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Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart H - RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND CONTROLS TO RESTRICT INTERNAL EXPOSURE IN RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 144-220-D-H-1705 - Application for use of higher assigned protection factors

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The licensee or registrant shall obtain authorization
						from the Agency before using assigned respiratory protection factors in excess
						of those specified in 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 Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart I - STORAGE AND CONTROL OF LICENSED OR REGISTERED SOURCES OF RADIATION › Section 144-220-D-I-1801 - Security of stored sources of radiation

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The licensee or registrant shall secure from unauthorized
						removal or access licensed or registered sources of radiation that are stored
						in controlled or unrestricted areas.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart I - STORAGE AND CONTROL OF LICENSED OR REGISTERED SOURCES OF RADIATION › Section 144-220-D-I-1802 - Control of sources of radiation not in storage

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. The licensee or registrant shall control
					 and maintain constant surveillance of licensed or registered radioactive
					 material that is in a controlled or unrestricted area and that is not in
					 storage.
B. The registrant shall
					 maintain control of radiation machines that are in a controlled or unrestricted
					 area and that are not in storage.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart J - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES › Section 144-220-D-J-1901 - Caution Signs

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Standard
					 Radiation Symbol. Unless otherwise authorized by the Agency, the symbol
					 prescribed by D.1901 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 Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart J - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES › Section 144-220-D-J-1902 - Posting requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
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, VERY HIGH RADIATION AREA
."
D. Posting of airborne radioactivity areas.
					 The licensee or registrant 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 or registered material is used or
					 stored. The licensee or registrant shall post each area or room in which there
					 is used or stored an amount of licensed or registered material exceeding 10
					 times the quantity of such material specified in 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 Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart J - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES › Section 144-220-D-J-1903 - Exceptions to posting requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. A
					 licensee or registrant is not required to post caution signs in areas or rooms
					 containing sources of radiation for periods of fewer than eight hours, if each
					 of the following conditions is met:
(1) The
					 sources of radiation are constantly attended during these periods by an
					 individual who takes the precautions necessary to prevent the exposure of
					 individuals to sources of radiation in excess of the limits established in Part
					 D; and
(2) The area or room is
					 subject to the licensee's or registrant's control.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart J - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES › Section 144-220-D-J-1904 - Labeling containers and radiation machines

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. The licensee or registrant shall ensure
					 that each container of licensed or registered 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 or registrant 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 Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart J - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES › Section 144-220-D-J-1905 - Exemptions to labeling requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A licensee or registrant is not required to label:
A. Containers holding licensed or registered
					 material in quantities less than the quantities listed in Appendix C; or
B.  Containers holding licensed or
					 registered material in concentrations less than those specified in Table III of
					 Appendix B; 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 Part D;
					 or
D. Containers when they are in
					 transport and packaged and labeled in accordance with the regulations of the
					 U.S. Department of Transportation3; or
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.
3Labeling of packages
						containing radioactive materials is required by the U.S. Department of
						Transportation if the amount and type of radioactive material exceeds the
						limits for an excepted quantity or article as defined and limited by U.S.
						Department of Transportation regulations
						49 CFR
						173.403(m) and (w) and
						173.421-424.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart J - PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES › Section 144-220-D-J-1906 - Procedures for receiving and opening packages

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
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 L.2 and Appendix A of Part L of this rule, 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 Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart K - WASTE DISPOSAL › Section 144-220-D-K-2001 - General requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. A licensee or
					 registrant shall dispose of licensed or registered material only:
(1) By transfer to an authorized recipient as
					 provided in D.2006, or in Part C of this rule, or to the U.S. Department of
					 Energy; or
(2) By decay in storage;
					 or
(3) By release in effluents
					 within the limits in D.1301; or
(4)
					 As authorized pursuant to D.2002, D.2003, D.2004, D.2005, or D.2008.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart K - WASTE DISPOSAL › Section 144-220-D-K-2002 - Method for obtaining approval of proposed disposal procedures

