New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 4000 - NEW HAMPSHIRE RULES FOR THE CONTROL OF RADIATION
Part He-P 4044 - RADIATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
Section He-P 4044.11 - Radiation Monitoring Requirements

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 4044.11

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

Each particle accelerator facility shall have available:

(a) Appropriate portable monitoring equipment which:

(1) Is operable;

(2) Has been calibrated for the appropriate radiations being produced at the facility;

(3) Has been tested daily for proper operation;

(4) Has been calibrated at intervals not to exceed one year;

(5) Has been calibrated after each servicing; and

(6) Has been calibrated after repair;

(b) A radiation protection survey, performed and documented by a qualified expert specifically registered with DHHS/RHS pursuant to He-P 4040.06, which documents changes in shielding, operation, equipment, or occupancy of adjacent areas;

(c) Continuous monitoring devices for all high radiation areas which are electrically independent of the accelerator control and safety interlock systems and are capable of providing a readout at the control panel;

(d) An area monitor which has been calibrated at intervals not to exceed one year and after each servicing and repair;

(e) Periodic surveys to determine the amount of airborne particulate radioactivity present in areas of airborne hazards if applicable;

(f) Periodic smear surveys to determine the degree of contamination in target and other pertinent areas if applicable;

(g) An area survey which is made in accordance with the written procedures established by a qualified expert, or the radiation safety officer of the particle accelerator facility; and

(h) Records of:

(1) Radiation protection surveys;

(2) Calibration results;

(3) Instrumentation tests; and

(4) Smear results.

#6827, eff 8-6-98; ss by #8692, INTERIM, eff 7-27-06, EXPIRES: 2-2-07; ss by #8808, eff 1-24-07

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