La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-911
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section XV-911 - Radiation Monitoring RequirementsA. There shall be available at each particle accelerator facility appropriate portable monitoring equipment that is operable and that has been calibrated for the appropriate radiations being produced at the facility. Such equipment shall be tested for proper operation daily and calibrated at intervals not to exceed one year and also after servicing and repair.B. A radiation protection survey shall be performed, documented, and submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance by a qualified expert specifically approved in writing by the department when changes have been made in shielding, operation, equipment, or occupancy of adjacent areas.C. Radiation levels in all high radiation areas shall be continuously monitored. The monitoring devices shall be electrically independent of the accelerator control and interlock systems and shall be capable of providing a readout at the control panel.D. All area monitors shall be calibrated at intervals not to exceed one year and also after each servicing and repair.E. Whenever applicable, periodic surveys shall be made to determine the amount of airborne particulate radioactivity present in areas of airborne hazards.F. Whenever applicable, periodic smear surveys shall be made to determine the degree of contamination in target and other pertinent areas.G. All area surveys shall be made in accordance with the written procedures established by a qualified expert or the radiation safety officer of the particle accelerator facility.H. Records of all radiation protection surveys, calibrations, and instrumentation tests shall be maintained at each accelerator facility for inspection by the department.La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-911
Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Nuclear Energy Division, LR 13:569 (October 1987), amended by the Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 19:1421 (November 1993), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2592 (November 2000), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2533 (October 2005), LR 33:2186 (October 2007).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.