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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.410 - PLANNED SPECIAL EXPOSURES

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A licensee or registrant may authorize an adult worker to
				  receive doses in addition to and accounted for separately from the doses
				  received under the limits specified in
				  20.3.4.405
				  NMAC provided that each of the following conditions is satisfied:
A. the licensee or registrant authorizes a
				planned special exposure only in an exceptional situation when alternatives
				that might avoid the dose estimated to result from the planned special exposure
				are unavailable or impractical;
B.
				the licensee or registrant, and employer if the employer is not the licensee or
				registrant, specifically authorizes the planned special exposure, in writing,
				before the exposure occurs;
C.
				before a planned special exposure, the licensee or registrant ensures that each
				individual involved is:
(1) informed of the
				purpose of the planned operation;
(2) informed of the estimated doses and
				associated potential risks and specific radiation levels or other conditions
				that might be involved in performing the task; and
(3) instructed in the measures to be taken to
				keep the dose ALARA considering other risks that may be present;
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.411 - OCCUPATIONAL DOSE LIMITS FOR MINORS

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The annual occupational dose limits for minors are 10 percent
				  of the annual occupational dose limits specified for adult workers in
				  20.3.4.405
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.412 - DOSE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMBRYO/FETUS

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A. The licensee or registrant shall ensure
				that the dose equivalent to the embryo/fetus during the entire pregnancy, due
				to the occupational exposure of a declared pregnant woman, does not exceed 0.5
				rem (5 millisieverts) (see 20.3.4.446 NMAC for recordkeeping
				requirements).
B. The licensee or
				registrant shall make efforts to avoid substantial variation above a uniform
				monthly exposure rate to a declared pregnant woman so as to satisfy the limit
				in Subsection A of this section.
C.
				The dose equivalent to the embryo/fetus is the sum of:
(1) the dose equivalent to the embryo/fetus
				resulting from radionuclides in the embryo/fetus and radionuclides in the
				declared pregnant woman; and
(2)
				the deep dose equivalent that is most representative of the dose to the
				embryo/fetus from external radiation, that is, in the mother's lower torso
				region:
(a) if multiple measurements have not
				been made, assignment of the highest deep dose equivalent for the declared
				pregnant woman shall be the dose to the embryo/fetus, in accordance with
				Subsection C of 20.3.4.405 NMAC; or
(b) if multiple measurements have been made,
				assignment of the deep dose equivalent for the declared pregnant woman from the
				individual monitoring device which is most representative of the dose to the
				embryo/fetus shall be the dose to the embryo/fetus; assignment of the highest
				deep dose equivalent for the declared pregnant woman to the embryo/fetus is not
				required unless that dose is also the most representative deep dose equivalent
				for the region of the embryo/fetus.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.413 - DOSE LIMITS FOR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

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A. Each licensee or registrant shall conduct
				operations so that:
(1) the total effective
				dose equivalent to individual members of the public from the licensed or
				registered operation does not exceed 0.1 rem (1 millisievert) in a year,
				exclusive of the dose contributions from background radiation, from any medical
				administration the individual has received, from exposure to individuals
				administered radioactive material and released under Subsection I of 20.3.7.703
				NMAC, from voluntary participation in medical research programs, and from the
				licensee's disposal of radioactive material into sanitary sewerage in
				accordance with 20.3.4.435 NMAC; and
(2) the dose in any unrestricted area from
				external sources, exclusive of dose contributions from patients administered
				radioactive material and released under Subsection I of 20.3.7.703 NMAC, does
				not exceed 0.002 rem (0.02 millisievert) in any one hour.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.414 - COMPLIANCE WITH DOSE LIMITS FOR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

