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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.455 - REPORTS OF TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING NATIONALLY TRACKED SOURCES

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The regulations of the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
				  set forth in 10 CFR
				  20.2207 are hereby incorporated by
				  reference.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.456 - REPORTS OF INDIVIDUAL MONITORING

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A. This section applies to each person
				licensed or registered by the department to:
(1) possess or use sources of radiation for
				purposes of industrial radiography pursuant to 20.3.3 NMAC and 20.3.5 NMAC;
				or
(2) receive radioactive waste
				from other persons for disposal pursuant to 20.3.13 NMAC; or
(3) possess or use at any time, for
				processing or manufacturing for distribution pursuant to 20.3.3 NMAC or 20.3.7
				NMAC, radioactive material in quantities exceeding any one of the following
				quantities:
TABLE 456.1
Radionuclide
Activity1
Curies
Gigabecquerels
Cesium-137
1
37
Cobalt-60
1
37
Gold-198
100
3,700
Iodine-131
1
37
Iridium-192
10
370
Krypton-85
1,000
37,000
Promethium-147
10
370
Technetium-99m
1,000
37,000
Table 456.1 note:
1the department may require as a
				  license condition, or by rule, regulation or order pursuant to 20.3.1.111 NMAC,
				  reports from licensees who are licensed to use radionuclides not on this list,
				  in quantities sufficient to cause comparable radiation levels.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.457 - NOTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS TO INDIVIDUALS OF EXCEEDING DOSE LIMITS

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A. Requirements for
				notification and reports to individuals of exposure to radiation or radioactive
				material are specified in 20.3.10.1003 NMAC.
B. When a licensee or registrant is required
				pursuant to the provisions of 20.3.4.453 NMAC or 20.3.4.454 NMAC to report to
				the department any exposure of an identified occupationally exposed individual,
				or an identified member of the public, to radiation or radioactive material,
				the licensee or registrant shall also provide a copy of the report submitted to
				the department to the individual. This report must be transmitted at a time not
				later than the transmittal to the department, and shall comply with the
				provisions of 20.3.10.1003 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.458 - REPORTS OF LEAKING OR CONTAMINATED SEALED SOURCES

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The licensee shall file a report within 5 days with the
				  department if the test for leakage or contamination required pursuant to
				  20.3.4.415
				  NMAC indicates a sealed source is leaking or contaminated. The report shall
				  include the equipment involved, the test results and the corrective action
				  taken.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.459 - VACATING PREMISES

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Each specific licensee shall, no less than 30 days before
				  vacating or relinquishing possession or control of premises which may have been
				  contaminated with radioactive material as a result of his activities, notify
				  the department in writing of intent to vacate. When deemed necessary by the
				  department, the licensee shall decontaminate the premises in such a manner as
				  the department may specify.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.466 - APPENDIX G - REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFERS OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE INTENDED FOR DISPOSAL AT LICENSED LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES AND MANIFESTS

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LLW means low-level radioactive waste as defined in the
				  Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act.
A.
Manifest.
(1) A waste generator, collector or processor
				who transports, or offers for transportation LLW intended for ultimate disposal
				at a licensed low-level radioactive waste land disposal facility must prepare a
				manifest reflecting information requested on applicable NRC forms 540
				(
uniform low-level radioactive waste manifest
(shipping paper)
				and 541 (u
niform low-level radioactive waste manifest
(container and waste description)) and, if necessary, on an applicable NRC form
				542 (u
niform low-level radioactive waste manifest
(manifest
				index and regional compact tabulation)). NRC forms 540 and 540A must be
				completed and must physically accompany the pertinent low-level waste shipment.
				Upon agreement between shipper and consignee, NRC forms 541, 541A, 542 and 542A
				may be completed, transmitted and stored in electronic media with the
				capability for producing legible, accurate and complete records on the
				respective forms. Licensees are not required by NRC to comply with the
				manifesting requirements of this part when they ship the following:
(a) LLW for processing and expect its return
				(i.e., for storage under their license) prior to disposal at a licensed land
				disposal facility;
(b) LLW that is
				being returned to the licensee who is the "waste generator" or "generator", as
				defined in this part; or
(c)
				radioactively contaminated material to a "waste processor" that becomes the
				processor's "residual waste" unless regulated by other applicable federal or
				state regulations;
(d) these
				exclusions from manifesting requirements do not, however, exempt the licensee
				from complying with applicable DOT requirements for shipments referencing 49
				CFR, including the preparation of shipping papers.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 20.3.4.467 - NATIONALLY TRACKED SOURCE THRESHOLDS

