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Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter B - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE FEES › Section 336.105 - Schedule of Fees for Other Licenses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each application for a license under
				  Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Licensing of Alternative Methods of
				  Disposal of Radioactive Material), Subchapter G of this chapter (relating to
				  Decommissioning Standards), Subchapter K of this chapter (relating to
				  Commercial Disposal of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material Waste from
				  Public Water Systems), Subchapter L of this chapter (relating to Licensing of
				  Source Material Recovery and By-product Material Disposal Facilities), or
				  Subchapter M of this chapter (relating to Licensing of Radioactive Substances
				  Processing and Storage Facilities) must be accompanied by an application fee as
				  follows:
(1) facilities regulated under
				  Subchapter F of this chapter: $50,000;
(2) facilities regulated under Subchapter G
				  of this chapter: $10,000;
(3)
				  facilities regulated under Subchapter K of this chapter: $50,000;
(4) facilities regulated under Subchapter L
				  of this chapter: $463,096 for conventional mining; $322,633 for in situ mining;
				  $325,910 for heap leach; and $374,729 for disposal only; or
(A) if the application fee is not sufficient
				  to cover costs incurred by the commission, then the applicant shall submit a
				  supplemental fee to recover the actual costs incurred by the commission for
				  review of the application and any hearings associated with an application for
				  commercial by-product material disposal under Subchapter L of this chapter in
				  accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code, §
												401.301(g);
(B) the executive director shall invoice for
				  the amount of the costs incurred quarterly. Payment shall be made within 30
				  days following the date of the invoice;
(5) facilities regulated under Subchapter M
				  of this chapter: $3,830 for Waste Processing - Class I Exempt; $39,959 for
				  Waste Processing - Class I; $94,661 for Waste Processing - Class II; and
				  $273,800 for Waste Processing - Class III.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter B - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE FEES › Section 336.106 - Annual Fees for Emergency Response Activities, Including Training

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each holder of a fixed nuclear facility construction permit
					 or operating license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
					 or an operator of any other fixed nuclear facility shall submit an annual fee
					 for the services received. This fee shall recover for the State the actual
					 expenses arising from emergency response activities, including training. Costs
					 of activities benefiting more than one facility shall be prorated. The
					 executive director shall send an invoice after completion of emergency response
					 activities held before August 31 of each year. Payment shall be made within 30
					 days following the date of the invoice.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter B - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE FEES › Section 336.107 - Annual License Fee Due Date and Period Covered

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Payment for annual fees set forth in
				  §
										336.105(b)
				  of this title (relating to Schedule of Fees for Other Licenses) shall be due on
				  or before October 31st of each year.
(b) The period covered by each annual fee set
				  forth in §
										336.105(b)
				  of this title shall be the 12 months preceding the fee payment due date, except
				  fees may be prorated for a period less than 12 months to accommodate the due
				  date established in subsection (a) of this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter B - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE FEES › Section 336.109 - Fees after Request for Termination of License

