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...(A) The requirements for sealed sources installed after July 1, 1993: (1) Must have a certificate of registration issued in accordance with rule 3701:1-46-49 of the Administrative Code or equivalent United States nuclear regulatory commission or agreement state regulations; (2) Must be doubly encapsulated; (3) Must use radioactive material that is as nondispersible as practical and that is as insoluble as practica...

...(A) Each entrance to a radiation room at a panoramic irradiator must have a door or other physical barrier to prevent inadvertent entry of personnel if the sources are not in the shielded position. Product conveyor systems may serve as barriers as long as they reliably and consistently function as a barrier. It must not be possible to move the sources out of their shielded position if the door or barrier is open. Ope...

...(A) For licenses initially issued after July 1, 1993, irradiator pools must either: (1) Have a water-tight stainless steel liner or a liner metallurgically compatible with other components in the pool; or (2) Be constructed so that there is a low likelihood of substantial leakage and have a surface designed to facilitate decontamination. In either case, the licensee shall have a method to safely store the sources d...

...Irradiators whose construction begins after July 1, 1993, must meet the design requirements of this rule. (A) For all irradiators, the licensee shall evaluate the location and sensitivity of the monitor to detect sources carried by the product conveyor system as required by paragraph (A) of rule 3701:1-52-11 of the Administrative Code. The licensee shall verify that the product conveyor is designed to stop before a ...

...Irradiators whose construction begins after July 1, 1993, must meet the design requirements of this rule. (A) For all irradiators, the licensee shall evaluate the location and sensitivity of the monitor to detect sources carried by the product conveyor system as required by paragraph (A) of rule 3701:1-52-11 of the Administrative Code. The licensee shall verify that the product conveyor is designed to stop before a ...

...The requirements of this rule must be met for irradiators under construction. The requirements must be met prior to loading sources. (A) For all irradiators the licensee shall: (1) Verify the proper operation of the monitor to detect sources carried on the product conveyor system and the related alarms and interlocks required by paragraph (A) of rule 3701:1-52-11 of the Administrative Code; and (2) For all irradia...

...(A) Before an individual is permitted to operate an irradiator without a supervisor present, the individual must be instructed in: (1) The fundamentals of radiation protection applied to irradiators (including the differences between external radiation and radioactive contamination, units of radiation dose, department dose limits, why large radiation doses must be avoided, how shielding and access controls prevent l...

...(A) The licensee shall have and follow written operating procedures for: (1) Operation of the irradiator, including entering and leaving the radiation room; (2) Use of personnel dosimeters; (3) Surveying the shielding of panoramic irradiators; (4) Monitoring pool water for contamination while the water is in the pool and before release of pool water to unrestricted areas; (5) Leak testing of sources; (6) Inspec...

...(A) Irradiator operators shall wear a personnel dosimeter that is processed and evaluated by an accredited national voluntary laboratory accreditation program (NVLAP) processor while operating a panoramic irradiator or while in the area around the pool of an underwater irradiator. The personnel dosimeter processor must be accredited for high energy photons in the normal and accident dose ranges as indicated in paragr...

...(A) A radiation survey of the area outside the shielding of the radiation room of a panoramic irradiator must be conducted with the sources in the exposed position before the facility starts to operate. A radiation survey of the area above the pool for pool irradiators must be conducted after the sources are loaded but before the facility starts to operate. Additional radiation surveys of the shielding must be perfor...

...(A) Each dry-source-storage sealed source must be tested for leakage at intervals not to exceed six months using a leak test kit or method approved by the United States nuclear regulatory commission, the director, or an agreement state. In the absence of a certificate from a transferor that a test has been made within the six months before the transfer, the sealed source may not be used until tested. The test must be...

...(A) The licensee shall perform inspection and maintenance checks that include, as a minimum, each of the following at the frequency specified in the license or license application: (1) Operability of each aspect of the access control system required by rule 3701:1-52-08 of the Administrative Code. (2) Functioning of the source position indicator required by paragraph (B) of rule 3701:1-52-12 of the Administrative C...