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The terabecquerel values are the regulatory standard. The
				  curie values specified are obtained by converting from the terabecquerel value.
				  The curie values are provided for practical usefulness only and are rounded
				  after conversion.
TABLE 467.1
Radioactive Material
Category 1
terabecquerel
Category 1
curie
Category 2
terabecquerel
Category 2
curie
Actinium-227
20
540
0.2
5.4
Americium-241
60
1,600
0.6
16
Americium-241/Be
60
1,600
0.6
16
Californium-252
20
540
0.2
5.4
Cobalt-60
30
810
0.3
8.1
Curium-244
50
1,400
0.5
14
Cesium-137
100
2,700
1
27
Gadolinium-153
1,000
27,000
10
270
Iridium-192
80
2,200
0.8
22
Plutonium-238
60
1,600
0.6
16
Plutonium-239/Be
60
1,600
0.6
16
Polonium-210
60
1,600
0.6
16
Promethium-147
40,000
1,100,000
400
11,000
Radium-226
40
1,100
0.4
11
Selenium-75
200
5,400
2
54
Strontium-90
1,000
27,000
10
270
Thorium-228
20
540
0.2
5.4
Thorium-229
20
540
0.2
5.4
Thulium-170
20,000
540,000
200
5,400
Ytterbium-169
300
8,100
3
81
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.2 - SCOPE

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The regulations in this Part apply to all licensees or
				  registrants who use sources of radiation for industrial radiography. Except for
				  those regulations of this Part clearly applicable only to sealed radioactive
				  sources, both radiation machine and sealed radioactive sources are covered by
				  this Part. The requirements of this Part are in addition to, and not in
				  substitution for, other applicable requirements of 20.3 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  74-1-8,
				  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 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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May 19, 2002, 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 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.6 - OBJECTIVE

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To establish radiation safety requirements for both radiation
				  machines and sealed radioactive sources used for industrial
				  radiography.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.8 - EXEMPTIONS

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A. Except for the
				requirements of Subsections B and C of 20.3.5.25 NMAC, certified x-ray systems
				designed to exclude individuals from the interior of the cabinet are exempt
				from the requirements of this Part.
B. Industrial uses of lixiscopes are exempt
				from the requirements of this Part.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.9 - PROHIBITIONS

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Industrial radiography performed with a sealed source that is
				  not fastened to or contained in a radiographic exposure device, known as fish
				  pole radiography, is prohibited unless specifically authorized in a license
				  issued by the Department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.10 - SPECIFIC LICENSE FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY

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An application for a specific license for the use of
				  licensed material in industrial radiography will be approved if the applicant
				  meets the following requirements:
A.
				The applicant satisfies the general requirements specified in Part 3 of 20.3
				NMAC for byproduct material, as appropriate, and any special requirements
				contained in this part.
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; 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 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.11 - TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

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A. Radiographer's Assistant. Licensees and
				registrants may not permit any individual to act as a radiographer's assistant
				until the requirements of this subsection have been completed. Until completion
				of these requirements the individual is considered to be a radiographer
				trainee. Licensees and registrants will have 120 days from the effective date
				of these regulations to comply with these requirements:
(1) Training shall be provided regarding the
				fundamentals of radiation safety including--
(a) Characteristics of gamma and X-ray
				radiation;
(b) Units of radiation
				dose and quantity of radioactivity;
(c) Hazards of exposure to radiation during
				radiographic operations, including case histories of accidents in
				radiography;
(d) Levels of
				radiation experienced during radiographic operations; and
(e) Methods of controlling radiation dose
				(time, distance, and shielding).
(f) Proper techniques for use and operation,
				and limitations of, the specific radiation survey instruments and personnel
				monitoring equipment used by the licensee or registrant.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.12 - REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFYING ORGANIZATION