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
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 this rule, 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;
					 and
B. An analysis and evaluation
					 of pertinent information on the nature of the environment; and
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 Part D.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart K - WASTE DISPOSAL › Section 144-220-D-K-2003 - Disposal by release into sanitary sewerage

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. A licensee or registrant may discharge
					 licensed or registered 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;
					 and
(2) The quantity of licensed or
					 registered radioactive material that the licensee or registrant releases into
					 the sewer in one month divided by the average monthly volume of water released
					 into the sewer by the licensee or registrant does not exceed the concentration
					 listed in Table III of Appendix B; and
(3) If more than one radionuclide is
					 released, the following conditions must also be satisfied:
(a) The licensee or registrant shall
					 determine the fraction of the limit in Table III of Appendix B represented by
					 discharges into sanitary sewerage by dividing the actual monthly average
					 concentration of each radionuclide released by the licensee or registrant into
					 the sewer by the concentration of that radionuclide listed in Table III of
					 Appendix B; and
(b) The sum of the
					 fractions for each radionuclide required by D.2003.A(3)(a) does not exceed
					 unity; and
(4) The total
					 quantity of licensed or registered radioactive material that the licensee or
					 registrant releases into the sanitary sewerage in a year does not exceed 185
					 GBq (5 Ci) of hydrogen-3, 37 GBq (1 Ci) of carbon-14, and 37 GBq (1 Ci) of all
					 other radioactive materials combined.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart K - WASTE DISPOSAL › Section 144-220-D-K-2004 - Treatment or disposal by incineration

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A licensee or registrant may treat or dispose of licensed
						or registered material by incineration only in the amounts and forms specified
						in D.2005 or as specifically approved by the Agency pursuant to
						D.2002.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart K - WASTE DISPOSAL › Section 144-220-D-K-2005 - Disposal of specific wastes

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
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 fewer, of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of medium used for
					 liquid scintillation counting; and
(2) 1.85 kBq (0.05 µCi), or fewer, of
					 hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of animal tissue, averaged over the weight of
					 the entire animal.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart K - WASTE DISPOSAL › Section 144-220-D-K-2006 - Transfer for disposal and manifests

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. The
					 requirements of D.2006, Appendices D and G of this Part are designed to control
					 transfers of low-level radioactive waste by any waste generator, waste
					 collector, or waste processor licensee, as defined, who ships low-level waste
					 either directly or indirectly through a waste processor to a licensed low-level
					 waste land disposal facility.
B.
					 Each shipment of radioactive waste designated for disposal at a licensed
					 low-level radioactive waste disposal facility shall be accompanied by a
					 shipment manifest as specified in Section I of Appendix D.
C. Each shipment manifest shall include a
					 certification by the waste generator as specified in Section III of Appendix
					 D.
D. Each person involved in the
					 transfer of waste for disposal or in the disposal of waste, including the waste
					 generator, waste collector, waste processor, and disposal facility operator,
					 shall comply with the requirements specified in Section IV of Appendix
					 D.
E. Any license shipping
					 radioactive material intended for ultimate disposal at a land disposal facility
					 licensed under 10 CFR Part 61 , Subpart B must document the information
					 required on the NRC's Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest and transfer
					 this recorded manifest information to the intended consignee in accordance with
					 Appendix D to this Part.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart K - WASTE DISPOSAL › Section 144-220-D-K-2007 - Compliance with environmental and health protection regulations

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Nothing in this Subpart relieves the licensee or
						registrant from complying with other applicable Federal, State and local
						regulations governing any other toxic or hazardous properties of materials that
						may be disposed of to the Subpart.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart K - WASTE DISPOSAL › Section 144-220-D-K-2008 - Disposal of certain radioactive material

