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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 9 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Subchapter B - Radiation Safety Requirements for the Use of Particle Accelerators › Section XV-908 - Particle Accelerator Controls and Interlock Systems

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Instrumentation, readouts, and controls on
				  the particle accelerator control console shall be clearly identified, legible,
				  and easily discernible.
B. All
				  entrances into a target room or other high radiation area shall be provided
				  with interlocks that shut down the machine under conditions of barrier
				  penetration or intrusion.
C. When
				  an interlock system has been tripped, it shall be possible to resume operation
				  of the accelerator only by manually resetting controls at the position where
				  the interlock has been tripped and, lastly, at the main control
				  console.
D. Each radiation safety
				  interlock shall be on a circuit that shall allow its operation independently of
				  all other safety interlocks.
E. All
				  radiation safety interlocks shall be fail-safe, i.e., designed so that any
				  defect or component failure in the interlock system prevents operation of the
				  accelerator.
F. A "scram button" or
				  other emergency power cutoff switch shall be located and easily identifiable in
				  all high radiation areas. Such a cutoff switch shall include a manual reset so
				  that the accelerator cannot be restarted from the accelerator control console
				  without resetting the emergency power cutoff switch.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 9 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Subchapter B - Radiation Safety Requirements for the Use of Particle Accelerators › Section XV-909 - Warning Devices

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A. All
				  locations designated as high radiation areas, and entrances to such locations
				  shall be equipped with easily observable warning lights that operate when, and
				  only when, radiation is being produced.
B. Except in facilities designed for human
				  exposure, each high radiation area shall have an audible warning device that
				  shall be activated for 15 seconds prior to the possible creation of such high
				  radiation area. Such warning device shall be clearly discernible and audible in
				  all high radiation areas.
C. Except
				  in facilities designed for human exposure, barriers, temporary or otherwise,
				  and pathways leading to high radiation areas shall be identified by posting
				  signs in accordance with LAC 33:XV.450.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 9 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Subchapter B - Radiation Safety Requirements for the Use of Particle Accelerators › Section XV-910 - Operating Procedures

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A. Particle
				  accelerators, when not in operation, shall be secured in a manner that will
				  prevent unauthorized use.
B. The
				  safety interlock system shall not be used to turn off the accelerator beam
				  except in an emergency.
C. All
				  safety and warning devices, including interlocks, shall be checked for proper
				  operability at intervals not to exceed three months. Results of such tests
				  shall be maintained for two years for inspection by the department at the
				  accelerator facility.
D. Electrical
				  circuit diagrams of the accelerator and the associated interlock systems shall
				  be kept current and maintained for inspection by the department and shall be
				  available to the operator at each accelerator facility.
E. If, for any reason, it is necessary to
				  intentionally bypass a safety interlock or interlocks, such action shall be:
1. authorized by the radiation safety
				  committee and/or radiation safety officer;
2. recorded in a permanent log and a notice
				  posted at the accelerator control console; and
3. terminated as soon as possible.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 9 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Subchapter B - Radiation Safety Requirements for the Use of Particle Accelerators › Section XV-911 - Radiation Monitoring Requirements

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A. There shall be available at each particle
				  accelerator facility appropriate portable monitoring equipment that is operable
				  and that has been calibrated for the appropriate radiations being produced at
				  the facility. Such equipment shall be tested for proper operation daily and
				  calibrated at intervals not to exceed one year and also after servicing and
				  repair.
B. A radiation protection
				  survey shall be performed, documented, and submitted to the Office of
				  Environmental Compliance by a qualified expert specifically approved in writing
				  by the department when changes have been made in shielding, operation,
				  equipment, or occupancy of adjacent areas.
C. Radiation levels in all high radiation
				  areas shall be continuously monitored. The monitoring devices shall be
				  electrically independent of the accelerator control and interlock systems and
				  shall be capable of providing a readout at the control panel.
D. All area monitors shall be calibrated at
				  intervals not to exceed one year and also after each servicing and
				  repair.
E. Whenever applicable,
				  periodic surveys shall be made to determine the amount of airborne particulate
				  radioactivity present in areas of airborne hazards.
F. Whenever applicable, periodic smear
				  surveys shall be made to determine the degree of contamination in target and
				  other pertinent areas.
G. All area
				  surveys shall be made in accordance with the written procedures established by
				  a qualified expert or the radiation safety officer of the particle accelerator
				  facility.
H. Records of all
				  radiation protection surveys, calibrations, and instrumentation tests shall be
				  maintained at each accelerator facility for inspection by the
				  department.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 9 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Subchapter B - Radiation Safety Requirements for the Use of Particle Accelerators › Section XV-912 - Ventilation Systems

