10 CFR 20.1704
§ 20.1704 Further restrictions on the use of respiratory protection equipment.
United States · 10 CFR — Energy · Status: effective
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- 10 CFR 20.1704, § 20.1704 Further restrictions on the use of respiratory protection equipment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/36520
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The Commission may impose restrictions in addition to the provisions of §§ 20.1702, 20.1703, and Appendix A to Part 20, in order to:
(a) Ensure that the respiratory protection program of the licensee is adequate to limit doses to individuals from intakes of airborne radioactive materials consistent with maintaining total effective dose equivalent ALARA; and
(b) Limit the extent to which a licensee may use respiratory protection equipment instead of process or other engineering controls.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.