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Licensed material defined as;
(1) Any discrete source of radium-226 that is
					 produced, extracted, or converted after extraction, before, on, or after August
					 8, 2005, for use for a commercial, medical, or research activity; or
(2) Any material that-
(a) Has been made radioactive by use of a
					 particle accelerator; and
(b) Is
					 produced, extracted, or converted after extraction, before, on, or after August
					 8, 2005, for use for a commercial, medical, or research activity;
					 and
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart L - RECORDS › Section 144-220-D-L-2101 - General provisions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Each licensee or
					 registrant shall use the units (curie, rad, rem and roentgen) including
					 multiples and subdivisions, and shall clearly indicate the units of all
					 quantities on records required by Part D.
B. In the records required by this Part, the
					 licensee may record quantities in the International System of Units (SI) in
					 parentheses following each of the units specified in paragraph A. However, all
					 quantities must be recorded as stated in paragraph A.
C. Notwithstanding the requirements of
					 paragraph A of this section, when recording information on shipment manifests,
					 as required in D.2006, information must be recorded in SI units or in SI units
					 and units as specified in paragraph A above.
D. The licensee or registrant shall make a
					 clear distinction among the quantities entered on the records required by Part
					 D, 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 Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart L - RECORDS › Section 144-220-D-L-2102 - Records of radiation protection programs

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
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 Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart L - RECORDS › Section 144-220-D-L-2103 - Records of surveys

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Each licensee or
					 registrant shall maintain records showing the results of surveys and
					 calibrations required by D.1501 and D.1906.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; and
(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; and
(3) Records showing the results of air
					 sampling, surveys, and bioassays required pursuant to D.1703.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.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart L - RECORDS › Section 144-220-D-L-2104 - Determination and records of prior occupational dose

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. For each individual who is likely to
					 receive, in a year, an occupational dose requiring monitoring pursuant to
					 D.1502, the licensee or registrant shall:
(1)
					 Determine the occupational radiation dose received during the current year;
					 and
(2) Attempt to obtain the
					 records of cumulative occupational radiation dose.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart L - RECORDS › Section 144-220-D-L-2105 - Records of planned special exposures

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. For
					 each use of the provisions of D.1206 for planned special exposures, the
					 licensee or registrant shall maintain records that describe:
(1) The exceptional circumstances requiring
					 the use of a planned special exposure;
(2) The name of the management official who
					 authorized the planned special exposure and a copy of the signed authorization;
(3) What actions were necessary;
(4) Why the actions were
					 necessary;
(5) What precautions
					 were taken to assure that doses were maintained ALARA;
(6) What individual and collective doses were
					 expected to result; and
(7) The
					 doses actually received in the planned special exposure.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart L - RECORDS › Section 144-220-D-L-2106 - Records of individual monitoring results

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Record keeping requirement. Each licensee
					 or registrant shall maintain records of doses received by all individuals for
					 whom monitoring was required pursuant to D.1502, and records of doses received
					 during planned special exposures, accidents, and emergency conditions.
					 Assessments of dose equivalent and records made using units in effect before
					 January 1, 1994 need not be changed. These records shall include, when
					 applicable:
(1) The deep-dose equivalent to
					 the whole body, lens dose equivalent, shallow dose equivalent to the skin, and
					 shallow dose equivalent to the extremities;
(2) The estimated intake of radionuclides,
					 see D.1202;
(3) The committed
					 effective dose equivalent assigned to the intake of radionuclides;
(4) The specific information used to
					 calculate the committed effective dose equivalent pursuant to D.1204.C;
(5) The total effective dose
					 equivalent when required by D.1202; and
(6) The total of the deep-dose equivalent and
					 the committed dose to the organ receiving the highest total dose.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart L - RECORDS › Section 144-220-D-L-2107 - Records of dose to individual members of the public

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Each licensee or registrant shall maintain
					 records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the dose limit for individual
					 members of the public. See D.1301.
B. The licensee or registrant shall retain
					 the records required by D.2107.A until the Agency terminates each pertinent
					 license or registration requiring the record.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart L - RECORDS › Section 144-220-D-L-2108 - Records of waste disposal

