Radioactive Iodine and Krypton Control for Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Facilities

Table 1

The US radionuclide air emission regulations.

Regulation	Dose equivalent to public, mrem/y (mSv/y)	Max fuel cycle emissions per GWy electric energy
Nuclear fuel cycle (40 CFR 190.10) [2]	25 (0.25) to whole body; 75 (0.75) to thyroid; 25 (0.25) to any other organ	^85Kr: <50 000 Ci (<1.85E6 GBq); ^129I: <5 mCi (<0.185 gBq)
NRC licensees (10 CFR 20.1101, .1301, .1302, App. B) [3]	Dose limit: 100 (1); Compliance demonstration limit: 50 (0.5); ALARA limit: 10 (0.1)	—
DOE facilities (40 CFR 61.92) [4]	10 (0.1)	—