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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RECORDS › Section 120.218 - Dose Equivalent to an Embryo/Fetus

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(A)
				The licensee or registrant shall ensure that the dose equivalent to an
				embryo/fetus during the entire pregnancy, due to occupational exposure of a
				declared pregnant woman, does not exceed five millisieverts (0.5 rems).
See
105 CMR
				120.267 for recordkeeping
				requirements.
(B) The licensee or
				registrant shall make efforts to avoid substantial variation above a uniform
				monthly exposure rate to a declared pregnant woman so as to satisfy the limit
				in 105 CMR 120.218(A).
(C) The dose
				equivalent to the embryo/fetus is the sum of:
(1) the deep dose equivalent to the declared
				pregnant woman; and
(2) the dose
				equivalent resulting from radionuclides in the embryo/fetus and radionuclides
				in the declared pregnant woman.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIATION DOSE LIMITS › Section 120.221 - Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public

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(A) Each licensee or registrant shall conduct
				operations so that:
(1) the total effective
				dose equivalent to individual members of the public from the licensed or
				registered operation does not exceed one millisievert (0.1 rem) in a year,
				exclusive of the dose contribution from background radiation, from any medical
				administration the individual has received, from exposure to individuals
				administered radioactive material and released in accordance with
				105
				CMR 120.540, from voluntary participation in
				medical research programs, and from the licensee's disposal of radioactive
				material into sanitary sewerage in accordance with
				105 CMR
				120.253; and
(2) the dose in any unrestricted area from
				external sources exclusive of the dose contributions from patients administered
				radioactive material and released in accordance with
				105
				CMR 120.540, does not exceed 0.02
				millisievert (0.002 rem) in any one hour; and
(3) the total effective dose equivalent to
				individual members of the public from infrequent exposure to radiation from
				radiation machines does not exceed 5 mSv (0.5 rem).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIATION DOSE LIMITS › Section 120.222 - Compliance with Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public

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(A) The licensee or registrant shall make or
				cause to be made surveys of radiation levels in unrestricted areas and
				radioactive materials in effluents released to unrestricted areas to
				demonstrate compliance with the dose limits for individual members of the
				public in
				105 CMR
				120.221.
(B) A licensee or registrant shall show
				compliance with the annual dose limit in
				105 CMR
				120.221 by:
(1) demonstrating by measurement or
				calculation that the total effective dose equivalent to the individual likely
				to receive the highest dose from the licensed or registered operation does not
				exceed the annual dose limit; or,
(2) demonstrating that:
(a) the annual average concentrations of
				radioactive material released in gaseous and liquid effluents at the boundary
				of the unrestricted area do not exceed the values specified in
				105
				CMR 120.296:
Appendix B,
Table II; and,
(b) if an individual
				were continuously present in an unrestricted area, the dose from external
				sources would not exceed 0.002 rem (0.02 millisievert) in an hour and 0.05 rem
				(0.5 millisievert) in a year.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIATION DOSE LIMITS › Section 120.223 - Testing for Leakage or Contamination of Sealed Sources

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(A) The licensee or registrant in possession
				of any sealed source shall assure that:
(1)
				Each sealed source, except as specified in 105 CMR 120.223(B), is tested for
				leakage or contamination and the test results are received before the sealed
				source is put into use unless the licensee or registrant has a certificate from
				the transferor indicating that the sealed source was tested within six months
				before transfer to the licensee or registrant.
(2) Each sealed source that is not designed
				to emit alpha particles is tested for leakage or contamination at intervals not
				to exceed six months or at alternative intervals approved by the Agency, after
				evaluation of information specified by
				105
				CMR 120.128(N), an Agreement
				State, a Licensing State, or the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
(3) Each sealed source that is designed to
				emit alpha particles is tested for leakage or contamination at intervals not to
				exceed three months or at alternative intervals approved by the Agency, after
				evaluation of information specified by
				105
				CMR 120.128(N), an Agreement
				State, a Licensing State, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
(4) For each sealed source that is required
				to be tested for leakage or contamination, at any other time there is reason to
				suspect that the sealed source might have been damaged or might be leaking, the
				licensee or registrant shall assure that the sealed source is tested for
				leakage or contamination before further use.
(5) Tests for leakage for all sealed sources,
				except brachytherapy sources manufactured to contain radium, shall be capable
				of detecting the presence of 185 Bq (0.005 µCi) of radioactive material
				on a test sample. Test samples shall be taken from the sealed source or from
				the surfaces of the container in which the sealed source is stored or mounted
				on which one might expect contamination to accumulate. For a sealed source
				contained in a device, test samples are obtained when the source is in the
				"off" position.
(6) The test for
				leakage for brachytherapy sources manufactured to contain radium shall be
				capable of detecting an absolute leakage rate of 37 Bq (0.001 µCi) of
				radon-222 in a 24 hour period when the collection efficiency for radon-222 and
				its daughters has been determined with respect to collection method, volume and
				time.
(7) Tests for contamination
				from radium daughters shall be taken on the interior surface of brachytherapy
				source storage containers and shall be capable of detecting the presence of 185
				Bq (0.005 µCi) of a radium daughter which has a half-life greater than
				four days.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.225 - General

