Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 326 - FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS › Section 326.40 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this Part, the following definitions apply:
"Anniversary date" means the last day of the month for each
				year the license is in effect, which corresponds to the last day of the month
				in which the license expires.
"Category III irradiator" means a gamma irradiator in which the
				sealed source is contained in a storage pool (usually containing water), the
				sealed source is shielded at all times, and human access to the sealed source
				and the volume undergoing irradiation is physically restricted in its design
				configuration and proper mode of use.
"Category IV irradiator" means a controlled human access gamma
				irradiator in which the sealed source is contained in a storage pool (usually
				containing water), is fully shielded when not in use and is exposed within a
				radiation volume that is maintained inaccessible during use by an entry control
				system.
"Cost estimate" means a licensee's evaluation of the costs
				associated with reclamation of a facility or site. Cost estimates are subject
				to Agency review and approval.
"Educational institution" means a non-profit organization that
				has as its primary purpose the advancement of knowledge in one or more specific
				fields and which is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on
				Schools or the North Central Association Commission on Institutions of Higher
				Education.
"Financial assurance arrangement" means a method of
				guaranteeing that reclamation costs will be paid. A financial assurance
				arrangement consists of a surety bond, an irrevocable letter of credit, a
				certificate of deposit, a self-guarantee, a parent company guarantee, a
				combination of those arrangements or other financial arrangements approved in
				writing by the Agency.
"General licensee" means a person who possesses a generally
				licensed device as defined in this Section.
"Generally licensed devices" means gauges containing sealed
				sources equal to or greater than 37 MBq (1 mCi) of radioactive material
				possessed by persons licensed pursuant to 32 Ill. Adm. Code
				330.220(a).
AGENCY NOTE: For purposes of this Part, the term "reclamation"
				includes, but is not limited to, those activities necessary to decommission the
				licensed facility to allow termination of the license.
"Major possessor" means a person who is licensed to use,
				possess or store radioactive material with half-lives greater than 275 days, as
				either sealed or unsealed sources in quantities exceeding the quantities
				specified in Appendix A of this Part.
"Reclamation" means decontamination of facilities and sites and
				disposal of radioactive material so that the property is returned to a state
				that no longer presents a radiological health or safety hazard to persons, or a
				threat to the environment.
AGENCY NOTE: For purposes of this Part, the term
				  "reclamation" includes, but is not limited to, those activities necessary to
				  decommission the licensed facility to allow termination of the
				  license.