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A. The licensee or
				registrant shall make or cause to be made surveys of radiation levels in
				unrestricted and controlled areas and radioactive materials in effluents
				released to unrestricted and controlled areas to demonstrate compliance with
				the dose limits in 20.3.4.413 NMAC for individual members of the
				public.
B. A licensee or registrant
				shall show compliance with the annual dose limit in 20.3.4.413 NMAC by:
(1) demonstrating by measurement or
				calculation that the total effective dose equivalent to the individual likely
				to receive the highest dose from the licensed or registered operation does not
				exceed the annual dose limit; or
(2) demonstrating that:
(a) the annual average concentrations of
				radioactive material released in gaseous and liquid effluents at the boundary
				of the unrestricted area do not exceed the values specified in table II of
				20.3.4.461 NMAC; and
(b) if an
				individual were continuously present in an unrestricted area, the dose from
				external sources would not exceed 0.002 rem (0.02 millisievert) in an hour and
				0.05 rem (0.5 millisievert) in a year.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.415 - TESTING FOR LEAKAGE OR CONTAMINATION OF SEALED SOURCES

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A. The licensee in possession of any sealed
				source shall assure that:
(1) each sealed
				source, except as specified in Subsection B of this section, is tested for
				leakage or contamination and the test results are received before the sealed
				source is put into use unless the licensee has a certificate from the
				transferor indicating that the sealed source was tested within the frequencies
				specified in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, before transfer to the
				licensee;
(2) each sealed source
				that is not designed to emit alpha particles is tested for leakage or
				contamination at intervals not to exceed 6 months, or at alternative intervals
				specified by the source manufacturer and as approved by the department, NRC or
				an agreement state;
(3) each sealed
				source that is designed to emit alpha particles is tested for leakage or
				contamination at intervals not to exceed 3 months, or at alternative intervals
				specified by the source manufacturer and as approved by the department, NRC or
				an agreement state;
(4) for each
				sealed source that is required to be tested for leakage or contamination, at
				any other time there is reason to suspect that the sealed source might have
				been damaged or might be leaking, the licensee shall assure that the sealed
				source is tested for leakage or contamination before further use;
(5) tests for leakage for all sealed sources,
				except brachytherapy sources manufactured to contain radium, shall be capable
				of detecting the presence of 0.005 microcuries (185 becquerels) of radioactive
				material on a test sample; test samples shall be taken from the sealed source
				or from the surfaces of the container in which the sealed source is stored or
				mounted on which one might expect contamination to accumulate; for a sealed
				source contained in a device, test samples are obtained when the source is in
				the "off" position;
(6) the test
				for leakage for brachytherapy sources manufactured to contain radium shall be
				capable of detecting an absolute leakage rate of 0.001 microcuries (37
				becquerels) of radon-222 in a 24 hour period when the collection efficiency for
				radon-222 and its daughters has been determined with respect to collection
				method, volume and time; and
(7)
				tests for contamination from radium daughters shall be taken on the interior
				surface of brachytherapy source storage containers and shall be capable of
				detecting the presence of 0.005 microcuries (185 becquerels) of a radium
				daughter which has a half-life greater than 4 days.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.416 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SURVEY AND MONITORING

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A. Each licensee or registrant shall make, or
				cause to be made, surveys of areas, including the subsurface, that:
(1) may be necessary to demonstrate
				compliance with this part; and
(2)
				are necessary under the circumstances to evaluate:
(a) the magnitude and extent of radiation
				levels;
(b) concentrations or
				quantities of radioactive material and residual radioactivity;
(c) the potential radiological hazards of the
				radiation levels and residual radioactivity detected; and
(d) notwithstanding 10 CFR 20 or equivalent
				state regulations of this part, records from surveys describing the location
				and amount of subsurface residual radioactivity identified at the site must be
				kept with records important for decommissioning, and such records must be
				retained in accordance with the applicable regulations in 10 CFR parts 30, 40,
				50, 70, or 72.30 or equivalent state regulations.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.417 - CONDITIONS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL MONITORING OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL OCCUPATIONAL DOSE

