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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-244 - Radiation protection - Wireline services › Section 246-244-120 - Labeling

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Each source,
				source holder, and logging tool containing radioactive material shall bear a
				durable, legible, and clearly visible marking or label which has, at a minimum,
				the standard radiation caution symbol, with or without the conventional color
				requirement, and the following wording: "DANGER (or CAUTION) RADIOACTIVE
				MATERIAL." This labeling shall be on the smallest component transported as a
				separate piece of equipment.
(2)
				Each transport container shall have permanently attached to it a durable,
				legible, and clearly visible label which has, at a minimum, the standard
				radiation caution symbol and colors and the following wording: "DANGER (or
				CAUTION) RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES IF FOUND."
(3) The licensee may not use a uranium sinker
				bar in well-logging operations after December 31, 1987, unless it is clearly
				and legibly impressed with the words "CAUTION-RADIOACTIVE DEPLETED URANIUM" and
				"NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES IF FOUND."
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-244-120, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-38-220, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-244 - Radiation protection - Wireline services › Section 246-244-130 - Inspection and maintenance

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(1)
				Each licensee shall conduct a program of visual inspection and maintenance of
				source holders, logging tools, source handling tools, storage containers,
				transport containers, injection tools, and sinker bars to ensure that the
				required labeling is legible and that visual physical damage is absent. The
				licensee shall perform the visual inspection and maintenance at least every
				three months. Such inspection and maintenance shall follow the manufacturers
				recommendations for the equipment involved. Licensees shall maintain records of
				inspections and maintenance for three years for inspection by the
				department.
(2) Each licensee shall
				maintain appropriate copies of manufacturer's operating and maintenance
				instructions at those locations where such inspection and maintenance is
				performed.
(3) Each licensee shall
				inspect the source holders, logging tools, and source handling tools for
				obvious defects before the equipment is used each day to ensure that the
				equipment is in good working condition.
(4) If any inspection conducted pursuant to
				this section reveals damage to the labeling or to components critical for
				radiation safety, the licensee shall remove the item from service until
				authorized repairs are made.
(5)
				Removal of a sealed source from a source holder, and maintenance on sealed
				sources, holders, or pressure housings in which sealed sources are placed, or
				on other equipment containing a sealed source may not be performed unless a
				written instruction for the particular operation in question has been approved
				by the department as part of the license application.
(6) If a sealed source is stuck in a source
				holder or logging tool, the licensee may not perform any operations such as
				drilling, cutting, or chiseling on the source holder or logging tool, unless it
				is specifically licensed by the department to perform this operation.
(7) The repair, opening, or modification of
				any sealed source must be performed only by persons specifically licensed to do
				so by the department, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an
				agreement state, or a licensing state.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-244-130, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-38-240, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-244 - Radiation protection - Wireline services › Section 246-244-140 - Training requirements

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(1)
				The licensee may not permit an individual to act as a logging supervisor until
				that person:
(a) Has completed at least forty
				hours of formal training in a course recognized by the department, the United
				States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an agreement state, or a licensing state
				covering the subjects outlined in subsection (5) of this section;
(b) Has received copies of and instruction
				in:
(i) Washington state regulations
				contained in this chapter and in the applicable chapters246-220, 246-221, and
				246-222 WAC or their equivalent;
(ii) The license under which the logging
				supervisor will perform well-logging operations; and
(iii) The licensee's operating,
				recordkeeping, and emergency procedures.
(c) Has completed three months of on-the-job
				training and demonstrated competence in the use of licensed materials, remote
				handling tools, and radiation survey instruments by a field evaluation;
				and
(d) Has demonstrated
				understanding of the requirements in (a) and (b) of this subsection by
				successfully completing a closed book written test.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-244 - Radiation protection - Wireline services › Section 246-244-150 - Operating and emergency procedures

