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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter C - Surveys and Monitoring › Section XV-432 - Location of Individual Monitoring Devices

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each licensee or registrant shall ensure
				  that individuals who are required to monitor occupational doses in accordance
				  with LAC 33:XV.431.A wear individual monitoring devices as follows:
1. an individual monitoring device used for
				  monitoring the dose to the whole body shall be worn at the unshielded location
				  of the whole body likely to receive the highest exposure. When a protective
				  apron is worn, the location of the individual monitoring device is typically at
				  the neck (collar);
2. an individual
				  monitoring device used for monitoring the dose equivalent to the embryo/fetus
				  of a declared pregnant woman, in accordance with LAC 33:XV.417.A, shall be
				  located at the waist under any protective apron being worn by the
				  woman;
3. an individual monitoring
				  device used for monitoring the lens dose equivalent, to demonstrate compliance
				  with LAC 33:XV.410.A.2.a, shall be located at the neck (collar), outside any
				  protective apron being worn by the monitored individual, or at an unshielded
				  location closer to the eye; and
4.
				  an individual monitoring device used for monitoring the dose to the
				  extremities, to demonstrate compliance with LAC 33:XV.410.A.2.b, shall be worn
				  on the extremity likely to receive the highest exposure. Each individual
				  monitoring device shall be oriented to measure the highest dose to the
				  extremity being monitored.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter D - Control of Exposure from External Sources in Restricted Areas › Section XV-436 - Control of Access to High Radiation Areas

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
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
				  1 mSv (0.1 rem) 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.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter D - Control of Exposure from External Sources in Restricted Areas › Section XV-437 - Control of Access to Very High Radiation Areas

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In addition to the requirements in LAC
				  33:XV.436, 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 5 Gy (500 rad) or more in one
				  hour at 1 meter from a source of radiation or any surface through which the
				  radiation penetrates. This requirement does not apply to rooms or areas in
				  which diagnostic X-ray systems are the only source of radiation, or to
				  non-self-shielded irradiators.
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 LAC 33:XV.437.A if the registrant has met all
				  the specific requirements for access and control specified in other applicable
				  chapters of these regulations, such as, LAC 33:XV.Chapter 5 for industrial
				  radiography, Chapter 6 for X-rays in the healing arts, and Chapter 9 for
				  particle accelerators.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter D - Control of Exposure from External Sources in Restricted Areas › Section XV-438 - Control of Access to Very High Radiation Areas-Irradiators

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. This Section
				  applies to licensees or registrants with sources of radiation in
				  non-self-shielded irradiators. This Section 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 5 Gy (500 rad)
				  in one hour at 1 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 1 mSv (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 1 mSv (0.1 rem) in one
				  hour;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter E - Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict Internal Exposure in Restricted Areas › Section XV-440 - Use of Process or Other Engineering Controls

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A. The licensee or registrant shall use, to
				  the extent practicable, process or other engineering controls, such as
				  containment, decontamination, or ventilation, to control the concentrations of
				  radioactive material in air.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter E - Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict Internal Exposure in Restricted Areas › Section XV-441 - 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 or registrant 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;
				  or
4. other controls.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter E - Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict Internal Exposure in Restricted Areas › Section XV-443 - Application for Use of Higher Assigned Protection Factors

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The licensee shall obtain authorization
				  from the department before using assigned protection factors in excess of those
				  specified in LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix A. The department may authorize a licensee
				  to use higher assigned protection factors upon receipt of an application that:
1. describes the situation for which a need
				  exists for higher protection factors; and
2. demonstrates that the respiratory
				  protection equipment provides these higher protection factors under the
				  proposed conditions of use.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter F - Storage and Control of Licensed or Registered Sources of Radiation › Section XV-445 - Security of Stored Sources of Radiation