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If a licensee requests termination of a
				  license, the amount of the annual fee due on the next fee payment due date may
				  be prorated based on the number of months completed through the month of the
				  termination request out of the 12-month period covered by the annual fee. As an
				  example, if a licensee requests termination of a license on August 20 and the
				  next annual fee is due on or before November 30, the annual fee for that year
				  may be prorated as 9/12 of the applicable fee amount. After the next annual fee
				  due date, the annual fee may be waived pending the final determination on the
				  termination request. The annual fee may be prorated or waived as provided in
				  this subsection if the executive director has reasonable basis to find, from
				  information provided by the licensee, that the licensee has satisfied the
				  applicable requirements for decommissioning and closure. If the executive
				  director has insufficient information or finds that the licensee has not
				  satisfied the requirements for decommissioning and closure, the annual fee
				  shall not be prorated or waived and shall be the full amount.
(b) If an annual fee has been prorated or
				  waived under subsection (a) of this section and the executive director later
				  determines, before making the final determination on the request for
				  termination, that the licensee has not met the decommissioning and closure
				  requirements, then any amount of annual fees not paid due to proration or
				  waiving shall be payable immediately upon notice to the licensee.
(c) The commission may not terminate a
				  license for which the licensee has not paid any outstanding fees prescribed by
				  this subchapter until the fees are paid.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter B - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE FEES › Section 336.110 - Nonrefundable Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Fee payments
				  set forth in this subchapter are not refundable, except as provided in
				  subsection (b) of this section. Fee payments for applications or amendment
				  applications as set forth in this subchapter shall be charged irrespective of
				  the commission's disposition of the application or a withdrawal of the
				  application by the applicant.
(b)
				  If the executive director determines that a license application or an amendment
				  application is not administratively complete, the application and any
				  accompanying application fee may be returned to the applicant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter B - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE FEES › Section 336.111 - Method of Payment of Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Fee payments prescribed by this subchapter shall be made in
					 cash or by check or money order made payable to the Texas Commission on
					 Environmental Quality. The payments may be made by personal delivery to the
					 Financial Administration Cashier Office, Texas Commission on Environmental
					 Quality, in Austin, Texas, or mailed to the Texas Commission on Environmental
					 Quality, Cashier's Office, MC 214, P.O. Box 13088, Austin, Texas
					 78711-3088.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter B - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE FEES › Section 336.112 - Failure To Pay Prescribed Application Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In any case where an applicant for a license or a license
					 amendment has failed to pay the application fee or amendment application fee
					 prescribed in this subchapter, the executive director shall not process that
					 application until this fee is paid in full. If the applicable fee is not paid
					 in full, the executive director may find that the application or amendment
					 application is not administratively complete and may return the application to
					 the applicant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter B - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE FEES › Section 336.113 - Failure to Pay Prescribed Annual Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  licensee failing to make payment of the fees when due under this chapter shall
				  be assessed penalties and interest in accordance with Chapter 12 of this title
				  (relating to Payment of Fees).
(b)
				  In any case where the executive director finds that a licensee has failed to
				  pay a fee prescribed by this subchapter by the due date, the executive director
				  may implement compliance procedures.
(c) In any case where the executive director
				  finds that a fixed nuclear facility has failed to pay fees for emergency
				  response activities, including training, within 90 days following the date of
				  the invoice, the executive director may recommend and the commission may issue
				  an order to show cause why those services should not be terminated.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter B - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE FEES › Section 336.114 - Fee for Fixed Nuclear Facilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The commission may set and collect an annual fee from the
					 operator of each nuclear reactor or other fixed nuclear facility in the state
					 that uses special nuclear material. The amount of fees collected may not exceed
					 the actual expenses that arise from emergency planning and implementation and
					 environmental surveillance activities.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.201 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
This subchapter establishes general licensing requirements
					 for all radioactive materials, except oil and gas naturally occurring
					 radioactive material waste.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.203 - License Required

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No person shall dispose of radioactive material unless that
					 person has a license from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, or an
					 exemption under Texas Health and Safety Code, §
										401.106(a).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.205 - Application Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Applications shall be submitted according to the requirements of Chapter 305 of
				  this title (relating to Consolidated Permits), unless otherwise
				  indicated.
(b) An application for a
				  license, or amendment of a license shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee,
				  specified in Subchapter B of this chapter (relating to Radioactive Substance
				  Fees).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.207 - General Requirements for Issuance of a License

