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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1403 - EXEMPTIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. For release for
				unrestricted use, persons who receive, possess, use, process, transfer,
				distribute, transport, store or dispose of NORM are exempt from the
				requirements of these regulations if: the NORM present is at concentrations of
				30 picocuries per gram or less of radium 226, above background, or 150
				picocuries per gram or less of any other NORM radionuclide, above background,
				in soil, in 15 cm layers, averaged over 100 square meters. Samples should be
				taken if gamma radiation readings (mR/hr) are equal to or exceed twice
				background readings when surveyed at a distance of 1 cm from the surface of the
				soil, in accordance with Department guidelines.
B. The possession and use of natural gas and
				natural gas products and crude oil and crude oil products as fuels are exempt
				from the requirements of this Subpart [Part].
C. NORM not otherwise exempted and equipment
				from oil, gas, and water production containing NORM are exempt from the
				requirements of this Subpart if the maximum radiation exposure reading at any
				accessible point does not exceed 50 microroentgens per hour (mR/hr) (0.5
				mSv/hr), including background radiation levels. Sludges and scales contained in
				oil, gas and water production equipment are exempt from the requirements of
				this Subpart if the maximum radiation exposure reading within 1 cm of the
				surface of the sludge or scale does not exceed 50 microroentgens per hour (50
				mR/hr) (0.5 mSv/hr), including background radiation levels. If the radiation
				readings exceed 50 mR/hr (0.5 mSv/hr), removable sludges and scales are exempt
				from the requirements of these regulations if the concentration of Radium 226,
				in a representative sample, does not exceed 30 picocuries per gram.
D. NORM not otherwise exempted and equipment
				from gas processing, fractionation, and dry gas distribution containing NORM
				are exempt from the requirements of this Subpart [Part] if the removable
				surface NORM contamination does not exceed 1000 dpm/100 cm2 and otherwise
				conforms with the requirements of 1403.A [Subsection A., Section 1403 of
				20.3.14.1403 NMAC]. Removable scale from gas processing fractionating, and dry
				gas distribution is exempt from the requirements of this Subpart [Part] if the
				concentration of Lead 210, in a representative sample, does not exceed 150
				picocuries per gram.
E. Produced
				water is exempt from the requirements of these regulations if it is reinjected
				into a Class I or Class II Underground Injection Control (UIC) well permitted
				by the Division and/or stored or disposed in a double, synthetically lined
				surface impoundment permitted by the Division.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1404 - RADIATION SURVEY INSTRUMENTS

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A.
				Radiation survey instruments used to determine exemptions pursuant to 1403.C
				[Subsection C., Section 1403 of 20.3.14.1403 NMAC] shall be capable of
				measuring from 1 microroentgen per hour through at least 500 microroentgens per
				hour. Laboratory analytical instrumentation used in accordance with 1406
				[Section 1406 of 20.3.14.1406 NMAC] must have a radiation detection system with
				an efficiency such that it is capable of measuring 1000 dpm/100 cm2 on filter
				paper. The efficiency of portable survey instruments must be such that when cpm
				is equated to dpm, the 1000 dpm/100cm2 limit is not exceeded.
B. Radiation survey instruments used to make
				surveys required by this Subpart shall be calibrated to an appropriate standard
				and operable according to Department guidelines for operability checks on a
				regular basis.
C. Each radiation
				survey instrument shall be calibrated:
(1) by
				a qualified person or by the manufacturer provided the person or the
				manufacturer is certified by the Department;
(2) at intervals not to exceed twelve (12)
				months and after each instrument servicing other than battery replacement;
				and
(3) to demonstrate an accuracy
				within plus or minus 20 percent.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1405 - PROTECTION OF WORKERS DURING OPERATIONS

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A. All general and specific licensees shall
				conduct operations:
(1) in compliance with
				the standards for radiation protection set forth in Subparts 4 and 10 [Parts 4
				and 10], except for releases of radioactivity in effluents, which shall be
				regulated under 1406 [Section 1406 of 20.3.14.1406 NMAC], and disposal, which
				shall be regulated under 1407 [Section 1407 of 20.3.14.1407 NMAC],
				and;
(2) pursuant to a Worker
				Protection Plan prepared according to applicable Department guidelines and
				maintained by the licensee and made available upon request of employees or
				representatives of the Department. The licensee shall post official notices to
				employees in areas where employees will have sufficient access to and
				notification of the Plan.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1406 - PROTECTION OF THE GENERAL POPULATION FROM RELEASES OF RADIOACTIVITY

