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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part IX - LICENSING OF NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (NORM) › Section 61-63.IX.RHA 9.1 - Purpose and Scope

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This part establishes radiation protection standards for the
				  possession, use, transfer, transport, and/or storage of naturally occurring
				  radioactive material (NORM) or the recycling of NORM contaminated materials not
				  subject to regulation under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. The
				  requirements of this part are in addition to and not in substitution for other
				  applicable requirements of Parts I, II, III, VI, and VII of these regulations.
				  Except as otherwise specifically provided, these regulations apply to all persons
				  who engage in the extraction, mining, beneficiating, processing, use, transfer,
				  transport, and/or storage of NORM or the recycling of NORM contaminated materials in
				  a manner that alters the chemical properties or physical state of natural sources of
				  radiation or the potential exposure pathways to humans or
				  environment.
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As used in these regulations:
9.2.1 "Beneficiating" means the processing of
				materials for the purpose of altering chemical or physical properties to improve the
				quality, purity, or assay grade.
9.2.2
				"Naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM)" means any nuclide that is
				radioactive in its natural physical state (i.e., not man made), but does not include
				source, byproduct, or special nuclear material. Examples include, but are not
				limited to, pipe scale containing radium; pipes and other equipment plated with
				radon daughters; phosphate overburden or waste; phosphogypsum; phosphate slag;
				waste, overburden, and residue associated with the extraction of metals or rare
				earths; water treatment filters containing radium; and zircon sands.
9.2.3 "Product" means something produced, made,
				manufactured, refined, or beneficiated.
9.2.4 "Recycling" means a process by which
				materials that have served their intended purpose are collected, separated, or
				processed and returned to use in the form of raw materials in the production of new
				products. Recycling shall not include the use of a material that constitutes
				disposal.
9.2.5 "Technologically
				enhanced natural radiation" (TENR) means radiation from naturally occurring isotopes
				to which exposure would not occur by (or would be increased by) some technological
				activity not expressly designed to produce radiation.
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9.3.1 Persons who receive, possess, use, process,
				transfer, transport, store, and/or commercially distribute NORM are exempt from the
				requirements of the provisions of this part if the materials contain, or are
				contaminated at, concentrations of:
9.3.1.1 Thirty
				(30) picocuries per gram or less of TENR due to radium 226 or radium 228 in soil,
				averaged over any 100 square meters and averaged over the first 15 centimeters of
				soil below the surface, provided the radon emanation rate is less than 20 picocuries
				per square meter per second.
9.3.1.2
				Thirty (30) picocuries per gram or less of TENR due to radium 226 or radium 228 in
				media other than soil, provided the radon emanation rate is less than 20 picocuries
				per square meter per second; or
9.3.1.3
				Five (5) picocuries per gram or less of TENR due to radium 226 or radium 228 in
				soil, averaged over any 100 square meters and averaged over the first 15 centimeters
				of soil below the surface, in which the radon emanation rate is equal to or greater
				than 20 picocuries per square meter per second,
9.3.1.4 Five (5) picocuries per gram or less of
				TENR due to radium 226 or radium 228 in media other than soil, in which the radon
				emanation rate is equal to or greater than 20 picocuries per square meter per
				second; or
9.3.1.5 One hundred fifty
				(150) picocuries or less per gram of any other NORM radionuclide in soil, averaged
				over any 100 square meters and averaged over the first 15 centimeters of soil below
				the surface,
9.3.1.6 One hundred fifty
				(150) picocuries or less per gram of any other NORM radionuclide in media other than
				soil;
9.3.1.7 Materials in the recycling
				process contaminated with scale or residue not otherwise exempted, and other
				equipment containing NORM are exempt from the requirements of these rules if the
				maximum radiation exposure level does not exceed 50 microroentgens per hour
				including the background radiation level at any accessible point; or
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9.4.1 Radiation
				survey instruments used to determine exemptions pursuant to
				RHA
				9.3 and radiation survey instruments used to make surveys
				for purposes of compliance with sections
				RHA
				9.5 and 9.7 of these regulations, shall be able to measure
				from 10 microroentgen per hour through at least 500 microroentgens per
				hour.
9.4.2 Radiation survey instruments
				used to make surveys required by this part shall be appropriate, operable and
				calibrated according to the provisions specified by RHA 3.16 of these
				regulations.
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9.5.1 A general license
				is hereby issued to mine, receive, possess, own, use, process, transport, store, and
				transfer for disposal NORM or to recycle NORM contaminated materials not exempted in
				RHA
				9.3 without regard to quantity. This general license does
				not authorize the manufacture or commercial distribution of products containing NORM