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Each licensee or
					 registrant shall maintain records of the disposal of licensed or registered
					 materials made pursuant to D.2002, D.2003, D.2004, or D.2006, of this rule, and
					 disposal by burial in soil, including burials authorized before January 28,
					 1981.5
B. The licensee or registrant shall retain
					 the records required by D.2108.A until the Agency terminates each pertinent
					 license or registration requiring the record.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart L - RECORDS › Section 144-220-D-L-2109 - Records of testing entry control devices for very high radiation areas

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Each licensee or registrant shall maintain
					 records of tests made pursuant to D.1603.B(9) on entry control devices for very
					 high radiation areas. These records must include the date, time, and results of
					 each such test of function.
B. The
					 licensee or registrant shall retain the records required by D.2109.A for three
					 years after the record is made.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart L - RECORDS › Section 144-220-D-L-2110 - Form of records

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each record required by Part D shall be legible
						throughout the specified retention period. The record shall be the original or
						a reproduced copy or a microform, provided that the copy or microform is
						authenticated by authorized personnel and that the microform is capable of
						producing a clear copy throughout the required retention period or the record
						may also be stored in electronic media with the capability for producing
						legible, accurate, and complete records during the required retention period.
						Records, such as letters, drawings, and specifications, shall include all
						pertinent information, such as stamps, initials, and signatures. The licensee
						shall maintain adequate safeguards against tampering with and loss of
						records.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart L - RECORDS › Section 144-220-D-L-2111 - Records of tests for leakage or contamination of sealed sources

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Records of tests for leakage or contamination of sealed
						sources required by D.1310 shall be kept in units of becquerel or microcurie
						and maintained for inspection by the Agency for five years after the records
						are made.
Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection › Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Subpart M - REPORTS › Section 144-220-D-M-2201 - Reports of stolen, lost, or missing Licensed or registered sources of radiation

