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Title: Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation Ch
Date: 2003.01.30
Legislative: Promulgated on January 30, 2003 by the Atomic
Energy Council Per its decree No. Huei-Fu-Tsu-0920002499
Content:

Article 1
The Standards are stipulated pursuant to Article 5 of the
Ionizing Radiation Protection Act.

Article 2
The terms used in the Standards are defined as follows:
1. Nuclide refers to a species of atom characterized by its
    neutron number, proton number, and nuclear energy state.
2.Exposure refers to the process whereby the human body is
   exposed to irradiation by ionizing radiation, or contact with,
   or intake of radioactive material.
3.External exposure refers to body exposure due to irradiation
   by ionizing radiation from outside the body.
4.Internal exposure refers to exposure due to irradiation by
   ionizing radiation arising from the intake of radioactive
   material.
5.Activity refers to the number of spontaneous disintegrations
   occurring in a certain amount of radionuclides at a given time. 
   The unit of activity is the becquerel (Bq).  One (1) spontaneous
   disintegration per second is one (1) becquerel.
6.Neutron fluence rate refers to the number of neutrons passing
   through a spherical cross section per unit time.
7.Dose refers to the radiation energy absorbed by material.
   (1)Absorbed dose refers to the mean energy imparted by radiation
       per unit mass of material.
       The unit of absorbed dose is the gray (Gy).  One (1) joule
       imparted per kilogram of mass is one (1) gray.
(2)Dose equivalent refers to the product of absorbed dose of body
    organ or tissue multiplied by quality factor.  The unit of dose
    equivalent is the sievert (Sv).  The quality factors used for
    radiation protection are seen in Tables 1 and 2. 
(3)Deep dose equivalent refers to the dose equivalent of the
    external exposure of whole body, including head, trunk, arms
    above the elbow, and legs above the knee, at a depth of 1 cm.
(4)Shallow dose equivalent refers to the dose equivalent of
    the external exposure of skin or extremities at a tissue depth of
    0.007 cm.
(5)Eye dose equivalent refers to the dose equivalent of the xternal
    exposure of the lens of the eye at a tissue depth of 0.3 cm.
(6)Effective dose equivalent refers to the sum of the products of
    the average dose equivalent to each irradiated organ or tissue and
    its corresponding weighting factor.  The weighting factors are
    listed in Table 3.
(7)Committed dose equivalent refers to the dose equivalent to an
    organ or tissue accumulated in fifty (50) years following a single
    intake of radioactive material in the body.
(8)Committed effective dose equivalent refers to the sum of the
    products of the committed dose equivalent to each internally
    irradiated organ or tissue and its corresponding weighting factor.
(9)Collective dose refers to the sum of doses received by a
    specific group of population exposed to a certain radiation
    source. The unit is the person-sievert.
8.Reference man refers to a man representing an aggregation of
   human
   physical and physiological characteristics proposed by the
   International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) for
   the purpose of radiation protection assessment.
9.Annual limit on intake (ALI) refers to the intake of a given
   radionuclide in one year by the reference man that would result in
(1) a committed effective dose equivalent of 50 mSv, or
(2) a committed dose equivalent of 500 mSv to any organ or
     tissue, whichever is the smaller.
10.Derived air concentration (DAC) refers to the derived
     concentration of a given radionuclide in a cubic meter of air.If a
     reference man, breathes in air with such a concentration for two
     thousand hours (2000 h) while doing light work, his intake would
     amount to one (1) ALI.
11.The health effects of radiation are divided as follows:
(1) stochastic effect: referring to an effect whose probability of
     occurrence increases in proportion to the magnitude of the dose
     received, and is independent of its severity.  There is no
     threshold dose for the occurrence of this type of effect;
(2) non-stochastic effect: referring to an effect whose degree of
     severity increases in proportion to the magnitude of the dose
     received.
     A threshold dose may exist for this type of effect.
12.Year refers to any twelve (12) consecutive months beginning
     with January 1st.
13.As low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) Observing the
     ALARA principle means making every reasonable effort to
     maintain, in a practical way, radiation exposure far below the
     dose limits of the Standards. The key points are:
(1)the activity must be consistent with the original permit;
(2)the present state of technology, public health improvement,the
    economic benefits of safety, and societal and socioeconomic
    factors must be taken into account;
(3) the use of radiation must be in the public interest.
14. Critical group refers to a group of people
(1) representing the general public,
(2) who receive rather uniform exposure from a known radiation
     source or a group of radiation sources, and
(3) whose members have received the maximum dose.
15.Radiation workplace refers to the place where the facility
     operator plans and performs the practice.

