Section 180-4-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY180 Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) 4 establishes standards for protection against ionizing radiation resulting from activities conducted according to licenses or registrations issued by the Department. The regulations are authorized by and implement the Nebraska Radiation Control Act, Nebraska Revised Statute (Neb. Rev. Stat.) §§ 71-3501 to 71-3520.
001.01SOURCE CONTROL. The requirements of 180 NAC 4 are designed to control the receipt, possession, use, transfer, and disposal of sources of radiation by any licensee or registrant so the total dose to an individual, including doses resulting from all sources of radiation other than background radiation, does not exceed the standards for protection against radiation prescribed in 180 NAC 4. However, nothing in 180 NAC 4 will be construed as limiting actions that may be necessary to protect health and safety.001.02EXCEPTIONS. Except as specifically provided in other Chapters of Title 180, 180 NAC 4 applies to persons licensed or registered by the Department to receive, possess, use, transfer, or dispose of sources of radiation. The limits in 180 NAC 4 do not apply to doses due to background radiation, to exposure of patients to radiation for the purpose of medical diagnosis or therapy, to exposure from individuals administered radioactive material and released in accordance with 180 NAC 7-037 or to voluntary participation in medical research programs.001.03CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS. 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as published on July 1, 2013 and 49 CFR as published October 1, 2013 and referred throughout this Chapter are herein incorporated by reference and available for viewing at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Radiological Health, 301 Centennial Mall South, 3rd Floor, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509.001.04INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NRCP) 116, International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) 23 and Compressed Gas Association Publication G 7.1 as referred to in this Chapter are herein incorporated by reference and available for viewing at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Radiological Health, 301 Centennial Mall South, 3rd Floor, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509.180 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 001
Amended effective 6/7/2021