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Each licensee or registrant shall monitor exposures from
				  sources of radiation at levels sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the
				  occupational dose limits of this part. As a minimum the following requirements
				  shall be met.
A. Each licensee or
				registrant shall monitor occupational exposure to radiation from licensed and
				unlicensed radiation sources under the control of the licensee or registrant
				and shall supply and require the use of individual monitoring devices by:
(1) adults likely to receive, in 1 year from
				sources external to the body, a dose in excess of 10 percent of the limits in
				Subsection A of 20.3.4.405 NMAC;
(2) minors likely to receive, in 1 year, from
				radiation sources external to the body, a deep dose equivalent in excess of 0.1
				rem (1 millisievert), a lens dose equivalent in excess of 0.15 rem (1.5
				millisieverts), or a shallow dose equivalent to the skin or to the extremities
				in excess of 0.5 rem (5 millisieverts);
(3) declared pregnant women likely to receive
				during the entire pregnancy, from radiation sources external to the body, a
				deep dose equivalent in excess of 0.1 rem (1 millisievert) (note: all of the
				occupational doses in Subsection A of 20.3.4.405 NMAC continue to be applicable
				to the declared pregnant worker as long as the embryo/fetus dose limit is not
				exceeded);
(4) individuals entering
				a high or very high radiation area; and
(5) individuals working with medical
				fluoroscopic equipment:
(a) an individual
				monitoring device used for the dose to an embryo/fetus of a declared pregnant
				woman, pursuant to Subsection A of 20.3.4.412 NMAC, shall be located under the
				protective apron at the waist;
(b)
				an individual monitoring device used for eye dose equivalent shall be located
				at the neck, or an unshielded location closer to the eye, outside the
				protective apron; and
(c) when only
				one individual monitoring device is used to determine the effective dose
				equivalent for external radiation pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of
				20.3.4.405 NMAC, it shall be located at the neck outside the protective apron;
				when a second individual monitoring device is used, for the same purpose, it
				shall be located under the protective apron at the waist; the second individual
				monitoring device is required for a declared pregnant woman.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.418 - CONTROL OF ACCESS TO HIGH RADIATION AREAS

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A. The licensee or registrant shall ensure
				that each entrance or access point to a high radiation area has one or more of
				the following features:
(1) a control device
				that, upon entry into the area, causes the level of radiation to be reduced
				below that level at which an individual might receive a deep dose equivalent of
				0.1 rem (1 millisievert) in 1 hour at 30 centimeters from the source of
				radiation or from any surface that the radiation penetrates; or
(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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.419 - CONTROL OF ACCESS TO VERY HIGH RADIATION AREAS

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In addition to the requirements in
				  20.3.4.418
				  NMAC, 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 500 rads (5 grays) or more in 1
				  hour at 1 meter from a source of radiation or any surface through which the
				  radiation penetrates.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.420 - CONTROL OF ACCESS TO VERY HIGH RADIATION AREAS - IRRADIATORS

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In addition to the requirements in
				  20.3.4.419
				  NMAC, the licensee shall comply with the requirements specified in 20.3.15 NMAC
				  for access control.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.421 - USE OF PROCESS OR OTHER ENGINEERING CONTROLS

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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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.422 - USE OF OTHER CONTROLS

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A.
				When it is not practical to apply process or other engineering controls to
				control the concentrations of radioactive material in the 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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.424 - FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT

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The department may impose restrictions in addition to those
				  in sections
				  20.3.4.422
				  NMAC,
				  20.3.4.423
				  NMAC and
				  20.3.4.460
				  NMAC, in order to:
A. ensure that the
				respiratory protection program of the licensee or registrant is adequate to
				limit doses to individuals from intakes of airborne radioactive materials
				consistent with maintaining total effective dose equivalent ALARA;
				and
B. limit the extent to which a
				licensee or registrant may use respiratory protection equipment instead of
				process or other engineering controls.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.425 - SECURITY AND CONTROL OF LICENSED OR REGISTERED SOURCES OF RADIATION