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A. The licensee or registrant shall secure
				  licensed or registered radioactive material from unauthorized removal or
				  access.
B. The licensee or
				  registrant shall maintain constant surveillance or use devices or
				  administrative procedures to prevent unauthorized use of licensed or registered
				  radioactive material that is in a controlled or 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.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter G - Precautionary Procedures › Section XV-450 - Caution Signs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Standard
				  Radiation Symbol. Unless otherwise authorized by the department, the symbol
				  prescribed by this Section shall use the colors magenta or purple or black on
				  yellow background. The symbol prescribed is the three-bladed design as follows:
1. cross-hatched area is to be magenta or
				  purple or black; and
2. the
				  background is to be yellow.
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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter G - Precautionary Procedures › Section XV-451 - Posting Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 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 Sources of Radiation are 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 source of radiation exceeding 10
				  times the quantity of such source of radiation specified in LAC
				  33:XV.499.Appendix C with a conspicuous sign or signs bearing the radiation
				  symbol and the words "CAUTION, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL(S)" or "DANGER, RADIOACTIVE
				  MATERIAL(S)."
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter G - Precautionary Procedures › Section XV-452 - 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 sources of radiation for periods of less 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 this
				  Chapter; and
2. the area or room is
				  subject to the licensee's or registrant's control.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter G - Precautionary Procedures › Section XV-453 - Labeling Containers and Radiation Machines

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The licensee or registrant shall ensure
				  that each container of licensed or registered source of radiation bears a
				  durable, clearly visible label bearing the radiation symbol and the words
				  "CAUTION, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES [or 'NAME OF
				  COMPANY']" or "DANGER, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES [or 'NAME
				  OF COMPANY']. " 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.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter G - Precautionary Procedures › Section XV-454 - Exemptions to Labeling Requirements

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A. A licensee or registrant is not required
				  to label:
1. containers holding licensed or
				  registered sources of radiation in quantities less than the quantities listed
				  in LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix C;
2.
				  containers holding licensed or registered sources of radiation in
				  concentrations less than those specified in LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix B, Table
				  III;
3. containers attended by an
				  individual who takes the precautions necessary to prevent the exposure of
				  individuals in excess of the limits established by this Chapter;
4. containers when they are in transport and
				  packaged and labeled in accordance with the regulations of the U.S. Department
				  of Transportation;4
5. 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
6.
				  installed manufacturing or process equipment, such as piping and tanks.
4 Labeling 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.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter G - Precautionary Procedures › Section XV-455 - Procedures for Receiving and Opening Packages

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 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 LAC 33:XV.1503, 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.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter H - Waste Disposal › Section XV-460 - General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
				  licensee or registrant shall dispose of licensed or registered sources of
				  radiation only:
1. by transfer to an
				  authorized recipient as provided in LAC 33:XV.465 or in LAC 33:XV.Chapters 3,
				  13, or 14, or to the U.S. Department of Energy;
2. by decay in storage;
3. by release in effluents within the limits
				  in LAC 33:XV.421; or
4. as
				  authorized in accordance with LAC 33:XV461, 462, 463, 464, or 465.F
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter H - Waste Disposal › Section XV-461 - Method for Obtaining Approval of Proposed Disposal Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A licensee or
				  registrant or applicant for a license or registration may apply to the Office
				  of Environmental Compliance for approval of proposed procedures, not otherwise
				  authorized in these regulations, to dispose of licensed or registered sources
				  of radiation generated in the licensee's or registrant's operations. Each
				  application shall include:
1. 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;
2. an analysis and evaluation of pertinent
				  information on the nature of the environment;
3. the nature and location of other
				  potentially affected properties; and
4. analyses and procedures to ensure that
				  doses are maintained ALARA and within the dose limits in this
				  Chapter.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter H - Waste Disposal › Section XV-462 - Disposal by Release into Sanitary Sewerage

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A licensee or registrant may discharge
				  licensed or registered sources of radiation into sanitary sewerage if each of
				  the following conditions is satisfied:
1. the
				  material is readily water soluble, or is readily dispersible biological
				  material in water;
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 LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix B, Table III;
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 LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix B, Table III 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 LAC
				  33:XV.499.Appendix B, Table III; and
b. the sum of the fractions for each
				  radionuclide required by LAC 33:XV.462.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.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter H - Waste Disposal › Section XV-463 - Treatment or Disposal by Incineration

