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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 340 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart M - REPORTS AND NOTIFICATIONS › Section 340.1270 - Reports of Missing Waste Shipments

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Any shipment or part of a shipment for which acknowledgement
				  is not received within the times set forth in Subpart K shall:
a) Be investigated by the shipper if the
				shipper has not received notification or receipt within 20 days after transfer;
				and
b) Be traced and reported. The
				investigation shall include tracing the shipment and each licensee who conducts
				a trace investigation shall file a written report with the Agency within 2
				weeks after completion of the investigation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 340 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart N - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 340.1310 - Vacating Premises

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Each specific licensee shall, no less than 30 days before
				  vacating or relinquishing possession or control of premises which may have been
				  contaminated with radioactive material as a result of his activities, notify
				  the Agency in writing of intent to vacate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 340 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart N - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 340.1320 - Removal of Radioactive Contamination

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Notwithstanding any exemptions contained in this Part, any
				  person who uses, possesses, or stores radioactive material in such a manner as
				  to cause uncontrolled contamination of any area shall, upon order of the
				  Agency, remove or provide for the removal of such contaminants at his own
				  expense through the use of an authorized transferee and shall decontaminate the
				  installation to the lowest practicable level. Unless another value is specified
				  in 32 Ill. Adm. Code 332, the values specified in Appendix A of this Part may
				  be used as guidelines for this purpose. These values, however, may be modified
				  at specific installations at the discretion of the Agency.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 340 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart N - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS › Appendix A - Decontamination Guidelines

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a) Surface Contamination Guide
Alpha Emitters:
Removable
555 mBq (15 pCi) per 100
							 cm2
33 dpm per 100 cm2
average over any one surface
1.67 Bq (45 pCi) per 100
							 cm2
100 dpm per 100 cm2
maximum
Total Fixed
16.7 Bq (450 pCi) per 100
							 cm2
1,000 dpm per 100
							 cm2
average over any one surface
83.3 Bq (2,250 pCi) per 100
							 cm2
5,000 dpm per 100
							 cm2
maximum
Beta-Gamma Emitters:
Removable
(all beta-gamma emitters except hydrogen-3)
3.7 Bq (100 pCi) per 100
							 cm2
222 dpm per 100 cm2
average over any one surface
18.5 Bq (500 pCi) per 100
							 cm2
1,110 dpm per 100
							 cm2
maximum
Removable
(hydrogen-3)
37 Bq (1,000 pCi) per 100
							 cm2
2,220 dpm per 100
							 cm2
average over any one surface
185 Bq (5,000 pCi) per 100
							 cm2
maximum
Total Fixed
2.5 microSv (250 microrem) per hour at 1 cm from
							 surface
b) Concentration in air and water: tables I and II of
				  appendix B to 10 CFR 20, published at 72 Fed. Reg. 55922, October 1,
				  2007.
c) Concentrations in soil and other materials except
				  water:
1) Radioactive material except source material and
				  radium: Column II of 32 Ill. Adm. Code 330.Appendix A.
2) Source material and radium: Concentration of
				  radionuclides above background concentrations for total radium, averaged over
				  areas of 100 square meters, shall not exceed:
A) 185 mBq (5 pCi) per gram of dry soil, averaged
				  over the first 15 centimeters below the surface; and
B) 185 mBq (5 pCi) per gram of dry soil, averaged
				  over layers of 15 centimeters thickness more than 15 centimeters below the
				  surface.
d) The level of gamma radiation measured at a distance of 100
				  centimeters from the surface shall not exceed background.
AGENCY NOTE: This appendix shall be used only as a guide.
					 The Agency may require lower values in specific instances, depending upon
					 radionuclides, type of surface, intended present and future use,
					 etc.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 340 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart N - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS › ILLUSTRATION A - Radiation Symbol

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1. Cross-hatched
				area is to be magenta, purple, or black.
2. Background is to be yellow.
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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 341 - RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION › Section 341.10 - Scope