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A. An independent certifying organization
				shall:
(1) Be an organization such as a
				society or association, whose members participate in, or have an interest in,
				the fields of industrial radiography; and
(2) Make its membership available to the
				general public nationwide that is not restricted because of race, color,
				religion, sex, age, national origin or disability; and
(3) Have a certification program open to
				nonmembers, as well as members; and
(4) Be an incorporated, nationally recognized
				organization, that is involved in setting national standards of practice within
				its fields of expertise; and
(5)
				Have an adequate staff, a viable system for financing its operations, and a
				policy-and decision-making review board; and
(6) Have a set of written organizational
				by-laws and policies that provide adequate assurance of lack of conflict of
				interest and a system for monitoring and enforcing those by-laws and policies;
				and
(7) Have a committee, whose
				members can carry out their responsibilities impartially, to review and approve
				the certification guidelines and procedures, and to advise the organization's
				staff in implementing the certification program; and
(8) Have a committee, whose members can carry
				out their responsibilities impartially, to review complaints against certified
				individuals and to determine appropriate sanctions; and
(9) Have written procedures describing all
				aspects of its certification program, maintain records of the current status of
				each individual's certification and the administration of its certification
				program; and
(10) Have procedures
				to ensure that certified individuals are provided due process with respect to
				the administration of its certification program, including the process of
				becoming certified and any sanctions imposed against certified individuals;
				and
(11) Have procedures for
				proctoring examinations, including qualifications for proctors. These
				procedures must ensure that the individuals proctoring each examination are not
				employed by the same company or corporation (or a wholly-owned subsidiary of
				such company or corporation) as any of the examinees; and
(12) Exchange information about certified
				individuals with other independent certifying organizations, the Department,
				the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and/or Agreement States and allow
				periodic review of its certification program and related records; and
(13) Provide a description to the Department
				of its procedures for choosing examination sites and for providing an
				appropriate examination environment.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.13 - REQUIREMENTS OF THE RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER (RSO)

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A. The specific duties and authorities of the
				RSO include, but are not limited to:
(1)
				Ensuring that radiation safety activities are being performed in accordance
				with approved procedures and regulatory requirements in the daily operation of
				the licensee's or registrant's program; and
(2) Establish, document, and oversee all
				operating, emergency, and ALARA procedures required by Part 4 of 20.3 NMAC. The
				procedures shall be revised by the RSO whenever necessary to ensure procedural
				accuracy. The procedures shall be reviewed regularly by the RSO at intervals
				not to exceed one calendar year to ensure that they conform to Part 4, other
				pertinent regulations, and to the conditions of the license or registration;
				and
(3) Overseeing and approving
				all phases of the training program for radiographic personnel, ensuring that
				appropriate and effective radiation protection practices are taught;
				and
(4) Ensuring that required
				radiation surveys and leak tests are performed and documented in accordance
				with the regulations, including any corrective measures when levels of
				radiation exceed established limits; and
(5) Ensuring that personnel monitoring
				devices are calibrated and used properly by occupationally-exposed personnel,
				that records are kept of the monitoring results, and that timely notifications
				are made as required by 20.3.4.453 NMAC; and
(6) Ensuring that operations are conducted
				safely and to assume control for instituting corrective actions including
				stopping of operations when necessary.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.14 - SUPERVISION OF RADIOGRAPHER'S ASSISTANTS

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Whenever a radiographer's assistant uses radiographic
				  exposure devices, associated equipment, sealed sources, radiation machines, or
				  conducts radiation surveys required by Subsection B of
				  20.3.5.17
				  NMAC to determine that the sealed source has returned to the shielded position
				  after an exposure, the assistant shall be under the personal supervision of a
				  radiographer. The personal supervision must include:
A. The radiographer's physical presence at
				the site where the sealed sources or radiation machines are being
				used;
B. The availability of the
				radiographer to give immediate assistance if required; and
C. The radiographer's direct observation of
				the assistant's performance of the operations referred to in this
				section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.15 - PERSONNEL MONITORING