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A. The licensee
				shall secure from unauthorized removal or access licensed materials that are
				stored in controlled or unrestricted areas. The licensee possessing category 1
				and category 2 quantities of radioactive materials shall comply with 10 CFR 37.
				The licensee shall comply with 10 CFR 37 except as follows:
(1) any reference to the commission or NRC
				shall be deemed a reference to the department;
(2)
										10
				CFR 37.5 definitions of agreement state,
				byproduct material, commission and person shall not be applicable;
(3)
										10 CFR 37.7, 10
				CFR 37.9,
				10 CFR 37.11(a) and
				(b), 10 CFR 37.13,
				10
				CFR 37.27(c), 10 CFR 37.71,
				10
				CFR 37.105, and 10 CFR 37.107 shall not be
				applicable; and
(4) for any
				reporting or notification requirements that the licensee must follow in
				10 CFR 37.45,
				10 CFR 37.57,
				10
				CFR 37.77(a) through (d),
				and 10 CFR 37.81, the licensee shall use the following address when applicable:
				New Mexico environment department/RCB, P.O. Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502-5469
				address information.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.426 - RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSE TERMINATION

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A.
General provisions and scope.
(1) The criteria in this part apply to the
				decommissioning of any facility licensed under this chapter as well as other
				facilities subject to the department's jurisdiction under the Act. For
				low-level waste disposal facilities licensed under 20.3.13 NMAC, the criteria
				apply only to ancillary surface facilities that support radioactive waste
				disposal activities.
(2) The
				criteria in this section do not apply to sites which:
(a) have been decommissioned prior to the
				effective date of the rule; or,
(b)
				have previously submitted and received department approval on a license
				termination plan or decommissioning plan that is compatible with applicable
				department criteria.
(3)
				After a site has been decommissioned and the license terminated in accordance
				with the criteria in this section, the department will require additional
				cleanup only if, based on new information, it determines that the criteria of
				this section were not met and residual radioactivity remaining at the site
				could result in significant threat to public health and safety.
(4) When calculating TEDE to the average
				member of the critical group the licensee shall determine the peak annual TEDE
				dose expected within the first 1000 years after decommissioning.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.427 - CAUTION SIGNS

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A. Standard
				Radiation Symbol. Unless otherwise authorized by the department, the symbol
				prescribed by this section shall use the colors magenta, purple or black on
				yellow background. The symbol prescribed is the three-bladed design as follows:
(1) cross-hatched area is to be magenta,
				purple or black; and
(2) the
				background is to be yellow.
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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.428 - POSTING REQUIREMENTS

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A.
				Posting of Radiation Areas. The licensee or registrant shall post each
				radiation area with a conspicuous sign or signs bearing the radiation symbol
				and the words "Caution, Radiation Area."
B. Posting of High Radiation Areas. The
				licensee or registrant shall post each high radiation area with a conspicuous
				sign or signs bearing the radiation symbol and the words "Caution, High
				Radiation Area" or "Danger, High Radiation Area."
C. Posting of Very High Radiation Areas. The
				licensee or registrant shall post each very high radiation area with a
				conspicuous sign or signs bearing the radiation symbol and words "Grave Danger,
				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 20.3.4.462 NMAC with a conspicuous sign or signs bearing
				the radiation symbol and the words "Caution, Radioactive Material" or "Danger,
				Radioactive Material."
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.429 - 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 8 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 part; and
(2) the area or room is subject to the
				licensee's or registrant's control.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.430 - LABELING CONTAINERS AND RADIATION MACHINES

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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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.431 - EXEMPTIONS TO LABELING REQUIREMENTS

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A licensee is not required to label:
A. containers holding licensed material in
				quantities less than the quantities listed in 20.3.4.462 NMAC;
B. containers holding licensed material in
				concentrations less than those specified in table III of 20.3.4.461
				NMAC;
C. containers attended by an
				individual who takes the precautions necessary to prevent the exposure of
				individuals in excess of the limits established by this part;
D. containers when they are in transport and
				packaged and labeled in accordance with the regulations of the DOT (labeling of
				packages containing radioactive materials is required by the DOT if the amount
				and type of radioactive material exceeds the limits for an excepted quantity or
				article as defined and limited by DOT regulations
				49
				CFR 173.403(m) and (w) and
				173.421-424 );
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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.432 - PROCEDURES FOR RECEIVING AND OPENING PACKAGES

