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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part IV - PERSONNEL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS › Section 61-65.IV.RHC 4.1 - Personnel Monitoring

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
4.1.1 No registrant
				shall permit any individual to act as a Radiation Safety Officer or as an operator
				unless, at all times during radiographic operations, each such person wears a film
				badge, thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD), or other dosimeter approved by the
				Department.
4.1.2 All provisions of Part
				III "Standards for Protection Against Radiation" of R.61-64, X-Rays (Title B)
				apply.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part V - SHIELDING AND SAFETY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS › Section 61-65.V.RHC 5.1 - Shielding

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
5.1.1 A qualified expert, acceptable to the
				Department, shall be consulted in the design of a particle accelerator installation
				and called upon to perform a radiation survey when the accelerator is first capable
				of producing radiation.
5.1.2 Each
				particle accelerator installation shall be provided with such primary and secondary
				barriers as are necessary to assure compliance with occupational dose limits as
				outlined in Part III "Standards for Protection Against Radiation" of R.61-64, X-Rays
				(Title B).
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VI - PARTICLE ACCELERATOR CONTROLS AND INTERLOCK SYSTEMS › Section 61-65.VI.RHC 6.1 - Particle Accelerator Controls and Interlock Systems

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
6.1.1 Instrumentation,
				readouts, and controls on the particle accelerator control console shall be clearly
				identified and easily discernible.
6.1.2
				Accelerator controls shall be equipped with one or more of the following:
6.1.2.1 A keyswitch or other device which will
				render the console inoperative when the key or device is removed or;
6.1.2.2 A password protected computer
				system.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VI - PARTICLE ACCELERATOR CONTROLS AND INTERLOCK SYSTEMS › Section 61-65.VI.RHC 6.2 - Warning Devices

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
6.2.1 Each location
				designated as a high radiation area, and each entrance to such location shall be
				equipped with easily observable warning lights that operate when, and only when,
				radiation is being produced.
6.2.2 Each
				high radiation area shall have an audible warning device which shall be activated
				for 15 seconds prior to the possible creation of such high radiation area. Such
				warning devices shall be clearly discernible in all high radiation areas.
6.2.3 Barriers, temporary or otherwise, and
				pathways leading to high radiation areas shall be posted in accordance with Part III
				"Standards for Protection Against Radiation" of R.61-64, X-Rays (Title B).
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VI - PARTICLE ACCELERATOR CONTROLS AND INTERLOCK SYSTEMS › Section 61-65.VI.RHC 6.3 - Methods of Operation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
6.3.1 The name(s) of the
				operator, as outlined in Part III of these regulations, shall be displayed at the
				control of each particle accelerator. Only the operator(s) whose name is displayed
				shall operate the particle accelerator.
6.3.2 Particle accelerators, when not in
				operation, shall be secured to prevent unauthorized use.
6.3.3 The safety interlock system shall not be
				used to turn off the accelerator beam except in an emergency.
6.3.4 All safety and warning devices, including
				interlocks, shall be checked for proper operation at intervals not to exceed three
				months. Results of such tests shall be maintained at the accelerator facility for
				inspection by the Department.
6.3.5
				Electrical circuit diagrams of the accelerator and the associated safety interlock
				systems shall be kept current and maintained for inspection by the Department and
				shall be available to the operator at each accelerator facility.
6.3.6 If, for any reason, it is necessary to
				intentionally bypass a safety interlock or interlocks, such action shall be:
6.3.6.1 Authorized by the Radiation Safety
				Committee or Radiation Safety Officer;
6.3.6.2 Recorded in a permanent log and a notice
				posted at the accelerator control console; and
6.3.6.3 Terminated as soon as possible.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VI - PARTICLE ACCELERATOR CONTROLS AND INTERLOCK SYSTEMS › Section 61-65.VI.RHC 6.4 - Radiation Monitoring Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
6.4.1 There
				shall be available at each particle accelerator facility appropriate portable
				monitoring equipment which is operable and has been appropriately calibrated for the
				radiation energy levels being produced at the facility.
6.4.2 A radiation protection survey shall be
				performed and documented by a qualified expert, acceptable to the Department, at
				intervals not to exceed three months and when changes have been made in shielding,
				operation, equipment, workload, or occupancy of adjacent areas.
6.4.2.1 All surveys shall be made in accordance
				with the written procedures established by a qualified expert acceptable to the
				Department and the Radiation Safety Officer.
6.4.2.2 All surveys shall include a diagram of the
				machine and adjacent areas including, but not limited to, the operator's area at the
				control panel.
6.4.2.3 All survey
				results shall be recorded using quantified units of radiation at each survey
				point.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VII - VENTILATION SYSTEMS › Section 61-65.VII.RHC 7.1 - Ventilation Systems