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A. All licensees
				shall conduct operations in compliance with the standards for radiation
				protection set forth in Subpart [Part] 4 and in such a manner that
				concentrations of radioactive materials which are released to the general
				environment do not result in an annual dose exceeding 100 mrem (1 mSv) in a
				year. The dose in any unrestricted area from external sources shall not exceed
				2 mrem (20 mSv) in any one hour. If the licensee permits members of the public
				to have access to restricted areas the limits for members of the public
				continue to apply to those individuals.
B. All licensees shall assure that any
				equipment released for unrestricted use shall not exceed the exposure limits
				specified in 1403 [Section 1403 of 20.3.14.1403 NMAC].
C. The licensee shall provide the recipient
				of transferred equipment, the inside of which is not accessible through any
				opening, plate, lid or hatch, with a notice that required surveys have been
				performed, that equipment meets the standards of 1403.C or D [Subsections C. or
				D., Section 1403 of 20.3.14.1403 NMAC], and that further surveys may be
				necessary if the equipment is structurally modified following transfer. The
				licensee shall retain copies of all notices of transfer.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1407 - DISPOSAL AND TRANSFER OF REGULATED NORM FOR DISPOSAL

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A. Disposal of Regulated NORM on or near the
				surface of the ground shall be done pursuant to a general license issued under
				1410 [Section 1410 of 20.3.14.1410 NMAC] and Subpart [Part] 13 and pursuant to
				NMOCD Rule 711. A general licensee may blend or disc Regulated NORM
				contaminated soils in place provided that:
(1) the soils were contaminated at that site
				and prior to promulgation of this Subpart [Part]; and
(2) the limits established in 1403.A
				[Subsection A., Section 1403 of 20.3.14.1403 NMAC] are met.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1408 - RADIATION SURVEY REQUIREMENTS

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A.
				Persons subject to the general license established in 1410.A [Subsection A.,
				Section 1410 of 20.3.14.1410 NMAC] shall conduct radiation surveys of equipment
				and facilities in their control or possession and maintain that information on
				file. Surveys would be conducted for all of the following events.
(1) Prior to working on facilities or
				equipment where potential release of regulated NORM could occur or where
				workers could be exposed to regulated NORM.
(2) Prior to any transfer of equipment to
				another operator, the general public, or a salvage firm.
(3) Prior to the movement or removal of
				equipment from any facility or facility reclamation.
(4) At facilities where pipe has been
				cleaned.
(5) At facilities where
				materials are known to have been spread, spilled or stockpiled.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1409 - REQUIREMENTS FOR STORAGE OF REGULATED NORM

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A. Storage of Regulated NORM, whether under a
				general or specific license, will be done in such a manner as to prevent, to
				the extent practicable, release of NORM to unrestricted areas, and otherwise to
				protect human health and the environment.
B. Storage of Regulated NORM will be done in
				such a manner as to comply with the limits set forth in 413 and 425 [Sections
				413 and 425 of 20.3.4.413 and 435 NMAC], including those specified in 461
				[Section 461 of 20.3.4.461 NMAC], Table II, of these regulations.
C. Regulated NORM will be stored at all
				times: ]
(1) In accordance with the
				recommended practices of Section 6 of the American Petroleum Institute's
				Bulletin E2 (edition of April 1, 1992, or most recent edition), including
				practices specified for facility security, management of uncontained NORM,
				containerization and labeling, signage and record keeping, except that the dose
				limits specified in Section 6 or Bulletin E2 shall not apply;
(2) NORM storage facilities must be designed
				to minimize or prevent release of Regulated NORM to the environment;
				and
(3) In accordance with
				applicable Department guidelines.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1410 - GENERAL LICENSE