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a) This Part
			 applies to each licensee who transports licensed material outside the site
			 where the licensee is authorized to possess and use the material or who
			 transports the material on public highways or who delivers the material to a
			 carrier for transport. The licensee shall comply with the regulations in this
			 Part, the applicable requirements of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
			 (NRC) in 10 CFR 71, in effect as of December 30, 2019, and the applicable
			 requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) regulations
			 appropriate to the mode of transport in 49 CFR 170-189, in effect as of
			 December 30, 2019.
b) When the
			 licensee is not in areas under the jurisdiction of USDOT or NRC, but is in an
			 area of jurisdiction of the State of Illinois as described in subsection (a) of
			 this Section, the licensee shall comply with the following portions of USDOT
			 and NRC regulations, as applicable:
1)
			 Packaging, 49 CFR 173, subparts A, B and I;
2) Marking and labeling, 49 CFR 172, subpart
			 D, paragraphs 172.400 -172.407, 172.436-172.440 and subpart E;
3) Placarding, 49 CFR 172, subpart F,
			 paragraphs 172.500 -172.519 and 172.556; and appendices B and C;
4) Shipping papers and emergency information,
			 49 CFR 172, subparts C and G;
5)
			 Accident reporting,
			 49 CFR
			 171.15 and
			 171.16;
6) Hazardous material shipper/carrier
			 requirements, 49 CFR 107, subpart G;
7) Hazardous material employee training, 49
			 CFR 172, subpart H;
8) Definitions,
			 10
			 CFR 71.4;
9) Transportation of licensed material,
			 10 CFR
			 71.5;
10) Exemptions for low level material,
			 10 CFR
			 71.14(a);
11) General license: NRC-approved package,
			 10 CFR
			 71.17;
12) Previously approved package,
			 10 CFR 71.19(a) and
			 (b);
13) General license: USDOT specification
			 container material, 10 CFR 71.20;
14) General license: Use of foreign approved
			 package,
			 10 CFR
			 71.21;
15) General license: Fissile material,
			 10 CFR
			 71.22;
16) External radiation standards for all
			 packages,
			 10 CFR
			 71.47;
17) Assumptions as to unknown properties,
			 10 CFR
			 71.83;
18) Preliminary determinations,
			 10 CFR
			 71.85;
19) Routine determinations,
			 10 CFR
			 71.87;
20) Air transportation of plutonium,
			 10 CFR
			 71.88;
21) Opening instructions,
			 10 CFR
			 71.89;
22) Advance notification of shipment of
			 irradiated reactor fuel and nuclear waste,
			 10
			 CFR 71.97;
23) Quality assurance requirements,
			 10 CFR 71.101(a),
			 (b), (c), (f) and (g);
24) Quality assurance organization,
			 10 CFR
			 71.103;
25) Quality assurance program,
			 10 CFR
			 71.105; and
26) Determination of
			 A1 and A2, 10 CFR 71, appendix
			 A.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 341 - RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION › Section 341.20 - Incorporations by Reference

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All rules, standards, and guidelines of agencies of the United
				States or nationally recognized organizations or associations that are
				incorporated by reference in this Part are incorporated as of the date
				specified in the reference and do not include any later amendments or editions.
				Copies of these rules, standards or guidelines that have been incorporated by
				reference are available for public inspection and copying at the Illinois
				Emergency Management Agency, 1035 Outer Park Drive, Springfield,
				Illinois.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 341 - RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION › Section 341.25 - Definitions

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Definition of terms used in this Part are those in 49 CFR and
				10
				CFR 71.4, except that whenever a definition
				refers to evaluation or approval by the U.S. DOT or NRC and such evaluation or
				approval is the jurisdiction of the State of Illinois because it is an
				Agreement State, the Agency shall perform the evaluation and
				approval.
AGENCY NOTE: Some terms, such as Agency, that are not defined
				  in 49 CFR or
				  10
				  CFR 71.4 may be found in Agency rules at 32
				  Ill. Adm. Code 310.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 341 - RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION › Section 341.30 - General License

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a) A general
			 license is hereby issued to any licensee of the Agency to transport, or to
			 deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed material in a package that meets
			 the requirements of U.S. DOT.
b)
			 The general license issued under subsection (a) of this Section applies only to
			 a licensee who, prior to the licensee's first use of a package, has registered
			 with the NRC.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 341 - RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION › Section 341.40 - Records

