Section 11-45-48 - Dose limits for individual members of the public(a) Each licensee shall conduct operations so that: (1) The total effective dose equivalent to individual members of the public from the licensed operation does not exceed 0.1 rem (one millisieverts) in a year, exclusive of the dose contribution from the licensee's disposal of radioactive material into sanitary sewerage in accordance with section 11-45-72 (Retrofit shall not be required for locations within facilities where only radiation machines existed before the effective date of these rules and met the previous requirements of 0.5 rem (five millisieverts) in a year), and(2) The dose in any unrestricted area from external sources does not exceed 0.002 rem (0.02 millisieverts) in any one hour.(b) If the licensee allows members of the public to have access to controlled areas, the limits for members of the public continue to apply to those individuals.(c) A licensee may apply for prior department authorization to operate up to an annual dose limit for an individual member of the public of 0.5 rem (five millisieverts). This application shall include the following information: (1) Demonstration of the need for and the expected duration of operations in excess of the limit in subsection (a); and(2) The licensee's program to assess and control dose within the 0.5 rem (five millisieverts) annual limit; and(3) The procedures to be followed to maintain the dose ALARA.(d) In addition to the requirements of subchapter 4, a licensee subject to the provisions of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's generally applicable environmental radiation standards in 40 C.F.R. Part 190 shall comply with those standards.(e) The department may impose additional restrictions on radiation levels in unrestricted areas and on the total quantity of radionuclides that a licensee may release in effluents in order to restrict the collective dose.[Eff 11/12/99] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-10, 321-11, 321-71) (Imp: HRS §§ 321-1, 321-11(21), 321-71)