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The licensee's operating and emergency procedures shall
				  include instruction in at least the following:
(1) Handling and use of sources of radiation
				to be employed such that no individual is likely to be exposed to radiation
				doses in excess of the standards established in chapter 246-221 WAC;
(2) Methods and occasions for conducting
				radiation surveys;
(3) Methods and
				occasions for locking and securing sources of radiation;
(4) Personnel monitoring and the use and care
				of personnel monitoring equipment;
(5) Transportation of sources of radiation to
				temporary job sites and field stations, including the marking, labeling,
				packaging, and placing of sources of radiation in vehicles, shipping papers,
				placarding of vehicles, and physical securing of sources of radiation to
				transport vehicles during transportation to prevent accidental loss, tampering,
				or unauthorized removal;
(6)
				Minimizing personnel exposure, including that from inhalation and ingestion of
				licensed material, during well-logging operations and in the event of an
				accident;
(7) Procedure for
				notifying proper personnel in the event of an accident;
(8) Maintenance of records;
(9) Inspection and maintenance of source
				holders, logging tools, source handling tools, storage containers, transport
				containers, and injection tools;
(10) Procedures to be followed in the event a
				sealed source is lodged downhole or ruptured;
(11) Procedures to be used for picking up,
				receiving, and opening packages containing radioactive material;
(12) The procedure and the use of tools for
				remote handling of sealed sources and radioactive tracer material, except low
				activity calibration sources;
(13)
				The procedure to use for detecting contamination and for preventing the spread
				of contamination; and
(14) The
				procedure to be used to decontaminate the environment, equipment, and/or
				personnel if any or all are contaminated.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050 and
					 70.98.080. 91-15-112 (Order 184),
					 § 246-244-150, filed 7/24/91, effective 8/24/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-244-150, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-38-280, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-244 - Radiation protection - Wireline services › Section 246-244-160 - Personnel monitoring

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(1)
				The licensee may not permit an individual to act as a logging supervisor or
				logging assistant unless that person wears a personnel dosimeter at all times
				during the handling of licensed radioactive materials. Each personnel dosimeter
				must be assigned to and worn by only one individual. The film badge must be
				replaced at least monthly and other personnel dosimeters that require
				replacement must be replaced at least every three months, whichever is more
				frequent.
(2) The licensee shall
				provide appropriate bioassay services to individuals using licensed materials
				in subsurface tracer studies if required by the license.
(3) The licensee shall keep reports of
				personnel dosimeter required by subsection (1) of this section and bioassay
				results for inspection until the department authorizes disposition of the
				records.
(4) Personnel monitoring
				devices and equipment shall monitor for beta, gamma, and neutron radiation as
				appropriate.
(5) Each licensee
				shall adhere to the requirements of NRC Regulatory Guide 8.20 Application of
				Bioassay for Radioiodine.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.050. 03-12-062, § 246-244-160,
					 filed 6/2/03, effective 7/3/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.050 and
					 70.98.080. 91-15-112 (Order 184),
					 § 246-244-160, filed 7/24/91, effective 8/24/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-244-160, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-38-300, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-244 - Radiation protection - Wireline services › Section 246-244-170 - Radioactive contamination control

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(1) During efforts to recover a sealed source
				lodged in the well, the licensee shall continuously monitor, with an
				appropriate radiation detection instrument, the circulating fluids from the
				well to check for contamination resulting from damage to the sealed
				source.
(2) If the licensee detects
				evidence that the sealed source has ruptured or licensed materials have caused
				contamination, it shall initiate required emergency procedures.
(3) If contamination results from the use of
				licensed material in well-logging operations, the licensee shall decontaminate
				all work areas, equipment, and unrestricted areas to levels deemed appropriate
				by the department.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-244-170, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-38-320, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-244 - Radiation protection - Wireline services › Section 246-244-180 - Security

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
During each logging or tracer application, the logging
				  supervisor or other designated employee shall maintain direct surveillance of
				  the operation to protect against unauthorized and/or unnecessary entry into the
				  restricted area (as defined in WAC
				  246-220-010).
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050 and
					 70.98.080. 91-15-112 (Order 184),
					 § 246-244-180, filed 7/24/91, effective 8/24/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-244-180, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-38-340, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-244 - Radiation protection - Wireline services › Section 246-244-190 - Handling tools

