reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 228 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCELERATORS USED IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section 228.64 - Filters

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(a) A filter which
						is removable from the system shall be clearly identified. Documentation shall
						contain a description of the filter which includes a drawing showing dimensions
						and noting materials of construction.
(b) For new equipment which utilizes a system
						of wedge filters, interchangeable field flattening filters or interchangeable
						beam scattering filters the following apply:
(1) Irradiation may not be possible until a
						selection of a filter has been made at the control panel.
(2) An interlock system shall be provided to
						prevent irradiation if the filter selected is not in the correct
						position.
(3) An interlock shall be
						provided to prevent irradiation if a filter selection operation carried out in
						the treatment room does not agree with the filter selection operation carried
						out at the control panel.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 228 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCELERATORS USED IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section 228.65 - Electron beam quality

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The licensee shall determine that the following beam
						  quality requirements are met:
(1) The
						absorbed dose resulting from X-rays in a useful electron beam at a point on the
						central axis of the beam 10 centimeters greater than the practical range of the
						electrons may not exceed the values in Table I. Linear interpolation shall be
						used for values not stated.
Table I
Maximum Energy of Electron Beam in
									 MeV
X-Ray Absorbed Dose as a Fraction of Maximum
									 Absorbed Dose
1
0.03
15
0.05
35
0.10
50
0.20
(2) Compliance with paragraph (1) shall be
						determined using:
(i) A measurement within a
						phantom with the incident surface of the phantom at the normal treatment
						distance and normal to the central axis of the beam.
(ii) The largest field size available which
						does not exceed 15 centimeters by 15 centimeters.
(iii) A phantom whose cross-sectional
						dimensions exceed the measurement radiation field by at least 5 centimeters and
						whose depth is sufficient to perform the required measurement.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 228 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCELERATORS USED IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section 228.66 - Beam monitors

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(a)
						Therapy systems shall be provided with radiation detectors in the radiation
						head.
(b) New equipment shall be
						provided with at least two radiation detectors incorporated into two separate
						dose monitoring systems.
(c)
						Existing equipment shall be provided with at least one radiation detector
						incorporated into a primary dose monitoring system.
(d) The detector in a dose monitoring system
						shall be:
(1) Permanently installed and
						interlocked to prevent incorrect positioning.
(2) Part of a dose monitoring system that
						provides readings in dose monitor units which can be used to calculate the
						absorbed dose at a reference point in the treatment volume.
(3) Capable of independently monitoring and
						controlling the useful beam.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 228 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCELERATORS USED IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section 228.67 - Beam symmetry

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(a) In new
						equipment inherently capable of producing useful beams with asymmetry exceeding
						5%, at least four different parts of the radiation beam shall be monitored
						before the beam passes through the beam limiting device.
(b) If the difference in dose rates between
						two of the different parts required in subsection (a) exceeds 10%, the
						irradiation shall be terminated.
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(a) Irradiation may not be possible until a
						selection of a number of dose monitor units has been made at the control
						panel.
(b) The preselected number
						of dose monitor units shall be displayed at the control panel until reset
						manually to zero before subsequent treatment can be initiated.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 228 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCELERATORS USED IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section 228.69 - Termination of irradiation by the dose monitoring system or systems

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(a) A dose
						monitoring system shall be capable of independently terminating
						irradiation.
(b) A primary system
						shall terminate irradiation when the preselected number of dose monitor units
						has been detected by the system.
(c) A secondary dose monitoring system shall
						terminate irradiation when either 110% of the preselected number of dose
						monitor units or 10 dose monitor units (whichever is greater) has been detected
						by the secondary dose monitoring system.
(d) For new equipment, an indicator on the
						control panel shall show which dose monitoring system has terminated
						irradiation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 228 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCELERATORS USED IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section 228.70 - Interruption and termination switches