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
7.1.1 Ventilation
				systems shall be provided to ensure that personnel entering any area where airborne
				radioactivity may be produced will not be exposed to airborne radioactive material
				in excess of those limits specified in R.61-63, Radioactive Materials (Title
				A).
7.1.2 A registrant shall not vent,
				release, or otherwise discharge airborne radioactive material to an unrestricted
				area which exceeds the limits specified in R.61-63, Radioactive Materials (Title
				A). Every effort must be made to maintain releases of radioactive material to
				unrestricted areas as far below these limits as is reasonably achievable.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.1 - Accelerator facility

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Accelerator facility" (See "Facility").
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.2 - Act

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Act" means Act No. 223, Atomic Energy and Radiation Control Act
				  enacted by the 1967 Session South Carolina Legislature. [Section
				  13-7-40
				  et seq., S.C. Code of Laws (1976, as amended)].
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.3 - Adult

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Adult" means an individual 18 or more years of
				  age.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.4 - Annually

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Annually" means at intervals not to exceed 12 consecutive
				  months.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.5 - Calibration

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Calibration" means:
8.5.1 the response or reading of an instrument
				relative to a series of known radiation values over the range of the instrument;
				or
8.5.2 the strength of a source of
				radiation relative to a standard.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.6 - Dedicated check source

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Dedicated check source" means a source of radiation with a known
				  value used to ensure a survey instrument is operational and responding to the levels
				  of radiation in which it is designed to measure.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.7 - Department

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Department" means the South Carolina Department of Health and
				  Environmental Control.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.8 - Dose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Dose" is a generic term which means absorbed dose, dose
				  equivalent, effective dose equivalent, or total effective dose
				  equivalent.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.9 - Facility

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Facility" means the location at which one or more particle
				  accelerators are installed or located within one building, vehicle, or under one
				  roof and are under the same administrative control.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.10 - Healing arts

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Healing arts" means any system, treatment, operation, diagnosis,
				  prescription, or practice for the ascertainment, cure, relief, palliation,
				  adjustment, or correction of any human disease, ailment, deformity, injury, or
				  unhealthy or abnormal physical or mental condition.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.11 - High radiation area

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"High radiation area" means any area, accessible to individuals,
				  in which there exists radiation at such levels that the whole body could receive in
				  any one hour, a dose in excess of 0.1 rem (mSv) in one hour at 30 centimeters from
				  the radiation source or from any surface that the radiation
				  penetrates.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.13 - Industrial use particle accelerator

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Industrial use particle accelerator" means any particle
				  accelerator used for nonhuman applications.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.14 - Interlock

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Interlock" means a device for precluding access to a high
				  radiation area by automatically reducing the exposure rate upon entry by
				  personnel.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.15 - Investigative limits

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Investigative limits" means a preset administrative level of
				  radiation exposure over a set time, established by the Radiation Safety Officer or
				  the Radiation Safety Committee, used to prevent an individual from exceeding annual
				  occupational exposure limits.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.16 - Limits or dose limits

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Limits" or "dose limits" means the permissible upper bounds of
				  radiation doses.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.17 - Monitoring, radiation monitoring or radiation protection monitoring

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Monitoring", "radiation monitoring" or "radiation protection
				  monitoring" means the measurement of radiation levels, concentrations, surface area
				  concentrations or quantities of radioactive material and the use of the results of
				  these measurements to evaluate potential exposures and doses.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.18 - Occupational dose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Occupational dose" means the dose received by an individual in a
				  restricted area or in the course of employment in which the individual's assigned
				  duties involve exposure to radiation, whether in the possession of the registrant or
				  other person. Occupational dose does not include dose received from background
				  radiation, as a patient from medical practices, from voluntary participation in
				  medical research programs, or as a member of the general public.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.19 - Operating procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Operating procedures" means detailed written instructions
				  including, but not limited to, use of the particle accelerator, use of shielding and
				  barriers, quality assurance methods, occasions and methods for conducting area
				  surveys, use of personnel monitoring devices, and alignment, calibration, or
				  preventative maintenance of the particle accelerator. Routine and emergency
				  radiation safety considerations are part of these procedures. Emergency procedures
				  shall include methods of notifying proper persons in the event of an emergency, to
				  include the listing of names, addresses and phone numbers.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.20 - Operator