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(A) Each licensee or registrant shall make,
				or cause to be made, surveys of areas, including the subsurface, that:
(1) are necessary for the licensee or
				registrant to comply with
				105 CMR
				120.200; and
(2) are necessary under the circumstances to
				evaluate:
(a) the magnitude and extent of
				radiation levels;
(b)
				concentrations or quantities of radioactive material residual radioactivity;
				and
(c) the potential radiological
				hazards of the radiation levels and residual radioactivity detected.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.226 - Conditions Requiring Individual Monitoring of External and Internal Occupational Dose

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Each licensee or registrant shall monitor exposures from
				  sources of radiation at levels sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the
				  occupational dose limits of
				  105 CMR
				  120.200. As a minimum:
(A) Each licensee or registrant shall monitor
				occupational exposure to radiation from licensed and unlicensed radiation
				sources under its control and shall supply and require the use of individual
				monitoring devices by:
(1) adults likely to
				receive, in one year from sources external to the body, a dose in excess of 10%
				of the limits in
				105 CMR
				120.211(A);
(2) minors likely to receive, in one year
				from sources external to the body, a deep dose equivalent in excess of one
				millisievert (0.1 rem) a lens dose equivalent in excess of 1.5 millisievert
				(0.15 rem), or a shallow dose equivalent to the skin or to the extremities in
				excess of five millisieverts (0.5 rem);
(3) Declared pregnant women likely to receive
				during the entire pregnancy, from radiation sources external to the body, a
				deep dose equivalent in excess of one millisievert (0.1 rem). [Note: All of the
				occupational doses in
				105 CMR
				120.211 continue to be applicable to the
				declared pregnant worker as long as the embryo/fetus dose limit is not
				exceeded];
(4) individuals entering
				a high or very high radiation area;
(5) individuals working medical fluoroscopic
				equipment.
(a) An individual monitoring device
				used for the dose to an embryo/fetus of a declared pregnant woman, pursuant to
				105 CMR
				120.218(A), shall be located
				under the protective apron at the waist.
(b) An individual monitoring device used for
				lens dose equivalent shall be located at the neck (collar), or an unshielded
				location closer to the eye, outside the protective apron.
(c) When only one individual monitoring
				device is used to determine the effective dose equivalent for external
				radiation pursuant to
				105 CMR
				120.211(C)(2), it shall be
				located at the neck (collar) outside the protective apron. When a second
				individual monitoring device is used, for the same purpose, it shall be located
				under the protective apron at the waist. The second individual monitoring
				device is required for a declared pregnant woman.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.227 - Control of Access to High Radiation Areas

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(A) The licensee or registrant shall ensure
				that each entrance or access point to a high radiation area has one or more of
				the following features:
(1) a control device
				that, upon entry into the area, causes the level of radiation to be reduced
				below that level at which an individual might receive a deep dose equivalent of
				0.1 rem (one millisievert) in one hour at 30 centimeters from the source of
				radiation or from any surface that the radiation penetrates;
(2) a control device that energizes a
				conspicuous visible or audible alarm signal so that the individual entering the
				high radiation area and the supervisor of the activity are made aware of the
				entry; or,
(3) entryways that are
				locked, except during periods when access to the areas is required, with
				positive control over each individual entry.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.228 - Control of Access to Very High Radiation Areas