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A. A means
				  shall be provided to ensure that personnel entering any area where airborne
				  radioactivity may be produced will not be exposed to airborne radioactive
				  material in excess of those limits specified in LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix B, Table
				  I.
B. A registrant and/or licensee,
				  as required by LAC 33:XV.416, shall not vent, release, or otherwise discharge
				  airborne radioactive material to an unrestricted area in concentrations that
				  exceed the limits specified in LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix B, Table II, except as
				  authorized pursuant to LAC 33:XV.422.B or 461. For purposes of this Subsection,
				  concentrations may be averaged over a period not greater than one year. Every
				  reasonable effort should be made to maintain releases of radioactive material
				  to unrestricted areas as far below these limits as is reasonably achievable.
				  Records of intentional releases shall be maintained for two years for
				  inspection by the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 9 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Subchapter B - Radiation Safety Requirements for the Use of Particle Accelerators › Section XV-915 - Notifications, Reports, and Records of Medical Events

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A. A registrant shall report any medical
				  event, except for an event that results from patient intervention, in which the
				  administration of radiation results in one or more of the events described in
				  LAC 33:XV.712.A or involves the wrong patient, wrong treatment site, or wrong
				  mode of treatment.
B. A registrant
				  shall report any event resulting from intervention of a patient or human
				  research subject in which the administration of radiation results or will
				  result in unintended permanent functional damage to an organ or a physiological
				  system, as determined by a physician.
C. All reports, notifications, and records
				  shall be in accordance with LAC 33:XV.712.D, E, and G.
D. Aside from the notification requirement,
				  nothing in this Section affects any rights or duties of registrants and
				  physicians in relation to each other, the individual, or the individual's
				  responsible relatives or guardians.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2104 et seq. and
					 2104.B.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 9 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators › Subchapter B - Radiation Safety Requirements for the Use of Particle Accelerators › Section XV-917 - Report and Notification of a Dose to an Embryo/Fetus

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A. A registrant shall report any dose to an
				  embryo/fetus in excess of 50 mSv (5 rem) dose equivalent that is a result of a
				  therapeutic X-ray procedure, in accordance with LAC 33:XV.710.A and
				  C-F.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2104 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 10 - Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers; Inspections › Section XV-1001 - Purpose and Scope

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A. This Chapter
				establishes requirements for notices, instructions, and reports by licensees or
				registrants to individuals engaged in work under a license or registration and
				options available to such individuals in connection with department inspections
				of licensees or registrants to ascertain compliance with the provisions of the
				act and regulations, orders, and licenses issued thereunder regarding
				radiological working conditions. The regulations in this Chapter apply to all
				persons who receive, possess, use, own, or transfer sources of radiation
				licensed or registered pursuant to LAC 33:XV.Chapters 2 and 3.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 10 - Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers; Inspections › Section XV-1011 - Posting of Notices to Workers

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A.
				Unless specifically provided otherwise by these regulations, each licensee or
				registrant shall post current copies of the following documents:
1. the regulations in this Chapter, LAC
				33:XV.Chapter 4, and all applicable regulations;
2. the license, certificate of registration,
				conditions or documents incorporated into the license by reference, and
				amendments thereto;
3. the
				operating procedures applicable to work under the license or
				registration;
4. any notice of
				violation involving radiological working conditions, proposed imposition of
				penalty or order issued pursuant to LAC 33:XV.Chapter 1, and any response from
				the licensee or registrant.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 10 - Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers; Inspections › Section XV-1012 - Instructions to Workers

