Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation
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Section 120.811 - Protection of the General Population from Releases of Radioactivity
Universal Citation: 105 CMR 120.000 MA Code of Regs 120.811
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Concentrations of radioactive material which may be released to the general environment in ground water, surface water, air, soil, plants, or animals shall not result in an annual dose exceeding an equivalent of 25 millirems (0.25 mSv) to the whole body, 75 millirems (0.75 mSv) to the thyroid, and 25 millirems (0.25 mSv) to any other organ of any member of the public. The Operator shall assume initiatives which are necessary to maintain releases of radioactivity in effluents to the general environment as low as is reasonably achievable.
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