Article 3
Paragraph 3.1
The “individual dose” in the Standards refers to the sum of dose
received by individual resulting from external and internal
exposures.
Doses occurring from background radiation and medical
exposures are not included.

Paragraph 3.2
The formulas for combined calculation of doses resulting from
external and internal exposures are specified by the Competent
Authority.


Article 4
Paragraph 4.1
The radiation warning symbol is shown in the following diagram
with yellow background and three-blade design in magenta,
where R is the radius of the inner circle.


Paragraph 4.2
For the need of radiation protection, the colors of the symbol
background
and the three-blade design are not restricted by the prescription in
Paragraph 4.1, if
(1) the radiation warning symbol is made by an eye-catching
etching or hard press to label the radiation source or its container,
or
(2) the equipment components containing radioactive material
inside is under high temperature condition.
An appropriate warning content shall be placed on the warning
symbol or at a nearby eye-catching position if required.

Article 5
Paragraph 5.1
For the purpose of preventing the detriment occurrence due to
non-stochastic
effect and lowering the probability of stochastic effect so as to
achieve the goal of limiting radiation dose, the practice shall be
in compliance with the following rules:
1.the benefit shall exceed the cost;
2.all exposures shall be kept as low as reasonably achievable,
economic and social factors being taken into account;
3.the individual dose shall not exceed the limits specified in the
Standards.

Paragraph 5.2
The dose limit is expressed as the effective dose equivalent for
the purpose of controlling stochastic effect, or as the dose
equivalent for the purpose of preventing non-stochastic effect.

Article 6
Paragraph 6.1
The dose limits of occupational exposure for radiation workers
are specified as follows:
1.the effective dose equivalent shall not exceed 100 mSv over a
   cycle of five (5) consecutive years, and not exceed 50 mSv in any
   single year;
2.a dose equivalent to the lens of the eye shall not exceed 150
   mSv in one (1) year;
3.a dose equivalent to skin or extremities shall not exceed 500
   mSv in one (1) year.

Paragraph 6.2
The “cycle” in Subparagraph 6.1.1 shall start from the date when
the Standards become effective for five consecutive years as a
cycle.

Article 7
Paragraph 7.1
The dose to radiation workers either by measurement or by
calculation that meets the following prescription is deemed to be
in compliance with the individual dose limits:
1. the ratio of deep dose equivalent to 100 mSv in a cycle of five
    (5) consecutive years plus the sum of the ratios of intake of each
    radionuclide to twice the ALI during the five-year cycle does not
    exceed unity; and the sum of the ratio of deep dose equivalent to
    50 mSv and the sum of the ratios of intake of each radionuclide
    to ALI in any single year do not exceed unity;
2. the eye dose equivalent does not exceed 150 mSv in one (1)
    year;
3. the shallow dose equivalent does not exceed 500 mSv in one (1) year.


Paragraph 7.2
The ALI provided for control use in internal exposure and the
DAC for reference are seen in the 4th, 5th, and 6th column of
Table 4. 

Paragraph 7.3
The mathematical formulas for each subparagraph of Paragraph
7.1 are seen in Table 5.

Article 8
Paragraph 8.1
Under special circumstances if an ALARA evaluation reveals that
the corresponding occupational exposure for radiation workers in
a practice still cannot comply with the provisions of
Subparagraph
6.1.1, the employer and the facility operator shall submit the
following information to the Competent Authority for review
after the consent of the radiation workers.  After being approved
and under the permitted conditions, the restriction need not be
confined to the provisions in Subparagraph 6.1.1:
1.the content of practice, place, duration, and the name list of
   radiation workers,
2.the possible maximum individual effective dose equivalent, the
   collective dose, and their evaluation model,
3.the ALARA measures being evaluated,
4.a letter of consent from the radiation workers stating their
   agreement to receive the dose value,
5.a specific detailed plan for radiation protection.

Paragraph 8.2
The practice in Paragraph 8.1 shall also be in compliance with
the following rules:
1.the radiation workers participating in the operation shall be
   informed in advance by the employer and the facility operator
   about the possible risks to be encountered and the precautionary
   measures to be taken;
2.exceeding the occupational exposure specified in Subparagraph
   6.1.1 shall not be considered by the employer or facility operator
   as a reason to exclude the radiation workers from their
   participation in daily work or to change their job assignment
   without a good reason or without their consent;
3.the dose received shall be written down in the individual’s
   dose record, and is recorded separately from the dose received
   under general exposure conditions.

Article 9
For those of 16 to 18 years of age who receive education for
taking practice or job training, the individual dose limits are
in accordance with following rules:
1.an effective dose equivalent shall not exceed 6 mSv in one
   year;
2.a dose equivalent to the lens of the eye shall not exceed 50 mSv
   in one year;
3.a dose equivalent to skin or extremeties shall not exceed 150
   mSv. 

