10 CFR § 20.1701 - Use of process or other engineering controls.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s20.1701"
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title: "10 CFR § 20.1701 - Use of process or other engineering controls."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "20.1701"
section_name: "Use of process or other engineering controls."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "20"
part_name: "STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 53, 63, 65, 81, 103, 104, 161, 170H, 182, 186, 223, 234, 274, 1701 (42 U.S.C. 2014, 2073, 2093, 2095, 2111, 2133, 2134, 2201, 2210h, 2232, 2236, 2273, 2282, 2021, 2297f); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842); Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985, sec. 2 (42 U.S.C. 2021b); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
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# 20.1701 Use of process or other engineering controls.

The licensee shall use, to the extent practical, process or other engineering controls (e.g., containment, decontamination, or ventilation) to control the concentration of radioactive material in air.

[64 FR 54556, Oct. 7, 1999]