				in concentrations greater than those specified in
				RHA
				9.3 or of NORM in any food, beverage, cosmetic, drug, or
				other commodity designed for ingestion or inhalation by, or application to, a human
				being. The melting of scrap metal is authorized by the general license if the
				dilution of the NORM in the end products or melt byproducts is sufficient to reduce
				any expected average concentration of NORM to levels not to exceed the concentration
				specified in
				RHA
				9.3.
9.5.2
				Facilities contaminated with NORM in excess of the levels specified in
				RHA
				9.3 and equipment not otherwise exempted under the
				provisions of 9.3.1.7 shall not be released for unrestricted use. The
				decontamination of equipment, facilities, and land shall be performed only by
				persons specifically licensed by the Department or another Licensing Agency to
				conduct such work.
9.5.3 The transfer of
				NORM not exempt from these rules from one general licensee to another licensee is
				authorized by the Department if:
9.5.3.1 The
				equipment and facilities contaminated with NORM are to be used by the recipient for
				the same purpose or at the same site;
9.5.3.2 The materials being transferred are
				unrefined ores or unprocessed materials for processing or refinement; or
9.5.3.3 The materials being transferred are in the
				recycling process.
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9.6.1 Each person
				subject to the general license in
				RHA
				9.5 shall manage and dispose of wastes containing NORM:
9.6.1.1 By transfer of the wastes for disposal to
				a facility specifically licensed to receive waste containing NORM;
9.6.1.2 By transfer of wastes for disposal to a
				land disposal facility licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an
				Agreement State, or a Licensing State; or
9.6.1.3 In accordance with RHA 3.27 of these
				regulations or alternate methods authorized by the appropriate regulatory
				agency.
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9.7.1 Unless otherwise
				exempted under the provisions of
				RHA
				9.3 or licensed under the provisions
				RHA
				9.5 of these regulations, the manufacture and commercial
				distribution of any material or product containing NORM shall be specifically
				licensed pursuant to the applicable requirements of Part II of these regulations or
				pursuant to equivalent rules of another Licensing State.
9.7.2 Persons conducting operations for the
				purpose of removing NORM contamination from the following shall be specifically
				licensed pursuant to the requirements of this part:
9.7.2.1 Facilities owned, possessed, or controlled
				by other persons and contaminated with NORM in excess of the levels set forth in
				RHA
				9.3; and/or
9.7.2.2 Equipment or land owned, possessed, or
				controlled by other persons and not otherwise exempted under the provisions of
				RHA
				9.3.
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10.1.1 The regulations
				in this part establishes the procedures, criteria, standards, terms, and conditions
				upon which the Department will require a license or an amendment to an existing
				license for the establishment and operation of facilities for the interim storage of
				low-level radioactive waste generated within the state which were or will be
				routinely transferred for permanent emplacement in a licensed low-level radioactive
				waste disposal facility. A license will not be issued for storage of waste under
				this part unless all efforts have been exhausted in determining all other waste
				management options. The requirements of this part are in addition to, and not in
				substitution for, other applicable requirements of these regulations or other
				regulations.
10.1.2 This part
				establishes technical requirements, procedural requirements, institutional
				requirements and performance objectives applicable to interim storage of radioactive
				waste.
10.1.3 Radioactive Material held
				for decay in storage under 4.8.15 of this regulation is exempted from the
				requirements in this part.
10.1.4 The
				regulations in this part do not apply to licensees of the Department or the U.S.
				Nuclear Regulatory Commission who will store less than seventy-five (75) cubic feet
				of low-level radioactive waste with a total activity of ten (10) curies or less and
				where radiation levels on any single package do not exceed five (5) millirem (.05
				mSv) per hour at thirty (30) centimeters. Unless exempted under 10.1.3, any facility
				which stores waste which will readily decompose and produce gases or free liquids or
				will degrade the integrity of the storage container is subject to the requirements
				in this part. The Department may on a case-by-case basis grant exemptions or
				exceptions from the requirements of this part as it determines are authorized by law
				and will not result in undue hazard to public health and safety or the environment.
				These licensees will be subject to existing regulations for the possession and
				control of these radioactive materials under the terms and conditions of their
				specific license. Any facility constructed specifically for the storage of low-level
				radioactive waste must comply with the requirements in this part unless exempted by
				the Department.
10.1.5 Facilities
				licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the authority in
				10
				CFR 150.15 are exempt from this part unless
				otherwise authorized by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or by state or
				federal statute.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part X - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERIM STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.X.RHA 10.2 - Definitions