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An application may be approved if the commission determines
					 that the requirements set forth in the applicable subchapter of this chapter
					 and Chapter 305, Subchapter C of this title (relating to Application for
					 Permit) have been met and that:
(1)
				  the applicant is qualified by training and experience to conduct the proposed
				  radioactive material activities in accordance with the rules in this chapter in
				  such a manner as to protect and minimize danger to the public health and safety
				  and the environment;
(2) the
				  applicant's proposed equipment, facilities, and procedures are adequate to
				  protect and minimize danger to the public health and safety and the
				  environment;
(3) the issuance of
				  the license will not be inimical to public health and safety nor have a
				  long-term detrimental impact on the environment.
(4) the applicant for a license issued under
				  Subchapter H of this chapter (relating to Licensing Requirements for
				  Near-Surface Land Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste) has acquired the
				  title to and any interest in land and buildings, including the surface and
				  mineral estates, on which the facility or facilities are to be located by
				  either having acquired:
(A) an undivided
				  ownership of the buildings, surface estate, and mineral estate in fee simple
				  through purchase or completed condemnation; or
(B) an undivided ownership of the buildings
				  and surface estate, along with an exemption, granted by the commission in
				  accordance with federal law for use of a surface use agreement, in lieu of
				  acquiring fee simple title to the mineral estate; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.208 - Radiation Safety Officer

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Qualifications of the designated radiation safety officer (RSO) are adequate
				  for the purpose requested and include as a minimum:
(1) have earned at least a bachelor's degree
				  in a physical or biological science, industrial hygiene, health physics,
				  radiation protection, or engineering from an accredited college or university,
				  or an equivalent combination of training and relevant experience, with two
				  years of relevant experience equivalent to a year of academic study, from a
				  uranium or mineral extraction/recovery, radioactive waste processing, or a
				  radioactive waste or by-product material disposal facility;
(2) have at least one year of relevant
				  experience, in addition to that used to meet the educational requirement,
				  working under the direct supervision of the RSO at a uranium or mineral
				  extraction/recovery, radioactive waste processing, or radioactive waste or
				  by-product material disposal facility; and
(3) have at least four weeks of specialized
				  training in health physics or radiation safety applicable to uranium or mineral
				  extraction/recovery, radioactive waste processing, or radioactive waste or
				  by-product material disposal operations from a course provider that has been
				  evaluated and approved by the agency.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.209 - Issuance of License

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Upon a determination that an application meets the
					 requirements of the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 401 and the
					 commission rules relating to radioactive material licensing, the commission may
					 issue a license authorizing the proposed activity.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.210 - Emergency Plan for Responding to a Release

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A new or renewal application for each
				  specific license to possess radioactive materials in unsealed form, on foils or
				  plated sources, or sealed in glass in excess of the quantities in subsection
				  (e) of this section shall contain either:
(1)
				  an evaluation showing that the maximum dose to a person off-site due to a
				  release of radioactive material would not exceed 1 rem effective dose
				  equivalent or 5 rems to the thyroid; or
(2) an emergency plan for responding to a
				  release of radioactive material.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.211 - General Requirements for Radioactive Material Disposal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Unless otherwise exempted, a licensee may
				  dispose of licensed material, as appropriate to the type of licensed material,
				  only:
(1) by transfer to an authorized
				  recipient as provided in §
											336.331(g) and
				  (h) of this title (relating to Transfer of
				  Radioactive Material), Subchapter H of this chapter (relating to Licensing
				  Requirements for Near-Surface Land Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste), or
				  in Subchapter L of this chapter (relating to Licensing of Source Material
				  Recovery and By-product Material Disposal Facilities);
(2) by transfer to a recipient authorized in
				  another state by license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory
				  Commission or an Agreement State or to the United States Department of
				  Energy;
(3) by decay in storage as
				  authorized by law;
(4) by release
				  in effluents within the limits specified in §
											336.313
				  of this title (relating to Dose Limits for Individual Members of the
				  Public);
(5) as authorized under
				  §
											336.213
				  of this title (relating to Method of Obtaining Approval of Proposed Disposal
				  Procedures);
(6) as authorized
				  under §
											336.215
				  of this title (relating to Disposal by Release into Sanitary
				  Sewerage);
(7) as authorized under
				  §
											336.223
				  of this title (relating to Disposal in Underground Injection Control Class I
				  Injection Wells);
(8) as authorized
				  under §
											336.225
				  of this title (relating to Disposal of Specific Wastes); or
(9) as specifically authorized by commission
				  license issued under this chapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.213 - Method of Obtaining Approval of Proposed Activities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A person who plans to dispose of
				  radioactive material; store or process radioactive substances from other
				  persons; or recover or process source material shall submit an application for
				  a license according to Chapter 305 of this title (relating to Consolidated
				  Permits) and the applicable subchapter in this chapter.
(b) A person holding a license issued under
				  this chapter shall request changes to the license by requesting a license
				  amendment, according to Chapter 305, Subchapter D of this title (relating to
				  Amendments, Renewals, Transfers, Corrections, Revocation, and Suspension of
				  Permits).
(c) If this chapter does
				  not specifically authorize a proposed disposal procedure, a person shall file
				  an application for a license or license amendment under Subchapter F of this
				  chapter (relating to Licensing of Alternative Methods of Disposal of
				  Radioactive Material) for approval of on-site disposal of radioactive material
				  generated in the person's activities.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.215 - Disposal by Release into Sanitary Sewerage

