Clearance of Materials

International Guidance
 
IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS SERIES Application of the Concepts of Exclusion, Exemption and Clearance; SAFETY GUIDE No. RS-G-1.7; August 2004

The NRC is considering implementing, in the proposed rule, the nuclide concentrations from Safety Guide No. RS-G-1.7; this would help promote consistency among nations and
minimizes interference with international commerce.

IAEA-TECDOC-855 Clearance Levels for Radionuclides in Solid Materials: Application of Exemption Principles; Interim Report for Comment
(January 1996)
IAEA Safety Series No. 89 Principles for the Exemption of Radiation Sources and Practices from Regulatory Control
(1988)
European Commission. Practical Use of the Concepts of Clearance and Exemption--Part 1
(Recommendations of the Group of Experts established under the teams of Article 31 of the Euratom Treaty, Directorate-General Environment; 2000)
European Commission. Radiological Protection Principles concerning the Natural Radioactivity of Building Materials Radiation Protection 112.(1999)
European Commission. Recommended radiological protection criteria for the clearance of buildings and building rubble from the dismantling of nuclear installations. Radiation protection 113.
(2000)
European Commission. Definition of Clearance Levels for the Release of Radioactively Contaminated Buildings and Building Rubble. Radiation protection 114.
(May 1999)