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(A) In addition to the requirements in
				105 CMR
				120.227, the licensee or registrant shall
				institute measures to ensure that an individual is not able to gain
				unauthorized or inadvertent access to areas in which radiation levels could be
				encountered at five grays (500 rads) or more in one hour at one meter from a
				source of radiation or any surface through which the radiation penetrates at
				this level. This requirement does not apply to rooms or areas in which
				diagnostic x-ray systems are the only source of radiation.
(B) The registrant is not required to control
				entrance or access to rooms or other areas containing sources of radiation
				capable of producing a very high radiation area as described in 105 CMR
				120.228(A) if the registrant has met all the specific requirements for access
				and control specified in other applicable parts of 105 CMR 120.000, such as,
				105 CMR 120.300 for industrial radiography, 105 CMR 120.430 for x-rays in the
				healing arts, and 105 CMR 120.700 for particle accelerators.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.229 - Control of Access to Very High Radiation Areas - Irradiators

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(A)105 CMR 120.229 applies to licensees with
				sources of radiation in non-self-shielded irradiators. 105 CMR 120.229 does not
				apply to sources of radiation that are used in teletherapy, in industrial
				radiography, or in completely self-shielded irradiators in which the source of
				radiation is both stored and operated within the same shielding radiation
				barrier and, in the designed configuration of the irradiator, is always
				physically inaccessible to any individual and cannot create high levels of
				radiation in an area that is accessible to any individual.
(B) Each area in which there may exist
				radiation levels in excess of five grays (500 rads) in one hour at one meter
				from a source of radiation that is used to irradiate materials shall meet the
				following requirements:
(1) Each entrance or
				access point shall be equipped with entry control devices which:
(a) function automatically to prevent any
				individual from inadvertently entering a very high radiation area;
(b) permit deliberate entry into the area
				only after a control device is actuated that causes the radiation level within
				the area, from the source of radiation, to be reduced below that at which it
				would be possible for an individual to receive a deep dose equivalent in excess
				of one millisievert (0.1 rem) in one hour; and,
(c) prevent operation of the source of
				radiation if it would produce radiation levels in the area that could result in
				a deep dose equivalent to an individual in excess of one millisievert (0.1 rem)
				in one hour.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.231 - Use of Process or Other Engineering Controls

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The licensee shall use, to the extent practical, process or
				  other engineering controls, such as, containment, decontamination or
				  ventilation, to control the concentrations of radioactive material in
				  air.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.232 - Use of Other Controls

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(A) When it is not
				practicable to apply process or other engineering controls to control the
				concentrations of radioactive material in air to values below those that define
				an airborne radioactivity area, the licensee shall, consistent with maintaining
				the total effective dose equivalent ALARA, increase monitoring and limit
				intakes by one or more of the following means:
(1) control of access;
(2) limitation of exposure times;
(3) use of respiratory protection equipment;
				and,
(4) other controls.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.233 - Use of Individual Respiratory Protection Equipment

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If the licensee or registrant uses respiratory protection
				  equipment to limit intakes pursuant to
				  105 CMR
				  120.232:
(A) Except as provided in 105 CMR
				120.233(A)(2), the licensee or registrant shall use only respiratory protection
				equipment that is tested and certified by the National Institute for
				Occupational Safety and Health.
(B)
				If the licensee or registrant wishes to use equipment that has not been tested
				or certified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety, or for which
				there is no schedule for testing or certification, the licensee shall submit an
				application to the Agency for authorization to use this equipment, except as
				otherwise noted in 105 CMR 120.200. The application must include evidence that
				the material and performance characteristics of the equipment are capable of
				providing the proposed degree of protection under anticipated conditions of
				use. This must be demonstrated either by the licensee's or registrant's testing
				or on the basis of reliable test information;
(C) The licensee or registrant shall
				implement and maintain a respiratory protection program that includes:
(1) air sampling sufficient to identify the
				potential hazard, permit proper equipment selection, and estimate
				doses;
(2) surveys and bioassays,
				as necessary, to evaluate actual intakes;
(3) testing of respirators for operability
				user seal check for face sealing devices and functional check for others
				immediately prior to each use;
(4)
				written procedures regarding:
(a) Monitoring,
				including air sampling and bioassays;
(b) Supervision and training or respirator
				users;
(c) Fit testing;
(d) Respirator selection;
(e) Breathing air quality;
(f) Inventory and control;
(g) Storage, issuance, maintenance, repair,
				testing, and quality assurance of respiratory protection equipment;
(h) Recordkeeping; and,
(i) Limitations on periods of respirator use
				and relief from respirator use.
(5) determination by a physician that the
				individual user is medically fit to use the respiratory protection equipment
				before:
(a) The initial fitting of a face
				sealing respirator;
(b) Before the
				first field use of non-face sealing respirators, and
(c) Either every 12 months thereafter, or
				periodically at a frequency determined by a physician.
(6) Fit testing, with a fit factor ; 10 times
				the APF for negative pressure devices, and a fit factor ; 500 for any positive
				pressure, continuous flow, and pressure-demand devices, before the first field
				use of tight fitting, face sealing respirators and periodically thereafter at a
				frequency not to exceed one year. Fit testing must be performed with the face
				piece operating in the negative pressure mode.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.234 - Further Restrictions on the Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment