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Operator" means a person qualified by training and experience as
				  defined in RHC 3.2 to assume responsibility for the safe operation of a particle
				  accelerator.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.21 - Particle accelerator

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Particle accelerator" means any machine capable of accelerating
				  electrons, protons, deuterons, or other nuclear particles in a vacuum and
				  discharging these particles into a medium external to the accelerating
				  device.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.22 - Person

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm,
				  association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, political
				  subdivision of this State, any other state or political subdivision or agency
				  thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent or agency of the foregoing,
				  other than entities over which a federal government agency has exclusive
				  jurisdiction.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.23 - Personnel monitoring equipment

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Personnel monitoring equipment" means devices designed to be
				  carried or worn by an individual for the purpose of measuring the dose which an
				  individual receives (e.g., film badges, pocket chambers, pocket
				  dosimeters).
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.24 - Protective barrier

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Protective barrier" means a barrier of radiation absorbing
				  material(s) used to reduce radiation exposure. The types of protective barriers are
				  as follows:
8.24.1 "Primary protective
				barrier" means the material, excluding filters, placed in the useful beam, to
				protect anyone from radiation exposure.
8.24.2 "Secondary protective barrier" means a
				barrier sufficient to attenuate the stray radiation to the required
				degree.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.25 - Qualified expert

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Qualified expert" means an individual who has demonstrated to
				  the satisfaction of the Department that such individual possesses the knowledge,
				  training and experience to measure ionizing radiation, to evaluate safety
				  techniques, and to advise regarding radiation protection needs.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.26 - Radiation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Radiation" means ionizing radiation, including gamma rays,
				  x-rays, alpha particles, beta particles, high speed electrons, neutrons, high speed
				  protons, and other atomic particles, but not sound or radio waves, or visible,
				  infrared, or ultraviolet light.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.27 - Radiation area

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Radiation area" means any area accessible to individuals in
				  which there exists radiation at such levels that the whole body could receive in any
				  one hour, a dose in excess of 5 millirem (.05 mSv) at 30 centimeters from the
				  radiation source or from any surface that the radiation
				  penetrates.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.28 - Radiation Safety Officer

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Radiation Safety Officer" means one who has the knowledge and
				  responsibility to apply appropriate radiation protection regulations, and is
				  approved in writing by the registrant.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.29 - Registrant

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Registrant" means any person who is registered with the
				  Department or is legally obligated to register with the Department pursuant to the
				  Act and these regulations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.30 - Registration

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Registration" means registering with the Department in
				  accordance with these regulations and the Act.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.31 - Rem

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Rem" is the special unit of any of the quantities expressed as
				  dose equivalent. The dose equivalent in rems is equal to the absorbed dose in rads
				  multiplied by the quality factor (1 rem = 0.01 sievert). The quality factors for
				  converting absorbed dose to dose equivalent are as follows:
QUALITY FACTORS AND ABSORBED DOSE EQUIVALENCIES
TYPE OF RADIATION
Quality Factor (Q)
Absorbed Dose Equal to a Unit Dose Equivalent*
X-, gamma, or beta radiation
1
1 a Unit Dose Equivalent
Alpha particles, multiple-charged particles, fission
								fragments, and heavy particles of unknown charge
20
0.05
Neutrons of unknown energy
10
0.1
High-energy protons
10
0.1
*Absorbed dose in rad equal to one rem or the absorbed dose in
				  gray equal to one sievert.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.32 - Restricted area

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Restricted area" (controlled area) means any area, access to
				  which is controlled by the registrant for purposes of protection of individuals from
				  exposure to radiation. A "restricted area" shall not include any areas used for
				  residential quarters, although a separate room or rooms in a residential building
				  may be set apart as a restricted area.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.33 - Revocation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Revocation" means a facility's registration is withdrawn and is
				  required to cease operation of all particle accelerator equipment until such time as
				  the Department deems necessary.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.34 - Smear survey

