RSO Training, Emergency Preparedness, and Administration

Question 1

NRC regulations require that radiation safety training for workers be provided:

Accepted Answer

Before workers begin work in or frequenting restricted areas, and refreshed as necessary

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Only once at initial hire

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Every 5 years regardless of job duties

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Only for workers who handle unsealed radioactive sources

Question 2

A radiation emergency response plan for a nuclear medicine department must include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A list of all workers' personal financial information

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Procedures for responding to spills of radioactive material

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Contact information for the RSO and emergency services

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Procedures for personnel decontamination

Question 3

Following a significant radioactive spill, the priority order for response actions is:

Accepted Answer

Ensure personnel safety → contain the spill → survey to define extent → notify appropriate parties

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Notify NRC → evacuate → contain spill → survey

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Call the fire department first → evacuate building → notify RSO

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Clean up spill immediately → notify RSO → document

Question 4

Under NRC regulations, workers have the right to receive radiation safety training information including:

Accepted Answer

The radiation dose they have received and the results of any surveys or monitoring in their work area

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The NRC license number only

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Storage locations of radioactive materials only

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The licensee's financial information regarding radiation safety budgets

Question 5

A radiation safety committee (RSC) is typically required at:

Accepted Answer

Broadscope or major research facilities with diverse radiation use programs

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All NRC licensees regardless of size

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Only nuclear power plants

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Any facility using more than 1 mCi of any radionuclide

Question 6

When a new radiation worker is added to the license, the RSO must ensure that the worker:

Accepted Answer

Receives appropriate training and is authorized under the license before beginning work with radioactive materials

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Has a minimum of a bachelor's degree in a physical science

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Pays a fee to the NRC directly

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Passes an NRC-administered written examination