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As used in this part:
10.2.1 "Decontamination and Decommission Plan"
				means a detailed plan which describes the actions to remove all radioactive material
				from a facility, survey the facility to confirm the absence of radioactive material,
				and release the facility for unrestricted use.
10.2.2 "Disposal facility" means a facility
				licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or an agreement state for
				disposal of low-level radioactive waste.
10.2.3 "Interim storage" means storage of waste
				temporarily when other waste management options are not available.
10.2.4 "Mixed waste" means waste that contains a
				hazardous waste component regulated under subtitle C of the Resource Conservation
				and Recovery Act (RCRA) and a radioactive waste component consisting of source,
				special nuclear or byproduct material regulated by the Atomic Energy Act
				(AEA).
10.2.5 "Repackaging" means
				placement of an existing package and its contents into a new package for the purpose
				of meeting disposal requirements or to prevent the release of radioactive material
				from the package during storage. Repackaging does not include the removal of waste
				from a package.
10.2.6 "Storage
				facility" means any building or structure or part of a building or structure which
				meets the requirements of this part and is used for storage of low level radioactive
				waste.
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10.3.1 No person may
				receive, possess, and store waste at a waste storage facility unless authorized by a
				license issued by the Department pursuant to this part, and Part II of these
				regulations. A certification from the generators must be submitted indicating that a
				program has been implemented to reduce the volume and activity of their waste using
				the best available technology to the degree determined to be economically
				practicable.
10.3.2 Each person shall
				file an application with the Department pursuant to 2.5 of these regulations and
				obtain a license as provided in this part before placing waste in a storage
				facility, unless otherwise authorized by the Department. Failure to comply with the
				requirements in this part may be grounds for denial of a license.
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In addition to the requirements set forth in 2.6 of these
				  regulations, an application to receive, possess, and store wastes shall consist of
				  general information, specific technical information, and financial information as
				  set forth in 10.5 through 10.9.
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The general information shall include each of the
				  following:
10.5.1 Identity of the applicant
				including:
10.5.1.1 The full name, address,
				telephone number, and description of the business or occupation of the
				applicant;
10.5.1.2 If the applicant is a
				partnership, the name and address of each partner and the principal location where
				the partnership does business;
10.5.1.3
				If the applicant is a corporation or an unincorporated association, (1) state where
				it is incorporated or organized and the principal location where it does business
				and (2) the names and addresses of its directors and principal officers;
				and
10.5.1.4 If the applicant is acting
				as an agent or representative of another person in filing the application, all
				information required under 10.5.1 must be supplied with respect to the other
				person.
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The specific technical information shall include the following
				  analyses needed to demonstrate that the performance objective of this part will be
				  met:
10.7.1 An analysis demonstrating that
				releases of radioactivity to an unrestricted area will not exceed the limits
				specified in Part III of these regulations.
10.7.2 Analyses of the protection of individuals
				during operations shall include assessments of expected exposures due to routine
				operations and likely accidents during handling, and storage of waste. The analyses
				shall provide reasonable assurance that exposure will be controlled to meet the
				requirements of Part III of these regulations.
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The financial information shall be sufficient to demonstrate that
				  the financial qualifications of the applicant are adequate to carry out the
				  activities for which the license is sought and to meet other financial assurance
				  requirements of this part.
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A license for the receipt, possession, and storage of waste
				  containing or contaminated with radioactive material will be issued by the
				  Department upon finding that:
10.9.1 The
				issuance of the license will not constitute an unreasonable risk to the health and
				safety of the public;
10.9.2 The
				applicant is qualified by reason of training and experience to carry out operations
				at a storage facility requested in a manner that protects health and minimizes
				danger to life or property;
10.9.3 The
				applicant's proposed location and design of the storage facility, facility
				operations, including equipment, facilities, and procedures, and D & D plans are
				adequate to protect the public health and safety in that they provide reasonable
				assurance that the general population will be protected from releases of
				radioactivity as specified in the performance objective in 10.14;
10.9.4 The applicant's proposed storage facility
				operations, including equipment, facilities, and procedures, are adequate to protect
				the public health and safety in that they will provide reasonable assurance that the
				standards for radiation protection set out in Part III of these regulations will be
				met;
10.9.5 The applicant's
				demonstration provides reasonable assurance that the applicable technical
				requirements of this part will be met;
10.9.6 The financial or surety arrangements meet
				the requirements in 10.15.
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10.10.1 A license issued
				under this part, or any right thereunder, may not be transferred, assigned, or in
				any manner disposed of either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly,
