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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter B - Performance Objectives › Section XV-1322 - Stability of the Disposal Site after Closure

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A. The disposal facility shall be sited,
				  designed, used, operated, and closed to achieve long-term stability of the
				  disposal site and to eliminate, to the extent practicable, the need for ongoing
				  active maintenance of the disposal site following closure so that only
				  surveillance, monitoring, or minor custodial care are required.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter C - Technical Requirements for Land Disposal Facilities › Section XV-1324 - Disposal Site Design for Land Disposal

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A. Disposal Site Design for Near-Surface
				  Disposal
1. Site design features shall be
				  directed toward long-term isolation and avoidance of the need for continuing
				  active maintenance after site closure.
2. The disposal site design and operation
				  shall be compatible with the disposal site closure and stabilization plan and
				  lead to disposal site closure that provides reasonable assurance that the
				  performance objectives will be met.
3. The disposal site shall be designed to
				  complement and improve, where appropriate, the ability of the disposal site's
				  natural characteristics to assure that the performance objectives will be
				  met.
4. Covers shall be designed to
				  minimize to the extent practicable water infiltration, to direct percolating or
				  surface water away from the disposed waste, and to resist degradation by
				  surface geologic processes and biotic activity.
5. Surface features shall direct surface
				  water drainage away from disposal units at velocities and gradients which will
				  not result in erosion that will require ongoing active maintenance in the
				  future.
6. The disposal site shall
				  be designed to minimize to the extent practicable the contact of water with
				  waste during storage, the contact of standing water with waste during disposal,
				  and the contact of percolating or standing water with wastes after
				  disposal.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter C - Technical Requirements for Land Disposal Facilities › Section XV-1326 - Environmental Monitoring

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A. At the
				  time a license application is submitted, the applicant shall have conducted a
				  preoperational monitoring program to provide basic environmental data on the
				  disposal site characteristics. The applicant shall obtain information about the
				  ecology, meteorology, climate, hydrology, geology, geochemistry, and seismology
				  of the disposal site. For those characteristics that are subject to seasonal
				  variation, data must cover at least a 12-month period.
B. During the land disposal facility site
				  construction and operation, the licensee shall maintain an environmental
				  monitoring program. Measurements and observations must be made and recorded to
				  provide data to evaluate the potential health and environmental impacts during
				  both the construction and the operation of the facility and to enable the
				  evaluation of long-term effects and the need for mitigative measures. The
				  monitoring system must be capable of providing early warning of releases of
				  waste from the disposal site before they leave the site boundary.
C. After the disposal site is closed, the
				  licensee responsible for post-operational surveillance of the disposal site
				  shall maintain a monitoring system based on the operating history and the
				  closure and stabilization of the disposal site. The monitoring system must be
				  capable of providing early warning of releases of waste from the disposal site
				  before they leave the site boundary.
D. The licensee shall have plans for taking
				  corrective measures if the environmental monitoring program detects migration
				  of waste which would indicate that the performance objectives may not be
				  met.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter C - Technical Requirements for Land Disposal Facilities › Section XV-1327 - Alternative Requirements for Design and Operations

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A. The department may, upon request or on its
				  own initiative, authorize provisions other than those set forth in LAC
				  33:XV.1324-1326 for the segregation and disposal of waste and for the design
				  and operation of a land disposal facility on a specific basis, if it finds
				  reasonable assurance of compliance with the performance objectives of this
				  Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter C - Technical Requirements for Land Disposal Facilities › Section XV-1328 - Institutional Requirements

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A. Land
				  Ownership. Disposal of waste received from other persons may be permitted only
				  on land owned in fee by the federal or a state government.
B. Institutional Control. The land owner or
				  custodial agency shall conduct an institutional control program to physically
				  control access to the disposal site following transfer of control of the
				  disposal site from the disposal site operator. The institutional control
				  program shall also include, but not be limited to, conducting an environmental
				  monitoring program at the disposal site, periodic surveillance, minor custodial
				  care, and other requirements as determined by the department, and
				  administration of funds to cover the costs for these activities. The period of
				  institutional controls will be determined by the department, but institutional
				  controls may not be relied upon for more than 100 years following transfer of
				  control of the disposal site to the owner.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter C - Technical Requirements for Land Disposal Facilities › Section XV-1329 - Requirements for Waste Classification and Characteristics