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A. A
				general license is hereby issued to extract, receive, possess, own, use,
				process and transport Regulated NORM without regard to quantity. A general
				license is hereby issued to store Regulated NORM in accordance with the
				requirements of 1409 [Section 1409 of 20.3.14.1409 NMAC], for one year or less
				and to dispose of Regulated NORM in plugged and abandoned wells or Class II UIC
				wells pursuant to 1407.D.3 and 1407.D.4 [Paragraphs (3) and (4), Subsection D.,
				Section 1407 of 20.3.14.1407 NMAC]. A general licensee may, as part of routine
				operations, perform maintenance work on equipment that contains Regulated NORM
				provided that work practices conform to the Worker Protection Plan and that
				employee exposures prescribed in 1405 [Section 1405 of 20.3.14.1405 NMAC] and
				Subpart [Part] 4 are not exceeded.
B. A general license does not authorize the
				manufacture or distribution of products containing Regulated NORM, does not
				allow the transfer for disposal of Regulated NORM between general licensees,
				and does not authorize the storage of Regulated NORM for compensation or other
				commercial purposes.
C. Facilities
				and equipment containing Regulated NORM shall not be released for unrestricted
				use.
D. No generally licensed
				facility, including plugged and abandoned wells used for NORM disposal, shall
				be transferred for unrestricted use where the concentration of radium-226 in
				soil averaged over 100 square meters exceeds 30 pCi/g above background in 15 cm
				layers.
E. Equipment containing
				Regulated NORM may be released for maintenance and/or overhaul provided the
				recipient is specifically licensed to perform such activity.
F. The transfer of Regulated NORM from one
				general licensee to another general licensee is authorized by the Department
				provided that the equipment and facilities containing Regulated NORM are to be
				used by the recipient for the same purpose or similar service.
G. Transfers of Regulated NORM do not relieve
				the transferring general licensee from the responsibilities of surveying
				pursuant to these requirements, informing the receiving general licensee of the
				results of such surveys, and maintaining records pursuant to these
				requirements.
H. Record keeping for
				NORM survey data is to be maintained for inspection by the
				Department.
I. The landowner shall
				be notified prior to on-site mixing of soil pursuant to 1407.A [Subsection A.,
				Section 1407 of 20.3.14.1407 NMAC].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1411 - SPECIFIC LICENSES

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A. Unless
				otherwise exempted under the provisions of 1403 [Section 1403 of 20.3.14.1403
				NMAC], or licensed under the provisions of Subpart [Part] 3 of these
				regulations, the manufacturing and distribution of any material or product
				containing Regulated NORM shall be specifically licensed pursuant to the
				requirements of this Subpart [Part] or pursuant to equivalent regulations of
				another state.
B. The
				decontamination of equipment or facilities containing Regulated NORM shall be
				performed only by persons specifically licensed.
C. Persons conducting the following
				activities involving equipment or facilities containing Regulated NORM must be
				specifically licensed to:
(1) dispose of or
				treat the resulting Regulated NORM unless exempted under this Subpart
				[Part];
(2) transfer Regulated NORM
				for long-term storage, treatment and/or disposal; or
(3) after August 2, 1995, store Regulated
				NORM in accordance with the requirements of 1409 [Section 1409 of 20.3.14.1409
				NMAC] for longer than one year.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1412 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIFIC LICENSES

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The licensee shall comply with the provisions of 308 [Section
				  308 of
				  20.3.3.308
				  NMAC].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1413 - FILING APPLICATION FOR SPECIFIC LICENSES

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A. The licensee shall comply with the
				provisions of 307.A through F [Subsections A. through F., Section 307 of
				20.3.3.307 NMAC].
B. An applicant
				for a specific license shall comply with the Public Notification requirements
				in 310 [Section 310 of 20.3.3.310 NMAC].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1414 - CONDITIONS FOR ISSUANCE OF SPECIFIC LICENSES

