New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION
Part 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
Section 20.3.9.911 - VENTILATION SYSTEMS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Adequate ventilation shall be provided in areas where airborne radioactivity may be produced.
B. A registrant, as required by Section 433 [20.3.4.433 NMAC], shall not vent, release or otherwise discharge airborne radioactive material to a restricted area which exceed the limits specified in Subpart 4, 461 [20.3.4.461 NMAC], Table II, except as authorized pursuant to Section 434 [20.3.4.434 NMAC]. For purposes of this paragraph, concentrations may be averaged over a period not greater than one year. Every reasonable effort should be made to maintain releases of radioactive material to unrestricted areas as far below these limits as is reasonably achievable.