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The operator shall be able to interrupt or terminate
						  irradiation and equipment movement at any time from the control panel.
						  Following an interruption, the operator shall be able to resume irradiation
						  without reselection of operating conditions.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														228.73 (relating to selection of
							 stationary beam therapy or moving beam
							 therapy).
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(a) The control
						panel shall have a timer that is graduated in minutes and fractions of minutes
						or seconds. The timer shall have a preset time selector and an elapsed time
						indicator.
(b) The timer shall be
						cumulative and activated only during irradiation and shall retain its reading
						after irradiation is interrupted or terminated.
(c) The timer shall terminate irradiation
						when a preselected time has elapsed if the dose monitoring systems fail to do
						so.
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Equipment capable of X-ray therapy or electron therapy,
						  or both, must meet all of the following additional requirements:
(1) Irradiation may not be possible until a
						selection of radiation type and appropriate energy has been made and displayed
						at the control panel.
(2) An
						interlock system shall be provided to insure that the equipment can emit only
						the radiation type which has been selected.
(3) An interlock system shall be provided to
						prevent irradiation if selected operations carried out in the treatment room do
						not agree with the selected operations carried out at the control
						panel.
(4) An interlock system
						shall be provided to prevent:
(i) Irradiation
						with X-rays except to obtain a port film when electron applicators are
						fitted.
(ii) Irradiation with
						electrons when accessories specific for X-ray therapy are fitted.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 228 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCELERATORS USED IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section 228.73 - Selection of stationary beam therapy or moving beam therapy

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Equipment capable of stationary beam therapy or moving
						  beam therapy, or both, must meet all of the following additional
						  requirements:
(1) Irradiation may not
						be possible until a selection of stationary beam therapy or moving beam therapy
						has been made at the control panel.
(2) An interlock system shall be provided to
						insure that the equipment can operate only in the mode which has been
						selected.
(3) An interlock system
						shall be provided to prevent irradiation if any selected operations carried out
						in the treatment rooms do not agree with the selected operations carried out at
						the control panel.
(4) The mode of
						operation shall be displayed at the control panel.
(5) An interlock system shall be provided to
						terminate irradiation if one of the following occurs:
(i) Movement of the gantry during stationary
						beam therapy.
(ii) Movement of the
						gantry stops during moving beam therapy unless the stoppage is a preplanned
						function.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 228 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCELERATORS USED IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section 228.74 - Absorbed dose rate

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New equipment shall have a system that provides
						  information from which the absorbed dose rate at a reference point in the
						  treatment volume can be calculated. The radiation detectors specified in §
												228.66 (relating to beam monitors)
						  may form part of this system. The dose monitor unit rate shall be displayed at
						  the control panel.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 228 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCELERATORS USED IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section 228.75 - Calibrations

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(a) The calibration
						of systems subject to this subchapter shall be performed in accordance with an
						established calibration protocol. The calibration protocol published by the
						American Association of Physicists in Medicine is accepted as an established
						protocol. Other protocols which are equivalent will be accepted, but the user
						shall submit that protocol to the Department for concurrence that the protocol
						is equivalent. The calibration shall be performed as follows:
(1) Before the system is first used for
						irradiation of a patient and, at time intervals which do not exceed 1
						year.
(2) After a change which
						alters the calibration, spatial distribution or other characteristics of the
						therapy beam.
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Spot checks shall be performed on systems subject to
						  this subchapter during full calibrations and thereafter once in each calendar
						  month. The spot checks shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The procedures shall be in writing and
						developed by a qualified expert for radiation therapy calibrations.
(2) If a qualified expert does not perform
						the spot check measurements, the results of the spot check measurements shall
						be reviewed by a qualified expert within 15 days of the completion of the spot
						check.
(3) The measurements taken
						during spot checks shall demonstrate the degree of consistency of the operating
						characteristics which can affect the radiation output of the system or the
						radiation delivered to a patient during a therapy procedure.
(4) The spot-check procedures shall specify
						the acceptable tolerance for each parameter measured in the spot check when
						compared to the value for that parameter determined in the full
						calibration.
(5) If a spot check
						indicates a change in the operating characteristics of a system, as specified
						in the qualified expert's spot-check procedures, the system shall be
						recalibrated as required in §
												228.75 (relating to
						calibrations).
(6) Records of
						spot-check measurements performed under this section shall be maintained by the
						licensee for 5 years after completion of the spot-check measurements and
						necessary corrective actions.
(7)
						Spot check measurements shall be performed using a dosimetry system that has
						been calibrated in accordance with §
												228.75(c).
						Alternatively, a dosimetry system used solely for spot check measurements may
						be calibrated by direct intercomparison with a system that has been calibrated
						in accordance with §
												228.75(c). This
						alternative calibration method shall have been performed within the previous
						year and after a servicing that may have affected the system
						calibration.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 228 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCELERATORS USED IN THE HEALING ARTS › Appendix A - DETERMINATION OF COMPETENCE