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The licensee shall provide and require the use of tools that
				  will assure remote handling of sealed sources other than low activity
				  calibration sources.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-244-190, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-38-360, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-244 - Radiation protection - Wireline services › Section 246-244-200 - Subsurface tracer studies

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				Protective gloves and other appropriate protective clothing and equipment shall
				be used by all personnel handling radioactive tracer material. Adequate
				precautions shall be taken to avoid ingestion or inhalation of radioactive
				material, and to avoid contamination of field site stations and temporary job
				sites.
(2) No licensee shall cause
				the injection or administration of radioactive material into fresh water
				aquifers without prior written authorization from the department and any other
				appropriate state agency.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-244-200, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-38-380, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-244 - Radiation protection - Wireline services › Section 246-244-210 - Radiation surveys

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(1) Radiation
				surveys shall be made and recorded for each area where radioactive materials
				are stored at intervals not to exceed six months. In those cases where neutron
				sources are involved, calculations for dose rate may be substituted for direct
				measurement.
(2) Radiation surveys
				shall be made and recorded for the radiation levels in occupied positions and
				on the exterior of each vehicle used to transport radioactive material. Such
				surveys shall include each and every source of radiation or combination of
				sources to be transported in the vehicle. In those cases where neutron sources
				are involved, calculations for dose rate may be substituted for direct
				measurement.
(3) After removal of
				the sealed source from the logging tool and before departing the job site, the
				logging tool detector shall be energized and/or a survey meter used to assure
				that the logging tool and all related equipment are free of
				contamination.
(4) Radiation
				surveys shall be made and recorded at the job site or well head for each tracer
				operation, except those using Hydrogen-3, Carbon-14, or Sulfur-35. Such surveys
				shall include measurements of radiation levels immediately before and after
				each operation.
(5) If the licensee
				suspects that, as a result of operations involving a sealed source, the
				encapsulation of the sealed source could have been damaged by the operation, it
				shall conduct a radiation survey, including a contamination survey, during and
				after the operation.
(6) The
				licensee shall make a radiation survey at the temporary job site for each
				subsurface tracer study. The survey must include measurement of radiation
				levels before and after the operation, and measurement of contamination levels
				after the subsurface tracer study.
(7) Records of surveys required pursuant to
				this section shall include the dates, the identification of individuals making
				the survey, the identification of survey instruments used including make,
				model, serial number and calibration date, and an exact description of the
				location of the survey with diagram. Records of these surveys shall be
				maintained for inspection by the department for at least two years after
				completion of the survey.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-244-210, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-38-400, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-244 - Radiation protection - Wireline services › Section 246-244-220 - Documents and records required at field stations

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Each licensee shall maintain for inspection by the department
				  the following documents and records for the specific devices and sources at the
				  field station:
(1) Appropriate license
				or equivalent documents;
(2)
				Operating and emergency procedures;
(3) Applicable regulations;
(4) Records of the latest survey instrument
				calibrations required pursuant to WAC
				246-244-070;
(5) Records of the latest leak test results
				required pursuant to WAC
				246-244-080;
(6) Records of inventories required pursuant
				to WAC 246-244-090;
(7) Utilization records required pursuant to
				WAC 246-244-100;
(8) Records of inspection and maintenance
				required pursuant to WAC
				246-244-130;
(9) Survey records required pursuant to WAC
				246-244-210; and
(10) Training records required pursuant to
				WAC 246-244-140.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050 and
					 70.98.080. 91-15-112 (Order 184),
					 § 246-244-220, filed 7/24/91, effective 8/24/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-244-220, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-38-420, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-244 - Radiation protection - Wireline services › Section 246-244-230 - Documents and records required at temporary job sites

