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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XV - Therapeutic Radiation Machines › Section 12VAC5-481-3400 - General technical requirements for facilities using therapeutic radiation machines

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A.
				  Protection surveys.
1. The registrant shall
				  ensure that radiation protection surveys of all new facilities and existing
				  facilities not previously surveyed are performed with an operable radiation
				  measurement survey instrument calibrated in accordance with
				  12VAC5-481-3440. The radiation
				  protection survey shall be performed by, or under the direction of, a qualified
				  medical physicist or a qualified inspector and shall verify that, with the
				  therapeutic radiation machine in a "BEAM-ON" condition, with the largest
				  clinically available treatment field, and with a scattering phantom in the
				  useful beam of radiation:
a. Radiation levels
				  in restricted areas are not likely to cause personnel exposures in excess of
				  the limits specified in
				  12VAC5-481-640; and
b. Radiation levels in unrestricted areas do
				  not exceed the limits specified in
				  12VAC5-481-720.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XV - Therapeutic Radiation Machines › Section 12VAC5-481-3410 - Quality management program

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Each registrant or applicant subject to
					 12VAC5-481-3420 and
					 12VAC5-481-3430 shall develop,
					 implement, and maintain a quality management program to provide high confidence
					 that radiation will be administered as directed by the authorized user.
A. Scope and applicability. The quality
				  management program shall address, at a minimum, the following specific
				  objectives:
1. Written directives.
a. A written directive shall be dated and
				  signed by an authorized user prior to the administration of radiation. If
				  because of the patient's condition a delay caused by providing a written
				  revision to an existing written directive would jeopardize the patient's
				  health, an oral revision to an existing written directive will be acceptable,
				  provided that the oral revision is documented as soon as possible in writing in
				  the patient's record and a revised written directive is signed by an authorized
				  user within 48 hours of the oral revision.
b. The written directive shall contain the
				  patient's or human research subject's name, type and energy of the beam, total
				  dose, dose per fraction, treatment site, and number of fractions.
c. A written revision to an existing written
				  directive may be made provided that the revision is dated and signed by an
				  authorized user prior to the administration of the therapeutic radiation
				  machine dose or the next fractional dose.
d. The registrant shall retain a copy of the
				  written directive for three years.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XV - Therapeutic Radiation Machines › Section 12VAC5-481-3420 - Therapeutic radiation machines of less than 500 kV

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A. Leakage radiation. When the x-ray tube is
				  operated at its maximum rated tube current for the maximum kV, the leakage air
				  kerma rate shall not exceed the value specified at the distance specified for
				  that classification of therapeutic radiation machine:
1. 5-50 kV systems. The leakage air kerma
				  rate measured at any position five centimeters from the tube housing assembly
				  shall not exceed one mGy (100 mrad) in any one hour.
2. Greater than 50 and less than 500 kV
				  systems. The leakage air kerma rate measured at a distance of one meter from
				  the target in any direction shall not exceed one cGy (1 rad) in any one hour.
				  This air kerma rate measurement may be averaged over areas no larger than 100
				  square centimeters. In addition, the air kerma rate at a distance of five
				  centimeters from the surface of the tube housing assembly shall not exceed 30
				  cGy (30 rad) per hour.
3. For each
				  therapeutic radiation machine, the registrant shall determine, or obtain from
				  the manufacturer, the leakage radiation existing at the positions specified in
				  subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection for the specified operating conditions.
				  Records on leakage radiation measurements shall be maintained at the
				  installation for inspection by the agency.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XV - Therapeutic Radiation Machines › Section 12VAC5-481-3430 - Therapeutic radiation machines - photon therapy systems (500 kV and above) and electron therapy systems (500 kV and above)