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A. All
				individuals who, in the course of employment, are likely to receive in a year
				an occupational dose in excess of 100 mrem (1 mSv) shall be:
1. kept informed of the storage, transfer, or
				use of sources of radiation in the licensee's or registrant's
				workplace;
2. instructed in the
				health protection problems associated with exposure to such radioactive
				material or radiation (including biological risks to an embryo or fetus), in
				precautions or procedures to minimize exposure, and in the purposes and
				functions of protective devices employed;
3. instructed in, and instructed to observe,
				to the extent within the worker's control, the applicable provisions of the
				Louisiana Radiation Protection Regulations (LAC 33:XV) and licenses for the
				protection of personnel from exposures to radiation or radioactive
				material;
4. instructed of their
				responsibility to report promptly to the licensee or registrant any condition
				that may constitute, lead to, or cause a violation of the Louisiana Radiation
				Protection Regulations (LAC 33:XV) and licenses or unnecessary exposure to
				radiation or radioactive material;
5. instructed in the appropriate response to
				warnings made in the event of any unusual occurrence or malfunction that may
				involve exposure to radiation or radioactive material; and
6. advised as to the radiation exposure
				reports that workers shall be furnished in accordance with LAC
				33:XV.1013.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 10 - Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers; Inspections › Section XV-1013 - Notifications and Reports to Individuals

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A. Radiation exposure data for an individual
				and the results of any measurements, analyses, and calculations of radioactive
				material deposited or retained in the body of an individual shall be reported
				to the individual as specified in this Section. The information reported shall
				include data and results obtained pursuant to the Louisiana Radiation
				Protection Regulations (LAC 33:Part XV), orders or license conditions, as shown
				in records maintained by the licensee or registrant pursuant to LAC 33:XV.476.
				Each notification and report shall be in writing and shall include:
1. appropriate identifying data such as:
a. the name of the licensee or
				registrant;
b. the name of the
				individual; and
c. the individual's
				driver's license or state identification number and the issuing
				state;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 10 - Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers; Inspections › Section XV-1014 - Presence of Representatives of Licensees or Registrants and of Workers during Inspection

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A. Each
				licensee or registrant shall afford to the department, at all reasonable times,
				opportunity to inspect materials, machines, activities, facilities, premises,
				and records pursuant to LAC 33:XV.
B. During an inspection, department
				inspectors may consult privately with workers as specified in LAC 33:XV.1015.
				The licensee or registrant, or his or her representative, may accompany
				department inspectors during other phases of an inspection.
C. If, at the time of inspection, an
				individual has been authorized by the workers to represent them during
				department inspections, the licensee or registrant shall notify the inspectors
				of such authorization and shall give the workers= representative an opportunity
				to accompany the inspectors during the inspection of physical working
				conditions.
D. Each workers'
				representative shall be routinely engaged in work under control of the licensee
				or registrant and shall have received instructions as specified in LAC
				33:XV.1012.
E. Different
				representatives of licensees or registrants and workers may accompany the
				inspectors during different phases of an inspection if there is no resulting
				interference with the conduct of the inspection. However, only one workers'
				representative at a time may accompany the inspectors.
F. With the approval of the licensee or
				registrant and the workers' representative, an individual who is not routinely
				engaged in work under control of the licensee or registrant, for example, a
				consultant to the licensee or registrant or to the workers' representative,
				shall be afforded the opportunity to accompany department inspectors during the
				inspection of physical working conditions.
G. Notwithstanding the other provisions of
				this Section, department inspectors are authorized to refuse to permit
				accompaniment by any individual who deliberately interferes with a fair and
				orderly inspection. With regard to any area containing proprietary information,
				the workers' representative for that area shall be an individual previously
				authorized by the licensee or registrant to enter that area.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 10 - Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers; Inspections › Section XV-1015 - Consultation with Workers during Inspections

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A. Department inspectors may consult
				privately with workers concerning matters of occupational radiation protection
				and other matters related to applicable provisions of the Louisiana Radiation
				Protection Regulations (LAC 33:XV) and licenses to the extent the inspectors
				deem necessary for the conduct of an effective and thorough
				inspection.
B. During the course of
				an inspection, any worker may bring privately to the attention of the
				inspectors, either orally or in writing, any past or present condition that the
				worker has reason to believe may have contributed to or caused any violation of
				the act, LAC 33:XV, license conditions, or any unnecessary exposure of an
				individual to sources of radiation under the licensee's or registrant's
				control. Any such notice in writing shall comply with the requirements of LAC
				33:XV.1016.A.
C. The provisions of
				LAC 33:XV.1015.B shall not be interpreted as authorization to disregard
				instructions pursuant to LAC 33:XV.1012.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 10 - Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers; Inspections › Section XV-1016 - Requests by Workers for Inspections