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The Agency may impose restrictions in addition to the
				  provisions of
				  105 CMR
				  120.232 and
				  120.233,
				  and
				  120.295:
Appendix A
, in order to:
(A) Ensure that the respiratory protection
				program of the licensee is adequate to limit doses to individuals from intakes
				of radioactive materials consistent with maintaining total effective dose
				equivalent ALARA; and,
(B) Limit
				the extent to which a licensee may use respiratory protection equipment instead
				of process or other engineering controls.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.235 - Application for Use of Higher Assigned Protection Factors

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The licensee or registrant shall obtain authorization from
				  the Agency before using assigned respiratory protection factors in excess of
				  those specified in
				  105
				  CMR 120.295:
Appendix A
. The
				  Agency may authorize a licensee or registrant to use higher protection factors
				  on receipt of an application that:
(A)
				Describes the situation for which a need exists for higher protection factors;
				and,
(B) Demonstrates that the
				respiratory protection equipment provides these higher protection factors under
				the proposed conditions of use.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.236 - Security and Control of Licensed or Registered Sources of Radiation

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(A) The licensee shall secure licensed
				radioactive material from unauthorized removal or access.
(B) The licensee shall maintain constant
				surveillance, and use devices or administrative procedures to prevent
				unauthorized use of licensed radioactive material that is in an unrestricted
				area and that is not in storage.
(C) The registrant shall secure registered
				radiation machines from unauthorized removal.
(D) The registrant shall use devices or
				administrative procedures to prevent unauthorized use of registered radiation
				machines.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.237 - Caution Signs

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(A)
Standard Radiation Symbol
. Unless otherwise authorized
				by the Agency, the symbol prescribed by 105 CMR 120.237 shall use the colors
				magenta, or purple, or black on yellow background. The symbol prescribed is the
				three-bladed design as follows:
RADIATION SYMBOL
1.
				Cross-hatched area is to be magenta, or purple, or black, and
2. The background is to be yellow
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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.238 - Posting Requirements

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(A)
Posting of Radiation Areas
The licensee or registrant
				shall post each radiation area with a conspicuous sign or signs bearing the
				radiation symbol and the words "CAUTION RADIATION AREA."
(B)
Posting of High Radiation
				Areas
The licensee or registrant shall post each high radiation
				area with a conspicuous sign or signs bearing the radiation symbol and the
				words "CAUTION HIGH RADIATION AREA" or "DANGER HIGH RADIATION AREA."
(C)
Posting of Very High
				Radiation Areas
The licensee or registrant shall post each very
				high radiation area with a conspicuous sign or signs bearing the radiation
				symbol and words "GRAVE DANGER [not required to use the word GRAVE this may be
				omitted] VERY HIGH RADIATION AREA."
(D)
Posting of Airborne
				Radioactivity Areas
The licensee shall post each airborne
				radioactivity area with a conspicuous sign or signs bearing the radiation
				symbol and the words "CAUTION AIRBORNE RADIOACTIVITY AREA" or "DANGER AIRBORNE
				RADIOACTIVITY AREA."
(E)
Posting of Areas or Rooms in Which Licensed Material is Used or
				Stored
The licensee hall post each area or room in which there is
				used or stored an amount of licensed material exceeding ten times the quantity
				of such material specified in 105 CMR 120 297:
Appendix C
with
				a conspicuous sign or signs bearing the radiation symbol and the words "CAUTION
				RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL(S)" or "DANGER RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL(S)"
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.239 - Exceptions to Posting Requirements

