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Very high radiation area

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000539

An area accessible to individuals, in which radiation levels exceed 500 rad (5 gray) in one hour at 1 meter from the source or from any surface that the radiation penetrates (see 10 CFR 20.1003).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000539
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000539",
  "term": "Very high radiation area",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "An area accessible to individuals, in which radiation levels exceed 500 rad (5 gray) in one hour at 1 meter from the source or from any surface that the radiation penetrates (see 10 CFR 20.1003).",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/very-high-radiation-area/"
}

Record 539 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.