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A. The licensee shall comply with the
				provisions of 316 and 317.A. through C [Subsections A. through C., Section 317
				and Section 316 of 20.3.3.316 and 317 NMAC].
B. An application for a Specific License to
				decontaminate equipment or land not otherwise exempted under the provisions of
				1403 [Section 1403 of 20.3.14.1403 NMAC] will be approved if:
(1) the applicant satisfies the requirements
				specified in 1413 [Section 1413 of 20.3.14.1413 NMAC]; and
(2) the applicant has adequately addressed
				the following items:
(a) procedures and
				equipment for monitoring and protection of workers;
(b) an evaluation of the radiation levels and
				concentrations of contamination expected during normal operations;
(c) operating and emergency procedures,
				including procedures for waste reduction and quality assurance of items
				released for unrestricted use; and
(d) a method of managing the Regulated NORM
				removed from contaminated equipment and facilities.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1415 - MODIFICATION, EXPIRATION AND TERMINATION OF LICENSES

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The licensee shall comply with the provisions in 322 [Section
				  322 of
				  20.3.3.322
				  NMAC].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1416 - RENEWAL OF LICENSES

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A.
				Applications for renewal of specific licenses shall be filed in accordance with
				1413 [Section 1413 of 20.3.14.1413 NMAC].
B. In any case in which a licensee, not less
				than 30 days prior to expiration of an existing license, has filed an
				application in proper form for renewal or for a new license authorizing the
				same activities, such existing license shall not expire until final action by
				the Department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1417 - AMENDMENT OF LICENSES AT REQUEST OF SPECIFIC LICENSEE

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Applications for amendment of a specific license shall be
				  filed in accordance with 320 [Section 320 of
				  20.3.3.320
				  NMAC], and shall specify the respects in which the licensee desires the license
				  to be amended and the grounds for such amendment.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1418 - ACRONYMS

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A. Bq/kg Becquerels
				per kilogram
B. cm
				centimeters
C. dpm disintegrations
				per minute
D. LACT Lease Automated
				Custody Transfer
E. NORM Naturally
				Occurring Radioactive Material
F.
				P&A Plugged and Abandoned
G.
				pCi/g picocuries per gram
H. UIC
				Underground Injection Control
I.
				mR/hr microroentgens per hour
J.
				rem roentgen equivalent man
K.
				mR/hr milliroentgen per hour
L.
				RCRA Resource Conservation Recovery Act
M. cpm counts per minute
N. mSv millisievert
O. mSv microsievert
P. mSv/hr microsievert per hour
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 14 - NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY › Section 20.3.14.1419 - RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION OF LICENSES

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Recognition of Reciprocal Licenses shall be done in
				  accordance with 324 [Section 324 of
				  20.3.3.324
				  NMAC].
20 3.14.1420 20.3.14.1499 NMAC [RESERVED]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.2 - SCOPE

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A. The requirements
				of this part (20.3.15 NMAC) are in addition to other requirements in these
				regulations. In particular, the provisions of Parts 3, 4 and 10 (20.3.3 NMAC,
				20.3.4 NMAC, and 20.3.10 NMAC) apply to applications and licenses subject to
				this part (20.3.15 NMAC). Nothing in this part (20.3.15 NMAC) relieves the
				licensee from complying with other applicable federal, state and local
				regulations governing the siting, zoning, land use and building code
				requirements for industrial facilities.
B. The regulations in this part (20.3.15
				NMAC) apply to panoramic irradiators that have either dry or wet storage of the
				radioactive sealed sources and to under water irradiators in which both the
				source and the product being irradiated are under water. Irradiators whose dose
				rates exceed 5 grays (500 rads) per hour at 1 meter from the radioactive sealed
				sources in air or in water, as applicable for the irradiator type, are covered
				by this part (20.3.15 NMAC).
C. The
				regulations in this part (20.3.15 NMAC) do not apply to self-contained
				dry-source storage irradiators (those in which both the source and the area
				subject to irradiation are contained within a device and are not accessible by
				personnel), medical radiology or teletherapy, radiography (the irradiation of
				materials for nondestructive testing purposes), gauging, or open-field
				(agricultural) irradiations.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  74-1-9,
				  74-3-5,
				  and
				  74-3-9
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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May 3, 1995, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.6 - OBJECTIVE

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This part (20.3.15 NMAC) contains requirements for the
				  issuance of a license authorizing the use of sealed sources containing
				  radioactive materials in irradiators used to irradiate objects or materials
				  using gamma radiation. This part (20.3.15 NMAC) also contains radiation safety
				  requirements for operating irradiators.
[Refer to the purpose and scope promulgated by the board as
				  specified in
				  20.3.15.2
				  NMAC.]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1501 - APPLICATION FOR A SPECIFIC LICENSE

