ASTM E1034-95(2001)
(Specification)Standard Specification for Nuclear Facility Transient Worker Records
Standard Specification for Nuclear Facility Transient Worker Records
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the required content and provides retention requirements for records needed for in-processing of nuclear facility transient workers.
1.2 This specification applies to records to be used for in-processing only.
1.3 This specification is not intended to cover specific skills records (such as equipment operating licenses, ASME inspection qualifications, or welding certifications).
1.4 This specification does not reduce any regulatory requirement for records retention at a licensed nuclear facility. Note 1—Nuclear facilities operated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are not licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), nor are other nuclear facilities that may come under the control of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) or individual agreement states. The references in this specification to licensee, the U.S. NRC Regulatory Guides, and Title 10 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations are to imply appropriate alternative nomenclature with respect to DOE, DOD, or agreement state nuclear facilities. This distinction does not alter the required content of records needed for in-processing of nuclear facility transient workers. Note 2—This specification does not define the form of the required worker records (such as a passport or central computerized record keeping system).
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Designation: E 1034 – 95 (Reapproved 2001)
Standard Specification for
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Nuclear Facility Transient Worker Records
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1034; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
There is a high degree of concern in the nuclear industry regarding the ability of present records
keeping practices to adequately monitor the cumulative radiation doses of individual transient
workers. This concern arises from the fact that the transient worker moves rapidly among the nuclear
facilities, in some cases working at as many as four or more facilities within one calendar quarter.The
accurate monitoring of a transient worker’s cumulative radiation dose depends, in part, on the
individual worker’s ability (and willingness) to provide a correct record of his occupational radiation
exposure.AtnuclearfacilitieslicensedbytheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC),thesedata
presently are supplied by the worker on forms NRC-4 and NRC-5. Similar procedures are followed
at other nuclear facilities (see Note 1). Accurate occupational radiation exposure data are required to
ensure that the radiation doses that an individual transient worker will receive are within regulatory
limits.
Another problem confronting the owners of nuclear facilities is how to in-process large numbers of
temporary workers efficiently. These workers may be required for such activities as the decontami-
nation and decommissioning of a nuclear facility, the annual refueling of a nuclear power plant, or a
major special modification to an operating nuclear facility. In-processing involves determining a
worker’s occupational radiation exposure history, security clearance, health status, ability to wear and
use respiratory protective equipment, and training and qualification for work in controlled areas.
In-processing is the responsibility of the licensee, and depends on the cooperation of the worker and
the worker’s present and past employers and other past contracting licensees.
In-processing is complicated by the fact that different facilities keep the required information on
different forms in varying degrees of detail. In-processing one worker often can take several days and
result in a loss of productive time as well as increased staffing costs for the facility operator.
One possible solution to these problems is a cooperative effort within the nuclear industry to
develop a common or central data base that can be accessed to obtain pertinent historical data on a
worker. A central record keeping system (CRS) is envisioned for this purpose. Such a system could
help reduce in-processing time for temporary workers.
However, some degree of standardization is necessary before a centralized record keeping system
is possible. This specification standardizes the necessary content of transient worker records.
1. Scope 1.2 This specification applies to records to be used for
in-processing only.
1.1 This specification covers the required content and pro-
1.3 This specification is not intended to cover specific skills
vides retention requirements for records needed for in-
records (such as equipment operating licenses, ASME inspec-
processing of nuclear facility transient workers.
tion qualifications, or welding certifications).
1.4 This specification does not reduce any regulatory re-
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E10 on quirement for records retention at a licensed nuclear facility.
Nuclear Technology and Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcom-
NOTE 1—Nuclear facilities operated by the U.S. Department of Energy
mittee E10.03 on Radiological Protection for Decontamination and Decommission-
(DOE) are not licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
ing of Nuclear Facilities and Components.
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 1995. Published December 1995. (NRC), nor are other nuclear facilities that may come under the control of
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E 1034
the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) or individual agreement states.
body, each multiplied by its weighting factor. It does not
The references in this specification to licensee, the U.S. NRC Regulatory
include contributions from external dose.
Guides, and Title 10 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations are to imply
3.1.4 controlled area, n—an area of a nuclear facility
appropriate alternative nomenclature with respect to DOE, DOD, or
encompassed by physical ba
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