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Each licensee conducting operations at a temporary job site
				  shall have the following documents and records available at all times at that
				  site for inspection by the department:
(1) Current operating and emergency
				procedure(s);
(2) Survey records
				required pursuant to WAC
				246-244-210 for the period of
				operation at the site;
(3) Actual
				current calibration certificates (or photocopies) for the radiation survey
				instruments used at the site;
(4)
				When operating in the state of Washington under reciprocity, a copy of the
				appropriate license, and the Washington state rules and regulations for
				radiation protection;
(5) Records
				of current leak tests for all sealed sources which require such tests at the
				job site;
(6) Use logs required
				pursuant to WAC
				246-244-100;
(7) Current United States Department of
				Transportation shipping papers and transport container certifications for the
				material transported; and
(8)
				Records of spotmarker inventories made prior to arrival required pursuant to
				WAC 246-244-090.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050 and
					 70.98.080. 91-15-112 (Order 184),
					 § 246-244-230, filed 7/24/91, effective 8/24/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-244-230, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-38-440, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-244 - Radiation protection - Wireline services › Section 246-244-240 - Notification of incidents, abandonment, and lost sources

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(1) Notification of incidents and sources
				lost in other than downhole logging operations shall be made in accordance with
				appropriate provisions of chapter 246-221 WAC.
(2) The licensee shall immediately notify the
				state of Washington division of radiation protection by telephone
				(206-682-5327) and subsequently within five days by confirmatory letter if:
(a) Licensed material has been lost in or
				near a fresh water aquifer; or
(b)
				A sealed source has been ruptured. This notice must designate the well or other
				location and describe the magnitude and extent of licensed materials, assess
				the consequences of the loss or rupture, and explain efforts planned or being
				taken to mitigate these consequences.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-246 - RADIATION PROTECTION-RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING › Section 246-246-001 - General provisions and scope

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(1) The criteria in this chapter apply to the
				decommissioning of all facilities licensed or registered under these
				regulations. For low-level waste disposal facilities (chapter 246-250 WAC), the
				criteria apply only to ancillary surface facilities that support radioactive
				waste disposal activities. The criteria do not apply to uranium and thorium
				recovery facilities already subject to chapter 246-252 WAC or to uranium
				solution extraction facilities.
(2)
				The criteria in this chapter do not apply to sites which:
(a) Have been decommissioned following
				department approved procedures prior to the effective date of this rule;
				and
(b) Have previously submitted
				and received department approval on a license termination plan or
				decommissioning plan.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-246 - RADIATION PROTECTION-RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING › Section 246-246-010 - Definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms

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The definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms in this section
				  and WAC 246-220-010 apply throughout this
				  chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) "Critical group" means the group of
				individuals reasonably expected to receive the greatest exposure to residual
				radioactivity for any applicable set of circumstances.
(2) "Decommission" means to remove a facility
				or site safely from service and reduce residual radioactivity to a level that
				permits:
(a) Release of the property for
				unrestricted use and termination of the license; or
(b) Release of the property under restricted
				conditions and termination of the license.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-246 - RADIATION PROTECTION-RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING › Section 246-246-020 - Radiological criteria for unrestricted use

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The department will determine a site is acceptable for
				  unrestricted use if:
(1) The residual
				radioactivity that is distinguishable from background radiation results in a
				TEDE to an average member of the critical group that does not exceed 0.25 mSv
				(25 mrem) per year, including that from groundwater sources of drinking water;
				and
(2) The residual radioactivity
				has been reduced to levels that are ALARA. Determination of the levels which
				are ALARA must take into account consideration of any detriments, such as
				deaths from transportation accidents, expected to potentially result from
				decontamination and waste disposal.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.050. 00-07-085, § 246-246-020,
					 filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-246 - RADIATION PROTECTION-RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING › Section 246-246-030 - Criteria for license termination under restricted conditions