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(A) A
				licensee or registrant is not required to post caution signs in areas or rooms
				containing radioactive materials for periods of less than eight hours, if each
				of the following conditions is met:
(1) the
				radioactive materials are constantly attended during these periods by an
				individual who takes the precautions necessary to prevent the exposure of
				individuals to radioactive materials in excess of the limits established in
				105 CMR
				120.200; and,
(2) the area or room is subject to the
				licensee's or registrant's control.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.240 - Labeling Containers and Radiation Machines

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(A) The licensee shall ensure that each
				container of licensed material bears a durable, clearly visible label bearing
				the radiation symbol and the words "CAUTION, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL" or "DANGER,
				RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL." The label shall also provide information, such as the
				radionuclides present, an estimate of the quantity of radioactivity, the date
				for which the activity is estimated, radiation levels, kinds of materials, and
				mass enrichment, to permit individuals handling or using the containers, or
				working in the vicinity of the containers, to take precautions to avoid or
				minimize exposures.
(B) Each
				licensee shall, prior to removal or disposal of empty uncontaminated containers
				to unrestricted areas, remove or deface the radioactive material label or
				otherwise clearly indicate that the container no longer contains radioactive
				materials.
(C) Each registrant
				shall ensure that each radiation machine is labeled in a conspicuous manner
				which cautions individuals that radiation is produced when it is
				energized.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.241 - Exemptions to Labeling Requirements

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A licensee is not required to label:
(A) containers holding licensed material in
				quantities less than the quantities listed in
				105
				CMR 120.297:
Appendix C
;
				or
(B) containers holding licensed
				material in concentrations less than those specified in
				105
				CMR 120.296:
Appendix B
,
				Table III; or
(C) containers
				attended by an individual who takes the precautions necessary to prevent the
				exposure of individuals in excess of the limits established by
				105 CMR
				120.200;
(D) containers when they are in transport and
				packaged and labeled in accordance with the regulations of the U.S. Department
				of Transportation1;
(E) containers that are accessible only to
				individuals authorized to handle or use them, or to work in the vicinity of the
				containers, if the contents are identified to these individuals by a readily
				available written record. Examples of containers of this type are containers in
				locations such as water-filled canals, storage vaults, or hot cells. The record
				shall be retained as long as the containers are in use for the purpose
				indicated on the record; or
(F)
				installed manufacturing or process equipment, such as piping and
				tanks.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.242 - Procedures for Receiving and Opening Packages

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(A) Each licensee or registrant who expects
				to receive a package containing quantities of radioactive material in excess of
				a Type A quantity, as defined in
				105 CMR 120.772 and
				105 CMR 120.798:
Appendix A
, shall make arrangements to
				receive:
(1) the package when the carrier
				offers it for delivery; or
(2) the
				notification of the arrival of the package at the carrier's terminal and to
				take possession of the package expeditiously.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › SURVEYS AND MONITORING › Section 120.243 - Vacating Premises

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Each licensee, registrant, or person possessing non-exempt
				  sources of radiation shall, no less than 30 days before vacating or
				  relinquishing possession or control of premises which may have been
				  contaminated with radioactive material as a result of his activity, notify the
				  Agency, in writing, of the intent to vacate. When deemed necessary by the
				  Agency, the licensee, registrant, or person possessing non-exempt sources of
				  radiation shall decontaminate the premises in such a manner as the Agency may
				  specify.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION › Section 120.244 - General Provisions and Scope

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The criteria in 105 CMR 120.244 apply to the decommissioning
				  of facilities licensed under
				  105 CMR
				  120.100,
				  120.300,
				  120.500,
				  120.800
				  and
				  120.900.
(A) The criteria in 105 CMR 120.244 does not
				apply to sites, which have been decommissioned prior to October 6,
				2006.
(B) After a site has been
				decommissioned and the license terminated in accordance with the criteria in
				105 CMR 120.244, the Agency will require additional cleanup only if, based on
				new information, it determines that the criteria of 105 CMR 120.244 were not
				met and residual radioactivity remaining at the site could result in
				significant threat to public health and safety.
(C) When calculating TEDE to the average
				member of the critical group the licensee shall determine the peak annual TEDE
				dose expected within the first 1000 years after decommissioning.
(D) Specific time limits for completion of
				the decommissioning process are as specified in
				105
				CMR 120.132(G).
(1) Licensees shall complete decommissioning
				of the site or separate building or outdoor area as soon as practicable but not
				later than 24 months following the initiation of decommissioning.
(2) When decommissioning involves the entire
				site, the licensee shall request license termination as soon as practicable but
				not later than 24 months following the initiation of decommissioning.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION › Section 120.245 - Radiological Criteria for Unrestricted Use