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A licensee may discharge licensed material into sanitary
					 sewerage if each of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) the material is readily soluble in water,
				  or is readily dispersible biological material;
(2) the quantity of licensed or other
				  radioactive material that the licensee releases into the sewer in one month
				  divided by the average monthly volume of water released into the sewer by the
				  licensee does not exceed the concentration listed in Table III of §
										336.359
				  of this title (relating to Appendix B, Annual Limits on Intake (ALI) and
				  Derived Air Concentrations (DAC) of Radionuclides for Occupational Exposure;
				  Effluent Concentrations; Concentrations for Release to Sanitary
				  Sewerage);
(3) if more than one
				  radionuclide is released, the licensee shall determine the fraction of the
				  limit in Table III of §
										336.359
				  of this title represented by discharges into sanitary sewerage by dividing the
				  actual monthly average concentration of each radionuclide released by the
				  licensee into the sewer by the concentration of that radionuclide listed in
				  Table III of §
										336.359
				  of this title; the sum of the fractions for all of the radionuclides released
				  shall not exceed one; and
(4) the
				  total quantity of licensed and other radioactive material that the licensee
				  releases into the sanitary sewerage in a year does not exceed five curies (185
				  gigabecquerels) of hydrogen-3, one curie (37 gigabecquerels) of carbon-14, and
				  one curie (37 gigabecquerels) of all other radioactive materials
				  combined.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.217 - Disposal by Burial in Soil

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No licensee shall dispose of radioactive material by burial
					 in soil except as provided by:
(1)
										§
										336.225
				  of this title (relating to Disposal of Specific Wastes);
(2) specific license issued under the
				  applicable subchapter of this chapter; or
(3) an exemption issued under §
										336.5(a)
				  of this title (relating to Exemptions).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.219 - Disposal by Release into Septic Tanks

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No licensee shall discharge radioactive material into a
					 septic tank system except by specific license issued by the commission under
					 Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Alternative Methods of Disposal of
					 Radioactive Material).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.221 - Treatment or Disposal by Incineration

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Treatment of radioactive material by incineration, except in a form and
				  concentration specified by §
										336.225
				  of this title (relating to Disposal of Specific Wastes), shall be subject to
				  applicable rules of the Texas Department of Health.
(b) Ash residue waste containing radioactive
				  material shall be disposed of in accordance with §
										336.211
				  of this title (relating to General Requirements for Radioactive Material Waste
				  Disposal).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.223 - Disposal in Underground Injection Control Class I Injection Wells

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A person shall dispose of radioactive material by
					 injection, only into an underground injection control Class I injection well
					 that is:
(1) permitted under Chapter
				  331 of this title (relating to Underground Injection Control); and
(2) specifically licensed under this chapter
				  for radioactive material waste disposal.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.225 - Disposal of Specific Wastes

