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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 2 - Specific Licensing Requirements › Section 12VAC5-481-2710 - Request for written statements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. After the filing of an application, the
					 agency may request further information necessary to enable the agency to
					 determine whether the application shall be granted or denied.
B. Each license is issued with the condition
					 that the licensee will, at any time before expiration of the license, upon the
					 agency's request, submit written statements to enable the agency to determine
					 whether the license shall be modified, suspended, or revoked.
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 3 - Design and Performance Requirements for Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2720 - Performance criteria for sealed sources

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Sealed sources installed after July 1,
					 1993, shall:
1. Have a certificate of
					 registration issued by the NRC or another agreement state;
2. Be doubly encapsulated;
3. Use radioactive material that is as
					 nondispersible as practical and that is as insoluble as practical if the source
					 is used in a wet-source-storage or wet-source-change irradiator;
4. Be encapsulated in a material resistant to
					 general corrosion and to localized corrosion, such as 316L stainless steel or
					 other material with equivalent resistance if the sources are for use in
					 irradiator pools; and
5. In
					 prototype testing of the sealed source, have been leak tested and found
					 leak-free after each of the tests described in subsections B through G of this
					 section.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 3 - Design and Performance Requirements for Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2740 - Shielding

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The radiation
					 dose rate in areas that are normally occupied during operation of a panoramic
					 irradiator may not exceed 2 mrem (0.02 mSv) per hour at any location 30
					 centimeters or more from the wall of the room when the sources are exposed. The
					 dose rate shall be averaged over an area not to exceed 100 square cm having no
					 linear dimension greater than 20 centimeters. Areas where the radiation dose
					 rate exceeds 2 mrem (0.02 mSv) per hour shall be locked, roped off, or
					 posted.
B. The radiation dose at 30
					 centimeters over the edge of the pool of a pool irradiator may not exceed 2
					 mrem (0.02 mSv) per hour when the sources are in the fully shielded
					 position.
C. The radiation dose
					 rate at 1 meter from the shield of a dry-source-storage panoramic irradiator
					 may not exceed 2 mrem (0.02 mSv) per hour and at 5 centimeters from the shield
					 may not exceed 20 mrem (0.2 mSv) per hour.
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 3 - Design and Performance Requirements for Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2750 - Fire protection

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The
					 radiation room at panoramic irradiator shall have heat and smoke detectors. The
					 detectors shall activate an audible alarm. The alarm shall be capable of
					 alerting a person who is prepared to summon assistance promptly. The sources
					 shall automatically become fully shielded if a fire is detected.
B. The radiation room at a panoramic
					 irradiator shall be equipped with a fire extinguishing system capable of
					 extinguishing a fire without the entry of personnel into the room. The system
					 for the radiation room shall have a shut-off valve to control flooding into
					 unrestricted areas.
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 3 - Design and Performance Requirements for Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2760 - Radiation monitors

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A.
					 Irradiators with automatic product conveyor systems shall have a radiation
					 monitor with an audible alarm located to detect loose radioactive sources that
					 are carried toward the product exit. If the monitor detects a source, an alarm
					 shall sound and product conveyors shall stop automatically. The alarm shall be
					 capable of alerting an individual in the facility who is prepared to summon
					 assistance. Underwater irradiators in which the product moves within an
					 enclosed stationary tube are exempt from this requirement.
B. Underwater irradiators that are not in a
					 shielded radiation room shall have a radiation monitor over the pool to detect
					 abnormal radiation levels. The monitor shall have an audible alarm and a
					 visible indicator at entrances to the personnel access barrier around the pool.
					 The alarm shall be capable of alerting an individual who is prepared to respond
					 promptly.
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 3 - Design and Performance Requirements for Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2770 - Control of source movement