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A site is acceptable for license termination under
				  restricted conditions if:
(1) The
				licensee can demonstrate that further reductions in residual radioactivity
				necessary to comply with the provisions of WAC
				246-246-020 would result in net
				public or environmental harm or were not being made because the residual levels
				associated with restricted conditions are ALARA. Determination of the levels
				which are ALARA must take into account consideration of any detriments, such as
				traffic accidents, expected to potentially result from decontamination and
				waste disposal;
(2) The licensee
				has made provisions for legally enforceable institutional controls that provide
				reasonable assurance that the TEDE from residual radioactivity distinguishable
				from background to the average member of the critical group will not exceed
				0.25 mSv (25 mrem) per year;
(3)
				The licensee has provided sufficient financial assurance to enable an
				independent third party, including a governmental custodian of a site, to
				assume and carry out responsibilities for any necessary control and maintenance
				of the site. Acceptable financial assurance mechanisms are those described in
				WAC 246-235-075(4)(a), (b), and
				(d)    and, when a governmental entity is
				assuming custody and ownership of a site, an arrangement that is deemed
				acceptable by such governmental entity;
(4) The licensee has submitted a
				decommissioning plan or license termination plan to the department indicating
				the licensee's intent to decommission in accordance with WAC
				246-232-060(6),
				and specifying that the licensee intends to decommission by restricting use of
				the site. The licensee shall document in the license termination plan or
				decommissioning plan how the advice of individuals and institutions in the
				community who may be affected by the decommissioning has been sought and
				incorporated, as appropriate, following analysis of that advice;
(a) Licensees proposing to decommission by
				restricting use of the site shall seek advice from the affected parties
				regarding the following matters concerning the proposed decommissioning:
(i) Whether provisions for institutional
				controls proposed by the licensee:
(A) Will
				provide reasonable assurance that the TEDE from residual radioactivity
				distinguishable from background to the average member of the critical group
				will not exceed 0.25 mSv (25 mrem) TEDE per year;
(B) Will be enforceable; and
(C) Will not impose undue burdens on the
				local community or other affected parties;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-246 - RADIATION PROTECTION-RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING › Section 246-246-040 - Alternate criteria for license termination

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(1) The department may terminate a license
				using alternate criteria greater than the dose criterion of WAC
				246-246-020,
				246-246-030(2),
				and 246-246-030(4)(a)(i)(A),
				if the licensee:
(a) Provides assurance that
				public health and safety would continue to be protected, and that it is
				unlikely that the dose from all man-made sources combined, other than medical,
				would be more than the 1 mSv/y (100 mrem/y) limit of WAC
				246-221-060, by submitting an
				analysis of possible sources of exposure;
(b) Has employed to the extent practical
				restrictions on site use according to the provisions of WAC
				246-246-030 in minimizing
				exposures at the site; and
(c)
				Reduces doses to ALARA levels, taking into consideration any detriments such as
				traffic accidents expected to potentially result from decontamination and waste
				disposal;
(d) Has submitted a
				decommissioning plan or license termination plan to the department indicating
				the licensee's intent to decommission in accordance with WAC
				246-232-060(6),
				and specifying that the licensee proposes to decommission by use of alternate
				criteria. The licensee shall document in the decommissioning plan or the
				license termination plan how the advice of individuals and institutions in the
				community who may be affected by the decommissioning has been sought and
				addressed, as appropriate, following analysis of that advice. In seeking
				advice, the licensee shall provide:
(i)
				Participation by representatives of a broad cross section of community
				interests who may be affected by the decommissioning;
(ii) An opportunity for a comprehensive,
				collective discussion on the issues by the participants represented;
				and
(iii) A publicly available