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The licensee shall ensure training on the subjects
						  listed in Appendix A has been conducted. The individual shall be trained and
						  competent in the general operation of the radiation therapy equipment and its
						  functions, and in the following subject areas, as applicable to the procedures
						  performed and the specific equipment utilized:
(1) Basic properties of radiation.
(2) Units of measurement.
(3) Sources of radiation exposure.
(4) Methods of radiation protection.
(5) Biological effects of radiation exposure.
(6) Medical accelerator operation.
(7) Treatment planning and execution.
(8) Patient positioning and protection.
(9) Operating and emergency procedures.
(10) Quality assurance.
(11) Regulations.
This appendix cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														228.35 (relating to operating
							 procedures).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 230 - PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Subchapter A - SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 230.1 - Purpose and scope

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This chapter establishes requirements for packaging,
						  preparation for shipment and transportation of radioactive material. This
						  chapter applies to a person who transports radioactive material or delivers
						  radioactive material to a carrier for transport.
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(a) Except
						as provided in this chapter, the requirements of 10 CFR Part 71 (relating to
						packaging and transportation of radioactive material) are incorporated by
						reference.
(b) Notwithstanding the
						requirements incorporated by reference,
						10 CFR
						71.2,
						71.6,
						71.14(b),
						71.19,
						71.31,
						71.33,
						71.35,
						71.37,
						71.38,
						71.39,
						71.41,
						71.43,
						71.45,
						71.51,
						71.55,
						71.59,
						71.61,
						71.63,
						71.64,
						71.65,
						71.71,
						71.73,
						71.74,
						71.75,
						71.77,
						71.99,
						71.100,
						71.101(c)(2), (d) and
						(e),
						71.107,
						71.109,
						71.111,
						71.113,
						71.115,
						71.117,
						71.119,
						71.121,
						71.123 and
						71.125 are not incorporated by
						reference. The definitions of "certificate holder" and "certificate of
						compliance (CoC)" in section
						71.4 are not incorporated. The
						term "applicant" when used in 10 CFR Part 71 is not incorporated.
The provisions of this §
														230.3 amended under sections 301
							 and 302 of the Radiation Protection Act (35 P.S.
							 §§
															7110.301 and
							 7110.302); section 1920-A of
							 The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. 510-20);
							 and the Radon Certification Act (63 P.S.
							 2001-2014).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 230 - PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Subchapter A - SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 230.4 - Effect of incorporation of 10 CFR Part 71

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To reconcile differences between this chapter and the
						  incorporated sections of 10 CFR Part 71 (relating to packaging and
						  transportation of radioactive material), the following words and phrases shall
						  be substituted for the language in 10 CFR Part 71 as follows:
(1) A reference to "NRC" or "Commission"
						means Department.
(2) A reference
						to "NRC or agreement state" means Department, NRC or agreement state.
(3) The definition of "sealed source"
						includes NARM.
(4) The definition
						of "licensed material" includes NARM.
(5) Notifications, reports and correspondence
						referenced in the incorporated parts of 10 CFR (relating to energy) shall be
						directed to the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 230 - PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Subchapter A - SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 230.5 - Communications