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A.
					 The mechanism that moves the sources of a panoramic irradiator shall require a
					 key to actuate. Actuation of the mechanism shall cause an audible signal to
					 indicate that the sources are leaving the shielded position. Only one key may
					 be in use at any time, and only operators or facility management may possess
					 it. The key shall be attached to a portable radiation survey meter by a chain
					 or cable. The lock for source control shall be designed so that the key may not
					 be removed if the sources are in an unshielded position. The door to the
					 radiation room shall require the same key.
B. The console of a panoramic irradiator
					 shall have source position indicator that indicates when the sources are in the
					 fully shielded position, when they are in transit, and when the sources are
					 exposed.
C. The control console of
					 a panoramic irradiator shall have a control that promptly returns the sources
					 to the shielded position.
D. Each
					 control for a panoramic irradiator shall be clearly marked as to its
					 function.
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 3 - Design and Performance Requirements for Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2780 - Irradiator pools

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. For licenses
					 initially issued after July 1, 1993, irradiator pools shall have a method to
					 safely store the sources during repairs of the pool and either:
1. Have a watertight stainless steel liner or
					 a liner metallurgically compatible with other components in the pools;
					 or
2. Be constructed so that there
					 is a low likelihood of substantial leakage and have a surface designed to
					 facilitate decontamination.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 3 - Design and Performance Requirements for Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2790 - Source rack protection

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
If the product to be irradiated moves on a product
						conveyor system, the source rack and the mechanism that moves the rack shall be
						protected by a barrier or guides to prevent products and product carriers from
						hitting or touching the rack or mechanism.
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 3 - Design and Performance Requirements for Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2800 - Power failures

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. If
					 electrical power at a panoramic irradiator is lost for longer than 10 seconds,
					 the sources shall automatically return to the shielded position.
B. The lock on the door of the radiation room
					 of a panoramic irradiator may not be deactivated by a power failure.
C. During a power failure, the area of any
					 irradiator where sources are located may be entered only when using an operable
					 and calibrated radiation survey meter.
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 3 - Design and Performance Requirements for Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2820 - Construction monitoring and acceptance testing

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. For all irradiators, licensees shall
					 verify the proper operation of the monitor to detect sources carried on the
					 product conveyor system and the related alarms and interlocks required by
					 12VAC5-481-2760
					 A.
B. For all irradiators with
					 product conveyor systems, the licensee shall observe and test the operation of
					 the conveyor system to assure that the requirements in
					 12VAC5-481-2790
					 are met for protection of the source rack and the mechanism that moves the
					 rack; testing shall include tests of any limit switches and interlocks used to
					 protect the source rack and mechanism that moves the rack from moving product
					 carriers.
C. For panoramic
					 irradiators:
1. Licensees shall monitor the
					 construction of the shielding to verify that its construction meets design
					 specifications and generally accepted building code requirements for reinforced
					 concrete.
2. Licensees shall
					 monitor the construction of the foundations to verify that their construction
					 meets design specifications.
3.
					 Licensees shall test the movement of the source racks for proper operation
					 prior to source loading; testing shall include source rack lowering due to
					 simulated loss of power.
4.
					 Licensees shall test the completed access control system to assure that it
					 functions as designed and that all alarms, controls, and interlocks work
					 properly.
5. Licensees shall test
					 the ability of the heat and smoke detectors to detect a fire, to activate
					 alarms, and to cause the source rack to automatically become fully shielded.
					 Licensees shall test the operability of the fire extinguishing
					 system.
6. Licensees shall
					 demonstrate that the source racks can be returned to their fully shielded
					 positions without offsite power.
7.
					 For panoramic irradiators that use a computer system to control the access
					 control system, licensees shall verify that the access control system will
					 operate properly if offsite power is lost and shall verify that the computer
					 has security features that prevent an irradiator operator from commanding the
					 computer to override the access control system when it is required to be
					 operable.
8. Licensees shall verify
					 that the electrical wiring and electrical equipment that were installed meet
					 the design specifications.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 4 - Operation of Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2830 - Training