				summary of the results of all such discussions, including a description of the
				individual viewpoints of the participants on the issues and the extent of
				agreement and disagreement among the participants on the issues;
(e) Has provided sufficient
				financial assurance in the form of a trust fund to enable an independent third
				party, including a governmental custodian of a site, to assume and carry out
				responsibilities for any necessary control and maintenance of the
				site.
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Upon receipt of a license termination plan or
				  decommissioning plan from the licensee, or a proposal by the licensee for
				  release of a site under WAC
				  246-246-030 or
				  246-246-040, or whenever the
				  department deems such notice to be in the public interest, the department
				  shall:
(1) Notify and solicit comments
				from:
(a) Local and other applicable state
				agencies in the vicinity of the site and any Indian Nation or other indigenous
				people that have treaty or statutory rights that could be affected by the
				decommissioning; and
(b) The
				environmental protection agency for cases where the licensee proposes to
				release a site pursuant to WAC
				246-246-040.
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(1)
				Applicants for licenses, other than renewals, after the effective date of this
				rule, shall describe in the application how facility design and procedures for
				operation will minimize, to the extent practicable, contamination of the
				facility and the environment, facilitate eventual decommissioning, and
				minimize, to the extent practicable, the generation of radioactive
				waste.
(2) Licensees shall, to the
				extent practicable, conduct operations to minimize the introduction of residual
				radioactivity into the site, including the subsurface, in accordance with the
				existing radiation protection requirements in chapter 246-221 WAC and
				radiological criteria for license termination in this chapter.
(3) Each licensee shall make or cause to be
				made, surveys of areas, including the subsurface, that:
(a) May be necessary for the licensee to
				comply with the regulations in this chapter; and
(b) Are reasonable under the circumstances to
				evaluate:
(i) The magnitude and extent of
				radiation levels;
(ii)
				Concentrations or quantities of residual radioactivity; and
(iii) The potential radiological hazards of
				the radiation levels and residual radioactivity detected.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-247 - Radiation protectionAir emissions › Section 246-247-001 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to establish application
				  requirements and procedures for the issuance of a radioactive air emissions
				  license and for the regulation of those emissions by the department of health
				  (hereinafter referred to as "the department") to assure compliance with the
				  standards for radioactive air emissions set by the department of ecology
				  pursuant to
				  RCW
				     70A.15.3000, promulgated in chapter 173-480
				  WAC, and with the rules and regulations of this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 70.98 and
					 70.94 RCW and chapter 173-480 WAC.
					 94-07-010, § 246-247-001, filed 3/4/94, effective 4/4/94. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-247-001, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-80-010, filed 12/11/86.
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(1) Rules and
				regulations set forth herein are adopted and enforced by the department
				pursuant to the provisions of chapter 70A.388 RCW which:
(a) Designate the department as the state's
				radiation control agency having sole responsibility for the administration of
				the regulatory, licensing, and radiation control provisions of chapter 70A.388
				RCW;
(b) Vest in the department the
				authority to formulate, adopt, promulgate, and repeal codes, rules, and
				regulations related to the control of sources of ionizing radiation;
(c) Authorize the department to implement an
				independent statewide program to monitor radioactive air emissions from sources
				within the state;
(d) Authorize the
				department to conduct inspections of facilities, both private and public, to
				determine whether or not there is compliance with or violation of the
				provisions of chapter 70A.388 RCW and rules and regulations issued thereunder;
				and
(e) Authorize the department to
				require registration of sources of ionizing radiation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-247 - Radiation protectionAir emissions › Section 246-247-010 - Applicability