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  licensee may dispose of the following licensed material as if it were not
				  radioactive:
(1) 0.05 microcurie (1.85
				  kilobecquerels), or less, of hydrogen-3, carbon-14, or iodine-125 per gram of
				  medium used for liquid scintillation counting or in vitro clinical or in vitro
				  laboratory testing; and
(2) 0.05
				  microcurie (1.85 kilobecquerels), or less, of hydrogen-3, carbon-14, or
				  iodine-125 per gram of animal tissue, averaged over the weight of the entire
				  animal.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.227 - Radioactive Tracers Used in the Exploration, Development or Production of Oil or Gas or Geothermal Resources

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Disposal of radioactive tracer materials used in the exploration, development
				  or production of oil or gas or geothermal resources is exempt from licensing
				  requirements for the disposal of radioactive substances under this chapter if
				  the radioactive tracer materials are disposed of in accordance with this
				  section.
(b) Radioactive tracers
				  are eligible for exemption under this section if:
(1) the possession, transportation, and use
				  of the radioactive tracers are licensed or otherwise authorized by the Texas
				  Department of State Health Services;
(2) the non-water soluble radioactive tracers
				  are in fluids that have been retrieved from a well used in the exploration,
				  development or production of oil or gas or geothermal resources and such well
				  is permitted or otherwise authorized by the Railroad Commission of
				  Texas;
(3) the total concentration
				  of radioactivity for all isotopes disposed does not exceed 1,000 picocuries per
				  gram (pCi/g), and the half-life of each isotope is 120 days or less;
				  and
(4) the radioactive tracers are
				  non-water soluble.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter C - GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 336.229 - Prohibition of Dilution