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Notwithstanding the incorporation by reference of
						  10 CFR
						  71.1 (relating to communications and
						  records), all communications concerning the requirements of this chapter should
						  be sent to the address listed under §
												215.41 (relating to
						  address).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 230 - PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Subchapter B - GENERAL › Section 230.13 - Transportation of licensed material

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In addition to the incorporation by reference of 10 CFR
						  Part 71 (relating to packaging and transportation of radioactive material), if
						  67 Pa. Code Chapters 229, 231 and 403 (relating to interstate motor carrier
						  safety requirements; intrastate motor carrier requirements; and hazardous
						  materials transportation) or the regulations of the United States Department of
						  Transportation in 49 CFR
						  Parts 171-180 and
						  388-397 do not apply to a
						  shipment of licensed material, the licensee shall conform to the standards and
						  requirements of those regulations to the same extent as if the shipment was
						  subject to the regulations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 230 - PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Subchapter B - GENERAL › Section 230.15 - Packaging and transportation of unlicensed material

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Radioactive material not licensed by the Department or
						  under the specific regulatory control of another state or Federal agency that
						  meets the definition of radioactive material in
						  49 CFR
						  173.403 (relating to definitions) must be
						  packaged and transported in compliance with the standards and requirements of
						  49 CFR
						  173.401-173.477 (relating to
						  class 7 (radioactive) materials).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 230 - PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Subchapter D - OPERATING CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES › Section 230.41-230.46 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 230 - PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Subchapter D - OPERATING CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES › Section 230.47 - Advance notification of transport of nuclear waste

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In addition to the incorporation by reference of 10 CFR
						  Part 71 (relating to packaging and transportation of radioactive materials),
						  the licensee is responsible for the following:
(1) Prior to the transport of nuclear waste
						specified in 10 CFR
						71.97(b) (relating to
						advance notification of shipment of irradiated reactor fuel and nuclear waste)
						outside the licensee's facility or other place of use or storage, or prior to
						delivery to a carrier for transport, each licensee shall provide advance
						notification of the transport to the Governor, or the Governor's designee, of
						each state through which the waste will be transported, and to the
						Department.
(2) The notification
						required by paragraph (1) shall be made in writing to the office of each
						appropriate governor, or governor's designee, and to the Department. A
						notification delivered by mail shall be postmarked at least 7 days before the
						beginning of the 7-day period during which departure of the shipment is
						estimated to occur. A notification delivered by messenger shall reach the
						office of the governor, or governor's designee, and the Department, at least 4
						days before the beginning of the 7-day period during which the departure of the
						shipment is estimated to occur. A copy of the notification shall be retained by
						the licensee for 3 years.
(3) The
						licensee shall notify each appropriate governor, or governor's designee, and
						the Department of changes to schedule information provided under paragraph (1).
						The notification shall be by telephone to a responsible individual in the
						office of each appropriate governor, or governor's designee, and the
						Department. The licensee shall maintain for 3 years a record of the individual
						contacted.
(4) Each licensee who
						cancels a nuclear waste shipment, for which advance notification has been sent,
						shall send a cancellation notice to each appropriate governor, or governor's
						designee, and to the Department. A copy of the notice shall be retained by the
						licensee for 3 years.
(5) A list of
						the mailing addresses of the governors and governors' designees is available
						upon request from the Director, Office of State Programs, United States Nuclear
						Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 232 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 232.2 - Incorporation by reference