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(1) The standards
				and requirements of this chapter apply statewide at the following types of
				facilities that emit radionuclides to the air:
(a) Facilities licensed by the department or
				by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC);
(b) United States Department of Energy (DOE)
				facilities;
(c) Non-DOE federal
				facilities;
(d) Uranium fuel cycle
				facilities;
(e) Uranium mills that
				are processing material; and
(f)
				Any other facility that the department determines emits or has the potential to
				emit radionuclides to the ambient air.
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(1) The following
				types of facilities or sources of radiation are exempt from the requirements of
				this chapter because they release no airborne radioactivity, or they prima
				facie comply with the standards in WAC
				246-247-040, or
				they are already adequately regulated under other requirements:
(a) Users of only sealed sources;
(b) Sealed sources;
(c) Accelerators less than 200 MeV;
(d) Nuclear-powered vessels underway or
				moored dock-side unless under a maintenance condition with a
				potential-to-emit;
(e) Uranium mill
				tailings piles disposed of under  40 C.F.R. Part 192  (effective July 1,
				2021).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-247 - Radiation protectionAir emissions › Section 246-247-035 - National standards adopted by reference for sources of radionuclide emissions

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(1) In addition
				to other requirements of this chapter, the following federal standards, as in
				effect on July 1, 2023, are adopted by reference except as provided in
				subsection (2) of this section.
(a) For
				federal facilities:
(i)   40 C.F.R. Part 61, Subpart A - General Provisions.
(ii)   40 C.F.R. Part 61, Subpart H - National
				Emission Standards for Emissions of Radionuclides Other Than Radon From
				Department of Energy Facilities.
(iii)   40 C.F.R. Part 61, Subpart I - National
				Emission Standards for Radionuclide Emissions From Federal Facilities Other
				Than Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensees and Not Covered by Subpart
				H.
(iv)   40 C.F.R. Part 61, Subpart
				Q - National Emission Standards for Radon Emissions From Department of Energy
				Facilities.
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(1)
				Standards for radioactive air emissions in the state of Washington are
				contained in WAC
				173-480-040,
				173-480-050, and
				173-480-060. Additional standards
				for emissions of radionuclides other than radon from United States Department
				of Energy facilities and for radionuclide emissions from federal facilities
				other than United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees are
				contained in  40 C.F.R. Part 61, subparts H and I. Additional standards for NRC
				licensees are contained in 10 C.F.R. 20.1101 effective August
				24, 1998). In accordance with WAC
				173-480-050(2),
				the department shall enforce the most stringent standard in effect,
				notwithstanding any agreement between EPA and any other agency, including those
				agreements made pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
				7412(d)(9).
(2) In addition to the radioactive air
				emission standards of subsection (1) of this section, the department's
				radioactive materials licensees shall comply with the limitations on
				radioactive air emissions contained in WAC
				246-221-070.
(3) All new construction and significant
				modifications of emission units commenced after August 10, 1988 (the date this
				chapter originally became effective) shall utilize BARCT (see Appendix
				B).
(4) All existing emission units
				and nonsignificant modifications shall utilize ALARACT (see Appendix
				C).
(5) In order to implement these
				standards, the department may set limits on emission rates for specific
				radionu-clides from specific emission units and set requirements and
				limitations on the operation of the emission unit(s) as specified in a
				license.
(6) All emissions of
				radionuclides, including those due to emergency conditions resulting from
				startup, shutdown, maintenance activities, or process upsets are subject to the
				standards of this section and, therefore, subject to the enforcement actions of
				WAC 246-247-100.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.050. 04-18-094, § 246-247-040,
					 filed 9/1/04, effective 10/2/04. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 70.98 and
					 70.94 RCW and chapter 173-480 WAC.
					 94-07-010, § 246-247-040, filed 3/4/94, effective 4/4/94. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-247-040, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-80-050, filed 12/11/86.
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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.050. 04-18-094, § 246-247-045,
					 filed 9/1/04, effective 10/2/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-247 - Radiation protectionAir emissions › Section 246-247-060 - Applications, registration and licensing

