Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R313 - Waste Management and Radiation Control, Radiation
Rule R313-15 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation
Section R313-15-301 - Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Each licensee or registrant shall conduct operations so that:
(2) If the licensee or registrant permits members of the public to have access to controlled areas, the limits for members of the public continue to apply to those individuals.
(3) A licensee, registrant, or an applicant for a license or registration may apply for prior Director authorization to operate up to an annual dose limit for an individual member of the public of five mSv (0.5 rem). This application shall include the following information:
(4) In addition to the requirements of R313-15, a licensee subject to the provisions of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's generally applicable environmental radiation standards in 40 CFR 190 shall comply with those standards.
(5) The Director may impose additional restrictions on radiation levels in unrestricted areas and on the total quantity of radionuclides that a licensee or registrant may release in effluents in order to restrict the collective dose.