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a) Each licensee
			 shall maintain, for radioactive waste, a record of each shipment of radioactive
			 material not exempt pursuant to USDOT regulations, such as the shipping paper
			 copy, for three years after the material is accepted by the initial carrier.
			 For all other radioactive materials not exempt pursuant to USDOT regulations,
			 each licensee shall maintain a record of each shipment of radioactive material,
			 such as the shipping paper copy, for 375 days after the material is accepted by
			 the initial carrier. The record of each shipment shall show, where applicable:
1) Identification of the packaging by model
			 and serial number;
2) Verification
			 that there are no significant defects in the packaging as shipped;
3) Volume and identification of
			 coolant;
4) Type and quantity of
			 licensed material in each package and the total quantity of each
			 shipment;
5) Date of the
			 shipment;
6) Name and address of
			 the transferee;
7) Address to which
			 the shipment was made;
8) Results
			 of the determinations required by Section
			 341.10(b)(19)
			 of this Part and by the conditions of the package approval; and
9) In addition, for each item of irradiated
			 fissile material:
A) Identification by model
			 and serial number;
B) Irradiation
			 and decay history to the extent appropriate to demonstrate that its nuclear and
			 thermal characteristics comply with license conditions; and
C) Any abnormal or unusual condition relevant
			 to radiation safety.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 341 - RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION › Section 341.50 - Reports

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The licensee shall report to the Agency within 30 days:
a) Any instance in which there is significant
			 reduction in the effectiveness of any approved Type B or fissile packaging
			 during use;
b) Details of any
			 defects with safety significance in Type B or fissile packaging after first
			 use, with the means employed to repair the defects and prevent their
			 recurrence; and
c) Instances in
			 which the conditions of approval in the certificate of compliance were not
			 observed in making a shipment.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 346.10 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
This Part contains requirements for the issuance of a license
				  by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (Agency), authorizing the use of
				  sealed sources containing radioactive materials in irradiators used to
				  irradiate objects or materials using gamma radiation. Also included are
				  radiation safety requirements for irradiators currently in
				  operation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 346.20 - Scope

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a) This Part is in
				addition to, and not in substitution for, other Parts in 32 Ill. Adm. Code:
				Chapter II, Subchapter b. The requirements of 32 Ill. Adm. Code: Chapter II,
				Subchapter b apply to applicants and licensees subject to this Part. Nothing in
				this Part relieves the licensee from complying with other applicable Federal,
				State and local regulations governing the siting, zoning, land use and building
				code requirements for industrial facilities.
b) This Part also applies to panoramic
				irradiators that have either dry or wet storage of the radioactive sealed
				sources and to underwater irradiators in which both the source and the product
				being irradiated are under water. Irradiators whose dose rates exceed 5 grays
				(500 rads) per hour at 1 meter from the radioactive sealed sources in air or in
				water, as applicable to the irradiator type, are covered by this
				Part.
c) This Part does not apply
				to self-contained dry-source-storage irradiators (those in which both the
				source and the area subject to irradiation are contained within a device and
				are not accessible by personnel), medical radiology or teletherapy, radiography
				(the irradiation of materials for nondestructive testing purposes), gauging, or
				open-field (agricultural) irradiations.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 346.30 - Incorporations by Reference

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
All rules, standards and guidelines of agencies of the United
				  States or nationally recognized organizations or associations that are
				  incorporated by reference in this Part are incorporated as of the date
				  specified in the reference and do not include any later amendments or editions.
				  Copies of rules, standards or guidelines that have been incorporated by
				  reference are available for public inspection and copying at the Agency, 1035
				  Outer Park Drive, Springfield, Illinois.
AGENCY NOTE: In this Part, the Agency has incorporated by
					 reference Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations ( 10 CFR 36;
					 2004).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 346.40 - Definitions

