La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-1753 - Irradiation of Explosive or Flammable Materials

A. Irradiation of explosive material is prohibited unless the licensee has received prior written authorization from the department. Authorization shall not be granted unless the licensee can demonstrate that detonation of the explosive would not rupture the sealed sources, injure personnel, damage safety systems, or cause radiation overexposures of personnel.

B. Irradiation of more than small quantities of flammable material with a flash point below 140°F is prohibited in panoramic irradiators, unless the licensee has received prior written authorization from the department. Authorization shall not be granted unless the licensee can demonstrate that a fire in the radiation room could be controlled without damage to sealed sources or safety systems and without radiation overexposures of personnel.

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La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-1753

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 24:2120 (November 1998), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2604 (November 2000).

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