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A. Each licensee who expects to receive a
				package containing quantities of radioactive material in excess of a type A
				quantity, as defined in Subsection A of 20.3.3.306 NMAC, incorporating
				10
				CFR 71.4 and Appendix A of 10 CFR 71, 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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.433 - WASTE DISPOSAL - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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A. A licensee shall dispose of licensed
				material only:
(1) by transfer to an
				authorized recipient as provided in 20.3.4.438 NMAC or 20.3.3 NMAC, or to the
				DOE;
(2) by decay in
				storage;
(3) by release in
				effluents within the limits in 20.3.4.413 NMAC; or
(4) as authorized pursuant to 20.3.4.434
				NMAC, 20.3.4.435 NMAC, 20.3.4.436 NMAC or 20.3.4.437 NMAC and in accordance
				with 20.3.4.439 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.434 - METHOD FOR OBTAINING APPROVAL OF PROPOSED DISPOSAL PROCEDURES

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A licensee or applicant for a license may apply to the
				  department for approval of proposed procedures, not otherwise authorized in
				  these regulations, to dispose of licensed material generated in the licensee's
				  activities. Each application shall include:
A. a description of the waste containing
				licensed material to be disposed of, including the physical and chemical
				properties important to risk evaluation, and the proposed manner and conditions
				of waste disposal;
B. an analysis
				and evaluation of pertinent information on the nature of the
				environment;
C. the nature and
				location of other potentially affected licensed and unlicensed facilities;
				and
D. analyses and procedures to
				ensure that doses are maintained ALARA and within the dose limits in this
				part.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.435 - DISPOSAL BY RELEASE INTO SANITARY SEWAGE

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A. A licensee may discharge licensed material
				into sanitary sewerage if each of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) the material is readily soluble, or is
				readily dispersible biological material, in water;
(2) the quantity of licensed or other
				radioactive material that the licensee releases into the sewer in 1 month
				divided by the average monthly volume of water released into the sewer by the
				licensee does not exceed the concentration listed in table III of 20.3.4.461
				NMAC;
(3) if more than one
				radionuclide is released, the following conditions must also be satisfied:
(a) the licensee shall determine the fraction
				of the limit in table III of 20.3.4.461 NMAC 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 20.3.4.461 NMAC;
				and
(b) the sum of the fractions
				for each radionuclide required by Subparagraph (a) of Paragraph (3) of this
				subsection does not exceed unity; and
(4) the total quantity of licensed or other
				radioactive material that the licensee releases into the sanitary sewerage in a
				year does not exceed 5 curies (185 gigabecquerels) of hydrogen-3, 1 curie (37
				gigabecquerels) of carbon-14, and 1 curie (37 gigabecquerels) of all other
				radioactive materials combined.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.436 - TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL BY INCINERATION

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A licensee may treat or dispose of licensed material by
				  incineration only in the form and concentration specified in
				  20.3.4.437
				  NMAC or as specifically approved by the department pursuant to
				  20.3.4.434
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.437 - DISPOSAL OF SPECIFIC WASTES

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A. A
				licensee may dispose of the following licensed material as if it were not
				radioactive:
(1) 0.05 microcurie (1.85
				kilobecquerels), or less, of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of medium used
				for liquid scintillation counting; and
(2) 0.05 microcurie (1.85 kilobecquerels), or
				less, of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of animal tissue, averaged over the
				weight of the entire animal.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.438 - TRANSFER FOR DISPOSAL AND MANIFESTS

