South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A)
Part III - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION
Section 61-63.III.RHA 3.14 - Compliance with Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-63.III.RHA 3.14

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

3.14.1 The licensee shall make or cause to be made, as appropriate, surveys of radiation levels in unrestricted and controlled areas and radioactive materials in effluents released to unrestricted and controlled areas to demonstrate compliance with the dose limits for individual members of the public in RHA 3.13.

3.14.2 A licensee shall show compliance with the annual dose limit in RHA 3.13 by--

3.14.2.1 Demonstrating by measurement or calculation that the total effective dose equivalent to the individual likely to receive the highest dose from the licensed operation does not exceed the annual dose limit; or

3.14.2.2 Demonstrating that--
3.14.2.2.1 The annual average concentrations of radioactive material released in gaseous and liquid effluents at the boundary of the unrestricted area do not exceed the values specified in Table 2 of Appendix B, RHA 3.53 and

3.14.2.2.2 If an individual were continually present in an unrestricted area, the dose from external sources would not exceed 0.002 rem (0.02 mSv) in an hour and 0.05 rem (0.5 mSv) in a year.

3.14.3 Upon approval from the Department, the licensee may adjust the effluent concentration values in Appendix B, RHA 3.53 Table 2, for members of the public, to take into account the actual physical and chemical characteristics of the effluents (e.g., aerosol size distribution, solubility, density, radioactive decay equilibrium, chemical form).

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