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Smear survey" means a survey performed to measure the amount of
				  removable contamination.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.35 - Source of radiation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Source of radiation" means any radioactive material or any
				  device or equipment emitting or capable of producing radiation.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.36 - Survey

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Survey" means an evaluation of the use of sources of radiation
				  under a specific set of conditions to determine actual or potential radiation
				  hazards. When appropriate, such evaluation includes, but is not limited to tests,
				  physical examination, and measurements of levels of radiation.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.37 - Target

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Target" means that part of a radiation head which by design
				  intercepts a beam of accelerated particles with subsequent emission of other
				  radiation.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.38 - Test

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Test" means a method for determining the characteristics or
				  condition of sources of radiation or components thereof.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.39 - Unrestricted area

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Unrestricted area" (uncontrolled area) means any area to which
				  access is not controlled by the registrant for purposes of protection of individuals
				  from exposure to radiation, and any area used for residential
				  quarters.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.40 - Vendor

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Vendor" means a person who is engaged in the business of
				  selling, leasing, installing, or offering to sell, lease, or install particle
				  accelerators or machine components or is engaged in the business of furnishing or
				  offering to furnish particle accelerator services, which includes, but is not
				  limited to, reinstalling, reassembling, leasing, servicing, maintenance,
				  calibration, and repair of particle accelerator equipment, facility and shielding
				  design, radiation surveys, instrument calibration, personnel dosimetry, processor
				  cleaning and maintenance, and health physics consultations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-65 - Particle Accelerators (Title C) › Part VIII - DEFINITIONS › Section 61-65.VIII.RHC 8.41 - Very high radiation area

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
"Very high radiation area" means an area, accessible to
				  individuals, in which radiation levels could result in an individual receiving an
				  absorbed dose in excess of 500 rads (5 grays) in one hour at one meter from a
				  radiation source or from any surface that the radiation penetrates. At very high
				  doses received at high dose rates, units of absorbed dose (e.g., rads and grays) are
				  appropriate, rather than units of dose equivalent (e.g., rems and
				  sieverts).
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For further requirements outlined for the following topics refer to
				R.61-64, X-Rays (Title B):
Registration Requirements-Servicing and Services (VENDORS) (Part
				II)
Out-of-state Facilities (Part II)
Radiation Dose Limits (Part III)
Control of Access to High and Very High Radiation Areas (Part
				III)
Caution Signs (Part III)
Posting Requirements (Part III)
Notification of Incidents (Part III)
Reports of Exposures and Radiation Levels Exceeding the Limits (Part
				III)
Notices, Instructions, and Reports to Workers: Inspections (Part
				X)
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-67 - STANDARDS FOR WASTEWATER FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Section 61-67.67.100 - General Provisions

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A. Purpose. This
			 regulation establishes standards, for general and technical design requirements, for
			 use by the Department in reviewing Engineering Reports, establishing Reliability
			 Classifications and issuing State Construction Permits or other approval actions as
			 outlined in the regulation.
B.
			 Applicability. This regulation applies to engineering design and construction of all
			 wastewater treatment facilities and all wastewater collection and transmission
			 facilities which require a construction permit or approval from the Department. The
			 Department may approve temporary research and development and other wastewater
			 treatment projects without requiring an engineering report or construction permit
			 when such activity is considered by the Department to be minor in nature.
C. Exclusions. The following exclusions shall
			 apply:
1. Wastewater collection systems approved by
			 permits issued under Regulation 61-56;
2. Replacement of a component (same or similar),
			 as long as there is no change in capacity;
3. Routine maintenance;
4. The construction of buildings; or
5. Service lines as defined in
			 subsection67.100.D.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-67 - STANDARDS FOR WASTEWATER FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Section 61-67.67.400 - Reliability Classifications

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A. Purpose.
1. The Department has authority to establish
			 reliability classification requirements for wastewater treatment facilities, for the
			 primary purpose of protecting surface waters and their usage, such as shellfish
			 harvesting areas, and designated recreational waters, as determined by the
			 Department, as well as water supply intake areas.
2. The secondary purpose of this requirement is to
			 provide standards for reasonable reliability of treatment performance.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-67 - STANDARDS FOR WASTEWATER FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Appendix 61-67.B - General Construction Permits