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No person shall reduce the concentration of radioactive
					 constituents by dilution to meet exemption levels established under the Texas
					 Health and Safety Code, Chapter 401, §401.106, or change the waste's
					 classification or disposal requirements. Radioactive material that has been
					 diluted as a result of stabilization, mixing, or treatment, including, but not
					 limited to, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Land Disposal
					 Restrictions (LDR) treatment, or for any other reason, shall be subject to the
					 disposal regulations it would have been subject to prior to
					 dilution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 336.301 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) This subchapter
				  establishes standards for protection against ionizing radiation resulting from
				  activities conducted under licenses issued by the commission and establishes
				  minimum standards for all persons who dispose of radioactive
				  materials.
(b) The rules in this
				  subchapter are designed to control the receipt, possession, use, transfer, and
				  disposal of licensed radioactive material by any commission licensee so that
				  the total dose to an individual, including doses resulting from licensed and
				  unlicensed radioactive material and from radiation sources other than
				  background radiation, does not exceed the standards for protection against
				  radiation prescribed in this subchapter. However, nothing in this subchapter
				  shall be construed as limiting actions that may be necessary to protect health
				  and safety.
(c) Except as
				  specifically provided in other parts of this chapter, this subchapter applies
				  to persons licensed by the commission to receive, possess, use, transfer, or
				  dispose of radioactive material. The limits in this subchapter do not apply to
				  doses due to background radiation, to exposure of patients to radiation for the
				  purpose of medical diagnosis or therapy, or to voluntary participation in
				  medical research programs.
(d)
				  Nothing in this subchapter relieves the licensee from complying with other
				  applicable federal, state, and local regulations governing any other toxic or
				  hazardous properties of materials that shall be disposed of under the rules in
				  this chapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 336.302 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Terms used in this subchapter are defined in §
										336.2 of
					 this title (relating to Definitions). Additional terms used in this subchapter
					 and in §336.363, Appendix F, of this title (relating to Requirements for
					 Receipt of Low-Level Radioactive Waste for Disposal at Licensed Land Disposal
					 Facilities and Manifests) are given in that section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 336.303 - Implementation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The applicable
				  section of this subchapter must be used in lieu of requirements in the
				  standards for protection against radiation in effect before January 1, 1994,
				  that are cited in license conditions, except as specified in subsections (b),
				  (c), and (d) of this section. If the requirements of this subchapter are more
				  restrictive than the existing license condition, then the licensee shall comply
				  with this subchapter unless exempted by subsection (c) of this
				  section.
(b) Any existing license
				  condition that is more restrictive than a requirement in this subchapter
				  remains in force until there is an amendment or renewal of the
				  license.
(c) If a license condition
				  exempted a licensee from a requirement in the standards for protection against
				  radiation in effect before January 1, 1994, it also exempts the licensee from
				  the corresponding provision of this subchapter.
(d) If a license condition cites provisions
				  in requirements in the standards for protection against radiation in effect
				  before January 1, 1994, and there are no corresponding provisions in this
				  subchapter, the license condition remains in force until there is an amendment
				  or renewal of the license that modifies or removes this condition.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 336.304 - Radiation Protection Programs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Each licensee shall develop, document, and implement a radiation protection
				  program commensurate with the scope and extent of licensed activities and
				  sufficient to ensure compliance with the provisions of this subchapter. See
				  §
										336.342
				  of this title (relating to Records of Radiation Protection Programs) for
				  requirements for maintaining records relating to these programs.
(b) The licensee shall use, to the extent
				  practicable, procedures and engineering controls based upon sound radiation
				  protection principles to achieve occupational doses and doses to members of the
				  public that are as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA).
(c) The licensee shall, at intervals not to
				  exceed 12 months, review the radiation protection program content and
				  implementation.
(d) To implement
				  the ALARA requirement of subsection (b) of this section, and notwithstanding
				  the requirements in §
										336.313
				  of this title (relating to Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public), a
				  constraint on air emissions of radioactive material to the environment,
				  excluding Radon-222 and its daughters, shall be established by licensees other
				  than nuclear power reactors, such that the individual member of the public
				  likely to receive the highest dose will not be expected to receive a total
				  effective dose equivalent in excess of 10 mrem (0.1 mSv) per year from these
				  emissions. If a licensee subject to this requirement exceeds this dose
				  constraint, the licensee shall report the exceedence as provided in §
										336.352
				  of this title (relating to Reports of Exposures, Radiation Levels, and
				  Concentrations of Radioactive Material Exceeding the Limits) and promptly take
				  appropriate corrective action to ensure against recurrence.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 336.305 - Occupational Dose Limits for Adults

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The licensee shall control the occupational dose to individual adults, except
				  for planned special exposures under §
										336.310
				  of this title (relating to Planned Special Exposures), to the following dose
				  limits:
(1) an annual limit, which is the
				  more limiting of:
(A) the total effective
				  dose equivalent being equal to 5 rems (0.05 sievert); or
(B) the sum of the deep-dose equivalent and
				  the committed dose equivalent to any individual organ or tissue other than the
				  lens of the eye being equal to 50 rems (0.5 sievert).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 336.306 - Compliance with Requirements for Summation of External and Internal Doses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If the licensee
				  is required to monitor under both §
										336.316(1)
				  and (2) of this title (relating to Conditions
				  Requiring Individual Monitoring of External and Internal Occupational Dose),
				  the licensee shall demonstrate compliance with the dose limits by summing
				  external and internal doses. If the licensee is required to monitor only under
				  §
										336.316(1)
				  of this title or only under §
										336.316(2)
				  of this title, then summation is not required to demonstrate compliance with
				  the dose limits. The licensee may demonstrate compliance with the requirements
				  for summation of external and internal doses by meeting the conditions
				  specified in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section. (The dose
				  equivalents for the lens of the eye, the skin, and the extremities are not
				  included in the summation but are subject to separate limits.)
(b) If the only intake of radionuclides is by
				  inhalation, the total effective dose equivalent limit is not exceeded if the
				  sum of the deep-dose equivalent divided by the total effective dose equivalent
				  limit and one of the following does not exceed 1:
(1) the sum of the fractions of the
				  inhalation annual limits on intake (ALI) for each radionuclide; or
(2) the total number of derived air
				  concentration-hours (DAC-hours) for all radionuclides divided by 2,000;
				  or
(3) the sum of the calculated
				  committed effective dose equivalents to all significantly irradiated organs or
				  tissues (T) calculated from bioassay data using appropriate biological models
				  and expressed as a fraction of the annual limit. For purposes of this
				  requirement, an organ or tissue is deemed to be significantly irradiated if,
				  for that organ or tissue, the product of the weighting factor (w[sub]T[/sub])
				  and the committed dose equivalent (H[sub]T,50[/sub]) per unit intake is greater
				  than 10% of the maximum weighted value of H[sub]T,50[/sub] (i.e.,
				  w[sub]T[/sub]H[sub]T,50[/sub]) per unit intake for any organ or
				  tissue.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 336.307 - Determination of External Dose from Airborne Radioactive Material

