South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XII - PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Subpart 61-63.XII.A - General Provisions › Section 61-63.XII.A.RHA 12.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
As used in this part:
12.2.1 "
Access control
" means a
				  system for allowing only approved individuals to have unescorted access to the
				  security zone and for ensuring that all other individuals are subject to escorted
				  access.
12.2.2 "
Aggregated
"
				  means accessible by the breach of a single physical barrier that would allow access
				  to radioactive material in any form, including any devices that contain the
				  radioactive material, when the total activity equals or exceeds a Category 2
				  quantity of radioactive material.
12.2.3
				  "
Approved individual
" means an individual whom the licensee has
				  determined to be trustworthy and reliable for unescorted access in accordance with
				  Subpart B and who has completed the training required by RHA 12.12.3.
12.2.4 "
Background investigation
"
				  means the investigation conducted by a licensee or applicant to support the
				  determination of trustworthiness and reliability.
12.2.5 "
Carrier
" means a person
				  engaged in the transportation of passengers or property by land or water as a
				  common, contract, or private carrier, or by civil aircraft.
12.2.6 "
Category 1 quantity of radioactive
				  material
" means a quantity of radioactive material meeting or exceeding the
				  Category 1 threshold in Table 1 of Appendix A to this part. This is determined by
				  calculating the ratio of the total activity of each radionuclide to the Category 1
				  threshold for that radionuclide and adding the ratios together. If the sum is equal
				  to or exceeds 1, the quantity would be considered a Category 1 quantity. Category 1
				  quantities of radioactive material do not include the radioactive material contained
				  in any fuel assembly, subassembly, fuel rod, or fuel pellet.
12.2.7 "
Category 2 quantity of radioactive
				  material
" means a quantity of radioactive material meeting or exceeding the
				  Category 2 threshold but less than the Category 1 threshold in Table 1 of Appendix A
				  to this part. This is determined by calculating the ratio of the total activity of
				  each radionuclide to the Category 2 threshold for that radionuclide and adding the
				  ratios together. If the sum is equal to or exceeds 1, the quantity would be
				  considered a Category 2 quantity. Category 2 quantities of radioactive material do
				  not include the radioactive material contained in any fuel assembly, subassembly,
				  fuel rod, or fuel pellet.
12.2.8
				  "
Curie
" means that amount of radioactive material which disintegrates
				  at the rate of 37 billion atoms per second.
12.2.9 "
Department
" means the SC
				  Department of Health & Environmental Control or its duly authorized
				  representatives.
12.2.10
				  "
Diversion
" means the unauthorized movement of radioactive material
				  subject to this part to a location different from the material's authorized
				  destination inside or outside of the site at which the material is used or
				  stored.
12.2.11 "
Escorted
				  access
" means accompaniment while in a security zone by an approved
				  individual who maintains continuous direct visual surveillance at all times over an
				  individual who is not approved for unescorted access.
12.2.12 "
Fingerprint orders
" means
				  the orders issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or the legally binding
				  requirements issued by Agreement States that require fingerprints and criminal
				  history records checks for individuals with unescorted access to Category 1 and
				  Category 2 quantities of radioactive material or safeguards information-modified
				  handling.
12.2.13 "
Local law
				  enforcement agency (LLEA)
" means a public or private organization that has
				  been approved by a federal, state, or local government to carry firearms and make
				  arrests, and is authorized and has the capability to provide an armed response in
				  the jurisdiction where the licensed Category 1 or Category 2 quantity of radioactive
				  material is used, stored, or transported.
12.2.14 "
Mobile device
" means a piece
				  of equipment containing licensed radioactive material that is either mounted on
				  wheels or casters, or otherwise equipped for moving without a need for disassembly
				  or dismounting; or designed to be hand carried. Mobile devices do not include
				  stationary equipment installed in a fixed location.
12.2.15 "
Movement control center
"
				  means an operations center that is remote from transport activity and that maintains
				  position information on the movement of radioactive material, receives reports of
				  attempted attacks or thefts, provides a means for reporting these and other problems
				  to appropriate agencies and can request and coordinate appropriate aid.
12.2.16 "
No-later-than arrival time
"
				  means the date and time that the shipping licensee and receiving licensee have
				  established as the time at which an investigation will be initiated if the shipment
				  has not arrived at the receiving facility. The no-later-than-arrival time may not be
				  more than 6 hours after the estimated arrival time for shipments of Category 2
				  quantities of radioactive material.
12.2.17 "
Reviewing official
" means
				  the individual who shall make the trustworthiness and reliability determination of
				  an individual to determine whether the individual may have, or continue to have,
				  unescorted access to the Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive
				  materials that are possessed by the licensee.
12.2.18 "
Sabotage
" means deliberate
				  damage, with malevolent intent, to a Category 1 or Category 2 quantity of
				  radioactive material, a device that contains a Category 1 or Category 2 quantity of
				  radioactive material, or the components of the security system.
12.2.19 "
Safe haven
" means a readily
				  recognizable and readily accessible site at which security is present or from which,
				  in the event of an emergency, the transport crew can notify and wait for the local
				  law enforcement authorities.
12.2.20
				  "
Security zone
" means any temporary or permanent area determined and
				  established by the licensee for the physical protection of Category 1 or Category 2
				  quantities of radioactive material.
12.2.21 "
Telemetric position monitoring
				  system
" means a data transfer system that captures information by
				  instrumentation and/or measuring devices about the location and status of a
				  transport vehicle or package between the departure and destination
				  locations.
12.2.22
				  "
Trustworthiness and reliability
" are characteristics of an individual
				  considered dependable in judgment, character, and performance, such that unescorted
				  access to Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive material by that
				  individual does not constitute an unreasonable risk to the public health and safety
				  or security. A determination of trustworthiness and reliability for this purpose is
				  based upon the results from a background investigation.
12.2.23 "
Unescorted access
" means
				  solitary access to an aggregated Category 1 or Category 2 quantity of radioactive
				  material or the devices that contain the material.