...(A) Both an irradiator operator and at least one other individual, who is trained on how to respond and prepared to promptly render or summon assistance if the access control alarm sounds, shall be present onsite: (1) Whenever the irradiator is operated using an automatic product conveyor system; and (2) Whenever the product is moved into or out of the radiation room when the irradiator is operated in a batch mode....

...(A) Upon first entering the radiation room of a panoramic irradiator after an irradiation, the irradiator operator shall use a survey meter to determine that the source has returned to its fully shielded position. The operator shall check the functioning of the survey meter with a radiation check source prior to entry. (B) Before exiting from and locking the door to the radiation room of a panoramic irradiator prior...

...The licensee shall maintain the following records at the irradiator for the periods specified. (A) A copy of the license, license conditions, documents incorporated into a license by reference, and amendments thereto until superseded by new documents or until the director terminates the license. (B) Records of each individual's training, tests, and safety reviews provided to meet the requirements of paragraphs (A),...

...(A) In addition to the reporting requirements in other chapters of the Administrative Code adopted pursuant to Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code, the licensee shall report the following events to the director if not reported under other chapters of the Administrative Code adopted pursuant to Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code: (1) Source stuck in an unshielded position. (2) Any fire or explosion in a radiation room....

...As used in Chapter 3701:1-54 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Above grade construction" for the purposes of a disposal cell for radioactive waste, means the structural design such that the bottom of the waste is at or above the elevation of the native surface topography. (B) "Active maintenance" as used in reference to an AIF, means any improvements or repairs to the physical features of an AIF that are intended to...

...As used in Chapter 3701:1-54 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Above grade construction" for the purposes of a disposal cell for radioactive waste, means the structural design such that the bottom of the waste is at or above the elevation of the native surface topography. (B) "Active maintenance" as used in reference to an AIF, means any improvements or repairs to the physical features of an AIF th...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (D) of this rule, on or before the thirtieth day of April each year, each generator shall submit to the director, on forms provided by the director at least ninety days prior, an annual report containing the following information for the previous calendar year: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the generator, including the name of the person responsible for ...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (D) of this rule, on or before the thirtieth day of April each year, each generator shall submit to the director, on forms provided by the director at least ninety days prior, an annual report containing the following information for the previous calendar year: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the generator, including the name of the per...

...(A) This rule covers the licensing of the storage and safe isolation of licensable radioactive waste, and not disposal of such waste as delineated in rules 3701:1-54-06 to 3701:1-54-12 of the Administrative Code, over the term of a license prior to disposal in accordance with Chapter 3701:1-38 of the Administrative Code, and other rules promulgated under Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code. The requirements of this rul...

...(A) This rule covers the licensing of the storage and safe isolation of licensable radioactive waste, and not disposal of such waste as delineated in rules 3701:1-54-06 to 3701:1-54-12 of the Administrative Code, over the term of a license prior to disposal in accordance with Chapter 3701:1-38 of the Administrative Code, and other rules promulgated under Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code. The requ...

...(A) The purpose of this rule is to set quality assurance requirements for facilities licensed under Chapter 3701:1-54 of the Administrative Code. The quality assurance requirements of a licensee apply to the design, operation, and decommissioning, of a facility for items and activities that are important to safety. The quality assurance program must include the following elements: the design, purchase, fabrication,...

...(A) This rule covers the licensing of radioactive waste processors. The requirements of this rule are in addition to those in Chapters 3701:1-40, 3701:1-44 and 3701:1-56 of the Administrative Code, and other rules pursuant to Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code. (B) The performance objectives for a radioactive waste processing facility are to: (1) Protect the environment, the general public, and workers from unneces...

...(A) This rule covers the licensing of radioactive waste processors. The requirements of this rule are in addition to those in Chapters 3701:1-40, 3701:1-44 and 3701:1-56 of the Administrative Code, and other rules pursuant to Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code. (B) The performance objectives for a radioactive waste processing facility are to: (1) Protect the environment, the general public, ...