Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Byproduct Material › Subchapter D - Specific Licenses › Section XV-326 - Special Requirements for Issuance of Certain Specific Licenses for Radioactive Material

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Specific
				  Licenses for Irradiators. The department shall approve an application for a
				  specific license for the use of licensed material in an irradiator in
				  accordance with LAC 33:XV.Chapter 17, if the applicant meets the following
				  requirements:
1. the applicant shall satisfy
				  the general requirements specified in LAC 33:XV.325.A.1-4 and the requirements
				  contained in this Part;
2. the
				  application shall describe the training provided to irradiator operators
				  including:
a. classroom training;
b. on-the-job or simulator
				  training;
c. safety
				  reviews;
d. means employed by the
				  applicant to test each operator's understanding of the department's regulations
				  and licensing requirements and the irradiator operating, safety, and emergency
				  procedures; and
e. minimum training
				  and experience of personnel who may provide training;
3. the application shall include an outline
				  of the written operating and emergency procedures listed in LAC 33:XV.1737 that
				  describes the radiation safety aspects of the procedures;
4. the application shall describe the
				  organizational structure for managing the irradiator, specifically, the
				  radiation safety responsibilities and authorities of the radiation safety
				  officer and those management personnel who have radiation safety
				  responsibilities or authorities. In particular, the application shall specify
				  who, within the management structure, has the authority to stop unsafe
				  operations. The application shall also describe the training and experience
				  required for the position of radiation safety officer;
5. the application shall include a
				  description of the access control systems required by LAC 33:XV.1715, the
				  radiation monitors required by LAC 33:XV.1721, the method of detecting leaking
				  sources required by LAC 33:XV.1743, including the sensitivity of the method,
				  and a diagram of the facility that shows the locations of all required
				  interlocks and radiation monitors;
6. if the applicant intends to perform leak
				  testing of dry-source-storage sealed sources, the applicant shall establish
				  procedures for performing leak testing and submit a description of these
				  procedures to the department. The description shall include the:
a. methods of performing the
				  analysis;
b. pertinent experience
				  of the individual who analyzes the samples; and
c. instruments to be used;
7. if licensee personnel are to
				  load or unload sources, the applicant shall describe the qualifications and
				  training of the personnel and the procedures to be used. If the applicant
				  intends to contract for source loading or unloading at its facility, the
				  loading or unloading shall be done by a person specifically authorized by the
				  department, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an agreement state, or a
				  licensing state to load or unload irradiator sources; and
8. the applicant shall describe the
				  inspection and maintenance checks, including the frequency of the checks
				  required by LAC 33:XV.1745.