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A. Any worker or representative of workers
				believing that a violation of the act, LAC 33:XV, or license conditions exists
				or has occurred in work under a license or registration with regard to
				radiological working conditions in which the worker is engaged may request an
				inspection by giving notice of the alleged violation to the Office of
				Environmental Compliance. Any such notice shall be in writing, shall set forth
				the specific grounds for the notice, and shall be signed by the worker or
				representative of the workers. A copy shall be provided to the licensee or
				registrant by the department no later than at the time of inspection except
				that, upon the request of the worker giving such notice, such worker's name and
				the names of individuals referred to therein shall not appear in such copy or
				on any record published, released, or made available by the department, except
				for good cause shown.
B. If, upon
				receipt of such notice, the department determines that the complaint meets the
				requirements set forth in LAC 33:XV.1016.A and that there are reasonable
				grounds to believe that the alleged violation exists or has occurred, the
				department shall cause an inspection to be made as soon as practicable, to
				determine if such alleged violation exists or has occurred. Inspections
				performed pursuant to this Section need not be limited to matters referred to
				in the complaint.
C. No licensee or
				registrant shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against any worker
				because such worker has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be
				instituted any proceeding under LAC 33:XV or has testified or is about to
				testify in any such proceeding or because of the exercise by such worker on
				behalf of such worker or others of any option afforded by this Chapter, or any
				applicable state or federal law or regulation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 10 - Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers; Inspections › Section XV-1017 - Inspections Not Warranted: Informal Review

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A. Notification to Complainant and Informal
				Review
1. If the department determines, with
				respect to a complaint filed under LAC 33:XV.1016, that an inspection is not
				warranted because there are no reasonable grounds to believe that a violation
				exists, is occurring, or has occurred, the department shall notify the
				complainant in writing of such determination. The complainant may obtain review
				of such determination by submitting a written statement of position with the
				administrative authority, who will provide the licensee or registrant with a
				copy of such statement by certified mail, return receipt requested, excluding,
				at the request of the complainant, the name of the complainant. The licensee or
				registrant may submit an opposing written statement of position with the Office
				of Environmental Compliance, who will provide the complainant with a copy of
				such statement by certified mail, return receipt requested.
2. Upon the request of the complainant, the
				administrative authority may hold an informal conference in which the
				complainant and the licensee or registrant may orally present their views. An
				informal conference may also be held at the request of the licensee or
				registrant, but disclosure of the identity of the complainant will be made only
				following receipt of written authorization from the complainant. After
				considering all written or oral views presented, the administrative authority
				shall affirm, modify, or reverse the determination of the department and
				furnish the complainant and the licensee or registrant a written notification
				of his or her decision and the reason therefore.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 11 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Radioactive Mineral Tailings and Industrial Byproduct Piles › Section XV-1101 - Scope

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A. The regulations
				in this Chapter establish requirements for radioactive mineral tailings, piles
				and ponds and byproduct piles containing radioactive material from industrial
				processes in concentrations in excess of 1x10-7
				microcurie per gram ([MICRO]Ci/ml for liquids). As used in this Chapter
				byproduct means any material produced, other than the primary product, in an
				industrial process. The provisions of this Chapter are in addition to, and not
				in substitution for, other applicable provisions of:
1. these regulations; and
2. any specific license issued pursuant to
				LAC 33:XV.330.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 11 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Radioactive Mineral Tailings and Industrial Byproduct Piles › Section XV-1102 - Specific Requirements for Tailings, Piles and Ponds

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Unless specifically provided otherwise by the secretary, the
				  following requirements for tailing, pile and pond areas shall be
				  fulfilled.
A. Access to such areas
				shall be controlled and posted as specified by the department.
B. These areas shall be maintained in such a
				manner that excessive erosion of, or environmental hazards from, radioactive
				materials does not occur.
1. Pile edges
				adjacent to a river, bayou, creek or other water course shall be stabilized to
				prevent erosion.
2. Drainage
				ditches sufficient to prevent erosion from surface runoff water shall be
				provided.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 11 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Radioactive Mineral Tailings and Industrial Byproduct Piles › Section XV-1103 - Sale or Transfer of the Site

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A.
				The Office of Environmental Compliance shall be given written notice 30 days in
				advance of any contemplated transfer of right, title or interest in the site by
				deed, lease or other conveyance. The written notice shall contain the name and
				address of the proposed purchaser or transferee.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 11 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Radioactive Mineral Tailings and Industrial Byproduct Piles › Section XV-1104 - Abandonment of the Site