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A. Refer to LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix
				  E.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter D - Financial Assurances › Section XV-1330 - Applicant Qualifications and Assurances

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A. Each applicant shall show that it either
				  possesses the necessary funds or has reasonable assurance of obtaining the
				  necessary funds, or by a combination of the two, to cover the estimated costs
				  of conducting all licensed activities over the planned operating life of the
				  project, including costs of construction and disposal.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter D - Financial Assurances › Section XV-1331 - Funding for Disposal Site Closure and Stabilization

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A. The applicant shall provide assurances
				  prior to the commencement of operations that sufficient funds will be available
				  to carry out disposal site closure and stabilization, including:
1. decontamination or dismantlement of land
				  disposal facility structures; and
2. closure and stabilization of the disposal
				  site so that following transfer of the disposal site to the site owner, the
				  need for ongoing active maintenance is eliminated to the extent practicable and
				  only minor custodial care, surveillance, and monitoring are required.
a. These assurances shall be based on
				  department approved cost estimates reflecting the department approved plan for
				  disposal site closure and stabilization. The applicant's cost estimates must
				  take into account total costs that would be incurred if an independent
				  contractor were hired to perform the closure and stabilization work.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter D - Financial Assurances › Section XV-1332 - Financial Assurances for Institutional Controls

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A. Prior to the issuance of the license, the
				  applicant shall provide for Office of Environmental Compliance approval a
				  binding arrangement between the applicant and the disposal site owner that
				  ensures that sufficient funds will be available to cover the costs of
				  monitoring and any required maintenance during the institutional control
				  period. The binding arrangement shall be reviewed annually by the department to
				  ensure that changes in inflation, technology, and disposal facility operations
				  are reflected in the arrangements.
B. Subsequent changes to the binding
				  arrangement specified in Subsection A of this Section relevant to institutional
				  control shall be submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance for prior
				  approval.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter E - Records, Reports, Tests, and Inspections › Section XV-1334 - Tests on Land Disposal Facilities

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Each licensee shall perform, or permit the department to
					 perform, any tests the department deems appropriate or necessary for the
					 administration of the regulations in this Chapter, including, but not limited
					 to, tests of:
A. wastes;
B. facilities used for the receipt, storage,
				  treatment, handling or disposal of wastes;
C. radiation detection and monitoring
				  instruments; or
D. other equipment
				  and devices used in connection with the receipt, possession, handling,
				  treatment, storage, or disposal of waste.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter E - Records, Reports, Tests, and Inspections › Section XV-1335 - Department Inspections of Land Disposal Facilities

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A. Each licensee shall afford to the
				  department at all reasonable times opportunity to inspect waste not yet
				  disposed of, and the premises, equipment, operations, and facilities in which
				  wastes are received, possessed, handled, treated, stored, or disposed
				  of.
B. Each licensee shall make
				  available to the department for inspection, upon reasonable notice, records
				  kept by it pursuant to these regulations. Authorized representatives of the
				  department may copy and take away copies of, for the division's use, any record
				  required to be kept pursuant to these regulations.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1401 - Purpose

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A. The regulations
				in this Chapter establish radiation health and safety requirements for the
				possession, use, transfer, treatment, storage, and disposal of Naturally
				Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) and the recycling of NORM contaminated
				equipment that does not include source, special nuclear, or byproduct materials
				regulated pursuant to the licensing requirements in LAC 33:XV.Chapter 3. The
				requirements of this Chapter are in addition to, and not in substitution for,
				the applicable requirements of LAC 33:XV.Chapters 1, 3, 4, 10, 15, and
				25.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1402 - Scope

