La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-1408

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XV-1408 - General License

A. A general license is hereby issued to mine, extract, receive, possess, own, use, store, and transfer NORM not exempt in LAC 33:XV.1404 without regard to quantity.

1. Persons subject to the general license shall notify the Office of Environmental Compliance by filing the Notification of NORM Form (Form RPD-36) with the department.

2. A confirmatory survey showing the presence of NORM in excess of exempt levels provided in LAC 33:XV.1404 shall be submitted to the Office of Environmental Compliance.

3. Each general licensee performing on-site maintenance on contaminated facilities, sites, or equipment or the excavation of land shall establish and submit to the Office of Environmental Compliance for approval written procedures as outlined in LAC 33:XV.1499.Appendix B to ensure worker protection and for the survey (or screening) of sites and equipment.

4. On-site maintenance is authorized only if the maximum radiation level does not exceed 2 millirem per hour at any accessible point in the work area.

5. Each general licensee shall establish and submit to the Office of Environmental Compliance for approval written procedures for the survey (or screening) of sites and equipment to ensure that NORM is not released for unrestricted use except under the provisions of LAC 33:XV.1417.

6. Storage

a. A general licensee is authorized to store NORM waste in a container for 90 days from the date of generation. After such time, the NORM waste shall be transferred to an authorized facility for purposes of treatment, storage, or disposal.

b. To store NORM waste in a container for up to 365 days from generation, a general licensee shall first submit a written NORM waste management plan to the Office of Environmental Compliance and receive authorization from the department. The general licensee may store NORM waste in containers up to 365 days from generation under the written NORM waste management plan while waiting for department determination.

7. Surface equipment that has been removed from service and is not employed for its designated function, excluding wellheads, shall be decontaminated to the limits specified in LAC 33:XV.1404, or treated or disposed of in accordance with LAC 33:XV.1412 within one year from the date the equipment was removed from service. This requirement does not apply to equipment that remains subsurface and is associated with production wells or injection wells classified as having future utility.

B. This general license does not authorize the manufacturing or distribution of products containing NORM, or the landfarming of NORM, or the transfer from one general licensee to another general licensee of NORM with levels or concentrations greater than those specified in LAC 33:XV.1404 for purposes of decontamination or disposal.

C. The decontamination for release for unrestricted use of contaminated facilities, sites, or equipment shall only be performed by persons specifically licensed by the department, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, another agreement state, or another licensing state to conduct such work or as otherwise authorized by the department.

D. The general license provided in this Section does not authorize the cleaning of tubular goods and equipment in connection with a pipe yard, storage yard, or equipment yard.

E. Facilities, equipment, and sites contaminated with NORM in excess of the levels set forth in LAC 33:XV.1404 shall not be released for unrestricted use.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-1408

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 21:26 (January 1995), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2599 (November 2000), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2536 (October 2005), LR 33:2188 (October 2007), Amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs and Criminal Investigations Division, LR 481806 (7/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq. and 2104.B.