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This section describes the information requirements for
				  approval to construct, modify, and operate an emission unit. Any notice of
				  construction (NOC) requires the submittal of the information listed in Appendix
				  A. Complex projects may require additional information. The applicant should
				  contact the department early in the conceptual design phase for guidance on
				  applicable control technologies to consider.
Appendices B and C outline the procedures to demonstrate
				  compliance with the BARCT and ALARACT standards. Based on the Appendix A
				  information provided, the department may advise the applicant which subset of
				  technologies to consider as candidates for meeting BARCT or ALARACT
				  requirements.
For those facilities subject to the operating permit
				  regulations in chapter 173-401 WAC, the radioactive air emissions license will
				  be incorporated as an applicable portion of the air operating permit issued by
				  the department of ecology or a local air pollution control authority. The
				  department will be responsible for determining the facility's compliance with
				  and enforcing the requirements of the radioactive air emissions license.
(1) Requirements for new construction or
				modification of emission units.
(a) Early in
				the design phase, the applicant shall submit a NOC containing the information
				required in Appendix A.
(b) Within
				thirty days of receipt of the NOC, the department shall inform the applicant if
				additional information is required. The department may determine, on the basis
				of the information submitted, that the requirements of BARCT or ALARACT have
				been met, or may require the applicant to submit a BARCT or ALARACT
				demonstration compatible with Appendix B or C, respectively.
(c) Within sixty days of receipt of all
				required information, the department shall issue an approval or denial to
				construct. The department may require changes to the final proposed control
				technology.
(d) The applicant may
				request a phased approval process by so stating and submitting a limited
				application. The department may grant a conditional approval to construct for
				such activities as would not preclude the construction or installation of any
				control or monitoring equipment required after review of the completed
				application.
(e) The department
				shall issue a license, or amend an existing license, authorizing operation of
				the emission unit(s) when the proposed new construction or modification is
				complete. For facilities subject to the air operating permit requirements of
				chapter 173-401 WAC, the license shall become part of the air operating permit
				issued by the department of ecology or a local air pollution control authority.
				For new construction, this action shall constitute registration of the emission
				unit(s).
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(1) All facilities
				under the authority of this chapter shall submit fees in accordance with WAC
				246-254-160.
(2) Those facilities required by WAC
				246-254-160(2) to submit an application fee, shall submit the fee with the
				application.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 70.98 and
					 70.94 RCW and chapter 173-480 WAC.
					 94-07-010, § 246-247-065, filed 3/4/94, effective
					 4/4/94.
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(1) The department may, upon request by a
				non-federal licensee, authorize provisions specific to that nonfederal
				licensee, other than those already set forth in WAC 246-247-075 for nonfederal
				emission unit monitoring, testing, or quality assurance, so long as the
				department finds reasonable assurance of compliance with the performance
				objectives of this chapter.
(2)
				Equipment and procedures used for the continuous monitoring of radioactive air
				emissions shall conform, as applicable, to the guidance contained in ANSI
				N13.1, ANSI N42.18, ANSI N323, ANSI N317, reference methods 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2C,
				2D, 4, 5, and 17 of  40 C.F.R. Part 60  (effective July 1, 2021), Appendix A,  40
				C.F.R. Part 52  (effective July 1, 2021), Appendix E, and any other methods
				approved by the department.
(3) The
				operator of an emission unit with a potential-to-emit of less than 0.1 mrem/yr
				TEDE to the MEI may estimate those radionuclide emissions, in lieu of
				monitoring, in accordance with  40 C.F.R. Part 61, Appendix D (effective July 1,
				2021), or other procedure approved by the department. The department may
				require periodic confirmatory measurements (e.g., grab samples) during routine
				operations to verify the low emissions. Methods to implement periodic
				confirmatory monitoring shall be approved by the department.
(4) The department may allow a nonfederal
				facility to use alternative monitoring procedures or methods if continuous
				monitoring is not a feasible or reasonable requirement.
(5) The following types of facilities shall
				determine radionuclide emissions in accordance with either a methodology
				referenced in subsections (1) through (4) of this section or the respective
				document referenced below:
(a) Nuclear power
				reactors licensed by the NRC: Offsite Dose Calculation Manual;
(b) Fuel fabrication plants licensed by the
				NRC: NRC's Regulatory Guide 4.16, dated December 1985;
(c) Uranium mills that are processing
				material: NRC's Regulatory Guide 4.14, dated April 1980.
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(1) The department reserves the right to
				inspect and audit all construction activities, equipment, operations,
				documents, data, and other records related to compliance with the requirements
				of this chapter. The department may require a demonstration of ALARACT at any
				time.
(2) All reporting and
				recordkeeping requirements of  40 C.F.R. 61  (effective July 1, 2021) are adopted
				by reference, as applicable as specified by the referenced subparts. The
				department may, upon request by a non-federal licensee, authorize provisions
				specific to that nonfederal licensee, other than those already set forth in WAC
				246-247-080 for nonfederal emission unit inspections, reporting, or
				recordkeeping, so long as the department finds reasonable assurance of
				compliance with the performance objectives of this chapter.
(3) The facility shall annually submit to the
				department the information requirements adopted in subsection (2) of this
				section, as applicable, along with the following additional information, as
				applicable:
(a) The results of emission
				measurements for those emission units subject only to periodic confirmatory
				measurements;
(b) Wind rose or
				joint frequency table;
(c) Annual
				average ambient temperature;
(d)
				Annual average emission unit gas temperature, if available;
(e) Annual total rainfall;
(f) Annual average emission unit flow rate
				and total volume of air released during the calendar year.
If this additional information is available in another annual
				  report, the facility may instead provide a copy of that report along with the
				  information requirements in this subsection. Annual reports are due by June
				  30th for the previous calendar year's operations.