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A site will be considered acceptable for unrestricted use if
				  the residual radioactivity that is distinguishable from background radiation
				  results in a TEDE to an average member of the critical group that shall not
				  exceed 0.10 mSv (10 mrem) per year, including that from groundwater sources of
				  drinking water and the residual radioactivity has been reduced to levels that
				  are as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA). Determination of the levels, which
				  are ALARA, must take into account consideration of any detriments, such as
				  deaths from transportation accidents, expected to potentially result from
				  decontamination and waste disposal.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION › Section 120.246 - Criteria for License Termination Under Restricted Conditions

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A site will be considered acceptable for license termination
				  under restricted conditions if:
(A)
				The licensee can demonstrate that further reductions in residual radioactivity
				necessary to comply with the provisions of
				105 CMR
				120.245 would result in net public or
				environmental harm or were not being made because the residual levels
				associated with restricted conditions are ALARA. Determination of the levels,
				which are ALARA must take into account consideration of any detriments, such as
				deaths from transportation accidents, expected to potentially result from
				decontamination and waste disposal;
(B) The licensee has made provisions for
				legally enforceable institutional controls that provide reasonable assurance
				that TEDE from residual radioactivity distinguishable from background to the
				average member of the critical group will not exceed 0.10 mSv (10 mrem) per
				year;
(C) The licensee has provided
				sufficient financial assurance to enable an independent third party, including
				a governmental custodian of a site, to assume and carry out responsibilities
				for any necessary control and maintenance of the site. Acceptable financial
				assurance mechanisms are:
(1) Funds placed
				into a trust segregated from the licensee's assets and outside the licensee's
				administrative control, and in which the adequacy of the trust funds is to be
				assessed based on an assumed annual 1% real rate of return on
				investment;
(2) A statement of
				intent in the case of State, or local Government licensees, as described in
				105 CMR
				120.125(C)(7)(d);
				or
(3) When a governmental entity
				is assuming custody and ownership of a site, an arrangement that is deemed
				acceptable by such governmental entity.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION › Section 120.247 - Alternate Criteria for License Termination

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(A) The Agency may terminate a license using
				alternate criteria greater than the dose criterion of
				105 CMR
				120.245,
				120.246(B),
				and
				120.246(D)(1)(a)1.,
				if the licensee:
(1) Provides assurance that
				public health and safety would continue to be protected, and that it is
				unlikely that the dose from all man-made sources combined, other than medical,
				would be more than the one mSv/yr (100 mrem/yr) limit, by submitting an
				analysis of possible sources of exposure;
(2) Has employed to the extent practical
				restrictions on the site use according to the provisions of
				105
				CMR 120.246 in minimizing exposures at the
				site; and
(3) Reduces doses to
				ALARA levels, taking into consideration any detriments such as traffic
				accidents expected to potentially result from decontamination and waste
				disposal.
(4) Has submitted a
				decommissioning plan or License Termination Plan (LTP) to the Agency indicating
				the licensee's intent to decommission in accordance with
				105
				CMR 120.132(D), and
				specifying that the licensee proposes to decommission by use of alternate
				criteria. The licensee shall document in the decommissioning plan or LTP how
				the advice of individuals and institutions in the community who may be affected
				by the decommissioning has been sought and addressed, as appropriate, following
				analysis of that advice. In seeking such advice, the license shall provide for:
(a) Participation by representatives of a
				broad cross section of community interests who may be affected by the
				decommissioning;
(b) An opportunity
				for a comprehensive, collective discussion on the issues by the participants
				represented; and
(c) A publicly
				available summary of the results of all such discussions, including a
				description of the individual viewpoints of the participants on the issues and
				the extent of agreement and disagreement among the participants on the
				issues.
(5) Has provided
				sufficient financial assurance in the form of a trust fund to enable an
				independent third party, including a governmental custodian of a site, to
				assume and carry out responsibilities for any necessary control and maintenance
				of the site.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION › Section 120.248 - Public Notification and Public Participation

