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CODE OF PRACTICE AND SAFETY GUIDE Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management in Mining and Mineral Processing (2005) Radiation Protection Series Publication No. ?? Public Comment Version: December 2004 Code of Practice and Safety Guide for Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management in Mining and Mineral Processing Page 1 of 66 DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT December 2004 Radiation Protection Series The Radiation Protection Series is published by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) to promote practices which protect human health and the environment from the possible harmful effects of radiation. ARPANSA is assisted in this task by its Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council, which reviews the publication program for the Series and endorses documents for publication, and by its Radiation Health Committee, which oversees the preparation of draft documents and recommends publication. There are four categories of publication in the Series: Radiation Protection Standards set fundamental requirements for safety. They are prescriptive in style and may be referenced by regulatory instruments in State, Territory or Commonwealth jurisdictions. They may contain key procedural requirements regarded as essential for best international practice in radiation protection, and fundamental quantitative requirements, such as exposure limits. Codes of Practice ...

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      C ODE OF P RACTICE AND S AFETY G UID E     Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management in Mining and Mineral Processing (2005)

 

      Radiation Protection Seri es Publication No. ??

    Public Comment Version: December 2004          

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DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT December 2004     Radiation Protection Series     TheRadiation Protection Serie   sis published by the Australian Radiation Protectio nand Nuclear Safety Agen(cAyR PANSA) to promote practices which  protect human health and the environment from the possible harmful effects of radiation. ARPANS Ais assistde in this task by its Radiati onHealth and Safety  Advisory Council, which revietwhs e publication program for thSee   ries and endorses documents for publiiocna,t and by its Radiation Health Committee, which  oversees the preparation of draft documents andmreon. catiublids pocnm   There are ofur categoires of publication in thSee   ries:   Radiation Protection Standar   dsset fundamental requirements for safety.   They are prescriptive in style and may be recfeedr ebny regulatory instruments in State,  Territory or Commonwealth jurisdictsi.o n They may contain key proce dural requirements regarded as essential fosrt   eb noitapractice in radinietnrtaoian l protection, and fundamental quantitarteiqvuei rements, such as exposure limits.    Codes of Practic   eare also prescriptive in style and may be referenced by regulations or cointdions of licence.  Thceoy ntain pracitce-specir cfemeriuqeatths nt  must be satisfied to ensure an acceptable level of safety in dealings involving exposure to radiationR.equirementasre expressed in ‘must’ statements.   Recommendationsnuademtncn enof de guida proviatdirar n iocnirp laof selpi protection.  They are written in an exaptloarny and non-reguloarty style and describe  the basic ocncepts and objectives of best interna  are .ecehW t ererehtnioprl tiac relatedRadiation Protectio   nStandardsandCodes of Practic   et,hey are based on the funadmental principles in thRee   commendations.   Safety Guide   sviie tng rheuieqemer stn tesde provipch aone ncdaui gcificeps-ecitcar out inRadiation Protectio   nStandardsandCodes of Practic.eThey are non- prescriptive in style, but may recommend good practices.  Guidancees sies d eix npr ‘should’ statements, indicating thaet   erocer saeushmtdmmend, or equivalent alternatives, are normally necessary inr    otedrw ylpmocoith the requirensto  fht em Radiation Protectio   nStandard   sandCodes of Practic.e   In many csaes, for prcatical conveniencper, escriptive and guidaen dcocuments which  are related to each other mea yp ubblished together.  AC   ode of Practic   eand a correspondingS   afety Guid   ed within a singl ees tfoc vore.s yam eb lbupehsi   All publications in thReadiation Protection Seri   easre informedby public comment during drafting, and Radiation Protec tiSotnandards and Codes of Practice, hw hic may serve a reguolrayt function, are subject to a process of regulatory   review. Further information on these consultation processes may be obtained by contacting ARPANSA. Code of Practice and Sa feGtuyide for Radiatino Protection and Radioactive Waste Management in  Mining and Mineral Proecssing Page 2 of 66

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      C ODE OF P RACTICE AND S AFETY G UID E     Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management in Mining and Mineral Processing (2005)

 

      Radiation Protection Seri es Publication No. ??

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