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Question 129: 10 CFR 20.1801 and 20.1802 do not specify

the quantities of radioactive material below which

unauthorized access to, unauthorized removal from, or the

maintenance of constant surveillance over, are not required

in controlled areas. Will these requirements be imposed

(a) on all quantities of licensed material, however small

and (b) on quantities that are exempt from labeling by 10

CFR 20.1905 (a) and (b)?



Answer: (a) No. The requirements of 10 CFR 20.1801 and

20.1802 are not new; they are essentially the same as the

requirements of 10 CFR 20.207 (a) and 20.207 (b) except

that the revised Part 20 requirements apply to controlled

areas as well as unrestricted areas. NRC will continue to

enforce these requirements as it has in the past.



b) No. (References: 10 CFR 20.1801, 10 CFR 20.1802, 10

CFR 20.1905)