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A person, as defined in 20.3.1 NMAC of these regulations, may
				  file an application for a specific license authorizing the use of sealed
				  sources in an irradiator on forms provided by the department, in accordance
				  with
				  20.3.3.307
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1502 - SPECIFIC LICENSES FOR IRRADIATORS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The department will approve an application for a specific
				  license for the use of licensed material in an irradiator if the applicant
				  meets the requirements contained in this section.
A. The applicant shall satisfy the general
				requirements specified in 20.3.3 NMAC and the requirements contained in this
				part (20.3.15 NMAC).
B. An
				application for a specific license of category 1 and category 2 quantities of
				radioactive material 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
				37.71,
				10 CFR
				37.105, and
				10 CFR
				37.107 shall not be applicable;
(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),
				10 CFR
				37.81, the licensee shall use, 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 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1503 - START OF CONSTRUCTION

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The applicant may not begin construction of a new irradiator
				  prior to the submission to the department an application for a license for the
				  irradiator. As used in this section, the term "construction" includes the
				  construction of any portion of the permanent irradiator structure on the site,
				  but does not include engineering and design work, purchase of a site, site
				  surveys or soil testing, site preparation, site excavation, construction of
				  warehouse or auxiliary structures, and other similar tasks. Any activities
				  undertaken prior to the issuance of a license are entirely at the risk of the
				  applicant and have no bearing on the issuance of a license.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1504 - APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTIONS

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A. The
				department may, upon application of any interested person or upon its own
				initiative, grant any exemptions from the requirements in this part (20.3.15
				NMAC) that it determines are authorized by law and will not endanger life or
				property or the common defense and security, and are otherwise in the public
				interest.
B. Any application for a
				license or for amendment of a license authorizing use of teletherapy-type unit
				for irradiation of materials or objects may include proposed alternatives for
				the requirements of this part (20.3.15 NMAC). The department will approve the
				proposed alternatives if the applicant provides adequate rationale for the
				proposed alternatives and demonstrates that they are likely to provide an
				adequate level of safety for workers and the public.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1505 - REQUEST FOR WRITTEN STATEMENTS

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A. After the filing of the original
				application, the department may request further information necessary to enable
				the department to determine whether the application should be granted or
				denied.
B. Each license is issued
				with the condition that the licensee will, at any time before expiration of the
				license, upon the department's request, submit written statements to enable the
				department to determine whether the license should be modified, suspended or
				revoked.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1506 - PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR SEALED SOURCES

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A.
Requirements.
Sealed sources
				installed after July 1, 1993:
(1) must be
				doubly encapsulated;
(2) must use
				radioactive material that is as non-dispersible as practical and that is as
				insoluble as practical if the source is used in a wet-source-storage or
				wet-source-change irradiator;
(3)
				must be encapsulated in a material resistant to general corrosion and to
				localized corrosion, such as 316L stainless steel or other material with
				equivalent resistance if the sources are for use in irradiator pools;
				and
(4) in prototype testing of the
				sealed source, must have been leak tested and found leak-free after each of the
				tests described in Subsections B through G of 20.3.15.1506 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1508 - SHIELDING

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A. The radiation
				dose rate in areas that are normally occupied during operation of a panoramic
				irradiator may not exceed 0.02 millisievert (2 millirems) per hour at any
				location 30 centimeters or more from the wall of the room when the sources are
				exposed. The dose rate must be averaged over an area not to exceed 100 square
				centimeters having no linear dimension greater than 20 cm. Areas where the
				radiation dose rate exceeds 0.02 millisievert (2 millirems) per hour must be
				locked, roped off or posted.
B. The
				radiation dose at 30 centimeters over the edge of the pool of a pool irradiator
				may not exceed 0.02 millisievert (2 millirems) per hour when the sources are in
				the fully shielded position.
C. The
				radiation dose rate at 1 meter from the shield of a dry-source-storage
				panoramic irradiator when the source in shielded may not exceed 0.02
				millisievert (2 millirems) per hour and at 5 centimeters from the shield may
				not exceed 0.2 millisievert (20 millirems) per hour.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1509 - FIRE PROTECTION