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A. Possession of survey instruments. Each
				  facility location authorized to use a therapeutic radiation machine in
				  accordance with this section shall have access to appropriately calibrated
				  portable monitoring equipment. As a minimum, such equipment shall include a
				  portable radiation measurement survey instrument capable of measuring dose
				  rates over the range 10 µSv (1 mrem) per hour to 10 mSv (1000 mrem) per
				  hour. The survey instruments shall be operable and calibrated in accordance
				  with 12VAC5-481-3440.
B. Leakage radiation outside the maximum
				  useful beam in photon and electron modes.
1.
				  The absorbed dose due to leakage radiation (excluding neutrons) at any point
				  outside the maximum sized useful beam, but within a circular plane of radius
				  two meters which is perpendicular to and centered on the central axis of the
				  useful beam at the nominal treatment distance (i.e., patient plane), shall not
				  exceed a maximum of 0.2% and an average of 0.1% of the absorbed dose on the
				  central axis of the beam at the nominal treatment distance. Measurements shall
				  be averaged over an area not exceeding 100 square centimeters at a minimum of
				  16 points uniformly distributed in the plane;
2. Except for the area defined in subdivision
				  1 of this subsection, the absorbed dose due to leakage radiation (excluding
				  neutrons) at one meter from the electron path between the electron source and
				  the target or electron window shall not exceed 0.5% of the absorbed dose on the
				  central axis of the beam at the nominal treatment distance. Measurements shall
				  be averaged over an area not exceeding 100 square centimeters;
3. For equipment manufactured after September
				  20, 2006, the neutron absorbed dose outside the useful beam shall be in
				  compliance with International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Document
				  601-2-1 (most current revision); and
4. For each therapeutic radiation machine,
				  the registrant shall determine, or obtain from the manufacturer, the leakage
				  radiation existing at the positions specified in subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 of
				  this subsection for the specified operating conditions. Records on leakage
				  radiation measurements shall be maintained at the installation for inspection
				  by the agency.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XV - Therapeutic Radiation Machines › Section 12VAC5-481-3440 - Calibration of survey instruments

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A. The registrant shall ensure that the
				  survey instruments used to show compliance with Part XV (12VAC5-481-3380 et seq.) of this
				  chapter have been calibrated before first use, at intervals not to exceed 12
				  months, and following repair.
B. To
				  satisfy the requirements of subsection A of this section, the registrant shall:
1. Calibrate all required scale readings up
				  to 10 mSv (1000 mrem) per hour with an appropriate radiation source that is
				  traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology
				  (NIST);
2. Calibrate at least two
				  (2) points on each scale to be calibrated. These points should be at
				  approximately 1/3 and 2/3 of full-scale; and
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XV - Therapeutic Radiation Machines › Section 12VAC5-481-3450 - Shielding and safety design requirements

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A. Each therapeutic radiation machine subject
				  to 12VAC5-481-3420 or
				  12VAC5-481-3430 shall be provided
				  with such primary or secondary barriers as are necessary to ensure compliance
				  with 12VAC5-481-640 and
				  12VAC5-481-720.
B. Facility design information for all new
				  installations of a therapeutic radiation machine or installations of a
				  therapeutic radiation machine of higher energy into a room not previously
				  approved for that energy shall be submitted for agency approval prior to actual
				  installation of the therapeutic radiation machine. At a minimum, facility
				  design information shall include:
1. All
				  therapeutic radiation machines.
a. Basic
				  facility information including name, telephone number, and agency registration
				  number of the individual responsible for preparation of the shielding plan;
				  name and telephone number of the facility supervisor; and the street address,
				  including room number, of the therapeutic radiation machine facility. The plan
				  shall also indicate whether this is a new structure or a modification to an
				  existing structure.
b. The primary
				  areas where all wall, floor, and ceiling areas are struck by the useful
				  beam.
c. The secondary barriers
				  where all wall, floor, and ceiling areas do not have primary
				  barriers.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XV - Therapeutic Radiation Machines › Section 12VAC5-481-3451 - Quality assurance for radiation therapy simulation systems

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Quality assurance for a conventional or virtual simulator
					 shall include acceptance testing and periodic verification of system
					 performance and shall be performed in accordance with (i) "Comprehensive QA for
					 Radiation Oncology: AAPM Report No. 46, Report of AAPM Radiation Therapy
					 Committee Task Group No.40" for a conventional simulator or (ii) "Quality
					 assurance for computed tomography simulators and the computed
					 tomography-simulation process: AAPM Report No. 83, Report of the AAPM Radiation
					 Therapy Committee Task Group No. 66" for a virtual simulator.
Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 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 XV - Therapeutic Radiation Machines › Section 12VAC5-481-3452 - Electronic brachytherapy