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A. The
				licensee or registrant may not permit any individual to act as a radiographer
				or a radiographer's assistant unless, at all times during radiographic
				operations, each individual wears, on the trunk of the body, a direct reading
				dosimeter, an operating alarm ratemeter, and a personnel dosimeter. At
				permanent radiography installations where other appropriate alarming or warning
				devices are in routine use, the wearing of an alarming ratemeter is not
				required.
(1) Pocket dosimeters must have a
				range from zero to two millisieverts (200 millirems) and must be recharged at
				the start of each shift. Electronic personal dosimeters may only be used in
				place of ion-chamber pocket dosimeters.
(2) Each personnel dosimeter must be assigned
				to and worn by only one individual.
(3) Film badges must be replaced for
				personnel at least monthly and all other personnel dosimeters that require
				replacement must be replaced at least quarterly. All personnel dosimeters that
				must be evaluated must be evaluated at least quarterly or promptly after
				replacement, whichever is more frequent.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.16 - RADIATION SURVEY INSTRUMENTS

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A.
				Licensees and registrants shall keep sufficient calibrated and operable
				radiation survey instruments at each location to make the radiation surveys
				required by this Part and by 20.3.4.416 NMAC. Instrumentation required by this
				section must be capable of measuring a range from 0.02 millisieverts (2
				millirems) per hour through 0.01 sievert (1 rem) per hour.
B. Each radiation survey instrument shall be
				calibrated:
(1) At energies appropriate for
				use and at intervals not to exceed 6 months and after each instrument servicing
				(except battery changes);
(2) Such
				that accuracy within plus or minus 20 percent can be demonstrated;
				and
(3) At 2 points located
				approximately 1/3 and 2/3 of full-scale on each scale for linear scale
				instruments; at mid-range of each decade, and at 2 points of at least 1 decade
				for logarithmic scale instruments; and at appropriate points for digital
				instruments.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.17 - RADIATION SURVEYS AND SURVEY RECORDS

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A. No radiographic operation shall be
				conducted unless calibrated and operable radiation survey instrumentation, as
				described in 20.3.5.16 NMAC is available and used at each site where
				radiographic exposures are made.
B.
				Survey Requirements for Devices Containing Radioactive Materials.
(1) Using a survey instrument meeting the
				requirements of Subsection A of 20.3.5.17 NMAC, conduct a survey of the
				radiographic exposure device and the guide tube after each exposure when
				approaching the device or the guide tube. The survey must determine that the
				sealed source has returned to its shielded position before exchanging films,
				repositioning the exposure head, or dismantling equipment.
(2) Conduct a survey of the radiographic
				exposure device with a calibrated radiation survey instrument any time the
				source is exchanged and whenever a radiographic exposure device is placed in a
				storage area (as defined in Subsection AO of 20.3.5.7 NMAC), to ensure that the
				sealed source is in its shielded position.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.18 - SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS

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A. Licensees and registrants shall supply the
				following items at each job site:
(1) At
				least one operable, calibrated survey instrument;
(2) A current whole body NVLAP certified
				dosimeter for each individual;
(3)
				An operable, calibrated pocket dosimeter with a range of 0 to 200
				milliroentgens (2 milligrays) for each worker; and
(4) The appropriate barrier ropes and
				signs.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.19 - PERMANENT RADIOGRAPHIC INSTALLATIONS

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A. Each entrance that is used for personnel
				access to the high radiation area in a permanent radiographic installation must
				have either:
(1) An entrance control of the
				type described in Part 4 of 20.3 NMAC that reduces the radiation level upon
				entry into the area, or
(2) Both
				conspicuous visible and audible warning signals to warn of the presence of
				radiation. The visible signal must be actuated by radiation whenever the source
				is exposed. The audible signal must be actuated when an attempt is made to
				enter the installation while the source is exposed.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.20 - LABELING, STORAGE, AND TRANSPORTATION