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1. The
			 Department may implement the provisions of this regulation by means of a general
			 construction permit, in accordance with the following:
a. Coverage.
(1)
			 Area. The general construction permit shall be written to cover a category of
			 construction activities identified in this regulation or disposal practices or
			 facilities described in the permit under subsection61-67 Appendix B, 1.a. (2)(b)
			 below, except those covered by individual construction permits, within a
			 geographical area. The area shall correspond to existing geographic or political
			 boundaries, such as:
(a) Designated planning areas
			 under section208 and 303 of CWA;
(b)
			 Sewer districts, sewer authorities, municipalities or POTW's;
(c) City, county, or State political
			 boundaries;
(d) State highway
			 systems;
(e) Standard metropolitan
			 statistical areas as defined by the Federal Office of Management and
			 Budget;
(f) Urbanized areas as
			 designated by the Federal Bureau of the Census according to criteria in 30 Fed. Reg.
			 15202 (May 1, 1974), or as subsequently amended;
(g) Any other appropriate division or combination
			 of boundaries; or
(h) Watershed
			 boundaries.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-68 - Water Classifications and Standards › Section 61-68.A - PURPOSE AND SCOPE

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1. This
			 regulation, promulgated pursuant to authority in the S.C. Pollution Control
			 Act, S.C. Code Sections
			 48-1-10 et seq., establishes a
			 system and rules for managing and protecting the quality of South Carolina's
			 surface and ground water. They establish the State's official classified water
			 uses for all waters of the State, establish general rules and specific numeric
			 and narrative criteria for protecting classified and existing water uses, and
			 establish procedures for classifying waters of the State. The water quality
			 standards include the uses of the waters, the numeric and narrative criteria,
			 and the antidegradation rules contained in this regulation.
a. The uses of the waters of the State are
			 defined and described in Sections B, C, E, F, G, and H of this
			 regulation.
b. Numeric criteria for
			 aquatic life and human health are numeric values for specific parameters and
			 pollutants or water quality levels which have been assigned for the protection
			 of the existing and classified uses for each of the classifications in South
			 Carolina and are listed in Sections D, E, G, H, and the Appendix. Narrative
			 criteria for aquatic life and human health are general goals and statements of
			 attainable or attained conditions of biological integrity and water quality of
			 the waterbody. These narrative criteria rely upon the use of standardized
			 measures and data analyses to make qualitative determinations of the water
			 quality and use attainment. The Department uses scientifically sound and, where
			 applicable, EPA-approved methods in making these determinations. Narrative
			 criteria are listed in Sections C, D, E, F, G, and H.
c. Antidegradation rules provide a minimum
			 level of protection to all waters of the State and also include provisions and
			 requirements necessary to determine when and if water quality degradation is
			 allowed. Antidegradation rules are described in Section D of this
			 regulation.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-68 - Water Classifications and Standards › Section 61-68.C - APPLICABILITY OF STANDARDS

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1. The
			 water quality standards are applicable to both surface waters and ground
			 waters.
2. Any exception specified
			 in this regulation is to be applied exclusively to the situation for which it
			 was incorporated and not as a general rule applicable to all situations or
			 waters of the State.
3. Uses in all
			 waters shall be protected, wherever attainable, regardless of flow and
			 classification of waters.
4.
			 Critical flows for determining permit effluent limitations and/or permit
			 conditions or requirements, including permit development such as wasteload
			 allocations or load allocations in total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), will be
			 calculated in accordance with the following:
a. Aquatic life numeric criteria.
(1) The applicable critical flow conditions
			 for aquatic life criteria shall be defined as 7Q10 or tidal conditions as
			 determined by the Department. The numeric criteria of this regulation are not
			 applicable to waters of the State when the flow rate is less than 7Q10 except
			 as prescribed below.
(2) The
			 Department shall consider conditions that are comparable to or more stringent
			 than 7Q10 where appropriate to protect classified and existing uses, such as
			 below dams and in tidal situations. Only those situations where the use of 7Q10
			 flows are determined to be impracticable, inappropriate, or insufficiently
			 protective of aquatic life uses shall be considered as a situation in which the
			 Department may consider other flow conditions.
(3) NPDES permit conditions shall be based on
			 a critical condition analysis (e.g., critical flow, temperature or pH, or a
			 combination of factors which would represent a critical condition). The
			 Department may consider less stringent limits based on a critical ambient water
			 temperature during November through February.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-68 - Water Classifications and Standards › Section 61-68.D - ANTIDEGRADATION RULES