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A.
				  Applicability. Electronic brachytherapy devices shall be subject to the
				  requirements of this section and shall be exempt for the requirements of
				  12VAC5-481-3420.
1. An electronic brachytherapy device that
				  does not meet the requirements of this section shall not be used for
				  irradiation of patients; and
2. An
				  electronic brachytherapy device shall only be utilized for human use
				  applications specifically approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
				  (FDA) unless participating in a research study approved by the registrant's
				  institutional review board (IRB).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XV - Therapeutic Radiation Machines › Section 12VAC5-481-3453 - Other use of electronically produced radiation to deliver therapeutic radiation dosage

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A person shall not utilize any device that is designed to
					 electronically generate a source of ionizing radiation to deliver therapeutic
					 radiation dosage and that is not appropriately regulated under any existing
					 category of therapeutic radiation machine until:
1. The applicant or registrant has, at a
				  minimum, provided the agency with:
a. A
				  detailed description of the device and its intended application;
b. Facility design requirements, including
				  shielding and access control;
c.
				  Documentation of appropriate training for authorized user physicians and
				  qualified medical physicists;
d.
				  Methodology for measurement of dosages to be administered to patients or human
				  research subjects;
e. Documentation
				  regarding calibration, maintenance, and repair of the device, as well as
				  instruments and equipment necessary for radiation safety;
f. Radiation safety precautions and
				  instructions; and
g. Other
				  information requested by the agency in its review of the application;
				  and
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XV - Therapeutic Radiation Machines › Section - DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (12VAC5-481)

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Dosimetry
					 of X-ray and Gamma-Ray Beams for Radiation Therapy in the Energy Range 10 keV
					 to 50 MeV: NCRP Report 69, 1981, National Council on Radiation Protection and
					 Measurements, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Washington, DC 20014
Comprehensive
					 QA for Radiation Oncology: AAPM Report No. 46, 1994, American Association of
					 Physicists in Medicine, Committee Task Group 40, Radiation Therapy Committee,
					 published by the American Institute of Physics, One Physics Ellipse, College
					 Park, MD 20740-3846
AAPM
					 Code of Practice for Radiotherapy Accelerators: AAPM Report Number 47, 1994,
					 American Association of Physicists in Medicine Radiation Therapy Task Group 45,
					 published by the American Institute of Physics, One Physics Ellipse, College
					 Park, MD 20740-3846
Guidance
					 document on delivery, treatment planning, and clinical implementation of IMRT:
					 Report of the IMRT subcommittee of the AAPM radiation therapy committee: AAPM
					 Report No. 82, Medical Physics, Vol. 30, No. 8, August 2003, American
					 Association of Physicists in Medicine
Quality
					 assurance for computed tomography simulators and the computed
					 tomography-simulation process: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee
					 Task Group No. 66: AAPM Report No. 83, Medical Physics, Vol. 30, No. 10,
					 October 2003, American Association of Physicists in
					 Medicine
Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3460 - Purpose

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This part establishes radiation protection standards for
					 the possession, use, transfer, and disposal of Technologically Enhanced
					 Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM).
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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3470 - Scope

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A. These
				  regulations apply to any person who receives, owns, possesses, uses, processes,
				  transfers, distributes, or disposes of TENORM.
B. The regulations in this part address the
				  introduction of TENORM into products in which neither the TENORM, nor the
				  radiation emitted from the TENORM, is considered to be beneficial to the
				  products.
C. The manufacture and
				  distribution of products containing TENORM, in which the TENORM and/or its
				  emitted radiation is considered to be a beneficial attribute, are licensed
				  under the provisions of Part III (12VAC5-481-380 et
				  seq.) of this chapter.
D. This part
				  does not apply to radionuclides for which NRC retains exclusive
				  jurisdiction.
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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3480 - Exemptions

