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Question 454: What is the specific scope of the reports
required to be provided to workers in accordance with the
various provisions of 10 CFR Part 19.13? The provisions in
question are as follows:
a. Part 19, §19.13 (b) requires that licensees provide
reports to workers annually of dose as shown in records
maintained by the licensee. Is the monitoring period
covered by this section limited to the preceding year only?
This would appear to be the case based on the comments made
by the NRC staff in the statements of consideration (56 FR
23386, column 2) which states, "a copy of the annual report
to NRC could also be given to the individual worker to
satisfy the revised reporting requirement in §19.13..." The
annual report referred to is the report submitted in
accordance with Part 20, §20.2206, which is limited to the
monitoring period of the preceding year.
b. If the licensee provides workers with an NRC Form 5 (or
equivalent), does the scope of this information fulfill the
requirements of Part 19, §19.13 (a) to provide certain
information to workers? The purpose in asking this
question is to confirm that, although §19.13 (a) was not
revised as a conforming amendment to the revised Part 20,
the comments made by the NRC (as described in item "a",
above) also apply, i.e., "a copy of the annual report to
NRC could also be given to the individual worker to satisfy
the revised reporting requirement in §19.13." If the NRC
Form 5 (or equivalent) is not sufficient to comply with
§19.13 (a), what additional information is required to be
provided to the worker?
c. Does this provision [i.e., §19.13 (b)] apply to all
workers who were monitored during the preceding year by the
licensee, or only to workers who continue to be monitored
by the licensee at the end of the year?
d. If the workers were given a complete and final dose
report at the time of termination of employment during the
preceding year, is an additional, duplicative report still
required to be issued in accordance with §19.13 (b)?
e. In providing annual dose reports to workers in
accordance with §19.13 (b), are reports of dose to the
worker's embryo / fetus, maintained in accordance with 10 CFR
20.2106, also required to be provided to the worker with
the report?
f. In providing dose reports to a worker in accordance
with §19.13 (e), at the request of the worker at the time
of termination of employment, are reports of dose to the
worker's embryo / fetus, maintained in accordance with 10 CFR
20.2106, also required to be provided to the worker with
the report?
Answer:
a) Yes; the monitoring period covered by 10 CFR 19.13 (b)
is limited to the previous year. See related Questions
392-395, inclusive, concerning reports required by 10 CFR
20.2206 and Questions 37, 377, and 378 concerning the
requirements of 10 CFR 19.13 (b).
b) Yes, the scope of the information on NRC Form 5 (or
equivalent) fulfills the information requirements of 10 CFR
19.13 (a) [and 10 CFR 19.13 (b). However, in accordance
with 10 CFR 19.13 (a), the transmittal of the information
by the licensee to the individual must contain the
following statement (which is not on Form 5): This report
is furnished to you under the provisions of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission regulation 10 CFR Part 19. You should
preserve this report for further reference.
c) 10 CFR 19.13 (b) applies to all workers who were
required to be monitored during the preceding year, not
just those who continue to be monitored at the end of the
year.
(d) No, an additional duplicative report need not be
issued, provided that it was made clear to the worker that
the report he or she was given at time of termination of
employment was a "complete and final report" from the
licensee for that worker for that year.
(e) No, not unless requested by the worker. See the
answer to Question 378 in the section headed 10 CFR 19.13).
f) Yes, if the worker has requested this information.
(References: 10 CFR 19.13, 10 CFR 20.2106).