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A. These
				regulations apply to any person who engages in waste generation, extraction,
				mining, beneficiating, processing, possession, use, transfer, treatment,
				transportation, or disposal of NORM or recycling of NORM contaminated equipment
				in such a manner as to technologically alter the natural sources of radiation
				or their potential exposure pathways to humans.
B. These regulations also apply to any
				material, equipment, or land which has been contaminated with technologically
				enhanced NORM.
C. The regulations
				in this Chapter address the introduction of NORM into materials or products in
				which neither the NORM nor the radiation emitted from the NORM is considered by
				the administrative authority to be advantageous to the materials or products.
				The manufacture and distribution of materials or products containing NORM in
				which the NORM and/or its associated radiation(s) is considered to be an
				advantageous attribute are licensed under the provisions of LAC 33:XV.Chapter
				3.
D. This Chapter also addresses
				waste generation, waste management, decontamination, treatment, transfer,
				storage, and disposal of NORM and NORM waste with regard to both inactive and
				active sites and facilities involved in storage and/or cleaning of tubular
				goods and contaminated equipment.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1404 - Exemptions

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A. NORM, NORM
				waste, and NORM contaminated material are exempt from the requirements of these
				regulations if they contain, or are contaminated at, concentrations of:
1. 5 picocuries per gram or less of
				radium-226 or radium-228, above background; or
2. 150 picocuries per gram of any other NORM
				radionuclide, provided that these concentrations are not exceeded at any
				time.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1406 - Radiation Survey Instruments

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A.
				Instrumentation utilized to determine exposure rates pursuant to this Chapter
				shall be capable of measuring 1 microroentgen per hour through at least 500
				microroentgens per hour.
B. Each
				radiation survey instrument shall be calibrated:
1. at intervals not to exceed one year, any
				time the instrument is found to respond inconsistently to a known source or
				shows any indication of physical damage, and after each instrument
				servicing;
2. at energies and
				radiation levels appropriate for use; and
3. so that accuracy within plus or minus 20
				percent of the true radiation level can be demonstrated on each
				scale.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1407 - Surveys

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A. A confirmatory
				survey for each potentially contaminated site shall be performed within 90 days
				of the effective date of these regulations.
B. Follow-up confirmatory surveys shall be
				performed whenever activities at the site could result in a possible change in
				the regulatory status of the site.
C. Upon completion of survey(s) of equipment
				and facilities that verify that NORM regulated by this Chapter is not present,
				an individual may submit documentation to the Office of Environmental
				Compliance indicating that the equipment and facilities are exempt from the
				requirements of this Chapter pursuant to LAC 33:XV.1404.
D. Any survey submitted to the department
				shall include the qualifications of the individual performing the survey.
				Individuals performing and documenting the surveys shall demonstrate
				understanding of the subjects outlined in LAC 33:XV.1499.Appendix A.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et seq. and
				  2104.B.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1408 - General License

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A. A general
				license is hereby issued to mine, extract, receive, possess, own, use, store,
				and transfer NORM not exempt in LAC 33:XV.1404 without regard to quantity.
1. Persons subject to the general license
				shall notify the Office of Environmental Compliance by filing the Notification
				of NORM Form (Form RPD-36) with the department.
2. A confirmatory survey showing the presence
				of NORM in excess of exempt levels provided in LAC 33:XV.1404 shall be
				submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance.
3. Each general licensee performing on-site
				maintenance on contaminated facilities, sites, or equipment or the excavation
				of land shall establish and submit to the Office of Environmental Compliance
				for approval written procedures as outlined in LAC 33:XV.1499.Appendix B to
				ensure worker protection and for the survey (or screening) of sites and
				equipment.
4. On-site maintenance
				is authorized only if the maximum radiation level does not exceed 2 millirem
				per hour at any accessible point in the work area.
5. Each general licensee shall establish and
				submit to the Office of Environmental Compliance for approval written
				procedures for the survey (or screening) of sites and equipment to ensure that
				NORM is not released for unrestricted use except under the provisions of LAC
				33:XV.1417.
6. Storage
a. A general licensee is authorized to store
				NORM waste in a container for 90 days from the date of generation. After such
				time, the NORM waste shall be transferred to an authorized facility for
				purposes of treatment, storage, or disposal.
b. To store NORM waste in a container for up
				to 365 days from generation, a general licensee shall first submit a written
				NORM waste management plan to the Office of Environmental Compliance and
				receive authorization from the department. The general licensee may store NORM
				waste in containers up to 365 days from generation under the written NORM waste
				management plan while waiting for department determination.
7. Surface equipment that has been
				removed from service and is not employed for its designated function, excluding
				wellheads, shall be decontaminated to the limits specified in LAC 33:XV.1404,
				or treated or disposed of in accordance with LAC 33:XV.1412 within one year
				from the date the equipment was removed from service. This requirement does not
				apply to equipment that remains subsurface and is associated with production
				wells or injection wells classified as having future utility.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1409 - General Licenses: Pipe Yards, Storage Yards, or Production Equipment Yards