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A. The
				radiation room at a panoramic irradiator must have heat and smoke detectors.
				The detectors must activate an audible alarm. The alarm must be capable of
				alerting a person who is prepared to summon assistance promptly. The sources
				must automatically become fully shielded if a fire is detected.
B. The radiation room at a panoramic
				irradiator must be equipped with a fire extinguishing system capable of
				extinguishing a fire without the entry of personnel into the room. The system
				for the radiation room must have a shut-off valve to control flooding into
				unrestricted areas.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1510 - RADIATION MONITORS

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A.
				Irradiators with automatic product conveyor systems must have a radiation
				monitor with an audible alarm located to detect loose radioactive sources that
				are carried toward the product exit. If the monitor detects a source, an alarm
				must sound and product conveyors must stop automatically. The alarm must be
				capable of alerting an individual in the facility who is prepared to summon
				assistance. Underwater irradiators in which the product moves within an
				enclosed stationary tube are exempt from the requirements of this
				subsection.
B. Underwater
				irradiators that are not in a shielded radiation room must have a radiation
				monitor over the pool to detect abnormal radiation levels. The monitor must
				have an audible alarm and a visible indicator at entrances to the personnel
				access barrier around the pool. The audible alarm may have a manual shut-off.
				The alarm must be capable of alerting an individual who is prepared to respond
				promptly.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1511 - CONTROL OF SOURCE MOVEMENT

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A.
				The mechanism that moves the sources of a panoramic irradiator must require a
				key to actuate. Actuation of the mechanism must cause an audible signal to
				indicate that the sources are leaving the shielded position. Only one key may
				be in use at any time, and only operators or facility management may possess
				it. The key must be attached to a portable radiation survey meter by a chain or
				cable. The lock for source control must be designed so that the key may not be
				removed if the sources are in an unshielded position. The door to the radiation
				room must require the same key.
B.
				The console of a panoramic irradiator must have a source position indicator
				that indicates when the sources are in the fully shielded position, when they
				are in transit and when the sources are exposed.
C. The control console of a panoramic
				irradiator must have a control that promptly returns the sources to the
				shielded position.
D. Each control
				for a panoramic irradiator must be clearly marked as to its function.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1512 - IRRADIATOR POOLS

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A. For licenses
				initially issued after July 1, 1993, irradiator pools must either:
(1) have a water-tight stainless steel liner
				or a liner metallurgically compatible with other components in the pool;
				or
(2) be constructed so that there
				is a low likelihood of substantial leakage and have a surface designed to
				facilitate decontamination; and
(3)
				in either case, the licensee shall have a method to safely store the sources
				during repairs of the pool.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1513 - SOURCE RACK PROTECTION

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If the product to be irradiated moves on a product conveyor
				  system, the source rack and the mechanism that moves the rack must be protected
				  by a barrier or guides to prevent products and product carriers from hitting or
				  touching the rack or mechanism.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1514 - POWER FAILURES

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A. If
				electrical power at a panoramic irradiator is lost for longer than 10 seconds,
				the source must automatically return to the shielded position.
B. The lock on the door of the radiation room
				of a panoramic irradiator may not be deactivated by a power failure.
C. During a power failure, the area of any
				irradiator where sources are located may be entered only when using an operable
				and calibrated radiation survey meter.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1517 - TRAINING

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A. Before an
				individual is permitted to operate an irradiator without a supervisor present,
				the individual must be instructed in:
(1) the
				fundamentals of radiation protection applied to irradiators (including the
				differences between external radiation and radioactive contamination, units of
				radiation dose, dose limits, why large radiation doses must be avoided, how
				shielding and access controls as provided in these regulations prevent large
				doses, how an irradiator is designed to prevent contamination, the proper use
				of survey meters and personnel dosimeters, other radiation safety features of
				an irradiator, and the basic function of the irradiator);
(2) the requirements of 20.3.10 NMAC and
				20.3.15 NMAC that are relevant to the irradiator;
(3) the operation of the
				irradiator;
(4) those operating and
				emergency procedures listed in 20.3.15.1518 NMAC that the individual is
				responsible for performing; and
(5)
				case histories of accidents or problems involving irradiators.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1518 - OPERATING AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

