Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 622 - HANDLING AND DISPOSAL OF WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS › Section 622.40 - Worker Protection and Disposal Requirements for Water Treatment Residuals Greater than 200 pCi/g

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) This Section
			 only applies to persons producing or possessing water treatment residuals with
			 concentrations of combined radium greater than 200 pCi/g (dry weight
			 basis).
b) Persons producing or in
			 possession of water treatment residuals identified in subsection (a) shall:
1) Register with the Agency within 60 days of
			 becoming subject to subsection (a) in a format specified by the
			 Agency;
2) Limit Dose to Workers
			 and Members of the Public. Registrants shall conduct operations so that:
A) The dose in any unrestricted area from
			 external sources, exclusive of the dose contributions from patients
			 administered radioactive material and released in accordance with 32 Ill. Adm.
			 Code 335, does not exceed 0.02 millisievert (0.002 rem) in any single
			 hour.
B) Before allowing a worker
			 or a member of the public to enter a restricted area, instructions are given on
			 radiation hazards and protective measures to that individual. These
			 instructions must comply with subsection (b)(11).
C) Persons entering restricted areas or
			 performing work in contact with water treatment residuals identified in
			 subsection (a) are supplied with appropriate personal protective equipment
			 (PPE). PPE shall include, at a minimum, protective barriers to prevent
			 inadvertent ingestion or inhalation of airborne particles of radioactive
			 material as well as to limit the spread of contamination from the work
			 area.
D) Procedures are in place to
			 ensure doses to workers are kept as low as reasonably achievable and in
			 compliance with this Part. Emergency work that results in work duties or
			 exposures outside the scope of TENORM awareness training provided for workers
			 as outlined in Section 622.50(a) shall be reported to the Agency within 45
			 days. The report shall include proposed revisions to the registrant's training
			 agenda or operating procedures necessary to maintain compliance with this Part.
AGENCY NOTE: Calculation of doses for compliance with this
				subsection may be based upon calibrated radiation meter survey data and worker
				occupancy times, or work area monitoring, rather than an individual worker
				dosimetry program.
3) Employ institutional and engineered
			 controls to limit exposure of water treatment residuals to personnel and the
			 environment.
A) If, during the course of
			 operation, noncompliance with the limits specified in subsection (b)(2) is
			 discovered, the registrant shall submit alternative procedures to the Agency
			 within 45 days after discovery.
B)
			 Continued inability to comply with the protective limits specified in
			 subsection (b)(2) may result in the Agency requiring the registrant to comply
			 with the specific license requirements in 32 Ill. Adm. Code 330 and additional
			 training required for workers.
4) Afford the Agency, at all reasonable
			 times, the opportunity to inspect sources of radiation and the premises and
			 facilities in which those sources of radiation are used or stored, and records
			 maintained under this Section.
5)
			 Perform radiation surveys to demonstrate compliance with this Section. Surveys
			 shall be done to evaluate:
A) Gamma radiation
			 exposure rate in all occupied areas, at a minimum, of once per year;
B) Gamma radiation exposure rate in
			 restricted areas before, during, and after work requiring entry; and
C) Potential contamination of workers and the
			 work area immediately following work in restricted areas.
6) Ensure use of calibrated radiation
			 detection instruments. Instruments and equipment used for quantitative
			 radiation measurements (e.g., exposure rate and contamination monitoring) shall
			 be calibrated at intervals not to exceed 12 months for the radiation measured.
			 To satisfy this requirement, the registrant shall:
A) Post a legible note on the instrument
			 showing the date of calibration; and
B) Ensure that instrument calibrations are
			 performed by persons specifically licensed by the Agency, the U.S. Nuclear
			 Regulatory Commission, an Agreement State, or a Licensing State to perform such
			 calibrations.
7) Provide
			 notices and instructions to workers.
A) Each
			 registrant shall post, in conspicuous places easily visible to workers, current
			 copies of the following documents:
i) This
			 Part;
ii) Agency Form KLA.001
			 "Notice to Employees";
iii) The
			 operating procedures applicable to activities under the registration;
iv) Any notice of violation or administrative
			 order involving radiological working conditions and any response from the
			 registrant; and
v) All radiological
			 surveys, analytical media analysis results, and radon testing
			 results.
B) If the
			 posting of a document specified in subsection (b)(7)(A) is not practicable, the
			 registrant may post a notice summarizing the documents and the location where
			 the documents may be examined.
C)
			 The registrant shall post Agency notices of violation or administrative orders
			 involving radiological working conditions, along with any responses from the
			 registrant, within 5 working days after receipt of the notice or order. The
			 registrant's response, if any, shall be posted within 5 working days after the
			 registrant sends it to the Agency. The documents shall remain posted for a at
			 least 5 working days or until action correcting the violation has been
			 completed, whichever is later.
D)
			 All individuals whose job duties do not require entry into restricted areas or
			 contact with material identified in subsection (a) shall be provided
			 instruction which includes, at a minimum, the material identified in Section
			 622.50(a), (b), and (c). The initial instruction and annual refreshers must
			 last at least one hour.
E) All
			 individuals working in, or the performance of whose duties requires access to
			 any portion of a restricted area or who frequent areas where radioactive
			 material is used or stored shall be instructed, at a minimum, in all content
			 described in Section 622.50.
F) The
			 registrant shall maintain records of initial and annual employee training for
			 five years after the date of the training.
8) Shall identify a responsible individual
			 with sufficient knowledge and authority to prevent unsafe practices, approve
			 radiation safety-related issues and communicate promptly to an appropriate
			 level of management. The designated official shall be responsible for ensuring
			 the requirements specified in this Part are adequately implemented.