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A. A general
				license is hereby issued for pipe yards or storage yards or production
				equipment yards to receive, possess, process, and clean tubular goods or
				equipment that are contaminated with scale or residue but do not exceed 50
				microroentgens per hour, provided:
1. the
				department is notified at least 90 days prior to receipt of tubular goods or
				equipment that are contaminated with scale or residue but do not exceed 50
				microroentgens per hour;
2. a
				program is developed and submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance
				for approval to screen incoming shipments to ensure that the
				50-microroentgens-per-hour limit is not exceeded for individual pieces of
				tubular goods or equipment;
3. a
				program is developed and submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance
				for approval to ensure worker protection, as outlined in LAC
				33:XV.1499.Appendix B;
4. a program
				is developed and submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance for
				approval to control soil contamination;
5. a program is developed and submitted to
				the Office of Environmental Compliance for approval to prevent release of NORM
				contamination beyond the site boundary;
6. a program is developed and submitted to
				the Office of Environmental Compliance for approval for surveying and
				decontamination to ensure that soil contamination is not allowed to exceed 200
				picocuries per gram of radium-226 or radium-228 or an exposure rate of 50
				microroentgens per hour at one meter from the soil at any time;
7. a plan for cleanup is submitted to the
				Office of Environmental Compliance within 180 days of the discovery of NORM
				contaminated soil in excess of the limit in Paragraph A.6 of this Section. The
				plan shall include a schedule for cleanup that is to be approved by the
				department. The general licensee may include in this plan an application to the
				department for a one time authorization to perform this cleanup or use a
				specific licensee; and
8. before
				releasing the property for unrestricted use, the soil is decontaminated to a
				level not to exceed 5 picocuries per gram above background of radium-226 or
				radium-228 unless other limits are approved by the
				department.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1410 - Specific Licenses

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A. Unless
				otherwise exempted in accordance with LAC 33:XV.1404, persons receiving NORM
				waste from other persons for storage, disposal, or processing, or persons who
				process NORM for other persons at temporary job sites shall be specifically
				licensed in accordance with the requirements of this Section. Persons who are
				authorized to treat or dispose of NORM waste and/or waste containing NORM in
				accordance with §1412.B.2 shall submit an application for a specific
				license pursuant to §1410.C within 365 days of the effective date of this
				rule.
B. Persons conducting
				deliberate operations to decontaminate the following shall be specifically
				licensed in accordance with the requirements of this Section:
1. buildings and structures owned, possessed,
				or controlled by other persons and contaminated with NORM in excess of the
				levels set forth in LAC 33:XV.1421; or
2. equipment or land owned, possessed, or
				controlled by other persons and not otherwise exempted under the provisions of
				LAC 33:XV.1404.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1411 - Protection of Workers during Operations

