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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)