La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-1409

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XV-1409 - General Licenses: Pipe Yards, Storage Yards, or Production Equipment Yards

A. A general license is hereby issued for pipe yards or storage yards or production equipment yards to receive, possess, process, and clean tubular goods or equipment that are contaminated with scale or residue but do not exceed 50 microroentgens per hour, provided:

1. the department is notified at least 90 days prior to receipt of tubular goods or equipment that are contaminated with scale or residue but do not exceed 50 microroentgens per hour;

2. a program is developed and submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance for approval to screen incoming shipments to ensure that the 50-microroentgens-per-hour limit is not exceeded for individual pieces of tubular goods or equipment;

3. a program is developed and submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance for approval to ensure worker protection, as outlined in LAC 33:XV.1499.Appendix B;

4. a program is developed and submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance for approval to control soil contamination;

5. a program is developed and submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance for approval to prevent release of NORM contamination beyond the site boundary;

6. a program is developed and submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance for approval for surveying and decontamination to ensure that soil contamination is not allowed to exceed 200 picocuries per gram of radium-226 or radium-228 or an exposure rate of 50 microroentgens per hour at one meter from the soil at any time;

7. a plan for cleanup is submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance within 180 days of the discovery of NORM contaminated soil in excess of the limit in Paragraph A.6 of this Section. The plan shall include a schedule for cleanup that is to be approved by the department. The general licensee may include in this plan an application to the department for a one time authorization to perform this cleanup or use a specific licensee; and

8. before releasing the property for unrestricted use, the soil is decontaminated to a level not to exceed 5 picocuries per gram above background of radium-226 or radium-228 unless other limits are approved by the department.

B. A specific license pursuant to LAC 33:XV.1410 is required for the decontamination of tubular goods or equipment that exceed the 50 microroentgens per hour limit.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-1409

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy Division, LR 15:736 (September 1989), amended by the Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 18:605 (June 1992), LR 21:26 (January 1995), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2599 (November 2000), LR 30:1189 (June 2004), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2536 (October 2005), LR 33:2189 (October 2007), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs and Criminal Investigations Division, LR 481806 (7/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq. and 2104.B.