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Licensees
				  shall, when determining the dose from airborne radioactive material, include
				  the contribution to the deep-dose equivalent, lens dose equivalent, and
				  shallow-dose equivalent from external exposure to the radioactive cloud. See
				  notes 1 and 2 of §336.359, Appendix B, of this title (relating to Annual
				  Limits on Intake (ALI) and Derived Air Concentrations (DAC) of Radionuclides
				  for Occupational Exposure; Effluent Concentrations; Concentrations for Release
				  to Sanitary Sewerage).
(b) Airborne
				  radioactivity measurements and DAC values shall not be used as the primary
				  means to assess the deep-dose equivalent when the airborne radioactive material
				  includes radionuclides other than noble gases or if the cloud of airborne
				  radioactive material is not relatively uniform. The determination of the
				  deep-dose equivalent to an individual shall be based upon measurements using
				  instruments or individual monitoring devices.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 336.308 - Determination of Internal Exposure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  For purposes of assessing dose used to determine compliance with occupational
				  dose equivalent limits, the licensee shall, when required under §
										336.316
				  of this title (relating to Conditions Requiring Individual Monitoring of
				  External and Internal Occupational Dose), take suitable and timely measurements
				  of:
(1) concentrations of radioactive
				  materials in air in work areas; or
(2) quantities of radionuclides in the body;
				  or
(3) quantities of radionuclides
				  excreted from the body; or
(4)
				  combinations of these measurements.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 336.309 - Determination of Prior Occupational Dose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For each individual who is likely to
				  receive in a year an occupational dose requiring monitoring under §
										336.316
				  of this title (relating to Conditions Requiring Individual Monitoring of
				  External and Internal Occupational Dose), the licensee shall determine the
				  occupational radiation dose received during the current year.
(b) Before permitting an individual to
				  participate in a planned special exposure, the licensee shall determine:
(1) the internal and external doses from all
				  previous planned special exposures; and
(2) all doses in excess of the limits,
				  including doses received during accidents and emergencies, received during the
				  lifetime of the individual.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 336.310 - Planned Special Exposures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A licensee may authorize an adult worker to receive doses
					 in addition to and accounted for separately from the doses received under the
					 limits specified in §
										336.305
					 of this title (relating to Occupational Dose Limits for Adults) provided that
					 each of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) The licensee authorizes a planned special
				  exposure only in an exceptional situation when alternatives that might avoid
				  the dose estimated to result from the planned special exposure are unavailable
				  or impractical.
(2) The licensee,
				  and employer if the employer is not the licensee, specifically authorizes the
				  planned special exposure, in writing, before the exposure occurs.
(3) Before a planned special exposure, the
				  licensee ensures that each individual involved is:
(A) informed of the purpose of the planned
				  operation; and
(B) informed of the
				  estimated doses and associated potential risks and specific radiation levels or
				  other conditions that might be involved in performing the task; and
(C) instructed in the measures to be taken to
				  keep the dose as low as is reasonably achievable considering other risks that
				  may be present.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 336.311 - Occupational Dose Limits for Minors