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Prior to abandonment of the site, the requirements of this
				  Section shall be fulfilled.
A. Piles
				shall be stabilized against wind and water erosion and contoured in a manner
				which will prevent collection of water.
B. In addition to the above requirements, any
				material which has been removed from the pile by natural forces shall be
				returned to the pile.
C. Ponds
				shall be drained and covered with materials that prevent blowing of dust. Water
				drained from the ponds shall be disposed of in a manner approved by the
				secretary.
D. Detailed plans for
				compliance with Subsections A, B, and C of this Section shall be submitted to
				the Office of Environmental Compliance for review and 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 11 - Radiation Safety Requirements for Radioactive Mineral Tailings and Industrial Byproduct Piles › Section XV-1105 - Waiver

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A. Upon application
				to the administrative authority, certain requirements of this Chapter may be
				waived or modified if it can be shown that the requirements are unnecessary or
				impractical in specific cases.
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 A - General Provisions › Section XV-1301 - Purpose and Scope

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A. The regulations
				  in this Chapter establish procedures, criteria, and terms and conditions upon
				  which the department issues licenses for the land disposal of wastes received
				  from other persons. (Applicability of the requirements in this Chapter to
				  department licenses for waste disposal facilities in effect on the effective
				  date of this regulation will be determined on a case-by-case basis and
				  implemented through terms and conditions of this Chapter are in addition to,
				  and not in substitution for, other applicable requirements of these
				  regulations).
B. The regulations in
				  this Chapter do not apply to disposal of byproduct material as defined in LAC
				  33:XV.102 of these regulations in quantities greater than 10,000 kilograms
				  containing more than 5 millicuries of radium-226 or disposal of waste as
				  provided for in Chapter 4 of these regulations.
C. This Chapter establishes procedural
				  requirements and performance objectives applicable to any method of land
				  disposal. It establishes specific technical requirements for near-surface
				  disposal of radioactive waste which involves disposal in the uppermost portion
				  of the earth.
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 A - General Provisions › Section XV-1303 - License Required

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A. No person
				  may receive, possess, and dispose of radioactive waste containing source,
				  special nuclear or byproduct material at a land disposal facility unless
				  authorized by a license issued by the department pursuant to this Chapter, and
				  Chapter 3 of these regulations.
B.
				  Each person shall file an application with the Office of Environmental
				  Compliance pursuant to LAC 33:XV.324 of these regulations and obtain a license
				  as provided in this Chapter before commencement of construction of a land
				  disposal facility. Failure to comply with this requirement may be grounds for
				  denial of a license.
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 A - General Provisions › Section XV-1305 - Content of Application

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A. In
				  addition to the requirements set forth in LAC 33:XV.325 of these regulations,
				  an application to receive from others, possess, and dispose of wastes shall
				  consist of general information, specific technical information, institutional
				  information, and financial information as set forth in LAC
				  33:XV.1306-1310.
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 A - General Provisions › Section XV-1306 - General Information

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The general information shall include each of the
					 following:
A. identity of the
				  applicant including:
1. the full name,
				  address, telephone number, and description of the business or occupation of the
				  applicant;
2. if the applicant is a
				  partnership, the name and address of each partner and the principal location
				  where the partnership does business;
3. if the applicant is a corporation or an
				  unincorporated association:
a. the state where
				  it is incorporated or organized and the principal location where it does
				  business; and
b. the names and
				  addresses of its directors and principal officers; and
4. if the applicant is acting as an agent or
				  representative of another person in filing the application, all information
				  required under LAC 33:XV.1306.A must be supplied with respect to the other
				  person;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XV-1308 - Technical Analyses

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The specific technical information shall also include the
					 following analyses needed to demonstrate that the performance objectives of
					 this Chapter will be met.
A. Pathways
				  analyzed in demonstrating protection of the general population from releases of
				  radioactivity shall include air, soil, groundwater, surface water, plant
				  uptake, and exhumation by burrowing animals. The analyses shall clearly
				  demonstrate that there is reasonable assurance that the exposures to humans
				  from the release of radioactivity will not exceed the limits set forth in LAC
				  33:XV.1319.
B. Analyses of the
				  protection of individuals from inadvertent intrusion shall include
				  demonstration that there is reasonable assurance the waste classification and
				  segregation requirements will be met and that adequate barriers to inadvertent
				  intrusion will be provided.
C.
				  Analyses of the protection of individuals during operations shall include
				  assessments of expected exposures due to routine operations and likely
				  accidents during handling, storage, and disposal of waste. The analyses shall
				  provide reasonable assurance that exposures will be controlled to meet the
				  requirements of Chapter 4 of these regulations.
D. Analyses of the long-term stability of the
				  disposal site and the need for ongoing active maintenance after closure shall
				  be based upon analyses of active natural processes such as erosion, mass
				  wasting, slope failure, settlement of wastes and backfill, infiltration through
				  covers over disposal areas and adjacent soils, and surface drainage of the
				  disposal site. The analyses shall provide reasonable assurance that there will
				  not be a need for ongoing active maintenance of the disposal site following
				  closure.
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 A - General Provisions › Section XV-1309 - Institutional Information