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A. The licensee may not use a source changer
				or a container to store licensed material unless the source changer or the
				storage container has securely attached to it a durable, legible, and clearly
				visible label bearing the standard trefoil radiation caution symbol
				conventional colors, i.e., magenta, purple or black on a yellow background,
				having a minimum diameter of 25 mm, and the wording:
CAUTION (or "DANGER")
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES (or "NAME OF COMPANY")
B. The licensee may not transport
				licensed radioactive material unless the material is packaged, and the package
				is labeled, marked, and accompanied with appropriate shipping papers in
				accordance with regulations set out in 10 CFR part 71.
C. Locked radiographic exposure devices,
				storage containers, and radiation machines shall be physically secured to
				prevent tampering or removal by unauthorized personnel. The licensee shall
				store licensed material in a manner which will minimize danger from explosion
				or fire.
D. The licensee shall lock
				and physically secure the transport package containing licensed material or
				radiation machine(s) in the transporting vehicle to prevent accidental loss,
				tampering, or unauthorized removal of the licensed material from the
				vehicle.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.21 - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT

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Equipment used in industrial radiographic operations must
				  meet the following minimum criteria:
A. Each radiographic exposure device and all
				associated equipment must meet the requirements specified in American national
				standard N432-1980 "Radiological Safety for the Design and Construction of
				Apparatus for Gamma Radiography," (published as NBS handbook 136, issued
				January 1981). This publication has been approved for incorporation by
				reference by the director of the federal register in accordance with
				5
				U.S.C. 552(a). This
				publication may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
				Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 and from the American National
				Standards Institute, Inc., 25 West 43rd Street, New
				York, New York 10036, Telephone (212) 642-4900.
B. In addition to the requirements specified
				in Subsection A of 20.3.5.21 NMAC, the following requirements apply to
				radiographic exposure devices and associated equipment;
(1) Each radiographic exposure device
				utilizing radioactive material must have attached to it by the user, a durable,
				legible, clearly visible label bearing the:
(a) chemical symbol and mass number of the
				radionuclide in the device;
(b)
				activity and the date on which this activity was last measured;
(c) model number and serial number of the
				sealed source;
(d) manufacturer of
				the sealed sources; and
(e)
				licensee's name, address, and telephone number.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.22 - LIMITS ON EXTERNAL RADIATION LEVELS FROM STORAGE CONTAINERS AND SOURCE CHANGERS

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The maximum exposure rate limits for storage containers and
				  source changers are 2 millisieverts (200 millirem) per hour at any exterior
				  surface, and 0.1 millisieverts (10 millirem) per hour at 1 meter from any
				  exterior surface with the sealed source in the shielded
				  position.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.23 - INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE

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A. The
				licensee or registrant shall perform visual and operability checks on survey
				meters, radiation machines, radiographic exposure devices, transport and
				storage containers, associated equipment and source changers before use on each
				day the equipment is to be used to ensure that the equipment is in good working
				condition, that the sources are adequately shielded, and that required labeling
				is present. Survey instrument operability must be performed using check sources
				or other appropriate means. If equipment problems are found, the equipment must
				be removed from service until repaired.
B. Each licensee or registrant shall perform,
				and have written procedures for, inspection and routine maintenance of
				radiation machines, radiographic exposure devices, source changers, associated
				equipment, transport and storage containers, and survey instruments at
				intervals not to exceed 3 months or before the first use thereafter to ensure
				the proper functioning of components important to safety. Replacement
				components shall meet design specifications. If equipment problems are found,
				the equipment must be removed from service until repaired.
C. The inspection and maintenance program
				must include procedures to assure that Type B packages are shipped and
				maintained in accordance with the certificate of compliance or other
				approval.
D. If any inspection
				conducted pursuant to Subsections A, B, or C of 20.3.5.23 NMAC reveals damage
				to components critical to radiation safety, the device shall be removed from
				service and labeled as defective until repairs have been made.
E. Records of equipment problems and of any
				maintenance performed pursuant to the requirements of this section shall be
				made in accordance with the following:
(1)
				Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records of equipment problems found
				in daily checks and quarterly inspections of radiation machines, radiographic
				exposure devices, transport and storage containers, associated equipment,
				source changers, and survey instruments; and retain each record for 3 years
				after it is made.
(2) The record
				must include the date of check or inspection, name of inspector, equipment
				involved, any problems found, and what repair and/or maintenance, if any, was
				done.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.25 - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXEMPTIONS FOR CABINET RADIOGRAPHY