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A. A licensee or registrant may treat or
				  dispose of licensed or registered sources of radiation by incineration only in
				  the form and concentration specified in LAC 33:XV.464 or as specifically
				  approved by the department in accordance with LAC 33:XV.461.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter H - Waste Disposal › Section XV-464 - Disposal of Specific Wastes

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A. A
				  licensee or registrant may dispose of the following licensed or registered
				  sources of radiation as if it were not radioactive:
1. 1.85 kBq (0.05 [MICRO]Ci), or less, of
				  hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of medium used for liquid scintillation
				  counting; and
2. 1.85 kBq (0.05
				  [MICRO]Ci), or less, of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of animal tissue,
				  averaged over the weight of the entire animal.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter H - Waste Disposal › Section XV-465 - Transfer for Disposal and Manifests

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The requirements of this Section and
				  Appendices D and E of this Chapter are designed to: control transfers of
				  low-level radioactive waste by any waste generator, waste collector, or waste
				  processor licensee, as defined in LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix D, who ships low-level
				  waste either directly or indirectly through a waste collector or waste
				  processor to a licensed low-level radioactive waste disposal facility;
				  establish a manifest tracking system; and supplement existing requirements
				  concerning transfers and recordkeeping for those wastes.
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 in accordance with LAC
				  33:XV.499.Appendix D.
C. Each
				  shipment manifest shall include a certification by the waste generator in
				  accordance with LAC 33:XV.499.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 LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix D.
E. Any licensee shipping byproduct material
				  as defined in LAC 33:XV102,
byproduct material,
3, 4, and 5
				  intended for ultimate disposal at a licensed land disposal facility shall
				  document the information required for the consignee and transfer this recorded
				  manifest information to the intended consignee in accordance with the
				  requirements specified in LAC 33:XV499, Appendix D.
F. Licensed material as defined in LAC
33:XY102. byproduct material,
3, 4, and 5 may be disposed of
				  in accordance with LAC 33:XV. Chapter 13, even though it is not defined as low
				  level radioactive waste. Therefore, any licensed byproduct material being
				  disposed of or transferred for ultimate disposal at a facility licensed under
				  LAC 33 :XV. Chapter 13 shall meet the requirements of Subsections A-E of this
				  Section. A licensee may dispose of
byproduct material,
as
				  defined in LAC 33:XV102,
byproduct material,
3, 4, and 5, 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.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et seq., and
					 2104(B)1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter H - Waste Disposal › Section XV-466 - Compliance with Environmental and Health Protection Regulations

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A. Nothing in LAC
				  33:XV.460-465 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 pursuant to LAC
				  33:XV.460-465.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter I - Records › Section XV-470 - General Provisions

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A. Each
				  licensee or registrant shall use the special units curie, rad, and rem,
				  including multiples and subdivisions, and shall clearly indicate the units of
				  all quantities on records required by this Chapter. In the records required by
				  this Chapter, the licensee may record quantities in the International System of
				  Units (SI) in parentheses following each of the special units specified above.
				  However, all quantities must be recorded as stated in this Subsection.
				  Notwithstanding these allowances, when recording information on shipment
				  manifests, as required in LAC 33:XV.465, information shall be recorded in SI or
				  in both SI and special units.
B.
				  The licensee or registrant shall make a clear distinction among the quantities
				  entered on the records required by this Chapter, such as total effective dose
				  equivalent, total organ dose equivalent, shallow dose equivalent, lens dose
				  equivalent, deep dose equivalent, or committed effective dose
				  equivalent.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter I - Records › Section XV-471 - 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.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter I - Records › Section XV-472 - Records of Surveys

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A. Each
				  licensee or registrant shall maintain records showing the results of surveys
				  and calibrations required by LAC 33:XV.430 and 455.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 department 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 LAC
				  33:XV.442.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.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter I - Records › Section XV-473 - Records of Tests for Leakage or Contamination from Sealed Sources

