Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
9.7.1 Unless otherwise
exempted under the provisions of
RHA
9.3 or licensed under the provisions
RHA
9.5 of these regulations, the manufacture and commercial
distribution of any material or product containing NORM shall be specifically
licensed pursuant to the applicable requirements of Part II of these regulations or
pursuant to equivalent rules of another Licensing State.
9.7.2 Persons conducting operations for the
purpose of removing NORM contamination from the following shall be specifically
licensed pursuant to the requirements of this part:
9.7.2.1 Facilities owned, possessed, or controlled
by other persons and contaminated with NORM in excess of the levels set forth in
RHA
9.3; and/or
9.7.2.2 Equipment or land owned, possessed, or
controlled by other persons and not otherwise exempted under the provisions of
RHA
9.3.
9.7.3 Issuance of Specific Licenses.
9.7.3.1 When an application meets the requirements
of these regulations, the Department will issue a specific license authorizing the
proposed activity in such form and containing appropriate conditions and
limitations.
9.7.3.2 The Department may
incorporate in a license at the time of issuance, or thereafter by amendment, any
additional requirements and conditions with respect to the licensee's receipt,
possession, use, and transfer of NORM subject to this part as it considers
appropriate or necessary in order to:
9.7.3.2.1
Minimize danger to public health and safety, property, or the environment;
9.7.3.2.2 Require such reports and the keeping of
such records, and to provide for such inspections of activities under the license as
may be appropriate or necessary; and
9.7.3.2.3 Prevent loss or theft of material
subject to this part.
9.7.3.3
An application for a specific license to process ground water for the purpose of
bottling or for water systems serving more than fifty (50) taps under these
provisions will be approved if:
9.7.3.3.1 The
applicant will perform environmental monitoring of the closest public receptor to
ensure that exposures do not exceed 0.2 Working Level Month (WLM) per
year.
9.7.3.3.2 If Gross alpha of raw
water exceeds 5 picocuries per liter, a one gallon sample will be provided to the
Department for Ra-226 analysis.
9.7.3.4 An applicant for a specific license shall
demonstrate by direct measurement or by calculation that the material or product
containing NORM is handled in a manner so that:
9.7.3.4.1 During routine use and disposal, it is
unlikely that the external radiation dose in any one year, or the dose equivalent
resulting from the intake of radioactive material, excluding radon and its
daughters, in any one year, to a suitable sample of the group of individuals
expected to be the most highly exposed to radiation or radioactive material from the
material or product, will exceed the doses specified in Column I of Appendix
A.
9.7.3.4.2 During routine handling and
storage of the quantities of the material or product likely to accumulate in one
location during marketing, commercial distribution, installation, and servicing of
the material or product, it is unlikely that the external radiation dose in any one
year, or the dose equivalent resulting from the intake of radioactive material,
excluding radon, in any one year, to a suitable sample of the group of individuals
expected to be most highly exposed to radiation or radioactive material from the
material or product, will exceed the doses specified in Column II of Appendix
A.
9.7.3.4.3 During routine use,
disposal, handling, and storage, it is unlikely that the radon released from the
material or product will result in an increase in the average radon concentration in
air of more than 0.4 picocurie per liter.
9.7.3.4.4 It is unlikely that there will be a
significant reduction in the effectiveness of the containment, shielding, or other
safety features of the material or product from wear and abuse likely to occur in
normal handling and use of the material or product during its useful
life.
9.7.4 General
Terms and Conditions.
9.7.4.1 Each license issued
pursuant to this part shall be subject to all the applicable provisions of
Regulation Regulation
61-63, Title A, now or hereafter in
effect, and to all rules and orders of the Department.
9.7.4.2 No license issued or granted under this
part and no right to possess or utilize NORM granted by any license issued pursuant
to this part shall be transferred to any person unless the Department, after
securing full information, finds that the transfer is in accordance with the
provisions of these regulations, and gives its consent in writing.
9.7.4.3 Each person specifically licensed by the
Department pursuant to this part is subject to the provisions of RHA 1.15 regarding
financial assurances and record keeping for decommissioning.
9.7.4.4 Each person licensed by the Department
pursuant to this part is subject to the provisions of
RHA
9.4 and RHA 9.6.
9.7.5 Expiration and Termination of Specific
Licenses. Except as determined by the Department, each licensee shall be subject to
the provisions of RHA 2.11 of these regulations regarding expiration and termination
of specific licenses.
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Appendix A
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Table of Allowable Organ Doses Total Effective Dose
Equivalents (TEDE)
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Column I [FN*]
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Column II [FN*]
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PART of Body
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TEDE (REM)
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TEDE (REM)
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Whole body; head and trunk; active blood-forming organs;
gonads; or lens of eye
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0.005
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0.5
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Hands and Forearms; feet and ankles; localized areas of
skin averaged over areas no larger than 1 square centimeter
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0.075
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7.5
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Other organs
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0.015
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1.5
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[FN*] Dose limit is the dose above background from the
material or product.
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