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A. Systems for
				cabinet radiography designed to allow admittance of individuals shall:
(1) Comply with all applicable requirements
				of this Part, and Sections 405 to 412 of 20.3.4 NMAC. If such a system is a
				certified cabinet x-ray system, it shall comply with all applicable
				requirements of this Part and
				21 CFR
				1020.40; and
(2) Be evaluated at intervals not to exceed 1
				year to assure compliance with the applicable requirements as specified in
				paragraph (1) of Subsection A of 20.3.5.25 NMAC. Records of these evaluations
				shall be maintained for inspection by the Department for a period of 3 years
				after the evaluation.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.26 - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIOGRAPHY EMPLOYING RADIATION MACHINES

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A. Shielded Room
				Radiography. Shielded room radiography (as defined in Subsection AK of 20.3.5.7
				NMAC) using radiation machines shall be exempt from other requirements of this
				Part; however:
(1) no registrant shall permit
				any individual to operate a radiation machine for shielded room radiography
				until such individual has received a copy of, and instruction in, and
				demonstrated an understanding of operating procedures of the unit, and has
				demonstrated competence in its use;
(2) each registrant shall supply appropriate
				personnel monitoring equipment to, and shall require the use of such equipment
				by, every individual who operates, makes "set-ups", or performs maintenance on
				a radiation machine for shielded room radiography; and
(3) a physical radiation survey shall be
				conducted to determine that the radiation machine is "off" prior to each entry
				into the shielded room. Such surveys shall be made with a radiation measuring
				instrument which is capable of measuring radiation of the energies and at the
				exposure rates to be encountered, which is in good working order, and which has
				been properly calibrated within the preceding three months or following the
				last instrument servicing, whichever is later.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.27 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

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A. In
				addition to the reporting requirements specified in Part 3 and under other
				sections of 20.3 NMAC, each licensee or registrant (as appropriate) shall
				provide a written report to the Department within 30 days of the occurrence of
				any of the following incidents involving radiographic equipment:
(1) Unintentional disconnection of the source
				assembly from the control cable;
(2) Inability to retract the source assembly
				to its fully shielded position and secure it in this position; and/or
(3) Failure of any component (critical to
				safe operation of the device) to properly perform its intended
				function.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.28 - INVENTORY ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS

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A. Receipt and Transfer of Sealed Sources.
(1) Each licensee shall maintain records
				showing the receipts and transfers of sealed sources, radiation machines, and
				devices using DU for shielding and retain each record for 3 years after it is
				made.
(2) These records must
				include the date, the name of the individual making the record, radionuclide,
				number of becquerels (curies) or mass (for DU), and manufacturer, model, and
				serial number of each sealed source, radiation machine, and/or device, as
				appropriate.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.29 - OPERATING AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

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A. Operating and emergency procedures must
				include, as a minimum, instructions in the following:
(1) Appropriate handling and use of licensed
				sealed sources and radiographic exposure devices so that no person is likely to
				be exposed to radiation doses in excess of the limits established in Part 4 of
				20.3 NMAC;
(2) Methods and
				occasions for conducting radiation surveys;
(3) Methods for controlling access to
				radiographic areas;
(4) Methods and
				occasions for locking and securing radiographic exposure devices, transport and
				storage containers and sealed sources;
(5) Personnel monitoring and the use of
				personnel monitoring equipment;
(6)
				Transporting sealed sources to field locations, including packing of
				radiographic exposure devices and storage containers in the vehicles,
				placarding of vehicles when needed, and control of the sealed sources during
				transportation (refer to 49 CFR parts 171 - 173 );
(7) The inspection, maintenance, and
				operability checks of radiographic exposure devices, survey instruments,
				transport containers, and storage containers;
(8) Steps that must be taken immediately by
				radiography personnel in the event a pocket dosimeter is found to be off-scale
				or an alarm ratemeter alarms unexpectedly;
(9) The procedure for notifying proper
				persons in the event of an accident;
(10) Minimizing exposure of persons in the
				event of an accident;
(11) Source
				recovery procedure if licensee will perform source recovery;
(12) Maintenance of records.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 5 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Section 20.3.5.30 - DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS REQUIRED AT TEMPORARY JOB SITES