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A. Records of tests
				  for leakage or contamination from sealed sources required by LAC 33:XV.426
				  shall be kept in units of becquerel or microcurie and maintained for inspection
				  by the department for five years after the records are made.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter I - Records › Section XV-474 - Records of Prior Occupational Dose

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A. The licensee or registrant shall retain
				  the records of prior occupational dose and exposure history as specified in LAC
				  33:XV.414 on department Form DRC-4 or equivalent until the department
				  terminates each pertinent license or registration requiring this record. The
				  licensee or registrant shall retain records used in preparing Form DRC-4 or
				  equivalent for three years after the record is made.
B. Upon termination of the license or
				  registration, the licensee or registrant shall permanently store records on
				  department Form DRC-4 or equivalent or shall make provision with the department
				  for transfer to the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter I - Records › Section XV-475 - Records of Planned Special Exposures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. For each use of the provisions of LAC
				  33:XV.415 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.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter I - Records › Section XV-476 - Records of Individual Monitoring Results

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Recordkeeping Requirement. Each licensee
				  or registrant shall maintain records of doses received by all individuals for
				  whom monitoring was required pursuant to LAC 33:XV.431, 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
				  LAC 33:XV.411);
3. the committed
				  effective dose equivalent assigned to the intake of radionuclides;
4. the specific information used to calculate
				  the committed effective dose equivalent in accordance with LAC
				  33:XV.413.C;
5. the total effective
				  dose equivalent when required by LAC 33:XV.411; and
6. the total of the deep dose equivalent and
				  the committed dose to the organ receiving the highest total dose.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter I - Records › Section XV-477 - Records of Dose to Individual Members of the Public

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each licensee or registrant shall maintain
				  records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the dose limit for individual
				  members of the public. (See LAC 33:XV.421.)
B. The licensee or registrant shall retain
				  the records required by LAC 33:XV.477.A until the department terminates each
				  pertinent license or registration requiring the record.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter I - Records › Section XV-478 - Records of Waste Disposal

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				  licensee or registrant shall maintain records of the disposal of licensed or
				  registered materials made pursuant to LAC 33:XV.461-464 and LAC 33:XV.Chapter
				  13, and disposal by burial in soil, including burials authorized before January
				  28, 1981, when regulations removed the
				  authorization.6
B. The licensee or registrant shall retain
				  the records required by LAC 33:XV.478.A until the department terminates each
				  pertinent license or registration requiring the record. Requirements for
				  disposition of these records, prior to license termination, are located in LAC
				  33:XV.342.
6A previous Section, D.304, of the
					 Louisiana Radiation Regulations permitted burial of small quantities of
					 licensed materials in soil before January 28, 1981, without specific agency
					 authorization.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter I - Records › Section XV-479 - Records of Testing Entry Control Devices for Very High Radiation Areas

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each licensee or
				  registrant shall maintain records of tests made pursuant to LAC 33:XV.438.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 LAC 33:XV.479.A for three years after the record is
				  made.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter I - Records › Section XV-480 - Form of Records

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each record
				  required by this Chapter 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. 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.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter J - Reports › Section XV-485 - Reports of Stolen, Lost, or Missing Licensed or Registered Sources of Radiation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Telephone Reports. Each licensee or registrant shall report to the Office of
				  Environmental Compliance by telephone at (225) 765-0160 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 LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix C under such
				  circumstances that it appears to the licensee or registrant that an exposure
				  could result to individuals in unrestricted areas;
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 LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix C that is still missing;
				  or
3. immediately after its
				  occurrence becomes known to the registrant, a stolen, lost, or missing
				  radiation machine.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter J - Reports › Section XV-486 - Notification of Incidents