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A. The requirements of this section and
				20.3.4.466 NMAC are designed to:
(1) control
				transfers of low-level radioactive waste by any waste generator, waste
				collector or waste processor licensee, as defined in 20.3.4.466 NMAC (appendix
				G), who ships low-level waste either directly or indirectly through a waste
				collector, waste broker or waste processor, to a licensed low-level waste land
				disposal facility (as defined in 20.3.13 NMAC);
(2) establish a manifest tracking system;
				and
(3) supplement existing
				requirements concerning transfers and record keeping for those
				wastes.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.439 - COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH PROTECTION REGULATIONS

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Nothing in sections
				  20.3.4.433
				  NMAC,
				  20.3.4.434
				  NMAC,
				  20.3.4.435
				  NMAC,
				  20.3.4.436
				  NMAC,
				  20.3.4.437
				  NMAC or
				  20.3.4.438
				  NMAC relieves the licensee from complying with other applicable federal, state
				  and local regulations governing any other toxic or hazardous properties of
				  materials that may be disposed of under these sections.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.440 - RECORDS - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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A.
				Each licensee or registrant shall use the units: curie, rad, rem, including
				multiples and subdivisions, and shall clearly indicate the units of all
				quantities on records required by this part.
B. In the records required by this part, the
				licensee or registrant may record quantities in SI units in parentheses
				following each of the units specified in Subsection A of this section. However,
				all quantities must be recorded as stated in Subsection A of this
				section.
C. Notwithstanding the
				requirements of Subsection A of this section, when recording information on
				shipment manifests, as required in Subsection B of 20.3.4.438 NMAC, information
				must be recorded in the international system of units (SI) or in SI and the
				units as specified in Subsection A of this section.
D. The licensee or registrant shall make a
				clear distinction among the quantities entered on the records required by this
				part (e.g., total effective dose equivalent, shallow-dose equivalent, lens dose
				equivalent, deep-dose equivalent, committed effective dose
				equivalent).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.441 - 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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.442 - RECORDS OF SURVEYS

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A. Each
				licensee or registrant shall maintain records showing the results of surveys
				and calibrations required by
				20.3.4.416
				NMAC and Subsection B of
				20.3.4.432
				NMAC. The licensee or registrant shall retain these records for 3 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 and 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
				Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of
				20.3.4.423
				NMAC;
(4) records of the results of
				measurements and calculations used to evaluate the release of radioactive
				effluents to the environment; and
(5) records from surveys describing the
				location and amount of subsurface residual radioactivity identified at the site
				must be kept with records important for decommissioning, and such records must
				be retained in accordance with 20.3.3 NMAC as applicable.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.443 - RECORDS OF TESTS FOR LEAKAGE OR CONTAMINATION OF SEALED SOURCES

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Records of tests for leakage or contamination of sealed
				  sources required by
				  20.3.4.415
				  NMAC shall be kept in units of microcurie or becquerel, and maintained for
				  inspection by the department for 5 years after the records are
				  made.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.444 - 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
				20.3.4.409 NMAC on department form
cumulative occupational dose
				history
or equivalent until the department terminates each pertinent
				license or registration requiring this record. The licensee or registrant shall
				retain records used in preparing department form
cumulative
				occupational dose history
or equivalent for 3 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
cumulative occupational dose
				history
or equivalent, or shall make provision with the department for
				transfer to the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.445 - RECORDS OF PLANNED SPECIAL EXPOSURES

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A. For each use of the provisions of
				20.3.4.410 NMAC 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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.446 - RECORDS OF INDIVIDUAL MONITORING RESULTS

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A. Record Keeping Requirement. Each licensee
				or registrant shall maintain records of doses received by all individuals for
				whom monitoring was required pursuant to 20.3.4.417 NMAC, 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
				May 3, 1995 (see 20.3.4 NMAC codified as of May 3, 1995) 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 20.3.4.406 NMAC);
(3) the
				committed effective dose equivalent assigned to the intake of
				radionuclides;
(4) the specific
				information used to assess the committed effective dose equivalent pursuant to
				Subsections A and C of 20.3.4.408 NMAC, and when required by 20.3.4.417
				NMAC;
(5) the total effective dose
				equivalent when required by 20.3.4.406 NMAC; and
(6) the total of the deep dose equivalent and
				the committed dose to the organ receiving the highest total dose.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.447 - RECORDS OF DOSE TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