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Upon the receipt of an LTP or decommissioning plan from the
				  licensee, or a proposal by the licensee for release of a site pursuant to
				  105
				  CMR 120.246 and
				  120.247,
				  or whenever the Agency deems such notice to be in the public interest, the
				  Agency shall:
(A) Notify and solicit
				comments from:
(1) Local governments in the
				vicinity of the site and any Indian Nation or other indigenous people that have
				treaty or statutory rights that could be affected by the decommissioning;
				and
(2) Other appropriate agencies
				for cases where the licensee proposes to release a site pursuant to
				105 CMR
				120.247.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION › Section 120.249 - Minimization of Contamination

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(A) Applicants
				for licenses, after July 1, 1999, shall describe in the application how
				facility design and procedures for operation will minimize, to the extent
				practicable, contamination of the facility and the environment, facilitate
				eventual decommissioning, and minimize, to the extent practicable, the
				generation of radioactive waste.
(B) Licensees shall, to the extent practical,
				conduct operations to minimize the introduction of residual radioactivity into
				the site, including the subsurface, in accordance with the existing radiation
				protection requirements in
				105 CMR
				120.210 and radiological criteria for license
				termination in
				105 CMR
				120.244 through 120.249.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION › Section 120.251 - General Requirements

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(A) Unless otherwise
				exempted, a licensee shall transfer waste containing licensed material for
				disposal, discharge or decay only:
(1) by
				transfer to an authorized recipient as provided in
				105 CMR
				120.256 or in
				105 CMR
				120.100, or
				105
				CMR 120.800, or to the U.S. Department of
				Energy;
(2) by decay in
				storage;
(3) by release in
				effluents within the limits in
				105 CMR
				120.221; or
(4) as authorized pursuant to
				105 CMR
				120.253 or
				120.254.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION › Section 120.252 - Method for Obtaining Approval of Proposed Disposal Procedures

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A licensee or registrant or applicant for a license or
				  registration may apply to the Agency for approval of proposed procedures, not
				  otherwise authorized in 105 CMR 120.000, to dispose of licensed or registered
				  material generated in the licensee's or registrant's operations. Each
				  application shall include:
(A) A
				description of the waste containing licensed or registered material to be
				disposed of, including the physical and chemical properties that have an impact
				on risk evaluation, and the proposed manner and conditions of waste
				disposal;
(B) An analysis and
				evaluation of pertinent information on the nature of the environment;
(C) The nature and location of other
				potentially affected facilities; and
(D) Analyses and procedures to ensure that
				doses are maintained ALARA and within the dose limits in
				105 CMR
				120.200.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION › Section 120.253 - Discharge by Release into Sanitary Sewerage

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(A) A licensee may discharge licensed
				material into sanitary sewerage if each of the following conditions is
				satisfied:
(1) the material is readily
				soluble, or is readily dispersible biological material, in water;
(2) the quantity of licensed radioactive
				material that the licensee releases into the sewer in one month divided by the
				average monthly volume of water released into the sewer by the licensee does
				not exceed the concentration listed in
				105
				CMR 120.296:
Appendix B
,
				Table III; and
(3) if more than one
				radionuclide is released, the following conditions must also be satisfied:
(a) the licensee shall determine the fraction
				of the limit in
				105
				CMR 120.296:
Appendix B
,
				Table III represented by discharges into sanitary sewerage by dividing the
				actual monthly average concentration of each radionuclide released by the
				licensee into the sewer by the concentration of that radionuclide listed in
				105
				CMR 120.296:
Appendix B
,
				Table III; and
(b) the sum of the
				fractions for each radionuclide required by 105 CMR120.253(A)(3)(a) does not
				exceed unity; and
(4) the
				total quantity of licensed or other radioactive material that the licensee
				releases into the sanitary sewerage in a year does not exceed five curies (185
				gigabecquerels) of hydrogen-3, one curie (37 gigabecquerels) of carbon-14, and
				one curie (37 gigabecquerels) of all other radioactive materials
				combined.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION › Section 120.254 - Treatment or Disposal by Incineration

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A licensee may treat licensed material by incineration only
				  in the form and concentration specified in
				  105 CMR
				  120.255 or as specifically approved by the
				  Agency pursuant to
				  105
				  CMR 120.252.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION › Section 120.255 - Disposal of Specific Wastes