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1. Existing
			 water uses and the level of water quality necessary to protect these existing
			 uses shall be maintained and protected regardless of the water classification
			 and consistent with the policies below.
a. A
			 new activity or expansion of an existing activity shall not be allowed in Class
			 ONRW, Class ORW, or Shellfish Harvesting Waters if it would exclude, through
			 establishment of a prohibited area, an existing shellfish harvesting or culture
			 use. A new activity or expansion of an existing activity which will result in a
			 prohibited area may be allowed in Class SA or Class SB waters when determined
			 to be appropriate by the Department and would not remove or impair an existing
			 use.
b. Existing uses and water
			 quality necessary to protect these uses are presently affected or may be
			 affected by instream modifications or water withdrawals. The stream flows
			 necessary to protect classified and existing uses and the water quality
			 supporting these uses shall be maintained consistent with riparian rights to
			 reasonable use of water.
c.
			 Existing or classified ground water uses and the conditions necessary to
			 protect those uses shall be maintained and protected.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-68 - Water Classifications and Standards › Section 61-68.E - GENERAL RULES AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALL WATERS

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1. The General Assembly of South Carolina in
			 the Act has declared the following policy: "It is declared to be the public
			 policy of the State to maintain reasonable standards of purity of the air and
			 water resources of the State, consistent with the public health, safety and
			 welfare of its citizens, maximum employment, the industrial development of the
			 State, the propagation and protection of terrestrial and marine fauna and
			 flora, and the protection of physical property and other resources. It is
			 further declared that to secure these purposes and the enforcement of the
			 provisions of this Act, the Department of Health and Environmental Control
			 shall have authority to abate, control and prevent pollution."
2. The classes and standards described in
			 Sections G and H of this regulation implement the above State policy by
			 protecting the waters of South Carolina. Consistent with the above policy, the
			 Department adopts the following general standards in items 3-19 for all waters
			 of South Carolina.
3. No waters of
			 the State shall be used for the sole or principal purpose of transporting or
			 treating wastes.
4.
a.
Any discharge into waters of the State must be permitted by the
				Department and receive a degree of treatment and/or control which shall produce
				an effluent which is consistent with the Act, the Clean Water Act (P.L.
				92-500, 95-217, 97-117, 100-4), this regulation,
				and related regulations. No permit issued by the Department shall be
				interpreted as creating any vested right in any person. Additionally, any
				discharge into waters of the State containing sanitary wastes shall be
				effectively disinfected as necessary to meet the appropriate standards of this
				regulation. The Department may require best management practices (BMPs) for
				control of stormwater runoff as part of the requirements of an NPDES permit, a
				State construction permit, or a State 401 Water Quality Certification.
b. When not specifically covered
			 by permit reporting requirements, any unauthorized discharge into waters of the
			 State which may cause or contribute to an excursion of a water quality standard
			 must be reported by the responsible party to the Department orally within
			 twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware of such conditions. Further, written
			 notification must be provided to the Department (Bureau of Water) within five
			 (5) calendar days of becoming aware of such conditions and the written notice
			 must include the following:
(1) A description
			 of the discharge and cause;
(2) The
			 duration of the discharge, including exact dates and times, and if not
			 corrected, the time that the unauthorized discharge is expected to cease, and
			 what steps are being taken to eliminate, minimize, and prevent recurrence of
			 the discharge.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-68 - Water Classifications and Standards › Section 61-68.I - SEVERABILITY

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Should any section, paragraph, or other part of this regulation
				be declared invalid for any reason, the remainder shall not be
				affected.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-69 - Classified Waters › Section 61-69.A - Criteria for Classes

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All adopted classifications must conform to the standards and
				rules contained within R.61-68, Water Classifications and
				Standards, or site-specific standards listed within this regulation. Unless
				noted, site- specific standards apply only to the water named and not to
				tributary or downstream waters.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-69 - Classified Waters › Section 61-69.B - Tributaries to Classified Waters

