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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The reasonably maximally exposed individual is a hypothetical person who meets the following criteria:
(a) Lives in the accessible environment above the highest concentration of radionuclides in the plume of contamination;
(b) Has a diet and living style representative of the people who now reside in the Town of Amargosa Valley, Nevada. DOE must use projections based upon surveys of the people residing in the Town of Amargosa Valley, Nevada, to determine their current diets and living styles and use the mean values of these factors in the assessments conducted for §§ 63.311 and 63.321;
(c) Uses well water with average concentrations of radionuclides based on an annual water demand of 3000 acre-feet;
(d) Drinks 2 liters of water per day from wells drilled into the groundwater at the location specified in paragraph (a) of this section; and
(e) Is an adult with metabolic and physiological considerations consistent with present knowledge of adults.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 10. Energy § 10.63.312 Required characteristics of the reasonably maximally exposed individual - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-10-energy/cfr-sect-10-63-312/
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