Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 21 - Division of Radiological Health
Subpart 78 - Radiological Health
Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CONTROL OF RADIATION IN MISSISSIPPI
Subchapter 11 - Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (Norm)
Rule 15-21-78-1.11.3 - Definitions
As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
1. "Beneficial attribute" or "beneficial to the product" means the radioactivity of the product is necessary to the use of the product.
2. "Beneficiating" means the processing of materials for the purpose of altering the chemical or physical properties to improve the quality, purity or assay grade.
3. "Decontamination" means the removal of NORM contaminants from surfaces or equipment to reduce levels of radiation.
4. "Decontamination facility" means a facility that provides services to reduce levels of NORM contamination.
5. "Equipment" means tubulars, wellheads, separators, condensers, or any other related apparatus associated with the potential enhancement of NORM.
6. "Facility" means all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on land or water that contain NORM.
7. "Fluid" means any material or substance which flows or moves, whether in a semi-solid, liquid, sludge, gas, or any other form or state.
8. "Naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM)" means any nuclide which is radioactive in its natural physical state (i.e., not man-made), but does not include byproduct, source or special nuclear material.
9. "Product" means something produced, made, manufactured, refined, or beneficiated.
10. "Storage" means the containment of NORM waste in such a manner as not to constitute disposal of NORM waste.
11. "Technologically enhanced" means natural sources of radiation which would not normally appear without some technological activity not expressly designed to produce radiation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 45-14-3