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(a) Except
					 as provided in this chapter, the requirements of 10 CFR Part 36 (relating to
					 licenses and radiation safety requirements for irradiators) are incorporated by
					 reference.
(b) Notwithstanding the
					 requirements incorporated by reference, §§
											36.5,
					 36.8,
					 36.91 and
					 36.93 are not incorporated by
					 reference. Paragraph 2 of the definition of "commencement of construction" and
					 paragraph 9(ii) of the definition of "construction" in section 36.2 are not
					 incorporated.
The provisions of this §
													232.2 amended under sections 301
						  and 302 of the Radiation Protection Act (35 P.S.
						  §§
														7110.301 and
						  7110.302); and section 1920-A
						  of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §
														510-20)
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 232 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS › Section 232.3 - Effect of incorporation of 10 CFR Part 36

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To reconcile differences between this chapter and the
						incorporated sections of 10 CFR Part 36 (relating to licenses and radiation
						safety requirements for irradiators), the following words and phrases shall be
						substituted for the language in 10 CFR Part 36 as follows:
(1) A reference to "NRC" or "Commission"
					 means Department.
(2) A reference
					 to "NRC or agreement state" means Department, NRC or Agreement State.
(3) The definition of "sealed source"
					 includes NARM.
(4) Notifications,
					 reports and correspondence referenced in the incorporated parts of 10 CFR
					 (relating to energy) shall be directed to the Department.
The provisions of this §
													232.3 amended under sections 301
						  and 302 of the Radiation Protection Act (35 P.S.
						  §§
														7110.301 and
						  7110.302); and section 1920-A
						  of the Administrative Code (71 P.S. §
														510.20).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › GENERAL › Section 236.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) This
						  chapter establishes procedures, criteria and terms and conditions upon which
						  the Department issues a license for the disposal of low-level radioactive
						  wastes received from other persons. The requirements of this chapter are in
						  addition to other applicable requirements of this article.
(b) This chapter establishes performance
						  objectives, and technical and procedural requirements which are applicable to
						  any method of disposal except shallow land burial, as defined in §
													236.2 (relating to
						  definitions).
(c) This chapter does
						  not apply to disposal of byproduct material, as defined in section 11(e)(2) of
						  the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.A. §
														2014(e)(2)) in quantities
						  greater than 10,000 kilograms containing more than 5 millicuries of
						  radium-226.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › DISPOSAL SITE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES › Section 236.11 - Scope

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The disposal site performance objectives establish
							 the minimum overall level of safety that the disposal facility is required to
							 meet. Operation within these levels will provide protection of public health,
							 safety and the environment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › DISPOSAL SITE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES › Section 236.12 - General requirement

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The disposal facility shall be sited, designed,
							 operated, closed and controlled after closure so that reasonable assurance
							 exists that exposures to individuals are within the requirements established in
							 the performance objectives in §§ 236.13-236.16.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › DISPOSAL SITE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES › Section 236.13 - Protection of the general population and environment from releases of radioactivity

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Concentrations of radioactive material which may be
							 released to the general environment in groundwater, surface water, air, soil,
							 plants or animals may not result in an annual dose exceeding an equivalent of
							 25 millirems to the whole body, 75 millirems to the thyroid and 25 millirems to
							 any other organ of any member of the public. Releases of radioactivity in
							 effluents to the general environment shall be as low as reasonably achievable
							 and within the most restrictive Federal and Commonwealth regulations and
							 standards which are applicable.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															236.12 (relating to general
								requirement); 25 Pa. Code §
															236.15 (relating to protection of
								individuals during operations); 25 Pa. Code §
															236.225 (relating to requirements
								for issuance of a license); 25 Pa. Code §
															236.314 (relating to enhanced
								containment); and 25 Pa. Code §
															236.603 (relating to assurance for
								onsite cleanup during operation).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › DISPOSAL SITE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES › Section 236.14 - Protection of individuals from inadvertent intrusion