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A. Persons who
				  receive, own, possess, use, process, transfer, distribute, or dispose of TENORM
				  are exempt from the requirements of this part (12VAC5-481-3460 et seq.) of this
				  chapter with respect to any combination of radium-226 and radium-228 if the
				  materials contain, or are contaminated at, concentrations less than 185 Bq/kg
				  (5 pCi/gm) excluding natural background. This does not apply to consumer or
				  retail products that are discussed in
				  12VAC5-481-3560 C and
				  12VAC5-481-3570. Using purposeful
				  dilution to render TENORM waste exempt shall not be allowed without prior
				  agency approval.
B. Persons who
				  receive products or materials containing TENORM distributed in accordance with
				  a specific license issued by the agency pursuant to
				  12VAC5-481-3540 1, or to an
				  equivalent license issued by another licensing state, are exempt from these
				  regulations with regard to those products or materials.
C. The distribution, including custom
				  blending, possession, and use of fertilizers containing TENORM, is exempt from
				  the requirements of this part.
D.
				  TENORM waste regulated by CERCLA (The Comprehensive Environmental Response,
				  Compensation, and Liability Act) or RCRA (Resources Conservation and Recovery
				  Act) are exempt from this part.
E.
				  The transportation and storage incident to transportation are governed by other
				  parts of these regulations.
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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3490 - Standards for radiation protection for TENORM

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A. No person licensed under 12VAC5 481-3530
				  or 12VAC5-481-3540 shall conduct
				  operations, use, or transfer TENORM in a manner such that a member of the
				  public will receive an annual total effective dose equivalent in excess of 1mSv
				  (100 mrem) per year from all licensed sources including TENORM.
B. Persons subject to a license under this
				  part shall comply with radiation protection standards set out in Part IV
				  (12VAC5-481-600 et seq.) of this
				  chapter.
C. Doses from indoor radon
				  and its progeny shall not be included in total effective dose equivalent
				  calculations.
D. No person shall
				  release TENORM for unrestricted use in such a manner that the reasonably
				  maximally exposed individual will receive an annual total effective dose
				  equivalent from the released TENORM in excess of 1mSv (100 mrem) per year
				  excluding natural background.
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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3500 - Protection of Workers During Operations

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Each person subject to a specific license under Part XVI
					 of this chapter shall conduct operations in compliance with the standards for
					 radiation protection set out in other parts of these
					 regulations.
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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3510 - Release for unrestricted use

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Each person subject to a license under this part
					 shall:
1. Not transfer or release for
				  unrestricted use facilities or equipment contaminated with TENORM in excess of
				  levels in Table 6.
Table 6. Acceptable Surface Contamination
							 Levels1 for TENORM.
AVERAGE2,3,6
MAXIMUM2,4,6
REMOVABLE2,3,5,6
Alpha
5,000 dpm/100 cm2
15,000 dpm/100 cm2
1,000 dpm/100 cm2
Beta-gamma
5,000 dpm/100 cm2
15,000 dpm/100 cm2
1,000 dpm/100 cm2
1Where surface contamination
							 by both alpha and beta-gamma emitting nuclides exists, the limits established
							 for alpha and beta-gamma emitting nuclides should apply independently. 
							 2As used in this table, dpm
							 (disintegrations per minute) means the rate of emission by radioactive material
							 as determined by correcting the counts per minute observed by an appropriate
							 detector for background, efficiency, and geometric factors associated with the
							 instrumentation. 
							 3Measurements of average
							 contamination level should not be averaged over more than one square meter. For
							 objects of less surface area, the average should be derived for each object. 
							 4The maximum contamination
							 level applies to an area of not more than 100 cm2. 
							 5The amount of removable
							 radioactive material per 100 cm2 of surface area
							 should be determined by wiping that area with dry filter or soft absorbent
							 paper, applying moderate pressure, and assessing the amount of radioactive
							 material on the wipe with an appropriate instrument of known efficiency. When
							 removable contamination on objects of surface area A (where A is less than 100
							 sq. cm) is determined, the entire surface should be wiped and the contamination
							 level multiplied by 100/A to convert a "per 100 sq. cm" basis. 
							 6The average and minimum
							 radiation levels associated with surface contamination resulting from
							 beta-gamma emitters should not exceed 0.2 mrad/hr (2[MICRO]Gy/hr) at 1 cm,
							 respectively, measured through not more than 7 milligrams per square centimeter
							 of total absorber.
2.
				  Not transfer or release for unrestricted use equipment contaminated with TENORM
				  in excess of a surface gamma radiation level of 200 [MICRO]rem/hr at 1 cm
				  excluding natural background; and
3. Not transfer land for unrestricted use
				  where the concentration of radium-226 or radium-228 in soil averaged over any
				  100 square meters exceeds the background level by more than 185 Bq/kg (5
				  pCi/gm), averaged over any 15 cm layer of soil below the surface, unless
				  compliance with
				  12VAC5-481-3490 B through D can be
				  demonstrated.
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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3520 - Disposal and transfer of waste for disposal