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Before an
					 individual is permitted to operate an irradiator without a supervisor present,
					 the individual shall be instructed in:
1. The
					 fundamentals of radiation protection applied to irradiators, including the
					 differences between external radiation and radioactive contamination, units of
					 radiation dose, agency dose limits, why large radiation doses shall be avoided,
					 how shielding and access controls prevent large doses, how an irradiator is
					 designed to prevent contamination, the proper use of survey meters and
					 personnel dosimeters, other radiation safety features of an irradiator, and the
					 basic function of the irradiator;
2. The requirements of Part X (12VAC5-481-2250
					 et seq.) and Part XII (12VAC5-481-2660
					 et seq.) of this chapter that are relevant to the irradiator;
3. The operation of the irradiator;
4. Those operating and emergency procedures
					 listed in
					 12VAC5-481-2840
					 that the individual is responsible for performing; and
5. Case histories of accidents or problems
					 involving irradiators.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 4 - Operation of Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2840 - Operating and emergency procedures

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Licensees shall have and follow written
					 operating procedures for:
1. Operation of the
					 irradiator, including entering and leaving the radiation room;
2. Use of personnel dosimeters;
3. Surveying the shielding of panoramic
					 irradiators;
4. Monitoring pool
					 water for contamination while the water is in the pool and before release of
					 pool water to unrestricted areas;
5. Leak testing of sources;
6. Inspection and maintenance checks required
					 by
					 12VAC5-481-2880;
7. Loading, unloading, and repositioning
					 sources if the operations will be performed by the licensee; and
8. Inspection of movable shielding required
					 by
					 12VAC5-481-2730,
					 if applicable.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 4 - Operation of Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2850 - Personnel monitoring

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A.
					 Irradiator operators shall wear a personnel dosimeter while operating a
					 panoramic irradiator or while in the area around the pool of an underwater
					 irradiator. The personnel dosimeter must be capable of detecting high energy
					 photons in the normal and accident dose ranges (see 12VAC5-481-750). Each
					 personnel dosimeter shall be assigned to and worn by only one individual. Film
					 badges shall be processed at least monthly, and other personnel dosimeters that
					 require replacement shall be evaluated at least quarterly or promptly after
					 replacement, whichever is more frequent.
B. Other individuals who enter the radiation
					 room of a panoramic irradiator shall wear a dosimeter, which may be a pocket
					 dosimeter. For groups of visitors, only two people who enter the radiation room
					 are required to wear dosimeters. If pocket dosimeters are used to meet the
					 requirements of this subsection, a check of their response to radiation shall
					 be done at least annually. Acceptable dosimeters shall read within plus or
					 minus 30% of the true radiation dose.
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 4 - Operation of Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2860 - Radiation surveys

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. A radiation
					 survey of the area outside the shielding of the radiation room of a panoramic
					 irradiator shall be conducted with the sources in the exposed position before
					 the facility starts to operate. A radiation survey of the area above the pool
					 of pool irradiators shall be conducted after the sources are loaded but before
					 the facility starts to operate. Additional radiation surveys of the shielding
					 shall be performed at intervals not to exceed three years and before resuming
					 operation after addition of new sources or any modification to the radiation
					 room shielding or structure that might increase dose rates.
B. If the radiation levels specified in
					 12VAC5-481-2740 are
					 exceeded, the facility shall be modified to comply with the requirements in
					 12VAC5-481-2740.
C. Portable radiation survey meters shall be
					 calibrated at least annually to an accuracy of plus or minus 20% for the gamma
					 energy of the sources in use. The calibration shall be done at two points on
					 each scale or for digital instruments at one point per decade over the range
					 that will be used. Portable radiation survey meters shall be of a type that
					 does not saturate and read zero at high radiation dose rates.
D. Water from the irradiator pool, other
					 potentially contaminated liquids, and sediments from pool vacuuming shall be
					 monitored for radioactive contamination before release to unrestricted areas.
					 Radioactive concentrations shall not exceed those specified in Table 2, Column
					 2 or Table 3 of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 20.
E. Before releasing resins for unrestricted
					 use, they shall be monitored in an area with a background level less than 0.05
					 mrem (0.5 µSv) per hour. The resins may be released only if the survey
					 does not detect radiation levels above background radiation levels. The survey
					 meter used shall be capable of detecting radiation levels of 0.05 mrem (0.5
					 µSv) per hour.
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 4 - Operation of Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2880 - Inspection and maintenance