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"Doubly encapsulated sealed source" means a sealed source in
				  which the radioactive material is sealed within a capsule and that capsule is
				  sealed within another capsule.
"Irradiator" means a facility that uses radioactive sealed
				  sources for the irradiation of objects or materials and in which radiation dose
				  rates exceeding 5 grays (500 rads) per hour exist at 1 meter from the sealed
				  radioactive sources in air or water, as applicable to the irradiator type, but
				  does not include irradiators in which both the sealed source and the area
				  subject to irradiation are contained within a device and are not accessible to
				  personnel.
"Irradiator operator" means an individual who has
				  successfully completed the training and testing described in Section
				  346.510 and is authorized by the
				  terms of the license to operate the irradiator without a supervisor
				  present.
"Panoramic dry-source-storage irradiator" means an irradiator
				  in which the irradiations occur in air in areas potentially accessible to
				  personnel and in which sources are stored in shields made of solid materials.
				  The term includes beam-type dry-source-storage irradiators in which only a
				  narrow beam of radiation is produced for performing irradiations.
"Panoramic irradiator" means an irradiator in which the
				  irradiations are done in air and in areas potentially accessible to personnel.
				  The term includes beam-type irradiators.
"Panoramic wet-source-storage irradiator" means an irradiator
				  in which the irradiations occur in air in areas potentially accessible to
				  personnel and in which the sources are stored under water in a storage
				  pool.
"Pool irradiator" means any irradiator at which the sources
				  are stored or used in a pool of water, including panoramic wet-source-storage
				  irradiators and underwater irradiators.
"Product conveyor system" means a system for moving the
				  product to be irradiated to, from and within the area where irradiation takes
				  place.
"Radiation room" means a shielded room in which irradiations
				  take place. Underwater irradiators do not have radiation rooms.
"Sealed source" means any radioactive material that is used
				  as a source of radiation and is encased in a capsule designed to prevent
				  leakage or escape of the radioactive material.
"Seismic area" means any area where the probability of a
				  horizontal acceleration in rock of more than
				  0.3 times the acceleration of
				  gravity in 250 years is greater than 10 percent, as designated by the U.S.
				  Geological Survey.
"Underwater irradiator" means an irradiator in which the
				  sources always remain shielded under water and personnel do not have access to
				  the sealed sources or the space subject to irradiation without entering the
				  pool.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart B - SPECIFIC LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 346.110 - Application for Specific License

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A person, as defined in 32 Ill. Adm. Code
				  310.20,
				  may file an application for a specific license authorizing the use of sealed
				  sources in an irradiator on the Agency's application form entitled "Application
				  Form for Non-Medical Radioactive Material License". Applications shall be filed
				  in accordance with 32 Ill. Adm. Code
				  330.240.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart B - SPECIFIC LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 346.130 - Specific License for Irradiators

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The Agency will approve an application for a specific license
				  to operate an irradiator if the applicant meets the requirements contained in
				  this Section.
a) The applicant shall
				satisfy the general requirements specified in 32 Ill. Adm. Code
				330.250
				and the requirements contained in this Part.
b) The application shall describe the
				training provided to irradiator operators including:
1) Classroom training;
2) On-the-job or simulator
				training;
3) Safety
				reviews;
4) Means employed by the
				applicant to test each operator's understanding of the Agency's regulations and
				licensing requirements and the irradiator operating and emergency procedures;
				and
5) Minimum training and
				experience of personnel who may provide training.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart B - SPECIFIC LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 346.150 - Commencement of Construction

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Commencement of construction of a new irradiator may not
				  occur prior to submission to the Agency of an application for a license for the
				  irradiator. As used in this Section, the term "construction" is defined in 32
				  Ill. Adm. Code 310.20. Any activities
				  undertaken prior to the issuance of a license are entirely at the risk of the
				  applicant and have no bearing on the issuance of a license with respect to the
				  requirements of the Radiation Protection Act of 1990 and regulations and orders
				  issued under the Act. Commencement of construction as defined in 32 Ill. Adm.
				  Code 310.20 may include
				  non-construction activities if the activity has a reasonable nexus to
				  radiological safety and security.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart C - DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.210 - Performance Criteria for Sealed Sources

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a) Requirements. Sealed sources installed
				after December 1, 2005:
1) Shall have an
				evaluation sheet issued by the Agency, an Agreement State, a Licensing State or
				the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
2) Shall be doubly encapsulated;
3) Shall use radioactive material that is as
				nondispersible as practical and that is as insoluble as practical if the source
				is used in a wet-source-storage or wet-source-change irradiator. Cs-137 sources
				are prohibited from use in a wet-source-storage or wet-source-change
				irradiator;
4) Shall be
				encapsulated in a material resistant to general corrosion and to localized
				corrosion, such as 316L stainless steel or other material with equivalent
				resistance, if the sources are for use in irradiator pools;
5) In prototype testing of the sealed source,
				shall have been leak tested and found leak-free after each of the tests
				described in subsections (b) through (g) of this Section.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart C - DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.250 - Shielding

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a) The radiation
				dose rate in areas that are normally occupied during operations of a panoramic
				irradiator may not exceed
				0.02 millisievert (2 millirems)
				per hour at any location 30 centimeters or more from the wall of the room when
				the sources are exposed. The dose rate shall be averaged over an area not to
				exceed 100 square centimeters having no linear dimensions greater than 20 cm.
				Areas where the radiation dose rate exceeds
				0.02 millisievert (2 millirems)
				per hour shall be locked, roped off or posted.
b) The radiation dose at 30 centimeters over
				the edge of the pool of a pool irradiator may not exceed
				0.02 millisievert (2 millirems)
				per hour when the sources are in fully shielded position.
c) The radiation dose rate at 1 meter from
				the shield of a dry-source-storage panoramic irradiator when the source is
				shielded may not exceed
				0.02 millisievert (2 millirems)
				per hour and at 5 centimeters from the shield may not exceed
				0.2 millisievert (20 millirems)
				per hour.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart C - DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.270 - Fire Protection