Article 10
Paragraph 10.1
The employer shall, after receiving the notification of pregnancy
of a female radiation worker, review her working conditions so as
to ensure that the exposure the embryo or foetus receives is in
compliance with the dose limit specified in Article 11 for the
general public during the entire pregnancy.

Paragraph 10.2
For the female radiation worker who has notified pregnancy, the
dose equivalent to her abdominal surface shall not exceed 1 mSv
during the remaining period of the entire pregnancy, and the
ntake of radionuclides into the body shall not exceed 2% of an
ALI; it is deemed to be not exceeding the dose limit of foetus in
Paragraph 10.1.

Article 11
Paragraph 11.1
The dose limits of the general public are in accordance with the
following rules:
1.an effective dose equivalent shall not exceed 1 mSv in one
   year;
2.a dose equivalent to the lens of the eye shall not exceed 15 mSv
   in one year;
3.a dose equivalent to skin shall not exceed 50 mSv in one year.
Paragraph 11.2
The dose limits in Paragraph 11.1 are applicable to the critical
group in a population.

Article 12
Paragraph 12.1
The dose to the general public during planning, designing, and
practicing by the facility operator shall be in compliance with the
dose limits for general public specified in Article 11. 

Paragraph 12.2
The facility operator shall take one of the following two ways to
prove that the practice is in compliance with the dose limits for
the general public specified in Article 11:
1.by measuring or modeling to calculate the dose received by the
   individual in a critical group is in compliance with the dose limits
   in Article 11;
2.the radionuclide concentrations in air and water at the
   boundary of a radiation workplace as a result of releasing waste
   gas or waste water containing radioactive material do not exceed
   the concentrations specified in columns 7 and 8 of Table 4, and a
   resultant dose from external exposure to the general public utside
   the radiation workplace does not exceed 0.02 mSv/h or 0.5
   mSv/y.

Article 13
The waste water containing radioactive material shall be in
compliance with the following subparagraphs, and then is
permitted to release into the sewers:
1.the radioactive material must be soluble in water;
2.the monthly ratio obtained for the gross activity of radioactive
   material released into the sewers to the amount of water released
   into the sewers shall not exceed the concentrations specified in
   column 9 of Table 4; 
3.the yearly release of gross activity for tritium shall not exceed
   1.85×1011 Bq, that for carbon-14 shall not exceed 3.7×1010 Bq,
   and that for the sum of other radioactive material shall not exceed
   3.7×1010 Bq.

Article 14
The facility operator shall submit the following information in
advance under special circumstance, upon approval by the
Competent Authority, the restriction in Subparagraph 11.1.1 can
be lifted. Notwithstanding, the maximum dose shall not exceed 5
mSv in one year, and the average annual dose shall not exceed 1
mSv in five years:
1. the needs in practicing, the time duration, and the dose
   assessment, and
2. the dose control for general public and the ALARA measures.

Article 15
In order to control the collective dose the Competent Authority
shall further restrict the radiation dose in the area outside the
radiation workplace or the released amount of radioactive
material in the radiation workplace.

Article 16
Paragraph 16.1
The action being taken for emergency exposure shall be in
compliance with one of the following conditions:
1.for the purpose of saving life or preventing serious injury,
2.to reduce a large collective dose, or
3.to prevent the development of catastrophic conditions.

Paragraph 16.2
The facility operator shall inform and train the personnel
participating in emergency exposure in advance.

Article 17
Paragraph 17.1
The facility operator shall make every reasonable effort to make
the dose to personnel participating in emergency exposure be in
compliance with following rules:
1.for the purpose of saving life the dose to the participants in
   emergency exposure does not exceed ten (10) times the dose limit
   in a single year in Subparagraph 6.1.1 to the extent possible;
2.besides the case in Subparagraph 17.1.1 the dose to the
   participants in emergency exposure does not exceed two (2)
   times the dose limit in a single year in Subparagraph 6.1.1 to the
   extent possible.

Paragraph 17.2
Personnel participating in emergency exposure, besides the case
specified in Paragraph 16.1, the dose received shall not exceed
that specified in Article 6.
    
Paragraph 17.3
The dose received from emergency exposure shall be written
down in individual’s dose record and is separately recorded from
dose received under general exposure condition.

Article 18
The Standards are not applicable to the release of scintillator of a
liquid scintillation counter containing tritium or carbon-14 with
an activity less than 1.85×103 Bq/g.

Article 19
The standards are not applicable to the discard of animal tissue or
carcass containing tritium or carbon-14 with an activity less than
1.85×103 Bq/g.

Article 20
The Standards shall become effective on the date of
promulgation.

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