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A.
					 Licensees shall perform inspection and maintenance checks that include, as a
					 minimum, each of the following at the frequency specified in the license or
					 license application:
1. Operability of each
					 aspect of the access control system required by
					 12VAC5-481-2730;
2. Functioning of the source position
					 indicator required by
					 12VAC5-481-2770
					 B;
3. Operability of the radiation
					 monitor for radioactive contamination in pool water required by
					 12VAC5-481-2870
					 B using a radiation check source, if applicable;
4. Operability of the over-pool radiation
					 monitor at underwater irradiators as required by
					 12VAC5-481-2760
					 B;
5. Operability of the product
					 exit monitor required by
					 12VAC5-481-2760
					 A;
6. Operability of the emergency
					 source return control required by
					 12VAC5-481-2770
					 C;
7. Leak-tightness of systems
					 through which pool water circulates (visual inspection);
8. Operability of the heat and smoke
					 detectors and extinguisher system required by
					 12VAC5-481-2750
					 (but without turning extinguishers on);
9. Operability of the means of pool water
					 replenishment required by
					 12VAC5-481-2780
					 C;
10. Operability of the
					 indicators of high and low pool water levels required by
					 12VAC5-481-2780
					 D;
11. Operability of the intrusion
					 alarm required by
					 12VAC5-481-2730 I,
					 if applicable;
12. Functioning and
					 wear of the system, mechanisms, and cables used to raise and lower
					 sources;
13. Condition of the
					 barrier to prevent products from hitting the sources or source mechanism as
					 required by
					 12VAC5-481-2790;
14. Amount of water added to the pool to
					 determine if the pool is leaking;
15. Electrical wiring on required safety
					 systems for radiation damage; and
16. Pool water conductivity measurements and
					 analysis as required by
					 12VAC5-481-2890
					 B.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 4 - Operation of Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2890 - Pool water purity

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Pool
					 water purification system shall be run sufficiently to maintain the
					 conductivity of the pool water below 20 microsiemens per centimeter under
					 normal circumstances. If pool water conductivity rises above 20 microsiemens
					 per centimeter, licensees shall take prompt actions to lower pool water
					 conductivity and shall take corrective actions to prevent future
					 recurrences.
B. Licensees shall
					 measure the pool water conductivity frequently enough, but no less than weekly,
					 to assure that the conductivity remains below 20 microsiemens per centimeter.
					 Conductivity meters shall be calibrated at least annually.
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 4 - Operation of Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2900 - Attendance during operation

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Both
					 an irradiator operator and at least one other individual who is trained on how
					 to respond and prepared to promptly render or summon assistance if the access
					 control alarm sounds shall be present on site:
1. Whenever the irradiator is operated using
					 an automatic product conveyor system; and
2. Whenever the product is moved into or out
					 of the radiation room when the irradiator is operated in a batch
					 mode.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 4 - Operation of Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2910 - Entering and leaving the radiation room

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Upon first entering the radiation room of
					 a panoramic irradiator after an irradiation, the irradiator operator shall use
					 a survey meter to determine that the source has returned to the fully shielded
					 position. The operator shall check the functioning of the survey meter with a
					 radiation check source prior to entry.
B. Before exiting from and locking the door
					 to the radiation room of a panoramic irradiator prior to a planned irradiation,
					 the irradiator operator shall:
1. Visually
					 inspect the entire radiation room to verify that no one else is in it;
					 and
2. Activate a control in the
					 radiation room that permits the sources to be moved from the shielded position
					 only if the door to the radiation room is locked within a preset time after
					 setting the control.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 4 - Operation of Irradiators › Section 12VAC5-481-2920 - Irradiation of explosive or flammable materials