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Immediate
				  Notification. Notwithstanding other requirements for notification, each
				  licensee or registrant shall immediately report to the Office of Environmental
				  Compliance by telephone at (225) 765-0160 in accordance with LAC 33:I.3923 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;
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 rad) or more;
				  or
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter J - Reports › Section XV-487 - Reports of Exposures, Radiation Levels, and Concentrations of Radioactive Material Exceeding the Constraints or Limits

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Reportable Events. In addition to the
				  notification required by LAC 33:XV.486, each licensee or registrant shall
				  submit a written report to the Office of Environmental Compliance using the
				  procedures provided in LAC 33:I.3925.B and C within 30 days after learning of
				  any of the following occurrences:
1.
				  incidents for which notification is required by LAC 33:XV.486;
2. doses in excess of any of the following:
a. the occupational dose limits for adults in
				  LAC 33:XV.410;
b. the occupational
				  dose limits for a minor in LAC 33:XV.416;
c. the limits for an embryo/fetus of a
				  declared pregnant woman in LAC 33:XV.417;
d. the limits for an individual member of the
				  public in LAC 33:XV.421;
e. any
				  applicable limit in the license or registration; or
f. the ALARA constraints for air emissions
				  established under LAC 33:XV.406.D;
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 this Chapter or in the license or
				  registration, whether or not involving exposure of any individual in excess of
				  the limits in LAC 33:XV.421; or
4. for licensees subject to the provisions of
				  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's generally applicable environmental
				  radiation standards in  40 CFR Part 190, levels of radiation or releases of
				  radioactive material in excess of those standards, or of license conditions
				  related to those standards.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter J - Reports › Section XV-488 - Reports of Planned Special Exposures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The licensee or registrant shall submit a
				  written report to the Office of Environmental Compliance within 30 days
				  following any planned special exposure conducted in accordance with LAC
				  33:XV.415, informing the department that a planned special exposure was
				  conducted and indicating the date the planned special exposure occurred and the
				  information required by LAC 33:XV.475.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter J - Reports › Section XV-490 - Reports of Individual Monitoring

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. This Section applies to each person
				  licensed or registered by the department to:
1. possess or use sources of radiation for
				  purposes of industrial radiography pursuant to LAC 33:XV.Chapters 3 and
				  5;
2. receive radioactive waste
				  from other persons for disposal pursuant to LAC 33:XV.Chapter 13; or
3. possess or use at any time, for purposes
				  of processing or manufacturing for distribution pursuant to LAC 33:XV.Chapter 3
				  or 7, 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
aThe department may require as a
					 license condition, or by rule or regulation, 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.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter J - Reports › Section XV-491 - Notifications and Reports to Individuals

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Requirements for notification and reports
				  to individuals of exposure to radiation or radioactive material are specified
				  in LAC 33:XV.1013.
B. When a
				  licensee or registrant is required pursuant to LAC 33:XV.487 to report to the
				  department 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 department and
				  shall comply with the provisions of LAC 33:XV.1013.A.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter J - Reports › Section XV-492 - Reports of Leaking or Contamination from Sealed Sources

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The licensee or registrant shall file a
				  report within five days with the Office of Environmental Compliance using the
				  procedures provided in LAC 33:I.3925.B and C if the test for leakage or
				  contamination required in accordance with LAC 33:XV.426 indicates a sealed
				  source is leaking or a source of contamination. The report shall include the
				  equipment involved, its model number and serial number if assigned, the
				  estimated activity of the source, the test results, the date of the test, and
				  the corrective action taken.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter J - Reports › Section XV-493 - Reports of Transactions Involving Nationally Tracked Sources

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. 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 Subsections B-F of this Section for each
				  type of transaction.
B. 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.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation › Subchapter K - Additional Requirements › Section XV-496 - Vacating Premises

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				  specific licensee or registrant shall, no less than 30 days before vacating or
				  relinquishing possession or control of premises that may have been contaminated
				  with radioactive material as a result of his activities, notify the Office of
				  Environmental Compliance in writing of intent to vacate. When deemed necessary
				  by the department, the licensee shall decontaminate the premises in such a
				  manner as the department may specify.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.