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A. Each person subject to the general license
				requirements in LAC 33:XV.1408 or 1409 or a specific license shall conduct
				operations in compliance with the radiation protection standards set forth in
				LAC 33:XV.Chapter 4 and LAC 33:XV.1499.Appendix B.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et seq. and
				  2104.B.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1412 - Treatment, Transfer, and Disposal

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A. Each person subject to the general license
				requirements in LAC 33:XV.1408 or 1409 or subject to a specific license shall
				manage, treat or dispose of wastes containing NORM in accordance with:
1. any applicable requirement of LAC
				33:XV.Chapter 4; and
2. any
				applicable requirement of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for disposal
				of such wastes.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1414 - Containers

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A. NORM and NORM
				waste shall be kept in a container that is in good or safe condition.
B. The licensee shall use a container made
				of, or lined with, materials that will not react with, or be incompatible with,
				the NORM waste to be stored so that the ability of the container to contain the
				waste is not impaired or compromised.
C. A container holding NORM waste shall
				always be closed and sealed during storage, except when it is necessary to add
				or remove waste.
D. A container
				holding NORM waste shall not be opened, handled, or stored in a manner that may
				rupture the container or cause it to leak.
E. At least quarterly, the licensee shall
				inspect areas where containers of NORM waste are stored, looking for leaking
				containers and for deterioration of containers and the containment system.
				Records of these inspections shall be made.
F. All containers of NORM waste shall be
				stacked in such a fashion that each container identification label can be read
				from the access aisle or area. Labeling of containers shall be in compliance
				with LAC:XV.453.
G. Records of
				inspections pursuant to LAC 33:XV.1414.E shall be maintained by the licensee
				for inspection by the department for five years.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1415 - Waste Piles

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A. Storage of new
				NORM waste by piles is prohibited. No new NORM waste piles can be initiated and
				no existing NORM waste piles added to after the effective date of these
				regulations.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1416 - Inspections of Storage Tanks Containing NORM Waste

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A. As part of an inspection program the
				licensee shall develop a schedule and procedure for assessing the condition of
				each tank containing NORM waste. The schedule and procedure shall be adequate
				to detect cracks, leaks, corrosion, and erosion that may lead to cracks, leaks,
				or wall thinning to less than the required thickness. Procedures for emptying a
				tank to allow entry, procedures for personnel protection, and inspection of the
				interior shall be established when necessary to detect corrosion or erosion of
				the tank sides and bottom. The frequency of these assessments shall be based on
				the material of construction of the tank, type of corrosion or erosion
				protection used, rate of corrosion or erosion observed during previous
				inspections, and the characteristics of the waste being treated or
				stored.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et seq. and
				  2104.B.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1417 - Release for Unrestricted Use

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A. ...
1. For general or specific licensees that
				have an area or soil with contamination above the limits of LAC 33:XV.1404 and
				soil decontamination shall be performed, the decontamination of soil shall be
				to 5 picocuries per gram above background of radium-226 or
				radium-228.
2. For general or
				specific licensees who have equipment with a maximum exposure level above that
				specified in LAC 33:XV.1404, equipment decontamination shall be performed to
				reduce the exposure levels below those specified in LAC 33:XV.1404 and ensure
				that the equipment is free of loose contamination.
3. ...
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1418 - NORM Manifests