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a) The
				radiation room at a panoramic irradiator shall have heat and smoke detectors.
				The detectors shall activate an audible alarm. The alarm shall be capable of
				alerting personnel prepared to summon assistance promptly. The sources shall
				automatically become fully shielded if a fire is detected.
b) The radiation room at a panoramic
				irradiator shall be equipped with a fire extinguishing system capable of
				extinguishing a fire without the entry of personnel into the room. The system
				for the radiation room shall have a shut-off valve to control flooding into
				unrestricted areas.
c) For fire
				suppression systems using an extinguishing gas, the radiation room ventilation
				system shall automatically shut down when the suppression system is
				activated.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart C - DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.290 - Radiation Monitors

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a)
				Irradiators with automatic product conveyor systems shall have a radiation
				monitor with an audible alarm located to detect loose radioactive sources that
				are carried toward the product exit. If the monitor detects a source, an alarm
				shall sound and product conveyors shall stop automatically and the sources
				shall become fully shielded. The alarm shall be capable of alerting personnel
				in the facility who are prepared to summon assistance. Underwater irradiators
				in which the product moves within an enclosed stationary tube are exempt from
				the requirements of this subsection.
b) Underwater irradiators that are not in a
				shielded radiation room shall have a radiation monitor over the pool to detect
				abnormal radiation levels. The monitor shall have an audible alarm and a
				visible indicator at entrances to the personnel access barrier around the pool.
				The audible alarm may have a manual shut-off. The alarm shall be capable of
				alerting personnel who are prepared to respond promptly.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart C - DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.310 - Control of Source Movement

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a) The
				mechanism that moves the source of a panoramic irradiator shall require a key
				to actuate. Actuation of the mechanism shall cause an audible signal to
				indicate that the sources are leaving the shielded position. Only one key may
				be in use at any time, and only operators or facility management may possess
				it. The key shall be attached to a portable radiation survey meter by a chain
				or cable. The lock for source control shall be designed so that the key may not
				be removed if the sources are in an unshielded position. The personnel entrance
				door or barrier to the radiation room shall require the same key.
b) The console of a panoramic irradiator
				shall have a source position indicator that indicates when the sources are in
				the fully shielded position, when the sources are in transit and when the
				sources are exposed.
c) The control
				console of a panoramic irradiator shall have a control that promptly returns
				the sources to the shielded position.
d) Each control for a panoramic irradiator
				shall be clearly marked as to its function.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart C - DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.330 - Irradiator Pools

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a) For licenses
				initially issued after December 1, 2005, irradiator pools shall either:
1) Have a water-tight stainless steel liner
				or a liner metallurgically compatible with other components in the pool;
				or
2) Be constructed so that there
				is a low likelihood of substantial leakage and have a surface designed to
				facilitate decontamination.
In either case, the licensee shall have a method to safely
				  store the sources during repair of the pool.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart C - DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.350 - Source Rack Protection

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If the product to be irradiated moves on a product conveyor
				  system, the source rack and the mechanism that moves the rack shall be
				  protected by a barrier or guides to prevent products and product carriers from
				  hitting or touching the rack or mechanism.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart C - DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.370 - Power Failures

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a) If
				electrical power at a panoramic irradiator is lost for longer than 10 seconds,
				the sources shall automatically return to the shielded position.
b) The lock on the door of the radiation room
				of a panoramic irradiator shall not be deactivated by a power
				failure.
c) During a power failure,
				the area of any irradiator where the sources are located may be entered only
				when using an operable and calibrated radiation survey meter.
d) If non-electrical power is used to control
				or operate any irradiator safety feature, failure of that power source shall
				automatically return the radiation sources to their fully shielded
				position.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart D - OPERATION OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.510 - Training