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Irradiation of explosive material is
					 prohibited unless the licensee has received prior written authorization from
					 the agency. Authorization will not be granted unless the licensee can
					 demonstrate that denotation of the explosive would not rupture the sealed
					 sources, injure personnel, damage safety systems, or cause radiation
					 overexposures to personnel.
B.
					 Irradiation of more than small quantities of flammable material (flash point
					 below 140ºF) is prohibited in panoramic irradiators unless the licensee
					 has received prior written authorization from the agency. Authorization will
					 not be granted unless the licensee can demonstrate that a fire in the radiation
					 room could be controlled without damage to sealed sources or safety systems and
					 without radiation overexposures to personnel.
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 5 - Records › Section 12VAC5-481-2930 - Records and retention periods

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Licensees shall maintain the following records at the
						irradiator for the periods specified:
1. A copy of the license, license conditions,
					 documents incorporated into a license by reference, and amendments thereto
					 until superseded by new documents or until the agency terminates the license
					 for documents not superseded.
2.
					 Records of each individual's training, tests, and safety reviews provided to
					 meet the requirements of
					 12VAC5-481-2830 until
					 three years after the individual terminates work.
3. Records of the annual evaluations of the
					 safety performance of irradiator operators required by
					 12VAC5-481-2830 E for
					 three years after the evaluations.
4. A copy of the current operating and
					 emergency procedures required by
					 12VAC5-481-2840
					 until superseded or the agency terminates the license. Records of the radiation
					 safety officer's review and approval of changes in procedures as required by
					 12VAC5-481-2840
					 C retained for three years from the date of the change.
5. Evaluations of personnel dosimeters
					 required by
					 12VAC5-481-2850
					 until the agency terminates the license.
6. Records of radiation surveys required by
					 12VAC5-481-2860
					 for three years from the date of the survey.
7. Records of radiation survey meter
					 calibrations required by
					 12VAC5-481-2860
					 and pool water conductivity meter calibrations required by
					 12VAC5-481-2890
					 B until three years from the date of calibration.
8. Records of the results of leak tests
					 required by
					 12VAC5-481-2870
					 A and the results of contamination checks required by
					 12VAC5-481-2870
					 B for three years from the date of each test.
9. Records of inspection and maintenance
					 checks required by
					 12VAC5-481-2880
					 for three years.
10. Records of
					 major malfunctions, significant defects, operating difficulties or
					 irregularities, and major operating problems that involve required radiation
					 safety equipment for three years after repairs are completed.
11. Records of receipt, transfer, and
					 disposal, of all licensed sealed sources as required by
					 12VAC5-481-571
					 and
					 12VAC5-481-3100.
12. Records on the design checks required by
					 12VAC5-481-2810
					 and the construction control checks as required by
					 12VAC5-481-2820
					 until the license is terminated. The records shall be signed and dated. The
					 title or qualification of the person signing shall be included.
13. Records related to decommissioning of the
					 irradiator as required by
					 12VAC5-481-450
					 C.
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XII - Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators › Article 5 - Records › Section 12VAC5-481-2940 - Reports

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. In addition to
					 the reporting requirements in this chapter, licensees shall report the
					 following events:
1. Source stuck in an
					 unshielded position;
2. Any fire or
					 explosion in a radiation room;
3.
					 Damage to the source racks;
4.
					 Failure of the cable or drive mechanism used to move the source
					 racks;
5. Inoperability of the
					 access control system;
6. Detection
					 of radiation source by the product exit monitor;
7. Detection of radioactive contamination
					 attributable to licensed radioactive material;
8. Structural damage to the pool liner or
					 walls;
9. Abnormal water loss or
					 leakage from the source storage pool (greater than the design parameters);
					 and
10. Pool water conductivity
					 exceeding 100 microsiemens per centimeter.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 1 - Purpose and Scope › Section 12VAC5-481-2950 - Purpose and scope