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A. Each
				shipment of NORM waste and NORM contaminated equipment to a facility
				specifically licensed for treatment, decontamination, storage, or disposal
				shall be accompanied by a manifest.
B. The manifest form shall be obtained from
				the department and shall consist of, at a minimum, the number of copies that
				will provide the licensee, each transporter, and the operator of the designated
				facility with one copy each for their records with the remaining copies to be
				returned to the licensee and the other appropriate parties.
C. ...
1. A
				licensee who transports, or offers for transportation, NORM waste and NORM
				contaminated equipment to a facility specifically licensed for treatment,
				decontamination, storage, or disposal shall prepare and sign sufficient copies
				of a manifest before transporting the NORM off-site.
2. A licensee shall designate on the manifest
				one facility which is permitted to handle the NORM described on the
				manifest.
3. If the transporter is
				unable to deliver the NORM to the designated facility, the licensee shall
				either designate another facility or instruct the transporter to return the
				NORM.
4. Licensees shall provide a
				statement concerning the nature of the material and general guidelines for an
				emergency situation involving this waste to accompany the manifest on shipments
				and loads.
5. ...
6. Before initiating a shipment, licensees
				shall obtain written confirmation of the acceptability of the NORM or NORM
				waste from the operation of the specifically licensed commercial treatment,
				decontamination, storage, or disposal facility. The confirmation shall be
				maintained by the affected licensees as part of their manifest
				records.
7. The licensee receiving
				a shipment is required to report to the Office of Environmental Compliance and
				to the licensee initiating the shipment any irregularities between the NORM
				actually received by the designated facility and the NORM described on the
				manifest, or any other irregularities, within 15 days. If the designated
				facility or receiving licensee is outside the state of Louisiana, the
				generating or originating licensee shall report the irregularities to the
				department.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1419 - Financial Responsibility of Transporters

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A. Each transporter of NORM, NORM waste, or
				NORM contaminated equipment to a licensee for licensed long-term storage,
				treatment, decontamination, or disposal shall acquire continuous insurance
				coverage or other financial responsibility for all of its transport vehicles
				regulated by these regulations at a minimum coverage of $300,000 per vehicle
				public liability and $200,000 per vehicle damage.
B. The financial responsibility required by
				this Section may be established by any one or a combination of the following:
1. evidence of liability insurance;
2. self-insurance with a level not more than
				20 percent of equity; or
3. other
				evidence of financial responsibility deemed acceptable by the secretary of the
				Department of Public Safety and Corrections or its successor agency.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1420 - Financial Security Requirements for NORM Treatment, Storage, or Disposal

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A. Each general or
				specific licensee that stores NORM or NORM waste for greater than 90 days, and
				each specific licensee that leases or owns a physical location and that
				physically or chemically treats or stores NORM or NORM waste shall post with
				the department financial security to ensure the protection of the public health
				and safety and the environment in the event of abandonment, default, or other
				inability or unwillingness of the licensee to meet the requirements of the Act
				and these rules. Financial security shall:
1.
				name the department as beneficiary with a bond issued by a fidelity or surety
				company authorized to do business in Louisiana, a personal bond secured by such
				collateral as the department deems satisfactory, a cash bond, a liability
				endorsement, or a letter of credit. The amount of the bond, liability
				endorsement, or letter of credit shall be equal to or greater than the amount
				of the security required. Any security shall be available in Louisiana and
				subject to judicial process and execution in the event required for the
				purposes set forth in this Section, and be continuous for the term of the
				license;
2. be in an amount based
				upon a department-approved cost estimates plan for decontamination,
				decommissioning, restoration, and reclamation of buildings, equipment, and the
				site to levels that would allow unrestricted use;
3. be established concurrent with the
				application or plan required by LAC 33:XV.1408.A.6.b to ensure that sufficient
				funds will be available to carry out the decontamination and decommissioning of
				the facility; and
4. be for the
				duration of the license and for a period coincident with the licensee's
				responsibility under the Act and these rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1421 - Acceptable Surface Contamination Levels for NORM

