40 CFR § 61.92 - Standard.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s61.92"
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title: "40 CFR § 61.92 - Standard."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "61.92"
section_name: "Standard."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "61"
part_name: "NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401"
regulatory_source: "38 FR 8826, Apr. 6, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
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# 61.92 Standard.

Emissions of radionuclides to the ambient air from Department of Energy facilities shall not exceed those amounts that would cause any member of the public to receive in any year an effective dose equivalent of 10 mrem/yr.