7 Alaska Admin. Code § 18.120

Current through November 28, 2024

Section 7 AAC 18.120 - Authorization to operate

(a) Before the initial operation of a device or source capable of producing radioactive material or radiation fields in excess of 200 millisieverts or 20 rems per minute, a registrant shall apply, by submitting an application prescribed and provided by the department, including all applicable fees, for an authorization to operate. The department will issue an authorization to operate only after inspecting the device or radiation source in the location of operation and the department determines that the device or radiation source and the environment meet the requirements necessary for safe operation as specified in 7 AAC 18.110 - 7 AAC 18.990.

(b) An authorization to operate issued by the department under this section may include special conditions if, upon inspection, the department determines that specific requirements are necessary to reduce radiation hazards and assure safe operation.

(c) Before installing or operating a device or before the receipt of radioactive material, a registrant must submit to the department a decommissioning plan that the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved under 10 C.F.R. Part 20, Subpart E, if the registrant installs, intends to install, operates, or intends to operate a device

(1) containing radioactive material with a half-life greater than 120 days, other than imaging device calibration sources or clinical markers; or

(2) capable of inducing nuclear instability of any portion of

(A) the building structure;

(B) the device itself; or

(C) any quantity of material that could exceed a quantity exempted in 10 C.F.R. 30 . 71, Schedule B.

7 AAC 18.120

Eff. 4/9/2009, Register 190; am 7/1/2015, Register 214, July 2015

For the purposes of obtaining an application form and submitting an application under 7 AAC 18.120, the department's contact information is the Department of Health and Social Services, Radiological Health Program, 5455 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, Suite 168, Anchorage, AK 99507-1270; telephone: (907) 334-2100; fax: (907) 334-2161.

Authority:AS 18.60.475

AS 18.60.485