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A. Each person subject to a license under
				  this part shall manage and dispose of wastes containing TENORM:
1. By transfer of the wastes for disposal to
				  a facility licensed under requirements for uranium or thorium byproduct
				  materials in either 40 CFR Part 192 or 10 CFR Part 40 Appendix R;
2. By transfer of the wastes for disposal to
				  a disposal facility licensed by the NRC, or another agreement state;
				  or
3. In accordance with alternate
				  methods authorized by the agency upon application or upon the agency's
				  initiative, consistent with
				  12VAC5-481-3490 and where
				  applicable the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and other requirements
				  of the United States Environmental Protection Agency for disposal of such
				  wastes.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3530 - General license

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A. Subject to
				  the requirements of
				  12VAC5-481-3490 through
				  12VAC5-481-3520 and
				  12VAC5-481-3540, a general license
				  is hereby issued to possess, own, use, transfer, distribute or dispose of
				  TENORM without regard to quantity.
B. This general license does not authorize
				  the manufacturing of products containing TENORM in concentrations greater than
				  those specified in
				  12VAC5-481-3480 A nor the receipt
				  and disposal of wastes from other persons.
C. The decontamination of equipment,
				  facilities, and land shall be performed only by persons specifically licensed
				  by the agency, NRC or another agreement state to conduct such work. However,
				  employees or contractors under control and supervision of a general licensee
				  can perform routine maintenance on equipment, facilities, and land owned or
				  controlled by the general licensee. Maintenance that provides a different
				  pathway for exposure than is found in daily operations and that increases the
				  potential for additional exposure is not considered routine.
D. Any person subject to the general license
				  issued by this section shall notify the agency. Such notification shall
				  include:
1. Name and address of the
				  licensee;
2. Location and
				  description of the facility or operation; and
3. Description of the TENORM including
				  estimates of the amount and extent of TENORM.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3540 - Specific Licenses

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Unless otherwise exempt, a specific license is required
					 to:
1. Manufacture and distribute any
				  material or product containing TENORM unless authorized by
				  12VAC5-481-3530 F, exempted under
				  the provisions of
				  12VAC5-481-3480, or licensed under
				  the provisions of Part III (12VAC5-481-380 et
				  seq.) of this chapter;
2. Except as
				  provided in
				  12VAC5-481-3530 C, decontaminate
				  equipment or land not otherwise exempted under the provisions of
				  12VAC5-481-3480 or facilities
				  contaminated with TENORM in excess of the levels set forth in
				  12VAC5-481-3510, as applicable;
				  for purposes of this subsection, the term "decontaminate" shall not include
				  maintenance that incidentally results in removal of contamination;
3. Receive TENORM from other persons for
				  disposal.
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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3550 - Filing application for specific licenses

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A. Applications for specific licenses shall
				  be filed in a manner and on a form prescribed by the agency.
B. The agency may at any time after the
				  filing of the original application, and before the expiration of the license,
				  require further statements in order to enable the agency to determine whether
				  the application should be granted or denied or whether a license should be
				  modified or revoked.
C. Each
				  application shall be signed by the applicant or licensee or a person duly
				  authorized to act for and on the licensee's behalf.
D. An application for a license may include a
				  request for a license authorizing one or more activities.
E. Each application for a specific license
				  shall be accompanied by a fee of $50.
F. In an application, the applicant may
				  incorporate by reference information contained in previous applications,
				  statements, or reports filed with the agency provided such references are clear
				  and specific.
G. Applications and
				  documents submitted to the agency may be made available for public
				  inspection.
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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3560 - Requirements for the issuance of specific licenses

