# Procedural Rules for DOE Nuclear Activities and Occupational Radiation Protection
> **Nuclear Regulatory Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2007-06-08 · Effective 2007-07-09 · 72 FR 31904
## Document
- **Document number:** E7-10477
- **Category:** nuclear-safety
- **Sub-agency:** Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 72 FR 31904
- **CFR reference:** 10 CFR 820
- **Publication date:** 2007-06-08
- **Effective date:** 2007-07-09
- **Energy docket:** Docket No. EH-RM-02-835
## Abstract

The Department of Energy (DOE) today amends its Procedural Rules for DOE Nuclear Activities, and its Occupational Radiation Protection requirements. The amendments to 10 CFR part 820, the Procedural Rules for DOE Nuclear Activities, update its provisions to take into account the establishment of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The amendments to 10 CFR part 835, the Occupational Radiation Protection requirements, update its provisions to account for lessons learned since the initial adoption of these regulations, comments from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) and members of the public, new recommendations from the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), and the establishment of the NNSA.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/06/08/E7-10477/procedural-rules-for-doe-nuclear-activities-and-occupational-radiation-protection)
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