Wash. Admin. Code § 246-221-005 - Radiation protection programs
(1) Each
specific licensee shall develop, document, and implement a radiation protection
program sufficient to ensure compliance with the provisions of this
chapter.
(2) The licensee shall
use, to the extent practical, procedures and engineering controls based upon
sound radiation protection principles to achieve occupational doses and doses
to members of the public that are as low as is reasonably achievable
(ALARA).
(3) The licensee shall
review the radiation protection program content and implementation at least
annually.
(4) To implement the
ALARA requirements of subsection (2) of this section, and notwithstanding the
requirements of WAC 246-221-060, a constraint on air emission of radioactive
material to the environment, excluding radon-220, radon-222 and their
daughters, shall be established by licensees such that the individual member of
the public likely to receive the highest dose will not be expected to receive a
total effective dose equivalent in excess of 0.1 mSv (10 mrem) per year from
these emissions. This dose constraint does not apply to sealed sources or to
accelerators less than 200MeV. If a licensee subject to this requirement
exceeds this dose constraint, the licensee shall report the exceedance as
provided in WAC 246-221-260 and promptly take appropriate corrective action to
ensure against recurrence.
(5) Each
licensee shall maintain records of the radiation protection program, including:
(a) The provisions of the program;
and
(b) Audits, where required, and
other reviews of program content and implementation.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050. 01-05-110, § 246-221-005, filed 2/21/01, effective 3/24/01; 99-15-105, § 246-221-005, filed 7/21/99, effective 8/21/99; 94-01-073, § 246-221-005, filed 12/9/93, effective 1/9/94.
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