				through transfer of control of the license to any person, unless the Department
				finds, after securing full information, that the transfer is in accordance with the
				provisions of the Act and gives its consent in writing in the form of a license
				amendment.
10.10.2 The licensee shall
				submit written statements under oath upon request of the Department, at any time
				before termination of the license, to enable the Department to determine whether the
				license should be modified, suspended, or revoked.
10.10.3 The license will be terminated only on
				disposition of stored waste and the full implementation of the D & D plan as
				approved and determined by the Department.
10.10.4 The licensee shall be subject to the
				provisions of the Act now or hereafter in effect, and to all rules, regulations, and
				orders of the Department. The terms and conditions of the license are subject to
				amendment, revision, or modification, by reason of amendments to, or by reason of
				rules, regulations, and orders issued in accordance with the terms of the
				Act.
10.10.5 Each person licensed by the
				Department pursuant to the regulations in this part shall confine possession to the
				locations and purposes authorized in the license.
10.10.6 The licensee shall not store waste until
				the Department has inspected the storage facility and has found it to be in
				conformance with the description, design, and construction described in the
				application for a license.
10.10.7 The
				Department may incorporate in any license at the time of issuance, or thereafter, by
				appropriate rule, regulation or order, additional requirements and conditions with
				respect to the licensee's receipt, possession, and storage of waste as it deems
				appropriate or necessary in order to:
10.10.7.1
				Protect health or to minimize danger to life or property;
10.10.7.2 Require reports and the keeping of
				records, and to provide for inspections of activities under the license that may be
				necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of the Act and regulations
				thereunder.
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10.11.1 An
				application for renewal or an application for termination under 10.12 must be filed
				at least 90 days prior to license expiration.
10.11.2 Applications for renewal of a license must
				be filed in accordance with 10.4 through 10.8. Applications for termination must be
				filed in accordance with 10.12. Information contained in previous applications,
				statements, or reports filed with the Department under the license may be
				incorporated by reference if the references are clear and specific.
10.11.3 In any case in which a licensee has filed
				an application in proper form for renewal of a license, the license does not expire
				until the Department has taken final action on the application for
				renewal.
10.11.4 In determining whether
				a license will be renewed, the Department will apply the criteria set forth in
				10.9.
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10.12.1 Prior to
				termination of the license, or as otherwise directed by the Department, the
				applicant shall submit an application for termination. This application shall
				include evidence that all stored waste has been transferred to a disposal facility
				or storage facility licensed to accept the waste and specific details of the D &
				D plan included as part of the license application submitted under 10.6.7 that
				includes:
10.12.1.1 Decontamination and/or
				dismantlement of facilities; and
10.12.1.2 Any significant new information
				regarding the environmental impact of the decommissioning activities.
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Operations at the waste storage facility shall be conducted in
				  compliance with the standards for radiation protection set out in Part III of these
				  regulations. Every reasonable effort should be made to maintain radiation exposures
				  as low as is reasonably achievable.
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10.14.1 At the time a
				license application is submitted, the applicant shall have conducted a
				pre-operational monitoring program to provide basic environmental data on the
				storage site characteristics.
10.14.2
				During the storage facility site construction and operation, the licensee shall
				maintain an environmental monitoring program. Measurements and observations must be
				made and recorded to provide data to evaluate the potential health and environmental
				impacts during both the construction and the operation of the facility. The
				monitoring system must be capable of providing early warning of releases of
				radioactive material from the storage site before they leave the site
				boundary.
10.14.3 The licensee shall
				have plans for taking corrective measures if the environmental monitoring program
				detects contamination which exceeds those allowed under Part III of these
				regulations.
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10.15.1 Each
				applicant shall provide the necessary funds or has reasonable assurance in providing
				the necessary funds, or by a combination of the two, to:
10.15.1.1 Cover the estimated costs of conducting
				all licensed activities over the planned operating life of the storage facility,
				including costs of construction;
10.15.1.2 Cover the cost of contingencies arising
				from the operation of the storage facility;
10.15.1.3 Cover the cost of handling, transport
				and ultimate disposal of the stored waste;
10.15.1.4 Cover the cost of handling, transport
				and disposal of waste stored for other generators in the event of inability of the
				other generators to dispose of their wastes. Payment of fees for using the storage
				facility must be made available to a fund to defray the expenses incurred in
				disposing of their wastes; and
10.15.1.5 Cover the cost of D & D of the
				storage facility. An arrangement for payment into a D & D trust fund must be
				established with the Department.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part X - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERIM STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.X.RHA 10.16 - Institutional Requirements

