Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › RECORDS › Section 120.102 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
As used in
				  105 CMR
				  120.100, the following definitions
				  apply:
Alert
means events may occur, are in
				  progress, or have occurred that could lead to a release of radioactive material
				  but that the release is not expected to require a response by offsite response
				  organizations to protect persons offsite.
Commencement of Construction
means
				  taking any action defined as "construction" or any other activity at the site
				  of a facility subject to
				  105 CMR
				  120.100 through
				  120.198
				  that has a reasonable nexus to radiological health and safety. Commencement of
				  construction as defined in 105 CMR 120.102 may include non-construction
				  activities if the activity has a reasonable nexus to radiological safety or
				  security.
Construction
means the installation
				  of foundations, or in-place assembly, erection, fabrication, or testing for any
				  structure, system, or component of a facility or activity subject to
				  105 CMR
				  120.100 through
				  120.198
				  that are related to radiological safety or security. The term "construction"
				  does not include:
(1) Changes for temporary use of the land for public
				  recreational purposes;
(2) Site exploration, including necessary borings to
				  determine foundation conditions or other preconstruction monitoring to
				  establish background information related to the suitability of the site, the
				  environmental impacts of construction or operation, or the protection of
				  environmental values;
(3) Preparation of the site for construction of the facility,
				  including clearing of the site, grading, installation of drainage, erosion and
				  other environmental mitigation measures, and construction of temporary roads
				  and borrow areas;
(4) Erection of fences and other access control measures that
				  are not related to the safe use of, or security of, radiological materials
				  subject to
				  105 CMR
				  120.100 through
				  120.198;
(5) Excavation;
(6) Erection of support buildings
(e.g.,
construction equipment storage sheds, warehouse and shop facilities,
				  utilities, concrete mixing plants, docking and unloading facilities, and office
				  buildings) for use in connection with the construction of the facility;
(7) Building of service facilities (
e.g
.,
				  paved roads, parking lots, railroad spurs, exterior utility and lighting
				  systems, potable water systems, sanitary sewerage treatment facilities, and
				  transmission lines);
(8) Procurement or fabrication of components or portions of
				  the proposed facility occurring at other than the final, in-place location at
				  the facility; or
(9) Taking any other action that has no reasonable nexus to
				  radiological health and safety.
Decommissioning Funding Plan
means a
				  written document that contains a cost estimate for decommissioning and a
				  description of the method for assuring for decommissioning, including means of
				  adjusting cost estimates and associated funding levels periodically over the
				  life of the facility.
Facility
means the location within
				  one building, vehicle, or under one roof and under the same administrative
				  control:
(1) at which the possession, use, processing or storage of
				  radioactive material is or was authorized; or
(2) at which one or more radioactivity-inducing machines are
				  installed or located.
Facility
may also mean multiple
				  such locations at a site or part of a site.
Financial Surety
means the method of
				  assuring that sufficient funds will be available at the time of license
				  termination and decommissioning of the facility to cover all costs associated
				  with the decommissioning.
Site
means the area contained within
				  the boundary of a location under the control of persons generating or storing
				  radioactive materials.
Site Area Emergency
means events may
				  occur, are in progress, or have occurred that could lead to a significant
				  release of radioactive material and that could require a response by offsite
				  response organizations to protect persons offsite.