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Telephone
					 reports. Each licensee or registrant shall report to the Agency by telephone as
					 follows:
(1) Immediately after its occurrence
					 becomes known to the licensee or registrant, stolen, lost, or missing licensed
					 or registered radioactive material in an aggregate quantity equal to or greater
					 than 1,000 times the quantity specified in Appendix C under such circumstances
					 that it appears to the licensee or registrant that an exposure could result to
					 individuals in unrestricted areas; or
(2) Within 30 days after its occurrence
					 becomes known to the licensee or registrant, lost, stolen, or missing licensed
					 or registered radioactive material in an aggregate quantity greater than 10
					 times the quantity specified in Appendix C that is still missing.
(3) Immediately after its occurrence becomes
					 known to the registrant, a stolen, lost, or missing radiation
					 machine.
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A. Immediate
					 notification. Notwithstanding other requirements for notification, each
					 licensee or registrant shall immediately report each event involving a source
					 of radiation possessed by the licensee or registrant that may have caused or
					 threatens to cause any of the following conditions:
(1) An individual to receive --
(a) A total effective dose equivalent of 0.25
					 Sv (25 rem) or more; or
(b) A lens
					 dose equivalent of 0.75 Sv (75 rem) or more; or
(c) A shallow-dose equivalent to the skin or
					 extremities or a total organ dose equivalent of 2.5 Gy (250 rads) or more; or
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A. Reportable
					 events. In addition to the notification required by D.2202, each licensee or
					 registrant shall submit a written report within 30 days after learning of any
					 of the following occurrences:
(1) Incidents
					 for which notification is required by D.2202; or
(2) Doses in excess of any of the following:
(a) The occupational dose limits for adults
					 in D.1201;
(b) The occupational
					 dose limits for a minor in D.1207;
(c) The limits for an embryo/fetus of a
					 declared pregnant woman in D.1208;
(d) The limits for an individual member of
					 the public in D.1301;
(e) Any
					 applicable limit in the license or registration; or
(3) Levels of radiation or concentrations of
					 radioactive material in:
(a) A restricted area
					 in excess of applicable limits in the license or registration; or
(b) An unrestricted area in excess of 10
					 times the applicable limit set forth in Part D or in the license or
					 registration, whether or not involving exposure of any individual in excess of
					 the limits in D.1301; or
(4) For licensees subject to the provisions
					 of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's generally applicable environmental
					 radiation standards in 40
					 CFR 190, levels of radiation or releases of
					 radioactive material in excess of those standards, or of license conditions
					 related to those standards.
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The licensee or registrant shall submit a written report
						to the Agency within 30 days following any planned special exposure conducted
						in accordance with D.1206, informing the Agency that a planned special exposure
						was conducted and indicating the date the planned special exposure occurred and
						the information required by Sec. D.2105.
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When a licensee is required, pursuant to D.2203, D.2204,
						or D.2206 to report to the Agency any exposure of an identified occupationally
						exposed individual, or an identified member of the public, to radiation or
						radioactive material, the licensee shall also provide a report on his or her
						exposure data included in the report submitted to the Agency to the individual.
						This report must be transmitted at a time no later than the transmittal to the
						Agency.
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A. This
					 section applies to each person licensed or registered by the Agency to:
(1) Possess or use sources of radiation for
					 purposes of industrial radiography pursuant to Parts C and E of this rule; or
(2) Possess or use at any time,
					 for processing or manufacturing for distribution pursuant to Part C or G of
					 this rule, radioactive material in quantities exceeding any one of the
					 following quantities:
Radionuclide
Activitya
Ci
GBq
Cesium-137
1
37
Cobalt-60
1
37
Gold-198
100
3,700
Iodine-131
1
37
Iridium-192
10
370
Krypton-85
1,000
37,000
Promethium-147
10
370
Technetium-99m
1,000
37,000.
a The Agency may require as a
						license condition, or by rule, regulation, or order, reports from licensees or
						registrants who are licensed or registered to use radionuclides not on this
						list, in quantities sufficient to cause comparable radiation levels.
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Each licensee who manufactures, transfers, receives,
						disassembles, or disposes of a nationally tracked source shall complete and
						submit a National Source Tracking Transaction Report as specified in paragraphs
						(a) through (e) of this section for each type of transaction.
A. Each licensee who manufactures a
					 nationally tracked source shall complete and submit a National Source Tracking
					 Transaction Report. The report must include the following information:
(1) The name, address, and license number of
					 the reporting licensee;
(2) The
					 name of the individual preparing the report;
(3) The manufacturer, model, and serial
					 number of the source;
(4) The
					 radioactive material in the source;
(5) The initial source strength in becquerels
					 (curies) at the time of manufacture; and
(6) The manufacture date of the
					 source.
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A.
