30

Purpose of Radiation Health Program

Answer 30

Maintain and protect the health of personnel exposed to ionization radiation or radioactive contamination.

Question 31

Exposure limit for non-radiation worker per Radiological Controls for Ships

Answer 31

100 mrem/year 25 mrem/qtr

Question 32

Exspoure limit to save a life

Answer 32

No limit exists

Question 33

Exposure limit to save Equipment

Answer 33

10 rem

Question 34

Radiation Area per NNPP

Answer 34

Accessible area where a major portion of the body could be exposed to radiation levels greater than or equal to 1 mrem per hour but less than 100 mrem per hour

Question 35

Accessible area where a major portion of the body could be exposed to radiation levels greater than or equal to 1 mrem per hour but less than 100 mrem per hour

Answer 35

Radiation area per NNPP

Question 36

High Radiation Area per NNPP

Answer 36

Accessible area where a major portion of the body could be exposed to radiation levels greater than or equal to 100 mrem per hour

Question 37

Exclusion Area per NNPP

Answer 37

Area where access would result in personnel exceeding a radiation exposure in a very short time.