Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 2 - Public Health
Chapter 18 - Radiation Sources and Radiation Protection
Article 2 - Registration and Use of Ionizing Radiation Sources
7 AAC 18.120 - Authorization to operate

(a) Before the initial operation of a device or source capable of producing radioactive material or radiation fields in excess of 200 millisieverts or 20 rems per minute, a registrant shall apply, by submitting an application prescribed and provided by the department, including all applicable fees, for an authorization to operate. The department will issue an authorization to operate only after inspecting the device or radiation source in the location of operation and the department determines that the device or radiation source and the environment meet the requirements necessary for safe operation as specified in 7 AAC 18.110 - 7 AAC 18.990.

(b) An authorization to operate issued by the department under this section may include special conditions if, upon inspection, the department determines that specific requirements are necessary to reduce radiation hazards and assure safe operation.

(c) Before installing or operating a device or before the receipt of radioactive material, a registrant must submit to the department a decommissioning plan that the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved under 10 C.F.R. Part 20, Subpart E, if the registrant installs, intends to install, operates, or intends to operate a device