Section 18 AAC 85.770 - DefinitionsUnless the context requires otherwise, in this chapter,
(1) "continuous wave laser" means a laser that emanates a continuous beam as opposed to a pulsed laser;(2) "controlled area" (A) means any area in which access is controlled by a person subject to this chapter for purposes of protection of individuals from exposure to radiation and radioactivity;(B) does not include residential quarters, except that a separate room or rooms in a residential building may be set apart as a controlled area;(3) "curie" means that quantity of radioactive material that decays at the rate of 3.7 x 1010 disintegrations per second;(4) "department" means the Department of Environmental Conservation;(5) "gas laser" means a type of laser in which the laser action takes place in a gas medium, such as a continuous wave laser;(6) "laser" means light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation and is a device that emits a monochromatic, coherent beam of light, such as a light possessing a single wave length and all waves in phase;(7) "person" includes (E) a municipal corporation;(G) a political subdivision;(H) a public or private corporation; and(8) "pulsed laser" means a laser that delivers energy in short pulses, as opposed to a continuous beam in a continuous wave laser;(9) "radiation" means ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and sonic, infrasonic, and ultrasonic waves;(10) "radioactive material" means any material, solid, liquid, or gas that emits ionizing radiation spontaneously;(12) "uncontrolled area" means an area to which access is not controlled by a person subject to this chapter for purposes of protection of individuals from exposure to radiation and radioactive materials, and, except as described in (2)(B) of this section, any area used for residential quarters.Eff. 9/16/71, Register 39; am 4/9/2009, Register 190; am 7/1/2015, Register 214, July 2015Authority:AS 46.03.020
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