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A. The licensee shall have and follow written
				operating procedures for:
(1) operation of
				the irradiator, including entering and leaving the radiation room;
(2) use of personnel dosimeters;
(3) surveying the shielding of panoramic
				irradiators;
(4) monitoring pool
				water for contamination while the water is in the pool and before release of
				pool water to unrestricted areas;
(5) leak testing of sources;
(6) inspection and maintenance checks
				required by
				20.3.15.1522
				NMAC;
(7) loading, unloading and
				repositioning sources, if the operations will be performed by the licensee;
				and
(8) inspection of movable
				shielding required by Subsection H of
				20.3.15.1507 NMAC;
				if applicable.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1519 - PERSONNEL MONITORING

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A.
				Irradiator operators shall wear a personnel dosimeter while operating a
				panoramic irradiator, or while in the area around the pool of an underwater
				irradiator. The personnel dosimeter processor must be capable of detecting
				high-energy photons in the normal and accident dose ranges (see Subsection C of
				20.3.4.416 NMAC). Each personnel
				dosimeter must be assigned to and worn by only one individual. Film badges must
				be replaced at least monthly, and other personnel dosimeters that require
				replacement must be at least quarterly. All personnel dosimeters must be
				evaluated at least quarterly or promptly after replacement, whichever is more
				frequent.
B. Other individuals who
				enter the radiation room of a panoramic irradiator shall wear a dosimeter,
				which may be a pocket dosimeter. For groups of visitors, only two people who
				enter the radiation room are required to wear dosimeters. If pocket dosimeters
				are used to meet the requirements of this subsection, a check of their response
				to radiation must be done at least annually. Acceptable dosimeters must read
				within plus or minus thirty percent of the true radiation dose.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1520 - RADIATION SURVEYS

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A. A
				radiation survey of the area outside the shielding of the radiation room of a
				panoramic irradiator must be conducted with the sources in the exposed position
				before the facility starts to operate. A radiation survey of the area above the
				pool of pool irradiators must be conducted after the sources are loaded, but
				before the facility starts to operate. Additional radiation surveys of the
				shielding must be performed at intervals not to exceed 3 years and before
				resuming operation after addition of new sources or any modification to the
				radiation room shielding or structure that might increase dose rates.
B. If the radiation levels specified in
				20.3.15.1508 NMAC are exceeded, the facility must be modified to comply with
				the requirements in 20.3.15.1508 NMAC.
C. Portable radiation survey meters must be
				calibrated at least annually to an accuracy of
+
20
				percent for the gamma energy of the sources in use. The calibration must be
				done at two points on each scale, or for digital instruments at one point per
				decade over the range that will be used. Portable radiation survey meters must
				be of a type that does not saturate and read zero at high radiation dose
				rates.
D. Water from the irradiator
				pool, other potentially contaminated liquids and sediments from pool vacuuming
				must be monitored for radioactive contamination before release to unrestricted
				areas. Radioactive concentrations must not exceed those specified in 20.3.4
				NMAC, column 2 of table II, or table III of 20.3.4.461 NMAC, "annual limits on
				intake (ALIs) and derived air concentrations (DACs) of radionuclides for
				occupational exposure; effluent concentration; concentrations for release to
				sewerage".
E. Before releasing
				resins for unrestricted use, they must be monitored before release in an area
				with a background level less than 0.5 microsievert (0.05 millirem) per hour.
				The resins may be released only if the survey does not detect radiation levels
				above background radiation levels. The survey meter used must be capable of
				detecting radiation levels of 0.5 microsievert (.05 millirem) per
				hour.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1521 - DETECTION OF LEAKING SOURCES