					 Requirements for notification and reports to individuals of exposure to
					 radiation or radioactive material are specified in J.4 of this rule.
B. When a licensee or registrant is required
					 pursuant to D.2203 to report to the Agency any exposure of an individual to
					 radiation or radioactive material, the licensee or registrant shall also notify
					 the individual. Such notice shall be transmitted at a time not later than the
					 transmittal to the Agency, and shall comply with the provisions of J.4.A of
					 this rule.
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The licensee or registrant shall file a report within
						five days with the Agency if the test for leakage or contamination required
						pursuant to D.1310 indicates a sealed source is leaking or contaminated. The
						report shall include the equipment involved, the test results and the
						corrective action taken.
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Each specific licensee or registrant shall, no fewer
						  than 30 days before vacating or relinquishing possession or control of premises
						  which may have been contaminated with radioactive material as a result of his
						  activities, notify the Agency in writing of intent to vacate. When deemed
						  necessary by the Agency, the licensee shall decontaminate the premises in such
						  a manner as the Agency may specify.
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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
						  D.1402 and D.1403, 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 D.1403.
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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 Subpart B and
						radiological criteria for license termination in Subpart E of this
						part.
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Radioactive
								Material
Category 1 (TBq)
Category 1 (Ci)
Category 2 (TBq)
Category 2 (Ci)
Actinium-227
20
540
0.2
5.4
Americium-241
60
1,600
0.6
16
Americium-241/Be
60
1,600
0.6
16
Californium-252
20
540
0.2
5.4
Cobalt-60
30
810
0.3
8.1
Curium-244
50
1,400
0.5
14
Cesium-137
100
2,700
1
27
Gadolinium-153
1,000
27,000
10
270
Iridium-192
80
2,200
0.8
22
Plutonium-238
60
1,600
0.6
16
Plutonium-239/Be
60
1,600
0.6
16
Polonium-210
60
1,600
0.6
16
Promethium-147
40,000
1,100,000
400
11,000
Radium-226
40
1,100
0.4
11
Selenium-75
200
5,400
2
54
Strontium-90
1,000
27,000
10
270
Thorium-228
20
540
0.2
5.4
Thorium-229
20
540
0.2
5.4
Thulium-170
20,000
540,000
200
5,400
Ytterbium-169
300
8,100
3
81
The Terabecquerel (TBq) values are the regulatory standard.
					 The curie (Ci) values specified are obtained by converting from the TBq value.
					 The curie values are provided for practical usefulness only and are rounded
					 after conversion.
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A. The requirements in this Part establish
					 radiation safety requirements and licensing and registration procedures for
					 using sources of radiation for industrial radiography and for certification of
					 industrial radiographers.
B. The
					 requirements in this Part apply to licensees and registrants who possess
					 sources of radiation for industrial radiography, including radiation machines,
					 accelerators, and sealed radioactive sources.
C. Each licensee and registrant is
					 responsible for ensuring compliance with this Part, license and registration
					 conditions, and orders of the Agency.
D. Each licensee and registrant is also
					 responsible for ensuring that radiographic personnel performing activities
					 under a license or registration comply with this Part, license and registration
					 conditions, and orders of the Agency.
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The requirements of this Part apply to all licensees or
						registrants who use sources of radiation for industrial radiography. Except for
						those requirements clearly applicable only to sealed radioactive sources, both
						radiation machines and sealed radioactive sources are covered by this
						Part.
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A. Uses of certified and certifiable cabinet
					 x-ray systems are exempt from the requirements of this Part except for any
					 applicable requirements of sections E.25. and E.30.
B. Industrial uses of hand-held light
					 intensified imaging devices are exempt from the requirements in this section if
					 the exposure level 18 inches from the source of radiation to any individual
					 does not exceed 2 millirem per hour (mrem/hr) (0.02 millisieverts per hour
					 (mSv/hr)). Devices with exposure levels that exceed the 2 mrem/hr (0.02 mSv/hr)
					 level shall meet the applicable requirements of this section, Part D or Part H,
					 as applicable.
C. Radiation
					 machines determined by the Agency to constitute a minimal threat to human
					 health and safety in accordance with E.25. and E.30., as applicable, are exempt
					 from the requirements in this section except for the requirements of paragraph
					 1 above.
D. Facilities that utilize
					 radiation machines for industrial radiography at permanent radiographic
					 installations only are exempt from the requirements of this section except for
					 the requirements of E.25. and E.30., as applicable. Receipt, transfer, and
					 disposal of sources of radiation and devices using depleted uranium (DU) for
					 shielding. Each licensee and registrant shall make and maintain records in
					 accordance with E.26, showing the receipt, transfer, and disposal of sources of
					 radiation and devices using for shielding.
E. Receipt, transfer, and disposal of sources
					 of radiation and devices using depleted uranium (DU) for shielding. Each
					 licensee and registrant shall make and maintain records in accordance with
					 E.26, showing the receipt, transfer, and disposal of sources of radiation and
					 devices using for shielding.