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Where surface waters are not classified by name (unlisted) in
				this regulation, the use classification and numeric standards of the class of
				the stream to which they are tributary apply, disregarding any site-specific
				numeric standards for the named waterbody. In tidal areas, where an unlisted
				tributary may affect or flows between two differently classified waterbodies,
				regardless of whether the location is upstream or downstream, the more
				stringent numeric standards of the classified waters apply to the unlisted
				tributary, disregarding any site-specific numeric standards for those
				waterbodies.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-69 - Classified Waters › Section 61-69.C - Status of Classifications and Reviews

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The classification for all bodies of water contained herein
				supersedes all previous classifications. The classifications listed within this
				regulation shall be open to review to ensure that the classification use is
				still valid and justified.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-69 - Classified Waters › Section 61-69.D - No Discharge Zone Designations

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The Department may determine in accordance with Section
				312 of the Clean Water Act that for
				some waterbodies (or portions of waterbodies), the designation of No Discharge
				Zone (NDZ) for Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs) shall be enacted with
				application of the existing classified standards of the waterbody. The
				designation is listed in this regulation as an NDZ following the waterbody
				name.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-69 - Classified Waters › Section 61-69.E - Class Abbreviations

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Class Abbreviations Used in
							 R.61-69
Outstanding National Resource Waters
ONRW (previous class)
Outstanding Resource Waters
ORW (previous class)
Shellfish Harvesting Waters
SFH
Trout - Natural
TN
Trout - Put, Grow, and Take
TPGT
Trout - Put and Take
TPT
Freshwaters
FW
Class SA (saltwaters)
SA
Class SB (saltwaters)
SB
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-69 - Classified Waters › Section 61-69.F - Notations for Site-Specific Standards and Previous Class

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An "sp" by the Class means the Department has established
				site-specific standards for certain parameters for that waterbody. The
				site-specific standards are listed in parentheses after the waterbody
				description. For convenience, on both ONRW and ORW waterbodies, the previous
				classification for the specific waterbody is given in parentheses after the
				Class listing.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-69 - Classified Waters › Section 61-69.G - County Abbreviations

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Abbeville
Abvl
Aiken
Aikn
Allendale
Aldl
Anderson
Andn
Bamberg
Bmbg
Barnwell
Brwl
Beaufort
Bfrt
Berkeley
Bkly
Calhoun
Clhn
Charleston
Chtn
Cherokee
Chke
Chester
Cstr
Chesterfield
Cfld
Clarendon
Clrn
Colleton
Cltn
Darlington
Drln
Dillon
Diln
Dorchester
Dchr
Edgefield
Efld
Fairfield
Ffld
Florence
Flrn
Georgetown
Gtwn
Greenville
Gnvl
Greenwood
Gnwd
Hampton
Hmpt
Horry
Hory
Jasper
Jspr
Kershaw
Krsh
Lancaster
Lctr
Laurens
Lrns
Lee
Lee
Lexington
Lxtn
McCormick
Mcmk
Marion
Marn
Marlboro
Mrlb
Newberry
Nbry
Oconee
Ocne
Orangeburg
Orbg
Pickens
Pkns
Richland
Rlnd
Saluda
Slda
Spartanburg
Spbg
Sumter
Smtr
Union
Unin
Williamsburg
Wmbg
York
York
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-71 - Well Standards › Section 61-71.A - PURPOSE AND SCOPE

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These regulations establish minimum standards for the construction,
				maintenance, and operation of the following wells: individual residential,
				irrigation, monitoring (including non-standard installations), and boreholes to
				ensure that underground sources of drinking water are not contaminated and public
				health is protected. These regulations do not apply to public water wells as those
				standards are stated in R.61-58, State Primary Drinking Water
				Regulations. Underground injection of fluids is regulated under R.61-87, Underground Injection Control
				Regulations. In accordance with R.61-87, the minimum standards for
				construction and abandonment of injection wells are as stated for all wells in this
				Regulation. Additional requirements for wells may be found in the following
				regulations: for injection wells, see R.61-87, Underground Injection Control
				Regulations; for water wells that produce greater than 3 million gallons in any
				month, see R.61-113, Groundwater Use and
				Reporting; for oil and gas exploration and production wells, see R.121-8, Oil and
				Gas Exploration, Drilling, and Production; and for monitoring and remediation wells
				at hazardous waste sites, see R.61-79, Hazardous Waste Management
				Regulations. Permitting requirements for Individual Residential Wells and Irrigation
				Wells are found in R.61-44, Individual Residential Well
				and Irrigation Well Permitting.