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a) Before personnel
				are permitted to operate an irradiator without a supervisor present, they shall
				be instructed in:
1) The fundamentals of
				radiation protection applied to irradiators (including the differences between
				external radiation and radioactive contamination; units of radiation dose;
				IEMA, Division of Nuclear Safety, dose limits; why large radiation doses shall
				be avoided; how shielding and access controls prevent large doses; how an
				irradiator is designed to prevent contamination; the proper use of survey
				meters and personnel dosimeters; other radiation safety features of an
				irradiator; and the basic function of the irradiator);
2) The requirements of this Part and 32 Ill.
				Adm. Code 340 and 400 that are relevant to the irradiator;
3) The operation of the irradiator;
4) Those operating and emergency procedures
				listed in Section 346.530 that the person is
				responsible for performing;
5) Case
				histories of accidents or problems involving irradiators.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart D - OPERATION OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.530 - Operating and Emergency Procedures

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a)
				The licensee shall have and follow written operating procedures for:
1) Operation of the irradiator, including
				entering and leaving the radiation room;
2) Use of personnel dosimeters;
3) Surveying the shielding of panoramic
				irradiators;
4) Monitoring pool
				water for contamination while the water is in the pool and before release of
				pool water to unrestricted areas;
5) Leak testing of sources;
6) Inspection and maintenance checks required
				by Section
				346.610
				of this Part;
7) Loading, unloading
				and repositioning sources, if the operations will be performed by the licensee;
				and
8) Inspection of movable
				shielding required by Section
				346.230(h)
				of this Part, if applicable.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart D - OPERATION OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.550 - Personnel Monitoring

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a)
				Irradiator operators shall wear a personnel dosimeter while operating a
				panoramic irradiator or while in the area around the pool of an underwater
				irradiator. The personnel dosimeter must be capable of detecting high energy
				photons in the normal and accident dose ranges. Personnel monitoring shall be
				provided in accordance with the requirements of 32 Ill. Adm. Code
				340.510(d), (e) and
				(f).
b) Each dosimeter shall be assigned to and
				worn by only one person. Film badges shall be processed at least monthly and
				all other personnel dosimeters that require replacement shall be replaced at
				least quarterly. All personnel dosimeters shall be evaluated at least quarterly
				or promptly after replacement, whichever is more frequent.
c) Other personnel who enter the radiation
				room of a panoramic irradiator shall wear a dosimeter, which may be a pocket
				dosimeter. For groups of visitors, only 2 people who enter the radiation room
				are required to wear dosimeters. If pocket dosimeters are used to meet the
				requirements of this subsection, a check of their response to radiation shall
				be done at intervals not to exceed 12 months. Acceptable dosimeters shall read
				within ±30 percent of the true radiation dose.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart D - OPERATION OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.570 - Radiation Surveys

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a) A radiation
				survey of the area outside the shielding of the radiation room of a panoramic
				irradiator shall be conducted with the sources in the exposed position before
				the facility starts to operate. A radiation survey of the area about the pool
				of pool irradiators shall be conducted after the sources are loaded but before
				the facility starts to operate. Additional radiation surveys of the shielding
				shall be performed at intervals not to exceed 3 years and before resuming
				operation after addition of new sources or any modification to the radiation
				room shielding or structure that might increase dose rates.
b) If the radiation levels specified in
				Section 346.250 are exceeded, the
				facility shall be modified to comply with the requirements in Section
				346.250.
c) Portable radiation
				survey meters used for required surveys shall be calibrated at intervals not to
				exceed 12 months to an accuracy of ±20% for the gamma energy of the
				sources in use. The calibration shall be done at two points on each scale or,
				for digital instruments, at one point per decade over the range that will be
				used. Portable radiation survey meters shall be a type that does not saturate
				and read zero at high radiation dose rate.
d) Water from the irradiator pool, other
				potentially contaminated liquids and sediments from pool vacuuming shall be
				monitored for radioactive contamination before release to unrestricted areas.
				Radioactive concentrations shall not exceed those specified in table 2, column
				2, or table 3 of Appendix B to
				10 CFR
				20, "Annual Limits on Intake (ALIs) and
				Derived Air Concentrations (DACs) of Radionuclides for Occupational Exposure;
				Effluent Concentrations; Concentrations for Release to Sewerage.", published at
				72 Fed. Reg. 55922, October 1, 2007.
e) Before releasing resins for unrestricted
				use, the resins shall be monitored in an area with a background level less than
				0.5 microsievert (0.05 millirem) per hour. The
				resins may be released only if the survey does not detect radiation levels
				above background radiation levels. The survey meter used shall be capable of
				detecting radiation levels of
				0.5 microsievert (0.05 millirem) per
				hour.
f) For pool irradiators, all
				empty or loaded source transport containers shall be surveyed for removable
				contamination prior to insertion into the pool.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart D - OPERATION OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.590 - Detection of Leaking Sources