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Each licensee or registrant shall also maintain copies of the
				  following documents and records sufficient to demonstrate compliance at each
				  applicable field station and each temporary jobsite:
A. Appropriate license or certificate of
				registration or equivalent document;
B. Operating and emergency
				procedures;
C. A copy of Parts 4,
				5, and 10 of 20.3 NMAC;
D. Survey
				records required pursuant to 20.3.5.17 NMAC and area survey records required
				pursuant to Part 4 of 20.3 NMAC for the period of operation at the
				site;
E. Daily pocket dosimeter
				records for the period of operation at the site;
F. The latest instrument calibration and leak
				test records for specific devices and sealed sources in use at the site.
				Acceptable records include tags or labels which are affixed to the device or
				survey meter;
G. Utilization
				records for each radiographic exposure device dispatched from that location as
				required by Subsection J of 20.3.5.18 NMAC;
H. Records of equipment problems identified
				in daily checks of equipment as required by Subsection A of 20.3.5.23
				NMAC;
I. Records of alarm system
				and entrance control checks required by Subsection B of 20.3.5.19 NMAC, if
				applicable;
J. Evidence of the
				latest calibrations of alarm ratemeters and operability checks of pocket
				dosimeters and/or electronic personal dosimeters as required by Subsection H of
				20.3.5.15 NMAC; and,
K. The
				shipping papers for the transportation of radioactive materials required by
				10 CFR
				71.5.
L. When operating under reciprocity pursuant
				to Part 3 of 20.3 NMAC, a copy of the Agreement State license authorizing the
				use of licensed materials.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 6 - X-RAYS IN HEALING ARTS › Section 20.3.6.2 - SCOPE

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This Subpart [Part] establishes requirements, for which a
				  registrant is responsible, for use of x-ray equipment by or under the
				  supervision of an individual authorized by and licensed in accordance with
				  state statutes to engage in the healing arts or veterinary medicine. The
				  provisions of this Subpart [Part] are in addition to, and not in substitution
				  for, other applicable provisions of these regulations.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 6 - X-RAYS IN HEALING ARTS › Section 20.3.6.604 - FLUOROSCOPIC X-RAY SYSTEMS

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All fluoroscopic x-ray systems shall meet the following
				  requirements.
A. Limitation of Useful
				Beam:
(1) The fluoroscopic tube shall not
				produce x-rays unless the primary protective barrier is in position to
				intercept the entire useful beam at all times.
(2) The entire cross-section of the useful
				beam shall be intercepted by the primary protective barrier of the fluoroscopic
				image assembly at any SID.
(3)
				Limitation to the Imaging Surface.
(a)
				Non-Image-Intensified Fluoroscopy and Spot Filming: The x-ray field produced by
				non-image-intensified fluoroscopic equipment shall not extend beyond the entire
				visible area of the image receptor. This requirement applies to field size
				during both fluoroscopic procedures and spot-filming procedures.
(b) Image-Intensified Fluoroscopy and Spot
				Filming.
(i) During fluoroscopic or
				spot-filming procedures, neither the length nor the width of the x-ray field in
				the plane of the image receptor shall exceed the visible area of the image
				receptor by more than 3 percent of the SID. The sum of the excess length and
				the excess width shall be no greater than 4 percent of the SID.
(ii) Compliance shall be determined with the
				beam axis perpendicular to the image receptor. For rectangular x-ray fields
				used with circular image reception, the error in alignment shall be determined
				along the length and width dimensions of the x-ray field which pass through the
				center of the visible area of the image receptor.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 6 - X-RAYS IN HEALING ARTS › Section 20.3.6.605 - RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS OTHER THAN FLUOROSCOPIC, DENTAL, INTRAORAL, OR VETERINARIAN OR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY X-RAY SYSTEMS

