from the Existing Exposure guidelines. 91 Line 578 Proposed change Reason Comment not Comment not adopted. – Reference levels table. This is covered in the adopted Delete line of previous line. Guide is aligned with GSR Part 3. ‘Radionuclides commodities in bulk material 1 mSv y-1’ 92 Lines Proposed change As explained above. Comment not Comment not adopted. – Delete adopted requirements for existing Guide is aligned with GSR Part 3. ‘The exposure situations apply to material containing radionuclides of natural origin at an activity concentration of less than 1 Bq g-1 for any radionuclide in the uranium decay chain or the thorium decay chain and of less than 10 Bq g-1 for 40K. For radionuclides of natural origin, bulk amounts of material are to be considered on a case-by-case basis by using a dose criterion of 1 mSv 93 Radiation Line 14 Who is this guide intended for? The Accepted Comment accepted with Health Unit, intended audience should be modifications. Queensland included in the purpose. Department of has been re-written. Health 94 Line 31 and There is no (a) or (c)(ii). I suggest the Accepted Comment accepted with 41 dot points be numbered so that modifications. these two lines make sense Typo has been corrected. 95 Line 41 to I struggled to understand what this Accepted Comment accepted with 43 meant. It refers to materials other modifications. than the materials in the dot point above (radionuclides of natural Scope has been re-written. origin .....). It seems to be an inversion of an exclusion in order to make it an inclusion.
from the Existing Exposure guidelines. 91 Line 578 Proposed change – Reference levels table. Delete line ‘Radionuclides of commodities in bulk material 1 mSv y-1’ Reason This is covered in the previous line. Comment not adopted Comment not adopted. Guide is aligned with GSR Part 3. 92 Lines Proposed change – Delete ‘The requirements for existing exposure situations apply to material containing radionuclides of natural origin at an activity concentration of less than 1 Bq g-1 for any radionuclide in the uranium decay chain or the thorium decay chain and of less than 10 Bq g-1 for 40K. For radionuclides of natural origin, bulk amounts of material are to be considered on a case-by-case basis by using a dose criterion of 1 mSv As explained above. Comment not adopted Comment not adopted. Guide is aligned with GSR Part 3. 93 Radiation Health Unit, Queensland Department of Health Line 14 Who is this guide intended for? The intended audience should be included in the purpose. Accepted Comment accepted with modifications. has been re-written. 94 Line 31 and 41 There is no (a) or (c)(ii). I suggest the dot points be numbered so that these two lines make sense Accepted Comment accepted with modifications. Typo has been corrected. 95 Line 41 to 43 I struggled to understand what this meant. It refers to materials other than the materials in the dot point above (radionuclides of natural origin .....). It seems to be an inversion of an exclusion in order to make it an inclusion. Accepted Comment accepted with modifications. Scope has been re-written.
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