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A. A license application will be approved if
				  the agency determines that:
1. The applicant
				  is qualified by reason of training and experience to use the TENORM in question
				  for the purpose requested in accordance with these rules in such a manner as to
				  protect the public health and safety or property;
2. The applicant's proposed equipment,
				  facilities, and procedures are adequate to protect the public health and safety
				  or property;
3. The issuance of the
				  license will not be inimical to the health and safety of the public;
4. The applicant satisfied all applicable
				  special requirements in this part;
5. The applicant has met the financial surety
				  requirements of
				  12VAC5-481-450 C; and
6. The applicant has adequately addressed the
				  following items in the application:
a.
				  Procedures and equipment for monitoring and protecting workers;
b. An evaluation of the radiation levels and
				  concentrations of contamination expected during normal operations;
c. Operating and emergency procedures,
				  including procedures for waste reduction and quality assurance of items
				  released for unrestricted use; and
d. A method for managing the radioactive
				  material removed from contaminated equipment and facilities.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3570 - Safety Criteria for Products

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An applicant for a license under
					 12VAC5-481-3560 C shall
					 demonstrate that the product is designed and will be manufactured so
					 that:
1. In normal use and disposal of
				  a single exempt item, and in normal handling and storage of the quantities of
				  exempt items likely to accumulate in one location during marketing,
				  distribution, installation, and servicing of the product, it is unlikely that
				  the TEDE in any one year, to a suitable sample of the group of individuals
				  expected to be most highly exposed to radiation or radioactive material from
				  the product will exceed the doses in Column I of
				  12VAC5-481-3580.
2. In use and disposal of a single exempt
				  item and in handling and storage of the quantities of exempt items likely to
				  accumulate in one location during marketing, distribution, installation, and
				  servicing of the product, the probability is low (not more than one failure per
				  year for each 10,000 exempt units distributed) that the containment, shielding,
				  or other safety features of the product would fail under such circumstances
				  that a person would receive an external radiation dose or dose commitment in
				  excess of the dose to the appropriate organ as specified in Column II of the
				  table in 12VAC5-481-3580 and the
				  probability is negligible (not more than one such failure per year for each one
				  millions exempt units distributed) that a person would receive an external
				  radiation dose or dose commitment in excess of the dose to the appropriate
				  organ as specified in Column III of the table in
				  12VAC5-481-3580. It is the intent
				  of this paragraph that as the magnitude of the potential dose increases above
				  that permitted under normal conditions, the probability that any individual
				  will receive such a dose must decrease. The probabilities have been expressed
				  in general terms to emphasize the approximate nature of the estimates that are
				  to be made. The above values may be used a guidelines in estimating compliance
				  with the criteria.
3. It is
				  unlikely that there will be a significant reduction in the effectiveness of the
				  containment, shielding, or other safety features of the product from wear and
				  abuse likely to occur in normal handling and use of the product during its
				  useful life.
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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3580 - Table of organ doses

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Part of Body
Column I (rem)
Column II (rem)
Column III (rem)
Column IV (rem)
Whole body; head and trunk; active blood-forming
							 organs; gonads; or lens of eye
0.001
0.01
0.5
15
Hands and forearms; feet and ankles; localized areas
							 of skin averaged over areas no larger than 1 square centimeter
0.015
0.15
7.5
200
Other organs
0.003
0.03
1.5
50
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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3590 - Issuance of Specific Licenses

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A.
				  Upon a determination that an application meets the requirements of these
				  regulations, the agency will issue a specific license authorizing the proposed
				  activity in such form and containing such conditions and limitations as it
				  deems appropriate or necessary.
B.
				  The agency may incorporate in any license at the time of issuance, or
				  thereafter by amendment, such additional requirements and conditions with
				  respect to the licensee's receipt, possession, use, and transfer of TENORM
				  subject to this part as it deems appropriate or necessary in order to:
1. Protect public health and safety or
				  property;
2. Require such reports
				  and the keeping of such records, and to provide for such inspections of
				  activities under the license as may be appropriate or necessary; and
3. Prevent loss, theft, or loss of control of
				  TENORM subject to this part.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3600 - Conditions of specific licenses issued under 12VAC5-481-3560