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A. Each licensee or registrant shall maintain
				records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the dose limit for individual
				members of the public (see 20.3.4.413 NMAC).
B. The licensee or registrant shall retain
				the records required by Subsection A of this section until the department
				terminates each pertinent license or registration requiring the
				record.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.448 - RECORDS OF WASTE DISPOSAL

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A.
				Each licensee shall maintain records of the disposal of licensed materials made
				pursuant to 20.3.4.434 NMAC, 20.3.4.435 NMAC, 20.3.4.436 NMAC, 20.3.4.437 NMAC
				and 20.3.3 NMAC.
B. Each registrant
				shall maintain records of the disposal of radiation machines.
C. The licensee or registrant shall retain
				the records required by Subsections A and B of this section until the
				department terminates each pertinent license or registration requiring the
				record.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.450 - FORM OF RECORDS

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Each record required by this part 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 or
				  registrant shall maintain adequate safeguards against tampering with and loss
				  of records.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.451 - REPORTS OF STOLEN, LOST OR MISSING LICENSED OR REGISTERED SOURCES OF RADIATION

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A.
				Telephone Reports. Each licensee shall report to the department by telephone as
				follows:
(1) immediately after its occurrence
				becomes known to the licensee, stolen, lost or missing licensed radioactive
				material in an aggregate quantity equal to or greater than 1,000 times the
				quantity specified in 20.3.4.462 NMAC under such circumstances that it appears
				to the licensee that an exposure could result to individuals in unrestricted
				areas; or
(2) within 30 days after
				its occurrence becomes known to the licensee, lost, stolen or missing licensed
				radioactive material in an aggregate quantity greater than 10 times the
				quantity 20.3.4.462 NMAC that is still missing;
(3) each registrant shall report immediately
				after its occurrence becomes known to the registrant, a stolen, lost or missing
				radiation machine.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.452 - NOTIFICATION OF INCIDENTS

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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 25
				rems (0.25 sievert) or more; or
(b)
				a lens dose equivalent of 75 rems (0.75 sievert) or more; or
(c) a shallow dose equivalent to the skin or
				extremities or a total organ dose equivalent of 250 rads (2.5 grays) or more;
				or
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.453 - REPORTS OF EXPOSURES, RADIATION LEVELS AND CONCENTRATIONS OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL EXCEEDING THE CONSTRAINTS OR LIMITS

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A. Reportable Events. In addition to the
				notification required by 20.3.4.452 NMAC, 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 20.3.4.452 NMAC; or
(2) doses in excess of any of the following:
(a) the occupational dose limits for adults
				in 20.3.4.452 NMAC;
(b) the
				occupational dose limits for a minor in 20.3.4.411 NMAC;
(c) the limits for an embryo/fetus of a
				declared pregnant woman in 20.3.4.412 NMAC;
(d) the limits for an individual member of
				the public in 20.3.4.413 NMAC;
(e)
				the limit in the license or registration; or
(f) the ALARA constraints for air emissions
				established under Subsection D of 20.3.4.404 NMAC; 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 this part (20.3.4 NMAC) or
				in the license or registration, whether or not involving exposure of any
				individual in excess of the limits in 20.3.4.413 NMAC; or
(4) for licensees subject to the provisions
				of EPA 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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.454 - REPORTS OF PLANNED SPECIAL EXPOSURES

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The licensee or registrant shall submit a written report to
				  the department within 30 days following any planned special exposure conducted
				  in accordance with
				  20.3.4.410
				  NMAC, informing the department that a planned special exposure was conducted
				  and indicating the date the planned special exposure occurred and the
				  information required by
				  20.3.4.445
				  NMAC.