Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 222 - RULES RE:PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF RADIOACTIVE EMISSIONS FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
Section 144-222-5 - Information to be Contained in the Notice
Universal Citation: 10 ME Code Rules ยง 144-222-5
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A. Notice of a gaseous or liquid release shall include at least the following information:
1. Total amount of radioactivity
released.
a. For scheduled releases the
projection may be modified to account for errors in precision and shall include
the total radioactivity to be released, combining batch and continuous
releases. Gaseous and liquid releases must be reported separately.
b. For each unscheduled release, occurring as
a separate event, the notice shall include the total amount of radioactivity
released.
c. The total curies shall
be reported in decimal equivalents (for example: 2.5 curies, 1.6 curies, 0.08
curies).
d. For each unscheduled
release, the date and time of the release, as well as the duration.
2. The estimated individual dose
that may occur as a result of the release.
Comparisons, if given to other sources of radiation exposure shall be consistent as to time of exposure. (As an example, comparisons to natural background radiation should be on the basis of average daily or hourly exposure to be consistent with the expected exposure time due to the release of radioactivity from the plant.)
3. A forecast of weather conditions at the
time of the release.
A. The reported
conditions should accurately reflect weather conditions most recently predicted
for the vicinity of the plant at the time of the release.
B. For notices regarding unscheduled
releases, data from the Maine Yankee meteorological tower and from direct
observation of weather conditions should be used.
4. The area downwind from the release
specified for the period of the release. The wind direction shall be given
using the word "from." For example, the wind was from the Northeast at 8 miles
per hour.
5. An explanation of the
event, equipment malfunction, operator error, or other condition that caused
the release.
6. Immediate corrective
actions taken, for example, to remedy a malfunction or terminate the
unscheduled release.
B. Breakdown of Safety Related Equipment
1. When
a breakdown of safety related equipment occurs pursuant to Section 3.B.2, the
notice shall include the equipment that malfunctioned and the error or other
condition that led to the breakdown or malfunction in addition to the remedy to
the situation.
2. If the
aforementioned event results in a release, as defined in Section 2, a notice
shall be given as indicated in Sections 3.A and 4.C. If no release occurs, any
form of notice described in Section 4 may be utilized.
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