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Title 10 - ENERGYChapter I - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONPart 20 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION
Subpart H - RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND CONTROLS TO RESTRICT INTERNAL EXPOSURE IN RESTRICTED AREAS
Section 20.1704 - Further restrictions on the use of respiratory protection equipment

10 C.F.R. § 20.1704

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Section 20.1704 - Further restrictions on the use of respiratory protection equipment

The Commission may impose restrictions in addition to the provisions of §§ 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.

10 C.F.R. §20.1704

64 FR 54557, Oct. 7, 1999