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The annual occupational dose limits for minors are 10% of
					 the annual occupational dose limits specified for adult workers in §
										336.305
					 of this title (relating to Occupational Dose Limits for
					 Adults).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 336.312 - Dose Equivalent to an Embryo/Fetus

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The licensee shall ensure that the dose
				  to an embryo/fetus during the entire pregnancy, due to occupational exposure of
				  a declared pregnant woman, does not exceed 0.5 rem (5 millisieverts). See
				  §
										336.346
				  of this title (relating to Records of Individual Monitoring Results) for
				  recordkeeping requirements.
(b) The
				  licensee shall make efforts to avoid substantial variation above a uniform
				  monthly exposure rate to a declared pregnant woman so as to satisfy the limit
				  in subsection (a) of this section. (The National Council on Radiation
				  Protection and Measurements recommended in NCRP Report No.91, "Recommendations
				  on Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation" (June 1, 1987), that no more than
				  0.05 rem (0.5 millisievert) to the embryo/fetus be received in any one
				  month.)
(c) The dose to an
				  embryo/fetus shall be taken as the sum of:
(1) the deep-dose equivalent to the declared
				  pregnant woman; and
(2) the dose to
				  the embryo/fetus resulting from radionuclides in the embryo/fetus and
				  radionuclides in the declared pregnant woman.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 336.313 - Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each licensee shall conduct operations so
				  that:
(1) The total effective dose equivalent
				  to individual members of the public from the licensed operation does not exceed
				  0.1 rem (one millisievert) in a year, exclusive of the dose contribution from
				  the licensee's disposal of radioactive material into sanitary sewerage in
				  accordance with §
											336.215
				  of this title (relating to Disposal by Release into Sanitary Sewerage);
				  and
(2) The dose in any
				  unrestricted area from external sources does not exceed 0.002 rem (0.02
				  millisievert) in any one hour.
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Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The licensee
				  shall make or cause to be made, as appropriate, surveys of radiation levels in
				  unrestricted areas and radioactive materials in effluents released to
				  unrestricted areas to demonstrate compliance with the dose limits for
				  individual members of the public in §
										336.313
				  of this title (relating to Dose Limits for Individual Members of the
				  Public).
(b) A licensee shall show
				  compliance with the annual dose limit in §
										336.313
				  of this title by:
(1) demonstrating by
				  measurement or calculation that the total effective dose equivalent to the
				  individual likely to receive the highest dose from the licensed operation does
				  not exceed the annual dose limit; or
(2) demonstrating that:
(A) the annual average concentrations of
				  radioactive material released in gaseous and liquid effluents at the boundary
				  of the unrestricted area do not exceed the values specified in Table II of
				  §336.359, Appendix B, of this title (relating to Annual Limits on Intake
				  (ALI) and Derived Air Concentrations (DAC) of Radionuclides for Occupational
				  Exposure; Effluent Concentrations; Concentrations for Release to Sanitary
				  Sewerage); and
(B) if an individual
				  were continually present in an unrestricted area, the dose from external
				  sources would not exceed 0.002 rem (0.02 millisievert) in an hour and 0.05 rem
				  (0.5 millisievert) in a year.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 336.315 - General Requirements for Surveys and Monitoring

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each licensee shall make, or cause to be
				  made, surveys that:
(1) are necessary for the
				  licensee to comply with the rules in this chapter or conditions of the license;
				  and
(2) are reasonable under the
				  circumstances to evaluate:
(A) the magnitude
				  and extent of radiation levels;
(B)
				  concentrations or quantities of radioactive material; and
(C) the potential radiological hazards of the
				  radiation levels and residual radioactivity detected.