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The institutional information submitted to the Office of
					 Environmental Compliance by the applicant shall include:
A. a certification by the federal or state
				  agency which owns the disposal site that the federal or state agency is
				  prepared to accept transfer of the license when the provisions of LAC
				  33:XV.1316 are met and will assume responsibility for institutional control
				  after site closure and postclosure observation and maintenance;
B. where the proposed disposal site is on
				  land not owned by the federal or a state government, the applicant shall submit
				  evidence that arrangements have been made for assumption of ownership in fee by
				  the federal or a state agency before the agency issues a license.
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 A - General Provisions › Section XV-1310 - Financial Information

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A. The
				  financial information shall be sufficient to demonstrate that the financial
				  qualifications of the applicant are adequate to carry out the activities for
				  which the license is sought and meet other financial assurance requirements 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 A - General Provisions › Section XV-1312 - Conditions of Licenses

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A. A license
				  issued under this Chapter, or any right thereunder, may be transferred,
				  assigned, or in any manner disposed of, either voluntarily or involuntarily,
				  directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of the license to any
				  person, only if the department finds, after securing full information, that the
				  transfer is in accordance with the provisions of the Act and gives its consent
				  in writing in the form of a license amendment.
B. The licensee shall submit written
				  statements under oath upon request of the department, at any time before
				  termination of the license, to enable the department to determine whether the
				  license should be modified, suspended, or revoked.
C. The license will be transferred to the
				  site owner only on the full implementation of the final closure plan as
				  approved by the department, including post-closure observation and
				  maintenance.
D. The licensee shall
				  be subject to the provisions of the Act now or hereafter in effect, and to all
				  rules, regulations, and orders of the department. The terms and conditions of
				  the license are subject to amendment, revision, or modification, by reason of
				  amendments to, or by reason of rules, regulations, and orders issued in
				  accordance with the terms of the Act.
E. Each person licensed by the department
				  pursuant to the regulations in this Chapter shall confine possession and use of
				  materials to the locations and purposes authorized in the license.
F. The licensee shall not dispose of waste
				  until the department has inspected the land disposal facility and has found it
				  to be in conformance with the description, design, and construction described
				  in the application for a license.
G. The department may incorporate in any
				  license at the time of issuance, or thereafter, by appropriate rule, regulation
				  or order, additional requirements and conditions with respect to the licensee's
				  receipt, possession, and disposal of waste as it deems appropriate or necessary
				  in order to:
1. protect health or to minimize
				  danger to life or property;
2.
				  require reports and the keeping of records, and to provide for inspections of
				  activities under the license that may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate
				  the purposes of the Act and regulations thereunder.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XV-1313 - Application for Renewal or Closure

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A. An application for renewal or an
				  application for closure under LAC 33:XV.1314 must be filed at least 90 days
				  prior to license expiration.
B.
				  Applications for renewal of a license must be filed in accordance with LAC
				  33:XV.1305-1310. Applications for closure must be filed in accordance with LAC
				  33:XV.1314. Information contained in previous applications, statements, or
				  reports filed with the department under the license may be incorporated by
				  reference if the references are clear and specific.
C. In any case in which a licensee has filed
				  an application in proper form for renewal of a license, the license does not
				  expire until the department has taken final action on the application for
				  renewal.
D. In determining whether
				  a license will be renewed, the department will apply the criteria set forth in
				  LAC 33:XV.1311.
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 A - General Provisions › Section XV-1314 - Contents of Application for Site Closure and Stabilization