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A. Beam Limitation: The useful beam shall be
				limited to the area of clinical interest.
(1)
				General purpose stationary and mobile x-ray systems:
(a) Variable held limitation: There shall be
				provided a means for stepless adjustment of the size of the x-ray field. The
				minimum field size at a SID of 100 cm shall be equal to or less than 5 cm (1.96
				inches) by 5 cm (1.96 inches).
(b)
				Visual Definition: Means shall be provided for visually defining the perimeter
				of the x-ray field. The total misalignment of the edges of the x-ray field
				along either the length or width of the visually defined field shall not exceed
				2 percent of the distance from the source to the center of the visually defined
				field when the surface upon which it appears is perpendicular to the axis of
				the x-ray beam.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 6 - X-RAYS IN HEALING ARTS › Section 20.3.6.606 - INTRAORAL DENTAL RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS

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In addition to the provisions of 602 and 603 [Sections 602
				  and 603 of 20.3.6.602 and 603 NMAC], the requirements of this section apply to
				  x-ray equipment and associated facilities used for dental radiography. Criteria
				  for extraoral dental radiographic systems are covered in 605 [Section 605 of
				  20.3.6.605
				  NMAC].
A. Source-to-Skin Distance:
				X-ray systems designed for use with an intraoral image receptor shall be
				provided with means to limit source-to-skin distance to not less than:
(1) 18 cm (7.09 inches) if operable above 50
				kVp; or
(2) 10 cm (3.93 inches) if
				not operable above 50 kVp.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 6 - X-RAYS IN HEALING ARTS › Section 20.3.6.607 - THERAPEUTIC X-RAY INSTALLATIONS

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A.
				Equipment:
(1) The protective tube housing
				shall be of therapeutic type.
(2)
				Permanent diaphragms or cones for collimating the useful beam shall afford the
				same degree of protection as the tube housing. Adjustable or removable
				beam-defining diaphragms or cones shall transmit not more than five percent of
				the useful beam at the maximum kilovoltage and with maximum treatment
				filter.
(3) Filters shall be
				secured in place to prevent them from dropping out during treatment. The filter
				slot shall be so constructed that the radiation escaping through it does not
				exceed 1 R (0.258 mC/kg) per hour at 1 m (3.28 feet), or, if the radiation from
				the slot is accessible to the patient, 30 R (7.74 mC/kg) per hour at 5 cm (1.96
				inches) from the external opening. Each removable filter shall be marked with
				its thickness and material.
(4) A
				filter indication system shall be used on all therapy machines using changeable
				filters. It shall be designed so as to permit easy recognition of any added
				filter in place. It shall indicate, from the control panel, the presence or
				absence of any filter.
(5) The
				x-ray tube shall be so mounted that it cannot turn or slide with respect to the
				housing aperture.
(6) Means shall
				be provided to immobilize the tube housing during stationary portal
				treatment.
(7) A device (e.g., an
				automatic timer exposure meter or dose meter) shall be provided to terminate
				the exposure after a preset time interval or preset exposure of dose limit.
				Means shall be provided for the operator to terminate the exposure at any
				time.
(8) Equipment utilizing
				shutters to control the useful beam shall have a shutter position indicator on
				the control panel.
(9) The control
				panel shall include a device (usually an ammeter) which will give positive
				indication of the production of x-rays whenever the x-ray tube is
				energized.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 6 - X-RAYS IN HEALING ARTS › Section 20.3.6.608 - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR X-RAY THERAPY EQUIPMENT OPERATED AT POTENTIALS OF 60KVP AND BELOW

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A. Equipment:
				All provisions of 607.A [Subsection A., Section 607 of 20.3.6.607 NMAC] apply
				except that the leakage radiation 5 cm (1.96 inches) from the surface to the
				tube housing shall not exceed 0.1 R/hr.
B. Operating Procedures:
(1) Automatic timers shall be provided which
				will permit accurate presetting and termination of exposures as short as one
				second.
(2) In the therapeutic
				application of apparatus constructed with beryllium or other low-filtration
				windows, the registrant shall ensure that the unfiltered useful beam is blocked
				at all times except when actually being used.
(3) Machines having an output of more than
				1,000 R (100 Bq) per minute at any accessible place shall not be left
				unattended without the power being shut off at the main disconnect switch in
				addition to the control panel switch.
(4) The tube-head shall not be hand-held
				during x-ray therapy.