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The regulations in this part apply to any licensee
						authorized by specific or general license issued by the agency to receive,
						possess, use, or transfer licensed material, if the licensee delivers that
						material to a carrier for transport, transports the material outside the site
						of usage as specified in the agency license, or transports that material on
						public highways. No provision of this part authorizes possession of licensed
						material.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 2 - General Regulatory Provisions › Section 12VAC5-481-2960 - Requirement for license

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No person shall transport radioactive material or deliver
						radioactive material to a carrier for transport except as authorized in a
						general or specific license issued by the agency or as exempted in
						12VAC5-481-2970.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 2 - General Regulatory Provisions › Section 12VAC5-481-2970 - Exemptions

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A. Common and
					 contract carriers, freight forwarders, and warehouse workers that are subject
					 to the requirements of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) in
					 49 CFR Part 170 through 49 Part CFR 189 or the United States Postal Service in
					 the Postal Service Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), Section C-023.9.0, and the
					 United States Postal Service, are exempt from the requirements of this part to
					 the extent that they transport or store radioactive material in the regular
					 course of their carriage for others or storage incident thereto. Common and
					 contract carriers that are not subject to the requirements of the DOT or United
					 States Postal Service are subject to
					 12VAC5-481-2960
					 and other applicable requirements of these regulations.
B. A licensee is exempt from all the
					 requirements of this part with respect to shipment or carriage of the following
					 low-level materials:
1. Natural material and
					 ores containing naturally occurring radionuclides that are either in their
					 natural state, or have only been processed for purposes other than the
					 extraction of the radionuclides, and that are not intended to be processed for
					 use of these radionuclides, provided the activity concentration of the material
					 does not exceed 10 times the values specified in Table 2 or Table 3 of
					 12VAC5-481-3770.
2. Materials for which the activity
					 concentration is not greater than the activity concentration values specified
					 in Table 2 or Table 3 of
					 12VAC5-481-3770,
					 or for which the consignment activity is not greater than the limit for an
					 exempt consignment found in Table 2 or Table 3 of
					 12VAC5-481-3770.
3. Nonradioactive solid objects with
					 radioactive substances present on any surfaces in quantities not in excess of
					 the levels cited in the definition of "contamination" in
					 12VAC5-481-10.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 2 - General Regulatory Provisions › Section 12VAC5-481-2980 - Transportation of licensed material

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A.
					 Each licensee who transports licensed material outside the site of usage, as
					 specified in the agency license, or where transport is on public highways, or
					 who delivers licensed material to a carrier for transport, shall:
1. Comply with the applicable requirements,
					 appropriate to the mode of transport, of the regulations of the DOT;
					 particularly the regulations of the DOT in the following areas:
a. Packaging - 49 CFR Part 173: Subparts A
					 and B and I.
b. Marking and
					 labeling - 49 CFR Part 172: Subpart D, 172.400 through 172.407 and 172.436
					 through 172.441.
c. Placarding - 49
					 CFR Part 172: Subpart F, especially §§ 172.500 through 172.519,
					 172.556, and Appendices B and C.
d.
					 Accident reporting - 49 CFR Part 171: §§ 171.15 and 171.16.
e. Shipping papers and emergency information
					 - 49 CFR Part 172: Subpart C and Subpart G.
f. Hazardous material employee training - 49
					 CFR Part 172: Subpart H.
g.
					 Hazardous material shipper/carrier registration - 49 CFR Part 107: Subpart
					 G.
h. Security plans - 49 CFR Part
					 172: Subpart I.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 3 - General Licenses › Section 12VAC5-481-2990 - General licenses for carriers