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Design, operation and closure of the disposal
							 facility shall ensure protection of an individual from inadvertently intruding
							 into the disposal site and occupying the site or contacting the waste after
							 active institutional controls over the disposal site have been
							 removed.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															236.12 (relating to general
								requirement); and 25 Pa. Code §
															236.225 (relating to requirements
								for issuance of a license).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › DISPOSAL SITE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES › Section 236.15 - Protection of individuals during operations

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Operations at the disposal facility shall be
							 conducted in compliance with the standards for radiation protection in Chapter
							 219 (relating to standards for protection against radiation), except for
							 releases of radioactivity in effluents from the disposal facility, which shall
							 be governed by §
													236.13 (relating to protection of
							 the general population and environment from releases of radioactivity). Effort
							 shall be made to maintain radiation exposures as low as is reasonably
							 achievable.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															236.12 (relating to general
								requirement); and 25 Pa. Code §
															236.603 (relating to assurance for
								onsite cleanup during operation).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › DISPOSAL SITE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES › Section 236.16 - Stability of the disposal site

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The disposal facility shall be sited, designed, used,
							 operated and closed to achieve long term stability of the disposal site and to
							 eliminate to the extent practicable the need for ongoing active maintenance of
							 the disposal site following closure so that only surveillance, monitoring or
							 minor custodial care are required.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															236.12 (relating to general
								requirement); and 25 Pa. Code §
															236.314 (relating to enhanced
								containment).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING THE REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY › GENERAL › Section 236.101 - Scope and applicability

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This subchapter contains the requirements for siting
							 a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility in this Commonwealth. The
							 low-level radioactive waste disposal facility shall satisfy other requirements
							 of this chapter. The criteria for siting a low-level radioactive waste disposal
							 facility are divided into two phases, §§
													236.121-236.128 (relating to Phase I
							 screening requirements) and §§
													236.141-236.149 (relating to Phase II site
							 suitability requirements). The proposed site for licensing shall meet the Phase
							 I and Phase II requirements.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING THE REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY › GENERAL › Section 236.102 - Summary and purpose

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(a) The site
						  selection process for the low-level radioactive waste disposal facility
						  addresses a wide range of public health, safety, environmental, social and
						  economic factors. Considerations such as public health and safety, flooding,
						  tectonics, protection of lands in the public trust, protection and exploitation
						  of natural resources, demographics, transportation, wildlife, air quality,
						  ecology, topography and hydrogeology are addressed in the siting requirements.
						  The primary goal of the siting process is to identify a site that is capable of
						  protecting public health, safety and the environment and to identify a site
						  that is licensable.
(b) Application
						  of the site selection process eliminates land in this Commonwealth that is
						  unsuitable for use as a disposal site. From the remaining land, a site is to be
						  selected by the applicant which will be submitted in the license application
						  for the construction of the low-level radioactive waste disposal facility. At
						  the initiation of the site selection process, all of the land in this
						  Commonwealth is considered suitable for siting the facility. Through
						  application of Phase I screening requirements, the applicant shall evaluate
						  multiple areas and determine whether the areas are qualified or unqualified
						  until the applicant has identified and submitted three sites, of approximately
						  500 acres each, to the EQB as the preferred potentially suitable sites. Through
						  application of Phase I and Phase II site suitability requirements, the
						  preferred potentially suitable sites will be studied in
						  detail-characterized-and compared to identify the proposed site to be submitted
						  for licensing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING THE REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY › GENERAL › Section 236.103 - Siting plan

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(a) The
						  applicant shall submit a siting plan to the Department for approval. The siting
						  plan shall meet the requirements of this subchapter and the act and follow the
						  siting process discussed in the applicant's proposal. A quality
						  assurance/quality control plan, which will be implemented throughout site
						  screening and characterization, shall be submitted as part of the siting plan.
						  Siting activities cannot begin until approval of the siting plan has been
						  granted by the Department.
(b) The
						  Department will utilize its oversight role to ensure that the applicant is
						  implementing the approved siting plan throughout the site screening and site
						  characterization period.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															236.104 (relating to siting
								process); and 25 Pa. Code §
															236.206 (relating to program
								plans).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING THE REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY › GENERAL › Section 236.105 - Preferred potentially suitable site selection procedure

