Ill. Admin. Code tit. 32, § 332.170 - Protection of the General Population from Radiation
a) At all times, concentrations of
radioactive material, excluding radon, thoron and their progeny, which may be
released to the general environment in groundwater , surface water, air, soil or
other means:
1) Shall not result in an annual
dose equivalent in excess of 25 millirem (0.25 mSv) to the whole body of any
member of the public; and
2) Shall
not result in an annual dose equivalent in excess of 75 millirem (0.75 mSv) to
the thyroid or 25 millirem (0.25 mSv) to any other organ of any member of the
public.
b) Releases of
radionuclides in effluents to the general environment shall be maintained as
low as is reasonably achievable.
c)
During the operating life and facility decommissioning , the dose to any member
of the public shall not exceed the limits specified in 32 Ill. Adm. Code
340.310.
d) The disposal area shall be designed so
that after reclamation and stabilization, the annual total radon release rate
through the cover from the byproduct material shall not exceed two picocuries
per square meter per second. Furthermore, the direct gamma exposure rate from
the byproduct material shall be reduced to background levels normal for areas
in the vicinity.
Notes
Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 3897, effective March 13, 1997
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