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(A) A licensee or
				registrant may dispose of the following licensed or registered material as if
				it were not radioactive:
(1) 1.85 kBq (0.05
				µCi), or less, of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of medium used for
				liquid scintillation counting; and
(2) 1.85 kBq (0.05 µCi), or less, of
				hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of animal tissue, averaged over the weight of
				the entire animal.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION › Section 120.256 - Transfer for Disposal and Manifests

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(A) The
				requirements of 105 CMR 120.256 and 10 CFR 20:
Appendix G
,
				herein incorporated into 105 CMR120.256 by reference are designed to:
(1) Control transfers of low-level waste by
				any waste generator, waste collector, or waste processor licensee, as defined
				in 10 CFR 20:
Appendix G
, who ships low-level waste either
				directly, or indirectly through a waste collector or waste processor, to a
				licensed low-level waste land disposal facility as defined in 105 CMR
				120.803;
(2) Establish a manifest
				tracking system; and
(3) Supplement
				existing requirements concerning transfers and recordkeeping for those
				wastes.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION › Section 120.257 - Compliance with Environmental and Health Protection Regulations

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Nothing in
				  105 CMR
				  120.251,
				  120.253,
				  20.254, or
				  120.256
				  relieves the licensee from complying with other applicable federal, state and
				  local regulations governing any other toxic or hazardous properties of
				  materials that may be disposed of in accordance with
				  105 CMR
				  120.251,
				  120.253,
				  120.254,
				  or
				  120.256.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION › Section 120.258 - Disposal of Certain Byproduct Material

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(A)
				Licensed material as defined in
				105 CMR 120.005:
By-product Material
(2) and (3) may be disposed of in
				accordance with
				105
				CMR 120.800, even though it is not defined as
				low-level radioactive waste. Therefore, any licensed by-product material being
				disposed of at a facility, or transferred for ultimate disposal at a facility
				licensed under
				105
				CMR 120.800 or equivalent Nuclear Regulatory
				Commission or Agreement State requirements, must meet the requirements of
				105 CMR
				120.256.
(B) A licensee may dispose of byproduct
				material, as defined in
				105 CMR 120.005:
Byproduct Material
(2) and (3), at a disposal facility
				authorized to dispose of such material in accordance with any Federal or State
				solid or hazardous waste law, including the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as
				authorized under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RECORDS › Section 120.261 - General Provisions

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(A) Each licensee or
				registrant shall use the SI units becquerel, gray, sievert and coulomb per
				kilogram, or the special units curie, rad, rem and roentgen, including
				multiples and subdivisions, and shall clearly indicate the units of all
				quantities on records required by 105 CMR 120.261.
(B) Not withstanding the requirements of 105
				CMR 120.261(A), when recording information on shipment manifests, as required
				in
				105 CMR
				120.256, information must be recorded in SI
				units or in SI units and special units as specified in 105 CMR
				120.261(A).
(C) The licensee or
				registrant shall make a clear distinction among the quantities entered on the
				records required by
				105 CMR
				120.200, such as, total effective dose
				equivalent, total organ dose equivalent, shallow dose equivalent, lens dose
				equivalent, deep dose equivalent, or committed effective dose
				equivalent.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RECORDS › Section 120.262 - Records of Radiation Protection Programs

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(A)
				Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records of the radiation protection
				program, including:
(1) the provisions of the
				program; and
(2) audits and other
				reviews of program content and implementation.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RECORDS › Section 120.263 - Records of Surveys

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(A) Each licensee or
				registrant shall maintain records showing the results of surveys and
				calibrations required by
				105 CMR 120.225 and
				120.242(B).
				The licensee or registrant shall retain these records for three years after the
				record is made.
(B) The licensee or
				registrant shall retain each of the following records until the Agency
				terminates each pertinent license or registration requiring the record:
(1) records of the results of surveys to
				determine the dose from external sources of radiation used, in the absence of
				or in combination with individual monitoring data, in the assessment of
				individual dose equivalents;
(2)
				records of the results of measurements and calculations used to determine
				individual intakes of radioactive material and used in the assessment of
				internal dose;
(3) records showing
				the results of air sampling, surveys, and bioassays required pursuant to
				105 CMR
				120.233(A)(3)(a) and (b);
				and
(4) records of the results of
				measurements and calculations used to evaluate the release of radioactive
				effluents to the environment.