Illinois Administrative Code
Title 32 - ENERGY
Part 340 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION
Subpart F - SURVEYS AND MONITORING
Section 340.540 - Calibration of Survey Instruments

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024

a) Unless specified in another Part, a licensee shall have each survey instrument used to show compliance with this Part calibrated before first use, annually and following a repair that affects the calibration. A licensee shall:

1) Calibrate all scales with readings up to 10 mSv (1000 mrem) per hour with a radiation source;

2) Calibrate two separated readings on each scale or decade that will be used to show compliance; and

3) Conspicuously note on the instrument the date of calibration.

b) A licensee may not use survey instruments if the difference between the indicated exposure rate and the calculated exposure rate is more than 20 percent.

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