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New Hampshire Administrative Code
Title He - Department of Health and Human ServicesSubtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health ServicesChapter He-P 4000 - NEW HAMPSHIRE RULES FOR THE CONTROL OF RADIATION
Part He-P 4038 - THE PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Section He-P 4038.31 - Inspections

N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 4038.31

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Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024
Section He-P 4038.31 - Inspections

Each licensee shall make available to DHHS/RHS for inspection, upon reasonable notice, records kept by the licensee pertaining to its receipt, possession, use, acquisition, import, export, or transfer of category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material.

Table 4038.1-Category 1 and Category 2 Threshold

The terabecquerel (TBq) values are the regulatory standard. The curie (Ci) values specified are obtained by converting from the TBq value. The curie values are provided for practical usefulness only.

Radioactive material

Category 1(TBq)

Category 1(Ci)

Category 2(TBq)

Category 2(Ci)

Americium-241

60

1,620

0.6

16.2

Americium-241/Be

60

1,620

0.6

16.2

Californium-252

20

540

0.2

5.40

Cobalt-60

30

810

0.3

8.10

Curium-244

50

1,350

0.5

13.5

Cesium-137

100

2,700

1

27.0

Gadolinium-153

1,000

27,000

10

270

Iridium-192

80

2,160

0.8

21.6

Plutonium-238

60

1,620

0.6

16.2

Plutonium-239/Be

60

1,620

0.6

16.2

Promethium-147

40,000

1,080,000

400

10,800

Radium-226

40

1,080

0.4

10.8

Selenium-75

200

5,400

2

54.0

Strontium-90

1,000

27,000

10

270

Thulium-170

20,000

540,000

200

5,400

Ytterbium-169

300

8,100

3

81.0

Note: Calculations Concerning Multiple Sources or Multiple Radionuclides

The "sum of fractions" methodology for evaluating combinations of multiple sources or multiple radionuclides is to be used in determining whether a location meets or exceeds the threshold and is thus subject to the requirements of this part.

I. If multiple sources of the same radionuclide and/or multiple radionuclides are aggregated at a location, the sum of the ratios of the total activity of each of the radionuclides must be determined to verify whether the activity at the location is less than the category 1 or category 2 thresholds of Table 4038.1, as appropriate. If the calculated sum of the ratios, using the equation below, is greater than or equal to 1.0, then the applicable requirements of this part apply.
II. First determine the total activity for each radionuclide from Table 4038.1. This is done by adding the activity of each individual source, material in any device, and any loose or bulk material that contains the radionuclide. Then use the equation below to calculate the sum of the ratios by inserting the total activity of the applicable radionuclides from Table 4038.1 in the numerator of the equation and the corresponding threshold activity from Table 4038.1 in the denominator of the equation.

Calculations must be performed in metric values, i.e., TBq, and the numerator and denominator values must be in the same units.

R1 = total activity for radionuclide 1

R2 = total activity for radionuclide 2

RN = total activity for radionuclide n

AR1 = activity threshold for radionuclide 1

AR2 = activity threshold for radionuclide 2

ARN = activity threshold for radionuclide n

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N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 4038.31

Derived From Volume XXXVI Number 23, Filed June 9, 2016, Proposed by #11105, Effective 5/25/2016, Expires 5/25/2026.
Amended by Number 15, Filed April 13, 2023, Proposed by #13598, Effective 3/24/2023, Expires 3/24/2033.