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Land ownership. Storage of waste received from other persons shall
				  be permitted only on land owned in fee by the federal or a state
				  government.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part X - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERIM STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.X.RHA 10.18 - Tests on Storage Facilities

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Each licensee shall perform, or permit the Department to perform,
				  any tests the Department deems appropriate or necessary for the administration of
				  the regulations in this part, including, but not limited to, tests of:
10.18.1 Wastes;
10.18.2 Facilities used for the receipt, storage,
				treatment, or handling of wastes;
10.18.3 Radiation detection and monitoring
				instruments; or
10.18.4 Other equipment
				and devices used in connection with the receipt, possession, handling, or
				storage.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part X - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERIM STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.X.RHA 10.19 - Department Inspections of Storage Facilities

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10.19.1 Each
				licensee shall afford to the Department at all reasonable times opportunity to
				inspect stored waste, and the premises, equipment, operations, and facilities in
				which wastes are received, possessed, handled, or stored.
10.19.2 Each licensee shall make available to the
				Department for inspection, upon reasonable notice, records kept by it pursuant to
				these regulations. Authorized representatives of the Department may copy and take
				away copies of, for the Department's use, any record required to be kept pursuant to
				these regulations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XI - LICENSING AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 61-63.XI.RHA 11.1 - Purpose and Scope

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This part 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
				  also contains radiation safety requirements for operating irradiators. The
				  requirements of this part are in addition to other requirements of these
				  regulations. In particular, the provisions of Parts I, II, III and VI of these
				  regulations apply to applications and licenses subject to this part. Nothing in this
				  part 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.
The regulations in this part apply to panoramic irradiators that
				  have either dry or wet storage of the radioactive sealed sources and to underwater
				  irradiators in which both the source and the product being irradiated are under
				  water. Irradiators whose dose rates exceed 500 rads (5 grays) 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.
The regulations in this part 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XI - LICENSING AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 61-63.XI.RHA 11.3 - Specific Licenses for Irradiators

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11.3.1 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.
11.3.2 The applicant
				shall satisfy the general requirements specified in RHA 2.6 and the requirements
				contained in this Part.
11.3.3 The
				application must describe the training provided to irradiator operators including:
11.3.3.1 Classroom training;
11.3.3.2 On-the-job or simulator training;
11.3.3.3 Safety reviews;
11.3.3.4 Means employed by the applicant to test
				each operator's understanding of the Department's regulations and licensing
				requirements and the irradiator operating and emergency procedures; and
11.3.3.5 Minimum training and experience of
				personnel who may provide training.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XI - LICENSING AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 61-63.XI.RHA 11.5 - Applications for Exemptions

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11.5.1 The
				Department may, upon application of any interested person or upon its own
				initiative, grant any exemptions from the requirements in this part 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.
11.5.2 Any application for a license or for
				amendment of a license authorizing use of a teletherapy-type unit for irradiation of
				materials or objects may include proposed alternatives for the requirements of this
				part. 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XI - LICENSING AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 61-63.XI.RHA 11.6 - Request for Written Statements

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11.6.1 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.
11.6.2 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XI - LICENSING AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 61-63.XI.RHA 11.7 - Performance Criteria for Sealed Sources