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A. A general license is hereby issued to any
					 common or contract carrier not exempt under
					 12VAC5-481-2970 to receive,
					 possess, transport, and store radioactive material in the regular course of
					 their carriage for others or storage incident thereto, provided the
					 transportation and storage is in accordance with the applicable requirements,
					 appropriate to the mode of transport, of the United States Department of
					 Transportation insofar as such requirements relate to the loading and storage
					 of packages, placarding of the transporting vehicle, and incident reporting.
					 Notification of an incident shall be filed with, or made to, the agency as
					 prescribed in 49 CFR, regardless of or in addition to notification made to the
					 United States Department of Transportation or other agencies.
B. A general license is hereby issued to any
					 private carrier to transport radioactive material, provided the transportation
					 is in accordance with the applicable requirements, appropriate to the mode of
					 transport, of the United States Department of Transportation insofar as such
					 requirements relate to the loading and storage of packages, placarding of the
					 transporting vehicle, and incident reporting. Notification of an incident shall
					 be filed with, or made to, the agency as prescribed in 49 CFR, regardless of or
					 in addition to notification made to the United States Department of
					 Transportation or other agencies.
C. Persons who transport radioactive material
					 pursuant to the general licenses in subsection A or B of this section are
					 exempt from the requirements of Parts IV (12VAC5-481-600 et seq.) and X
					 (12VAC5-481-2250 et seq.) of this
					 chapter to the extent that they transport radioactive material.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 3 - General Licenses › Section 12VAC5-481-3000 - General license: NRC-approved packages

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A. A general license is hereby issued to any
					 licensee to transport, or to deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed
					 material in a package for which a license, certificate of compliance (CoC), or
					 other approval has been issued by the NRC. This general license applies only to
					 a licensee who has a quality assurance program approved by the agency as
					 satisfying the provisions of
					 12VAC5-481-3130.
B. This general license applies only to a
					 licensee who:
1. Has a copy of the license,
					 CoC, or other approval by the NRC of the package and has the drawings and other
					 documents referenced in the approval relating to the use and maintenance of the
					 packaging and to the actions to be taken prior to shipment;
2. Complies with the terms and conditions of
					 the license, certificate, or other approval by the NRC, as applicable, and the
					 applicable requirements of Part XIII (12VAC5-481-2950
					 et seq.) of this chapter;
3. Prior
					 to the licensee's first use of the package, submits in writing to the NRC:
					 ATTN: Document Control Desk, Director, Division of Fuel Management, Office of
					 Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, using an appropriate method listed in
					 10 CFR
					 71.1(a), the licensee's name
					 and license number and the package identification number specified in the
					 package approval; and
4. Has a
					 quality assurance program that complies with
					 12VAC5-481-3130.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 3 - General Licenses › Section 12VAC5-481-3010 - Previously approved packages

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A Type B(U) package, a Type B(M) package or a fissile
						material package, previously approved by the NRC but without the designation
						"-85" in the identification number of the NRC CoC, may be used under the
						general license of
						12VAC5-481-3000 with the following
						additional conditions:
1. Fabrication
					 of the package is satisfactorily completed by April 1, 1999, as demonstrated by
					 application of its model number in accordance with
					 10 CFR
					 71.85(c);
2. A package used for a shipment to a
					 location outside the United States is subject to multilateral approval except
					 approved under special arrangement in accordance with United States Department
					 of Transportation regulations at
					 49 CFR
					 173.403; and
3. A serial number that uniquely identifies
					 each packaging that conforms to the approved design is assigned to and legibly
					 and durably marked on the outside of each packaging.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 3 - General Licenses › Section 12VAC5-481-3020 - General License: United States Department of Transportation specification container

