What is an RSO?
Radiation Safety Officer
Who assigns the RSO?
The Company
What does the RSO do?
Updates and maintains the Radiation Safety Program
What does ALARA stand for?
As Low As Reasonably Achievable
What is the reason for safety and compliance violations?
Ineffec...
Nuke Gauge Test Questions and Answers
2024/2025
What is an RSO?
Radiation Safety Officer
Who assigns the RSO?
The Company
What does the RSO do?
Updates and maintains the Radiation Safety Program
What does ALARA stand for?
As Low As Reasonably Achievable
What is the reason for safety and compliance violations?
Ineffective senior management.
What is the ALARA philosophy?
Regulations establish standards for protection against radiation hazards. Procedures
and engineering controls are based upon sound radiation protection principles that
seek to achieve occupational and public doses that are "ALARA"
What 4 things will be used to keep exposures ALARA?
The base of the gauge is made of lead to shield radiation. Tungsten is used to create
a bio-shield directly around the radioactive sources in the gauge.
For shielding, what is the safe position for a source rod?
Is when the rod is fully retracted into the gauge. In the safe position, the shielding will
absorb most of the radiation released by the sources.
Time on a gauge?
when taking the test, push the start button and back away 10 feet for usually 1
minute.
What 4 levels of locked security should the gauge be restricted?
1) A lock on the gauge handle- this prevents the release of the source rod.
2) A lock on the gauge case- this limits access to the gauge itself.
3) A lock on the door of the storage closet or an additional lock securing the case and gauge
to a vehicle.
4) A lock restricting access to the storage closet, or entry into the vehicle or trunk. Gauges in
the back of an open bed truck must have 2 locked chains or cables.
What is the most important and effective component of ALARA?
Distance. Inverse-square law explains why: everytime you move away from the
source, you reduce the radiation by 1/4 coming off the radioactive source. (Picture 5
and 6)
What is a dosimeteR?
A device that measures the amount of radiation that an individual absorbs over a
given period of time.
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