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A. General terms
				  and conditions.
1. Each license issued
				  pursuant to this part shall be subject to all the provisions of the Act, now or
				  hereafter in effect, and to all rules, regulations, and orders of the
				  agency.
2. No license issued or
				  granted under this part and no right to possess or utilize TENORM granted by
				  any license issued pursuant to this part shall be transferred, assigned, or in
				  any manner disposed of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or
				  indirectly, through transfer of control of any license to any person unless the
				  agency shall, after securing full information, find that the transfer is in
				  accordance with the provisions of the Act, and shall give its consent in
				  writing.
3. Each person licensed by
				  the agency pursuant to this part shall confine use and possession of the TENORM
				  licensed to the locations and purposes authorized in the license.
4. Each person licensed by the agency
				  pursuant to this part is subject to the general license provisions of
				  12VAC5-481-3500,
				  12VAC5-481-3510, and
				  12VAC5-481-3520.
5. Each licensee shall:
a. Notify the agency, in writing, immediately
				  following the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition for bankruptcy
				  under any Chapters of Title II (Bankruptcy) of the United States Code (11 USC)
				  by or against a licensee, an entity (as that term is defined in 11 USC §
				  101(15) ) controlling a licensee or listing the license or licensee as property
				  of the estate; or an affiliate (as that term is defined in 11 USC § 101(2)
				  ) of the licensee.
b. Indicate in
				  their bankruptcy notification the bankruptcy court in which the petition for
				  bankruptcy was filed; and the date of the filing of the petition.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3610 - Expiration and termination of specific licenses

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A. Except as provided in subdivision D 6 of
				  this section and
				  12VAC5-481-3620 B, each specific
				  license shall expire at the end of the specified day in the month and year
				  stated therein.
B. Each licensee
				  shall notify the agency in writing and request termination of the license when
				  the licensee decides to terminate all activities involving TENORM authorized
				  under the license. This notification and request for termination of the license
				  must include the reports and information specified in subdivision D 4 of this
				  section. The licensee is subject to the provisions of subsections D and E of
				  this section, as applicable.
C. No
				  less than 30 days before the expiration date specified in a specific license,
				  the licensee shall either:
1. Submit an
				  application for license renewal under
				  12VAC5-481-3620; or
2. Notify the agency in writing, under
				  subsection B of this section, if the licensee decides to discontinue all
				  activities involving TENORM.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3620 - Renewal of specific licenses

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A.
				  Applications for renewal of specific licenses shall be filed in accordance with
				  12VAC5-481-3550.
B. In any case in which a licensee, not less
				  than 30 days prior to expiration of an existing license, has filed an
				  application in proper form for renewal or for a new license authorizing the
				  same activities, such existing license shall not expire until final action by
				  the agency.
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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3630 - Amendment of specific licenses at request of licensee

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Applications for amendment of a license shall be filed in
					 accordance with
					 12VAC5-481-3550 and shall specify
					 the respects in which the licensee desires the license to be amended and the
					 grounds for such amendment.
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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3640 - Agency action on applications to renew and amend specific licenses

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In considering an application by a licensee to renew or
					 amend the license, the agency will apply the criteria set forth in
					 12VAC5-481-3560.
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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3650 - Modification and revocation of specific licenses