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A. Prior to final closure of the disposal
				  site, or as otherwise directed by the department, the applicant shall submit an
				  application to the Office of Environmental Compliance to amend the license for
				  closure. This closure application shall include a final revision and specific
				  details of the disposal site closure plan included as part of the license
				  application submitted under LAC 33:XV.1307.G that includes each of the
				  following:
1. any additional geologic,
				  hydrologic, or other data pertinent to the long-term containment of emplaced
				  wastes obtained during the operational period;
2. the results of tests, experiments, or any
				  other analyses relating to backfill of excavated areas, closure and sealing,
				  waste migration and interaction with emplacement media, or any other tests,
				  experiments, or analysis pertinent to the long-term containment of emplaced
				  waste within the disposal site;
3.
				  any proposed revision of plans for:
a.
				  decontamination and/or dismantlement of surface facilities;
b. backfilling of excavated areas;
				  or
c. stabilization of the disposal
				  site for postclosure care;
4. any significant new information regarding
				  the environmental impact of closure activities and long-term performance of the
				  disposal site.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XV-1315 - Postclosure Observation and Maintenance

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A. The licensee shall observe, monitor, and
				  carry out necessary maintenance and repairs at the disposal site until the site
				  closure is complete and the license is transferred by the department in
				  accordance with LAC 33:XV.1316. Responsibility for the disposal site must be
				  maintained by the licensee for five years. A shorter or longer time period for
				  postclosure observation and maintenance may be established and approved as part
				  of the site closure plan, based on site-specific conditions.
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 A - General Provisions › Section XV-1316 - Transfer of License

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Following closure and the period of postclosure
					 observation and maintenance, the licensee may apply for an amendment to
					 transfer the license to the disposal site owner. The license shall be
					 transferred when the department finds:
A. that the closure of the disposal site has
				  been made in conformance with the licensee's disposal site closure plan, as
				  amended and approved as part of the license;
B. that reasonable assurance has been
				  provided by the licensee that the performance objectives of this Part are
				  met;
C. that any funds and
				  necessary records for care will be transferred to the disposal site
				  owner;
D. that the postclosure
				  monitoring program is operational for implementation by the disposal site
				  owner; and
E. that the federal or
				  state agency which will assume responsibility for institutional control of the
				  disposal site is prepared to assume responsibility and ensure that the
				  institutional requirements found necessary under LAC 33:XV.1311.H will 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 A - General Provisions › Section XV-1317 - Termination of License

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A. Following
				  any period of institutional control needed to meet the requirements found
				  necessary under LAC 33:XV.1311, the licensee may apply for an amendment to
				  terminate the license.
B. This
				  application will be reviewed in accordance with the provisions of LAC 33:XV.324
				  of these regulations.
C. A license
				  shall be terminated only when the department finds:
1. that the institutional control
				  requirements found necessary under LAC 33:XV.1311.H have been met;
2. that any additional requirements resulting
				  from new information developed during the institutional control period have
				  been met; and
3. that permanent
				  monuments or markers warning against intrusion have been installed.
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-1318 - General Requirement

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A. Land
				  disposal facilities shall be sited, designed, operated, closed, and controlled
				  after closure so that reasonable assurance exists that exposures to individuals
				  are within the requirements established in the performance objectives in LAC
				  33:XV.1319-1322.
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 B - Performance Objectives › Section XV-1319 - Protection of the General Population from Releases of Radioactivity

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A. Concentrations
				  of radioactive material which may be released to the general environment in
				  ground water, surface water, air, soil, plants, or animals shall not result in
				  an annual dose exceeding an equivalent of 25 millirems (0.25 mSv) to the whole
				  body, 75 millirems (0.75 mSv) to the thyroid and 25 millirems (0.25 mSv) to any
				  other organ of any member of the public. Reasonable effort should be made to
				  maintain releases of radioactivity in effluents to the general environment as
				  low as is reasonably achievable.
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 B - Performance Objectives › Section XV-1320 - Protection of Individuals from Inadvertent Intrusion

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A. Design, operation, and closure of the land
				  disposal facility shall ensure protection of any individual inadvertently
				  intruding into the disposal site and occupying the site or contacting the waste
				  at any time after institutional controls over the disposal site are
				  removed.
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 B - Performance Objectives › Section XV-1321 - Protection of Individuals during Operations

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A. Operations at the land disposal facility
				  shall be conducted in compliance with the standards for radiation protection
				  set out in Chapter 4 of these regulations, except for releases of radioactivity
				  in effluents from the land disposal facility, which shall be governed by LAC
				  33:XV.1319. Every reasonable effort should be made to maintain radiation
				  exposures as low as reasonably achievable.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.