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6. Radiation Protection Program

PNNL’s Radiation Protection Program is founded on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Radiological Control Program. The Radiological Control management system description and the Radiological Control program description provide the basis for PNNL’s implementation of radiological control. The Radiation Protection Program - Implementation Plan for 10 CFR 835 provides the regulatory basis for PNNL’s Radiation Protection Program.

The Laboratory's Radiological Control Program serves several key purposes:

• Protect staff from unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation.
• Protect facilities and equipment from contamination with radioactive materials.
• Promote compliance with applicable regulatory and contractual requirements.

Specific radiation protection requirements are implemented by PNNL's radiological control procedures (PNL-MA-266) and Radiological Control subject areas within the Standards-Based Management System.

Those requirements include full compliance with DOE, federal, and state radiological control standards.

The Radiological Control Organization provides support and overview for implementation of the Radiation Protection Program, as described in the documents referenced above.

Critical Outcome performance indicators have been established and are tracked to ensure an excellent and continuously improving level of performance. Those indicators include

6. Radiation Protection Program