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a)
				Each dry-source-storage sealed source shall be tested for leakage in accordance
				with the requirements of 32 Ill. Adm. Code
				340.410.
b) For pool irradiators, sources may not be
				put into the pool unless the licensee tests the sources for leaks or has a
				certificate from a transferor that a leak test has been done within the 6
				months before the transfer. Water from the pool shall be checked for
				contamination each day the irradiator operates. The check may be done either by
				using a radiation monitor on a pool water circulating system or by analysis of
				a sample of pool water. If a check for contamination is done by analysis of a
				sample of pool water, the results of the analysis shall be available within 24
				hours. If the licensee uses a radiation monitor on a pool water circulating
				system, the detection of above normal radiation levels shall activate an alarm.
				The alarm set-point shall be set as low as practical, but high enough to avoid
				false alarms. The licensee may reset the alarm set-point to a higher level if
				necessary to operate the pool water purification system to clean up
				contamination in the pool if specifically provided for in written emergency
				procedures.
c) If a leaking source
				is detected, the licensee shall arrange to remove the leaking source from
				service and have it decontaminated, repaired or disposed of by an Agency, U.S.
				Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or Agreement State licensee that is authorized
				to perform these functions. The licensee shall promptly check its personnel,
				equipment, facilities and irradiated product for radioactive contamination. No
				product may be shipped until the product has been checked and found free of
				contamination. If a product has been shipped that may have been inadvertently
				contaminated, the licensee shall arrange to locate and survey that product for
				contamination. If any personnel are found to be contaminated, decontamination
				shall be performed promptly. If contaminated equipment, facilities or products
				are found, the licensee shall have them decontaminated or disposed of by an
				Agency, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or Agreement State licensee that is
				authorized to perform these functions. If a pool is contaminated, the licensee
				shall arrange to clean the pool until the contamination levels do not exceed
				the appropriate concentration in table 2, column 2, of Appendix B to
				10 CFR
				20, published at 72 Fed. Reg. 55922, October
				1, 2007. (See 32 Ill. Adm. Code
				340.1220 for reporting
				requirements.)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart D - OPERATION OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.610 - Inspection and Maintenance

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a) The
				licensee shall perform inspection and maintenance checks that include, at a
				minimum, each of the following at the frequency specified in the license or
				license application:
1) Operability of each
				aspect of the access control system required by Section
				346.230 of this
				Part.
2) Functioning of the source
				position indicator required by Section
				346.310(b)
				of this Part.
3) Operability of the
				radiation monitor for radioactive contamination in pool water required by
				Section
				346.590(b)
				of this Part using a radiation check source, if applicable.
4) Operability of the over-pool radiation
				monitor at underwater irradiators as required by Section
				346.290(b)
				of this Part.
5) Operability of the
				product exit monitor required by Section
				346.290(a)
				of this Part.
6) Operability of the
				emergency source return control required by Section
				346.310(c)
				of this Part.
7) Leak-tightness of
				systems through which pool water circulates (visual inspection).
8) Operability of heat and smoke detectors
				and extinguisher systems required by Section
				346.270 of this
				Part (but without turning extinguishers on).
9) Operability of the mean of pool water
				replenishment required by Section
				346.330(c)
				of this Part.
10) Operability of
				the indicators of high and low pool water levels required by Section
				346.330(d)
				of this Part.
11) Operability of
				the intrusion alarm required by Section
				346.230(i)
				of this Part, if applicable.
12)
				Functioning and wear of the system, mechanisms and cables used to raise and
				lower sources.
13) Condition of the
				barrier to prevent products from hitting the sources or source mechanism as
				required by Section
				346.350 of
				this Part.
14) Amount of water
				added to the pool to determine if the pool is leaking.
15) Electrical wiring on required safety
				systems for radiation damage.
16)
				Pool water conductivity measurements and analysis as required by Section
				346.630(b)
				of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart D - OPERATION OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.630 - Pool Water Purity

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a) Pool water
				purification system shall be run sufficiently to maintain the conductivity of
				the pool water below 20 microsiemens per centimeter under normal circumstances.
				If pool water conductivity rises above 20 microsiemens per centimeter, the
				licensee shall take prompt actions to lower the pool water conductivity and
				shall take corrective actions to prevent future recurrences.
b) The licensee shall measure the pool water
				conductivity frequently enough, but no less than weekly, to assure that the
				conductivity remains below 20 microsiemens per centimeter. Conductivity meters
				shall be calibrated at least annually.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart D - OPERATION OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.650 - Attendance During Operation