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A. A
					 general license is issued to any licensee to transport, or to deliver to a
					 carrier for transport, licensed material in a specification container for
					 fissile material or for a Type B quantity of radioactive material as specified
					 in 49 CFR Parts 173 and 178.
B.
					 This general license applies only to a licensee who:
1. Has a copy of the specification;
2. Complies with the terms and conditions of
					 the specification and the applicable requirements of this part; and
3. Has a quality assurance program that
					 complies with
					 12VAC5-481-3130.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 3 - General Licenses › Section 12VAC5-481-3030 - General License: use of foreign approved package

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A. A general license is issued to any
					 licensee to transport, or to deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed
					 material in a package the design of which has been approved in a foreign
					 national competent authority certificate that has been revalidated by the DOT
					 as meeting the applicable requirements of
					 49 CFR
					 171.23.
B. This general license applies only to
					 shipments made to or from locations outside the United States.
C. This general license applies only to a
					 licensee who:
1. Has a copy of the applicable
					 certificate, the revalidation, and the drawings and other documents referenced
					 in the certificate relating to the use and maintenance of the packaging and to
					 the actions to be taken prior to shipment;
2. Complies with the terms and conditions of
					 the certificate and revalidation, and with the applicable requirements of this
					 part; and
3. The licensee has a
					 quality assurance program approved by the agency that complies with
					 12VAC5-481-3130.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 3 - General Licenses › Section 12VAC5-481-3040 - General license: fissile material

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A. A general license is issued to any
					 licensee to transport fissile material, or to deliver fissile material to a
					 carrier for transport, if the material is shipped in accordance with this
					 section. The fissile material need not be contained in a package that meets the
					 standards of 10 CFR Part 71, Subparts E and F; however, the material must be
					 contained in a Type A package. The Type A package must also meet the DOT
					 requirements of 49 CFR
					 173.417(a).
B. The general license applies only to a
					 licensee who has a quality assurance program that complies with
					 12VAC5-481-3130.
C. The general
					 license applies only when a package's contents:
1. Contain no more than a Type A quantity of
					 radioactive material; and
2.
					 Contain less than 500 total grams of beryllium, graphite, or hydrogenous
					 material enriched in deuterium.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 3 - General Licenses › Section 12VAC5-481-3051 - General license: plutonium-berylium special form material

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A. A general
					 license is issued to any licensee to transport fissile material in the form of
					 plutonium-beryllium (Pu-Be) special form sealed sources, or to deliver Pu-Be
					 sealed sources to a carrier for transport, if the material is shipped in
					 accordance with this section. This material need not be contained in a package
					 that meets the standards of Subparts E and F of 10 CFR Part 71; however, the
					 material must be contained in a Type A package. The Type A package must also
					 meet the DOT requirements of 49 CFR
					 173.417(a).
B. The general license applies only to a
					 licensee who has a quality assurance program that complies with
					 12VAC5-481-3130.
C. The general
					 license applies only when a package's contents:
1. Contain no more than a Type A quantity of
					 radioactive material; and
2.
					 Contain less than 1,000 grams of plutonium, provided that: plutonium-239,
					 plutonium-241, or any combination of these radionuclides, constitutes less than
					 240 grams of the total quantity of plutonium in the package.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 4 - Operating Controls and Procedures › Section 12VAC5-481-3060 - Assumptions as to unknown properties of fissile material

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When the isotopic abundance, mass, concentration, degree
						of irradiation, degree of moderation, or other pertinent property of fissile
						material in any package is not known, the licensee shall package the fissile
						material as if the unknown properties have credible values that will cause the
						maximum neutron multiplication.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 4 - Operating Controls and Procedures › Section 12VAC5-481-3070 - Preliminary determinations

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Prior to the first use of any packaging for the shipment
						of radioactive material, the licensee shall ascertain that the determinations
						made in 10 CFR
						71.85(a) through (c) have
						been made.
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229 of the Code of
						  Virginia.