Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation
RECORDS
Section 120.102 - Definitions
As used in 105 CMR 120.100, the following definitions apply:
Alert means events may occur, are in progress, or have occurred that could lead to a release of radioactive material but that the release is not expected to require a response by offsite response organizations to protect persons offsite.
Commencement of Construction means taking any action defined as "construction" or any other activity at the site of a facility subject to 105 CMR 120.100 through 120.198 that has a reasonable nexus to radiological health and safety. Commencement of construction as defined in 105 CMR 120.102 may include non-construction activities if the activity has a reasonable nexus to radiological safety or security.
Construction means the installation of foundations, or in-place assembly, erection, fabrication, or testing for any structure, system, or component of a facility or activity subject to 105 CMR 120.100 through 120.198 that are related to radiological safety or security. The term "construction" does not include:
(1) Changes for temporary use of the land for public recreational purposes;
(2) Site exploration, including necessary borings to determine foundation conditions or other preconstruction monitoring to establish background information related to the suitability of the site, the environmental impacts of construction or operation, or the protection of environmental values;
(3) Preparation of the site for construction of the facility, including clearing of the site, grading, installation of drainage, erosion and other environmental mitigation measures, and construction of temporary roads and borrow areas;
(4) Erection of fences and other access control measures that are not related to the safe use of, or security of, radiological materials subject to 105 CMR 120.100 through 120.198;
(5) Excavation;
(6) Erection of support buildings (e.g., construction equipment storage sheds, warehouse and shop facilities, utilities, concrete mixing plants, docking and unloading facilities, and office buildings) for use in connection with the construction of the facility;
(7) Building of service facilities (e.g., paved roads, parking lots, railroad spurs, exterior utility and lighting systems, potable water systems, sanitary sewerage treatment facilities, and transmission lines);
(8) Procurement or fabrication of components or portions of the proposed facility occurring at other than the final, in-place location at the facility; or
(9) Taking any other action that has no reasonable nexus to radiological health and safety.
Decommissioning Funding Plan means a written document that contains a cost estimate for decommissioning and a description of the method for assuring for decommissioning, including means of adjusting cost estimates and associated funding levels periodically over the life of the facility.
Facility means the location within one building, vehicle, or under one roof and under the same administrative control:
(1) at which the possession, use, processing or storage of radioactive material is or was authorized; or
(2) at which one or more radioactivity-inducing machines are installed or located. Facility may also mean multiple such locations at a site or part of a site.
Financial Surety means the method of assuring that sufficient funds will be available at the time of license termination and decommissioning of the facility to cover all costs associated with the decommissioning.
Site means the area contained within the boundary of a location under the control of persons generating or storing radioactive materials.
Site Area Emergency means events may occur, are in progress, or have occurred that could lead to a significant release of radioactive material and that could require a response by offsite response organizations to protect persons offsite.