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a)
				Both an irradiator operator and at least one other person, trained on how to
				respond and prepared to promptly render or summon assistance if the access
				control alarm sounds, shall be present onsite:
1) Whenever the irradiator is operated using
				an automatic product conveyor system; and
2) Whenever the product is moved into or out
				of the radiation room when the irradiator is operated in a batch
				mode.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart D - OPERATION OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.670 - Entering and Leaving the Radiation Room

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a) Upon first entering the radiation room of
				a panoramic irradiator after an irradiation, the irradiator operator shall use
				a survey meter to determine that the source has returned to its fully shielded
				position. The operator shall check the functioning of the survey meter with a
				radiation check source prior to entry.
b) Before exiting from and locking the door
				to the radiation room of a panoramic irradiator prior to a planned irradiation,
				the irradiator operator shall:
1) Visually
				inspect the entire radiation room to verify that no one else is in it;
				and
2) Activate a control in the
				radiation room that permits the sources to be moved from the shielded position
				only if the door to the radiation room is locked within a pre-set time after
				setting the control.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart D - OPERATION OF IRRADIATORS › Section 346.690 - Irradiation of Explosive or Flammable Materials

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a) Irradiation of explosive material is
				prohibited unless the licensee has received prior written authorization from
				the Agency. Authorization will not be granted unless the licensee can
				demonstrate that detonation of the explosive would not rupture the sealed
				sources, injure personnel, damage safety systems or cause radiation
				overexposure of personnel.
b)
				Irradiation of more than small quantities of flammable material (flashpoint
				below 140°F) is prohibited in panoramic irradiators unless the licensee has
				received prior written authorization from the Agency. Authorization will not be
				granted unless the licensee can demonstrate that a fire in the radiation room
				could be controlled without damage to sealed sources or safety systems and
				without radiation overexposure of licensee or offsite responding
				personnel.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Subpart E - RECORDS › Section 346.810 - Records and Retention Periods

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The licensee shall maintain the following records at the
				  irradiator for the periods specified.
a) A copy of the license, license conditions,
				documents incorporated into a license by reference and amendments to these
				materials, until superseded by new documents or until the Agency terminates the
				license for documents not superseded.
b) Records of each individual's training,
				tests and safety reviews provided to meet the requirements of Section
				346.510(a), (b), (c), (d),
				(f), and (g), until 5 years after the
				individual terminates work.
c)
				Records of the annual evaluations of the safety performance of irradiator
				operators required by Section
				346.510(e), for
				5 years after the evaluation.
d) A
				copy of the current operating and emergency procedures required by Section
				346.530, until superseded or the
				Agency terminates the license.
e)
				Evaluations of personnel dosimeters required by Section
				346.550, until the Agency
				terminates the license.
f) Records
				of radiation surveys required by Section
				346.570, for 5 years from the
				date of the survey.
g) Records of
				radiation survey meter calibrations required by Section
				346.570 and pool water
				conductivity meter calibrations required by Section
				346.630(b),
				until 5 years from the date of each test.
h) Records of the results of leak tests
				required by Section 346.590(a) and
				the results of contamination checks required by Section
				346.590(b), for
				5 years from the date of each test.
i) Records of inspection and maintenance
				checks required by Section
				346.610, for 5 years.
j) Records of major malfunctions, significant
				defects, operating difficulties or irregularities and major operating problems
				that involve required radiation safety equipment, for 5 years after repairs are
				completed.
k) Records of the
				receipt, transfer and disposal of all licensed sealed sources as required by 32
				Ill. Adm. Code 310.40. The licensee shall
				retain each record of receipt of byproduct material as long as the material is
				possessed and for 5 years following transfer or disposal of the material. The
				licensee who disposed of the material shall retain each record of disposal of
				byproduct material until the Agency terminates each license that authorizes
				disposal of the material.
l)
				Records on the design checks required by Section
				346.390 and the construction
				control checks as required by Section
				346.410, until the license is
				terminated. The records shall be signed and dated. The title or qualifications
				of the personnel signing the record shall be included.
m) Records related to decommissioning of the
				irradiator as required by 32 Ill. Adm. Code
				330.310 and
				330.320.