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A. The following table is to be used in
				determining compliance with LAC 33:XV.332 and 1408.
Averagebcf
Maximumbdf
Removablebcef
NORM
5,000 dpm/100 cm2
15,000 dpm/100 cm2
1,000 dpm/100 cm2
a Surfaces suspected of being
				  contaminated with alpha and beta emitting naturally occurring radionuclides
				  shall be surveyed with detectors that respond to alpha and beta radiation. The
				  same method shall be employed when evaluating wipe samples for removable
				  contamination.
b As used in this table, dpm
				  (disintegrations per minute) means the rate of emission by naturally occurring
				  radioactive material as determined by using a ratemeter or scaler and detector
				  appropriate for the type and energy of emissions being monitored. The detector
				  shall be capable of responding to alpha, beta, and/or gamma radiations.
c Measurements of average
				  contamination level shall not be averaged over more than 1
				  m2. For objects of less surface area, the average
				  shall be derived for each object.
d The maximum contamination level
				  applies to an area of not more than 100 cm2.
e The amount of removable
				  radioactive material per 100 cm2 of surface area
				  shall be determined by wiping that area with dry filter or soft absorbent
				  paper, applying moderate pressure, and assessing the amount of radioactive
				  material on the wipe with an appropriate instrument of known efficiency. When
				  removable contamination on objects of less surface area is determined, the
				  pertinent levels should be reduced proportionally and the entire surface shall
				  be wiped.
f All surveys and efficiency
				  determinations shall be made with the detector's active surface no greater than
				  one centimeter from the surface being surveyed, wipe being analyzed, or check
				  source being used. A scaler shall be used when evaluating wipe samples and
				  count times shall be sufficient to detect 10 percent of the applicable limit
				  with 95 percent confidence that the activity would be
				  detected.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et seq. and
				  2104.B.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1499 - Appendices A, B, and C › Appendix XV-A - Subjects to be Included in Training Courses for Individuals Performing NORM Surveys

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The following outline describes the subjects that
					 individuals must demonstrate competence in prior to being approved as a NORM
					 surveyor.
I. Fundamentals of Radiation Safety
A. Characteristics of radiation
B. Units of radiation dose and quantity of
					 radioactivity
C. Levels of radiation from sources of radiation
D. Methods of minimizing radiation dose:
1. working time;
2. working distance;
3. shielding;
4. respiratory precautions;
5. use of anti-contamination clothing.
II. Radiation Detection of Instrumentation to Be Used
A. Use of radiation survey instruments:
1. operation;
2. calibration;
3. limitations.
B. Survey techniques
C. Use of personnel-monitoring equipment
III. The Requirements of Pertinent State
					 Regulations
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 14 - Regulation and Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) › Section XV-1499 - Appendices A, B, and C › Appendix XV-B

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Detailed development of the following must be included in
					 the required worker protection plan:
I. The posting of signs pursuant to LAC 33:XV.451 and 1011
					 to inform personnel when they are entering a NORM contaminated area.
II. Procedures to prevent eating, drinking, smoking, and
					 chewing in areas where work is being performed on contaminated equipment or
					 where contaminated soil is being handled.
III. Procedures to avoid skin contact with NORM
					 contaminated scale, solids, and sludges by the use of protective clothing such
					 as gloves, coveralls, rubber boots, and eye protection.
IV. Procedures to ensure that personnel will thoroughly
					 wash body parts that may have been potentially in direct contact with
					 NORM-contaminated materials before eating, drinking, smoking, or leaving the
					 work area.
V. Procedures for whole body monitoring of personnel in
					 restricted area including a description of the survey instrumentation
					 used.
VI. Procedures to minimize the number of personnel in the
					 contaminated area.
VII. Other operational procedures (i.e., openings on
					 contaminated equipment or containers should be sealed when stored or handled,
					 tubulars capped on both ends, etc.).
For operations that have the potential to produce NORM
					 contaminated dusts (i.e., cutting, grinding, sand-blasting, welding, drilling,
					 polishing, or handling soil) or when loose contamination is suspected, the
					 following additional precautions shall be taken:
I. The use of a respirator appropriate for radioactive
					 particulates shall be worn if required by LAC 33:XV.Chapter 4.
II. Safety glasses should be worn for eye
					 protection.
III. Activities shall be conducted in well-ventilated areas
					 to which access has been restricted.
IV. Ground covers should be utilized to the extent possible
					 to contain contaminants and facilitate cleanup.
V. The need for personnel monitoring and bioassay shall be
					 evaluated and provided if necessary.
In addition to the general guidance given above, there may
					 be industrial operations such as vessel entry, dismantling of equipment,
					 refurbishing of equipment, or transportation, which may require additional
					 precautionary procedures which should be included in the worker protection
					 procedures submitted to the department.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 15 - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Section XV-1501 - Purpose