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(a) The applicant shall propose three
						  preferred potentially suitable sites for preliminary approval for further study
						  and submit those sites to the EQB and the Department.
(b) The proposal shall be accompanied by the
						  following:
(1) A site screening report under
						  §
														236.107 (relating to screening
						  report).
(2) A site justification
						  under §
														236.108 (relating to site
						  justification).
(3) An
						  environmental impact report under §
														236.109 (relating to environmental
						  impact report).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING THE REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY › GENERAL › Section 236.106 - Selection procedure for the proposed site

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(a) Prior to initiating detailed site
						  characterization studies, the applicant shall prepare and submit for the
						  Department's approval a detailed plan for characterizing the three preferred
						  potentially suitable sites.
(b) The
						  site characterization plan shall include:
(1)
						  Detailed plans and procedures, including quality assurance/quality control, for
						  collecting detailed site specific information for compliance with the Phase I
						  and Phase II siting requirements.
(2) The method for determining the proposed
						  site for licensing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING THE REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY › GENERAL › Section 236.107 - Screening report

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(a) The
						  applicant shall submit a site screening report to the EQB as part of its
						  proposal for approval of three preferred potentially suitable sites. The report
						  shall include the following:
(1) A
						  comprehensive presentation of the information collected.
(2) The analyses conducted.
(3) The evaluation process that was used in
						  screening this Commonwealth to identify the preferred potentially suitable
						  sites.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING THE REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY › GENERAL › Section 236.108 - Site justification

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(a)
						  The applicant shall submit site justifications which explain the reasons for
						  the choice of each preferred potentially suitable site.
(b) The applicant shall use the process
						  established in the proposal and the siting plan as approved by the Department,
						  for applying the requirements of §§
													236.121-236.128 (relating to Phase I
						  screening requirements) and show how the process was used to identify each
						  preferred potentially suitable site.
(c) Site justifications shall predict the
						  ability of each preferred site to meet the Phase II site suitability
						  requirements and the performance objectives in Subchapter A (relating to
						  general provisions).
(d) Site
						  justifications shall utilize comparisons of information collected and analyzed
						  during the screening process to defend and justify the choice of a preferred
						  potentially suitable site.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															236.105 (relating to preferred
								potentially suitable site selection
								procedure).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING THE REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY › GENERAL › Section 236.109 - Environmental impact report

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An environmental impact report shall be prepared for
							 each of the preferred potentially suitable sites and affected areas. The report
							 shall consider the short and long term effects that a disposal facility would
							 have on public health and safety and the environment at each preferred
							 potentially suitable site and affected areas.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															236.105 (relating to preferred
								potentially suitable site selection
								procedure).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING THE REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY › GENERAL › Section 236.110 - Social and economic impact study

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(a) A social and economic impact study shall
						  be prepared for each of the preferred potentially suitable sites. The study
						  shall include information, analyses and discussion to clearly identify social
						  and economic impacts. The level of information that is submitted shall be
						  sufficient to permit the Department to conduct an independent
						  evaluation.
(b) Each social and
						  economic impact study shall:
(1) Propose to
						  the Department a host municipality and affected municipalities.
(2) Evaluate the long and short term
						  potential impacts of the facility on social and economic conditions including
						  the following:
(i) Tax revenue.
(ii) Public and private infrastructure
						  compatibility with regional and local economic goals.
(iii) Emergency management
						  capabilities.
(iv) Loss of
						  resources.
(v) Social service
						  demands.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING THE REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY › GENERAL › Section 236.111 - Distances

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The distances from a facility to a feature or
							 structure described in this chapter shall be measured from the boundary of the
							 disposal site.