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A.
				Each dry-source-storage sealed source must be tested for leakage at intervals
				not to exceed 6 months using a leak test kit or method approved by the
				department. In the absence of a certificate from a transferor that a test has
				been made within the 6 months before the transfer, the sealed source may not be
				used until tested. The test must be capable of detecting the presence of 200
				becquerels (0.005 microcurie) of radioactive material and must be performed by
				a person approved by the department to perform the test.
B. For pool irradiators, sources may not be
				put into the pool unless the licensee tests the sources for leaks or has a
				certificate from a transferor that a leak test has been done within the 6
				months before the transfer. Water from the pool must be checked for
				contamination each day the irradiator operates. The check may be done either by
				using a radiation monitor on a pool water circulating system or by analysis of
				a sample of pool water. If a check for contamination is done by analysis of a
				sample of pool water, the results of the analysis must be available within 24
				hours. If the licensee uses a radiation monitor on a pool water circulating
				system, the detection of above normal radiation levels must activate an alarm.
				The alarm set-point must be set as low as practical, but high enough to avoid
				false alarms. The licensee may reset the alarm set point to a higher level if
				necessary to operate the pool water purification system to clean up
				contamination in the pool if specifically provided for in written emergency
				procedures.
C. If a leaking source
				is detected, the licensee shall arrange to remove the leaking source from
				service and have it decontaminated, repaired or disposed of by a department
				licensee that is authorized to perform these functions. The licensee shall
				promptly check its personnel, equipment, facilities and irradiated product for
				radioactive contamination. No product may be shipped until the product has been
				checked and found free of contamination. If a product has been shipped that may
				have been inadvertently contaminated, the licensee shall arrange to locate and
				survey that product for contamination. If any personnel are found to be
				contaminated, decontamination must be performed promptly. If contaminated
				equipment, facilities or products are found, the licensee shall arrange to have
				them decontaminated or disposed of by a department licensee that is authorized
				to perform these functions. If a pool is contaminated, the licensee shall
				arrange to clean the pool until the contamination levels do not exceed the
				appropriate concentration in column 2 of table II, 20.3.4.461 NMAC. (See
				20.3.3.325 NMAC for reporting requirements.)
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1522 - INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE

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A. The
				licensee shall perform inspection and maintenance checks that include, as a
				minimum, each of the following at the frequency specified in the license or
				license application:
(1) operability of each
				aspect of the access control system required by 20.3.15.1507 NMAC;
(2) functioning of the source position
				indicator required by Subsection B of 20.3.15.1511 NMAC;
(3) operability of the radiation monitor for
				radioactive contamination in pool water required by Subsection B of
				20.3.15.1521 NMAC, using a radiation check source, if applicable;
(4) operability of the over-pool radiation
				monitor at underwater irradiator as required by Subsection B of 20.3.15.1510
				NMAC;
(5) operability of the
				product exit monitor required by Subsection A of 20.3.15.1510 NMAC;
(6) operability of the emergency source
				return control required by Subsection C of 20.3.15.1511 NMAC;
(7) leak-tightness of systems through which
				pool water circulates (visual inspection);
(8) operability of the heat and smoke
				detectors and extinguisher system required by 20.3.15.1509 NMAC, but without
				turning extinguishers on;
(9)
				operability of the means of pool water replenishment required by Subsection C
				of 20.3.15.1512 NMAC;
(10)
				operability of the indicators of high and low pool water levels required by
				Subsection D of 20.3.15.1512 NMAC;
(11) operability of the intrusion alarm
				required by Subsection I of 20.3.15.1507 NMAC;
(12) functioning and wear of the system,
				mechanisms, and cables used to raise and lower sources;
(13) condition of the barrier to prevent
				products from hitting the sources or source mechanism as required by
				20.3.15.1513 NMAC;
(14) amount of
				water added to the pool to determine if the pool is leaking;
(15) electrical wiring on required safety
				systems for radiation damage; and
(16) pool water conductivity measurements and
				analysis as required by Subsection B of 20.3.15.1523 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 15 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 20.3.15.1523 - POOL WATER PURITY

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A.
				Pool water purification system must be run sufficiently to maintain the
				conductivity of the pool water below 20 microsiemens per centimeter under
				normal circumstances. If pool water conductivity rises above 20 microsiemens
				per centimeter, the licensee shall take prompt actions to lower the pool water
				conductivity and shall take corrective actions to prevent future
				recurrences.
B. The licensee shall
				measure the pool water conductivity frequently enough, but no less than weekly,
				to assure that the conductivity remains below 20 microsiemens per centimeter.
				Conductivity meters must be calibrated at least annually.