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A. The regulations
				in this Chapter establish requirements for packaging, preparation for shipment,
				and transportation of licensed material.
B. The packaging and transport of licensed
				material are also subject to other Chapters of LAC 33:XV (such as LAC
				33:XV.Chapters 3 and 4), and to the regulations of other agencies (such as the
				United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT)) and the United States
				Postal Service) having jurisdiction over means of transport. The requirements
				of this Chapter are in addition to, and not in substitution for, other
				requirements.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2104(B) and
				  2113.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 15 - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Section XV-1502 - Scope

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A. The regulations
				in this Chapter apply to any specific or general licensee authorized to
				receive, possess, use, or transfer licensed material, if the licensee delivers
				that material to a carrier for transport, transports the material outside the
				site of usage as specified in the license, or transports that material on
				public highways. No provision in this Chapter authorizes possession of licensed
				material.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2104(B) and
				  2113.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 15 - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Section XV-1504 - Requirements for the Transportation of Licensed Material

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Except as authorized in a general or
				specific license issued by the department, or as exempted in accordance with
				this Chapter, no licensee may transport licensed material or deliver licensed
				material to a carrier for transport.
B. Each licensee who transports licensed
				material outside the site of usage, as specified in the license, or transports
				licensed material on public highways, or delivers licensed material to a
				carrier for transport, shall comply with the applicable requirements of the
				U.S. DOT regulations in 49 CFR Parts 107, 171-180, and 390-397, appropriate to
				the mode of transport.
C. The
				licensee shall particularly note U.S. DOT regulations in the following areas:
1. packaging- 49 CFR Part 173, Subparts A, B,
				and I;
2. marking and labeling-49
				CFR Part 172, Subpart D, Paragraphs 172.400-172.407 and 172.436-172.441 of
				Subpart E;
3. placarding- 49 CFR
				Part 172, Subpart F, in particular Paragraphs 172.500-172.519, 172.556; and
				Appendices B and C;
4. shipping
				papers and emergency information-49 CFR Part 172, Subparts C and G;
5. accident reporting-
				49 CFR
				171.15 and
				171.16;
6. hazardous material shipper/carrier
				registration- 49 CFR Part 107, Subpart G;
7. hazardous material employee training-  49
				CFR Part 172, Subpart H; and
8.
				security plans-  49 CFR Part 172, Subpart I.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 15 - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Section XV-1505 - Exemptions

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A. Any physician
				licensed by the state of Louisiana to dispense drugs in the practice of
				medicine is exempt from LAC 33:XV.1504 with respect to transport by the
				physician of licensed material for use in the practice of medicine. However,
				any physician operating under this exemption must be licensed under LAC
				33:XV.Chapter 7.
B. A licensee is
				exempt from all the requirements of this Chapter with respect to shipment or
				carriage of the following low-level materials:
1. natural material and ores containing
				naturally occurring radionuclides that are either in their natural state, or
				have only been processed for purposes other than for the extraction of the
				radionuclides, and which are not intended to be processed for use of these
				radionuclides, provided the activity concentration of the material does not
				exceed 10 times the applicable radionuclide activity concentration values
				specified in Table A-2 or Table A-3 of    10 CFR Part 71, Appendix A, incorporated
				by reference in LAC 33:XV.1599.A;
2. materials for which the activity
				concentration is not greater than the activity concentration values specified
				in Table A-2 or Table A-3 of 10 CFR Part 71, Appendix A, incorporated by
				reference in LAC 33:XV.1599.A, or for which the consignment activity is not
				greater than the limit for an exempt consignment found in Table A-2 or Table
				A-3 of 10 CFR Part 71, Appendix A, incorporated by reference in LAC
				33:XV.1599.A; or
3. Non-radioactive
				solid objects with radioactive substances present on any surfaces in quantities
				not in excess of the levels cited in the definition of
contamination
in LAC 33:XV.1503.A.