ALARA definition

ALARA means as low as reasonably achievable making every reasonable effort to maintain exposures to radiation as far below the dose limits in these rules as practical, consistent with the purpose for which the licensed or registered activity is undertaken, taking into account the state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to the state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to benefits to the public health and safety, and other societal and socioeconomic considerations, and in relation to use of nuclear energy and licensed or registered sources of radiation in the public interest.
ALARA means as low as reasonably achievable making every reasonable effort to maintain exposures to radiation as far below the dose standards in this chapter as is practical, consistent with the purpose for which the licensed activity is undertaken, taking into ac- count the state of technology, the economics of improvements in rela- tion to the state of technology, the economics of improvements in re- lation to benefits to the public health and safety, and other socioe- conomic considerations, and in relation to the utilization of nuclear energy, ionizing radiation, and radioactive materials in the public interest. See WAC 246-220-007.
ALARA means as low as reasonably achievable making every reasonable effort to maintain exposures to radiation as far below the dose limits in these rules as practical, consistent with the purpose for which the licensed or registered activity is undertaken, taking into account the state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to the state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to benefits to the public health and safety, and other societal and socioeconomic considerations, and in relation to use of nuclear energy and licensed or registered sources of radiation in the public interest. (12) "Analytical x-ray equipment" means equipment used for x-ray diffraction or fluorescence analysis. (13) "Analytical x-ray system" means a group of components utilizing x-rays to determine the elemental composition or to examine the microstructure of materials. R10 (184) Annual or Annually means an interval not to exceed 12 months.

Examples of ALARA in a sentence

  • The function of the HEPA filter banks and charcoal absorbers is to maintain offsite exposure ALARA.

  • The condenser air removal system for each Unit contains HEPA filters, charcoal absorbers and related mechanical equipment necessary to remove radioactive contaminants from condenser vacuum pump discharges in order to maintain offsite exposure ALARA.

  • The gaseous radwaste system (GRS) for each Unit collects and processes potentially radioactive gases generated within the Plant so that offsite exposure is kept as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA).

  • If readings are reported that are outside of the predetermined threshold (ALARA) levels, the student’s work habits will be investigated by the Radiation Safety Officer.

  • In these settings, CCTA became a widespread diagnostic tool in CAD patients and, consequently, dose reduction should be mandatory according to the ALARA principle.


More Definitions of ALARA

ALARA means as low as is reasonably achievable as defined in 32 Ill. Adm. Code 310.20.
ALARA means as Low as Reasonably Achievable.
ALARA means as low as reasonably achievable; making every reasonable effort to maintain exposures to radiation as far below the dose limits as is practical:
ALARA means As Low As is Reasonably Achievable. In radiation protection philosophy, ALARA means making every reasonable effort to maintain exposures to radiation as far below dose limits as is practical, consistent with the purpose of the practice, taking into account the state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to the technology, the economics of improvements in relation
ALARA. 1: 09 person rem with no High Radiation boundary violations • Human Performance No personnel errors which reset the event-free day clock :::;2;6 personnel error security events Cost • Incremental Expense .::::$30 Million Generation • Schedule .::::35 Days As noted in section I, during the outage, individuals or groups will be recognized as successes linked to our goals occur. This type of recognition can take many forms and the decision of what is appropriate will be left to the individual or department doing the recognizing. The cost and generation goals are used to determine the target amount of the post- outage award taking into account both revenue, as derived from schedule performance, and cost, as derived from budget performance. Schedule and cost performance will be based on a budget case of 35 days and $30M. As we have done in the past, 60% of any ,additional revenue or cost reductions will be retained by the shareholders and 40% will be available to be distributed as an outage award. The safety goals may modify the award. The Officers and Directors will assess the organizations achievement of the safety goals at the end of the outage. Their assessment may include additions for superb performance in a goal area or reductions for any significant safety performance violations or unsatisfactory plant performance during power ascension. Three cases are shown to demonstrate the range of award hours based on cost and generation. They represent the present budget (Case 1); the nominal 30/30 Outage (Case 2); and the present Rev 1 schedule and Cost Plan targets (Case 3). The actual award allowance will be calculated using actual cost and schedule performance and may differ from these examples based on safety performance. NPG employees can take the award hours in time-off or in pay. Time off must be requested in writing or the hours will be paid, as in past outages. A form will be made available to request the time off. Temporary Additional employees will be paid for all award hours if they worked breaker- to-mode 4. If they work less than breaker-to-mode 4, their award will be prorated based on the number of days worked during that period divided by the actual breaker-to-mode 4 duration. Individuals who voluntarily quit or are terminated for cause other than job completion will receive no recognition award. A separate award administration guideline will be established for Building Trades personnel.
ALARA means as low as is reasonably achievable, making every reasonable effort to maintain exposures to radiation as far below the dose limits in these rules as is practical, consistent with the purpose for which the licensed or registered activity is undertaken,
ALARA has the meaning set out in Schedule 10 [Safety]; “Audit” has the meaning set out in Schedule 8 [Quality Management];