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11.7.1 Requirements.
				Sealed sources installed after July 1, 1996:
11.7.1.1 Must have a certificate of registration
				issued under
				10 CFR
				32.210 or RHA 2.29.
11.7.1.2 Must be doubly encapsulated;
11.7.1.3 Must use radioactive material that is as
				nondispersible as practical and that is as insoluble as practical if the source is
				used in a wet-source-storage or wet-source-change irradiator;
11.7.1.4 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
11.7.1.5 In
				prototype testing of the sealed source, must have been leak tested and found
				leak-free after each of the tests described in paragraphs 11.7.2 through 11.7.7 of
				this section.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XI - LICENSING AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 61-63.XI.RHA 11.9 - Shielding

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11.9.1 The radiation dose rate in areas that are
				normally occupied during operation of a panoramic irradiator may not exceed 2
				millirems (0.00002 sievert) 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 2 millirems (0.00002 sievert) per
				hour must be locked, roped off, or posted.
11.9.2 The radiation dose at 30 centimeters over
				the edge of the pool of a pool irradiator may not exceed 2 millirems (0.00002
				sievert) per hour when the sources are in the fully shielded position.
11.9.3 The radiation dose rate at 1 meter from the
				shield of a dry-source-storage panoramic irradiator when the source is shielded may
				not exceed 2 millirems (0.00002) per hour and at 5 centimeters from the shield must
				not exceed 20 millirems (0.0002 sievert) per hour.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XI - LICENSING AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 61-63.XI.RHA 11.10 - Fire Protection

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11.10.1 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.
11.10.2 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XI - LICENSING AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 61-63.XI.RHA 11.11 - Radiation Monitors

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11.11.1 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 paragraph.
11.11.2 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XI - LICENSING AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 61-63.XI.RHA 11.12 - Control of Source Movement

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11.12.1 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.
11.12.2 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.
11.12.3 The control console of
				a panoramic irradiator must have a control that promptly returns the sources to the
				shielded position.
11.12.4 Each control
				for a panoramic irradiator must be clearly marked as to its function.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XI - LICENSING AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 61-63.XI.RHA 11.13 - Irradiator Pools

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11.13.1 For licenses
				initially issued after July 1, 1996, irradiator pools must either:
11.13.1.1 Have a water-tight stainless steel liner
				or a liner metallurgically compatible with other components in the pool;
				or
11.13.1.2 Be constructed so that there
				is a low likelihood of substantial leakage and have a surface designed to facilitate
				decontamination. In either case, the licensee shall have a method to safely store
				the sources during repairs of the pool.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XI - LICENSING AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 61-63.XI.RHA 11.14 - 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XI - LICENSING AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 61-63.XI.RHA 11.15 - Power Failures

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11.15.1 If electrical
				power at a panoramic irradiator is lost for longer than 10 seconds, the sources must
				automatically return to the shielded position.
11.15.2 The lock on the door of the radiation room
				of a panoramic irradiator may not be deactivated by a power failure.
11.15.3 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XI - LICENSING AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 61-63.XI.RHA 11.18 - Training

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11.18.1 Before an individual is permitted to
				operate an irradiator without a supervisor present, the individual must be
				instructed in:
11.18.1.1 The fundamentals of
				radiation protection applied to irradiators (including the differences between
				external radiation and radioactive contamination, units of radiation dose,
				Department dose limits, why large radiation doses must be avoided, how shielding and
				access controls 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);
11.18.1.2 The requirements
				of Parts 6 and 11 of Department regulations that are relevant to the
				irradiator;
11.18.1.3 The operation of
				the irradiator;
11.18.1.4 Those
				operating and emergency procedures listed in
				RHA
				11.19 that the individual is responsible for performing;
				and
11.18.1.5 Case histories of
				accidents or problems involving irradiators.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XI - LICENSING AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 61-63.XI.RHA 11.19 - Operating and Emergency Procedures

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11.19.1 The licensee
				shall have and follow written operating procedures for--
11.19.1.1 Operation of the irradiator, including
				entering and leaving the radiation room;
11.19.1.2 Use of personnel dosimeters;
11.19.1.3 Surveying the shielding of panoramic
				irradiators;
11.19.1.4 Monitoring pool
				water for contamination while the water is in the pool and before release of pool
				water to unrestricted areas;
11.19.1.5
				Leak testing of sources;
11.19.1.6
				Inspection and maintenance checks required by
				RHA
				11.23;
11.19.1.7 Loading, unloading, and repositioning
				sources, if the operations will be performed by the licensee; and
11.19.1.8 Inspection of movable shielding required
				by paragraph 11.8.8, if applicable.