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A. The terms and conditions of all licenses
				  shall be subject to amendment, revision, or modification or the license may be
				  suspended or revoked by reason of amendments to the Act, or by reason of rules,
				  regulations, and orders issued by the agency.
B. Any license may be revoked, suspended, or
				  modified, in whole or in part, for any material false statement in the
				  application or any statement of fact required under provisions of the Act, or
				  because of conditions revealed by such application or statement of fact or any
				  report, record, or inspection or other means which would warrant the agency to
				  refuse to grant a license on an original application, or for violation of, or
				  failure to observe any of the terms and conditions of the Act, or of the
				  license, or of any rule, regulation, or order of the agency.
C. Except in cases of willfulness or those in
				  which the public health, interest or safety requires otherwise, the agency
				  shall not modify, suspend or revoke a license prior to the institution of
				  proceedings unless facts or conduct that may warrant such action shall have
				  been called to the attention of the licensee in writing and the licensee shall
				  have been accorded an opportunity to demonstrate or achieve compliance with all
				  lawful requirements.
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 XVI - Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) › Section 12VAC5-481-3660 - Reciprocal recognition of specific licenses

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Subject to these regulations, any person who holds a
					 specific license from an agreement state or a licensing state, and issued by
					 the agency having jurisdiction where the licensee maintains an office for
					 directing the licensed activity and at which radiation safety records are
					 normally maintained, is hereby granted a general license to conduct the
					 activities authorized in such licensing document within this state for a period
					 not in excess of 180 days in any calendar year provided that:
1. The licensing document does not limit the
				  activity authorized by such document to specified installations or
				  locations;
2. The out-of-state
				  licensee notifies the agency in writing at least three days prior to engaging
				  in such activity. Such notification shall indicate the location, period, and
				  type of proposed possession and use within the State, and shall be accompanied
				  by a copy of the pertinent licensing document. If, for a specific case, the
				  three-day period would impose an undue hardship on the out-of-state licensee,
				  the licensee may, upon application to the agency, obtain permission to proceed
				  sooner. The agency may waive the requirement for filing additional written
				  notifications during the remainder of the calendar year following the receipt
				  of the initial notification from a person engaging in activities under the
				  general license provided in subdivision 1 of this section;
3. The out-of-state licensee complies with
				  all applicable regulations of the agency and with all the terms and conditions
				  of the licensing document, except any such terms and conditions which may be
				  inconsistent with applicable regulations of the agency;
4. The out-of-state licensee supplies such
				  other information as the agency may request; and
5. The out-of-state licensee shall not
				  transfer or dispose of TENORM possessed or used under the general license
				  provided in subsection A of this section, except by transfer to a person:
a. Specifically licensed by the agency or by
				  another licensing state to receive such TENORM; or
b. Exempt from the requirements for a license
				  for such TENORM under
				  12VAC5-481-3480.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XVII - Schedules › Section 12VAC5-481-3780 - Nationally tracked source thresholds

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The terabecquerel (TBq) values are the regulatory standard.
					 The curie (Ci) values specified are obtained by converting from the TBq value.
					 The curie values are provided for practical usefulness only and are rounded
					 after conversion.
Radioactive material
Category 1 (TBq)
Category 1 (Ci)
Category 2 (TBq)
Category 2 (Ci)
Actinium-227
20
540
0.2
5.4
Americium-241
60
1,600
0.6
16
Americium-241/Be
60
1,600
0.6
16
Californium-252
20
540
0.2
5.4
Cobalt-60
30
810
0.3
8.1
Curium-244
50
1,400
0.5
14
Cesium-137
100
2,700
1
27
Gadolinium-153
1,000
27,000
10
270
Iridium-192
80
2,200
0.8
22
Plutonium-238
60
1,600
0.6
16
Plutonium-239/Be
60
1,600
0.6
16
Polonium-210
60
1,600
0.6
16
Promethium-147
40,000
1,100,000
400
11,000
Radium-226
40
1,100
0.4
11
Selenium-75
200
5,400
2
54
Strontium-90
1,000
27,000
10
270
Thorium-228
20
540
0.2
5.4
Thorium-229
20
540
0.2
5.4
Thulium-170
20,000
540,000
200
5,400
Ytterbium-169
300
8,100
3
81
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 490 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS: FEE SCHEDULE › Section 12VAC5-490-10 - Registration fees

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A. All operators or
				owners of diagnostic x-ray machines used in the healing arts and capable of
				producing radiation shall pay the following registration fee:
1. $100 for each machine and additional tubes
				that have a required annual inspection, collected annually; and
2. $100 for each machine and additional tubes
				that have a required inspection every three years, collected every three
				years.