PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: February 3, 1999.
Purpose: This rule amends WAC 246-221-265 to delete the requirement that certain radioactive materials licensees annually report to the department the results of their personnel dosimetry monitoring.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-221-265.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 70.98.050.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-01-094 on December 17, 1998.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
February 1, 1999
K. Van Gorkom
Deputy Secretary
OTS-2025.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 94-01-073, filed 12/9/93, effective 1/9/94)
WAC 246-221-265
Special reports to the department--Planned special exposures((,
individual monitoring results from certain licensees,)) and leaking sources.
(1) The licensee
or registrant shall submit a written report to the department within thirty days following any
planned special exposure conducted in accordance with WAC 246-221-030((, informing)). The
written report shall:
(a) Inform the department that a planned special exposure was conducted ((and
indicating));
(b) Indicate the date the planned special exposure occurred; and
(c) Provide the information required by WAC 246-221-030.
(2) ((Each licensee in a category listed in subsection (3) of this section shall submit an
annual report of the results of individual monitoring carried out by the licensee for each
individual for whom monitoring was required by WAC 246-221-090 and 246-221-100 during
that year. The licensee may include additional data for individuals for whom monitoring was
provided but not required. The licensee shall use department Form RHF-5A or electronic media
containing all the information required by department Form 5A.
(3) The requirement to submit individual monitoring results annually applies to each person licensed by the department to:
(a) Possess or use sources of radiation for purposes of industrial radiography pursuant to chapters 246-235 and 246-243 WAC; or
(b) Receive radioactive waste from other persons for disposal pursuant to chapter 246-250 WAC; or
(c) Possess or use at any time, for processing or manufacturing for distribution pursuant to chapter 246-235 WAC, radioactive material in quantities exceeding any one of the following quantities:
| Radionuclide | Activity | |
| Ci | GBq | |
| Cesium-137 | 1 | 37 |
| Cobalt-60 | 1 | 37 |
| Gold-198 | 100 | 3,700 |
| Iodine-131 | 1 | 37 |
| Iridium-192 | 10 | 370 |
| Krypton-85 | 1,000 | 37,000 |
| Promethium-147 | 10 | 370 |
| Technetium-99m | 1,000 | 37,000 |
(5) The licensee shall file the report required by subsection (2) of this section, covering the preceding year, on or before April 30 of each year. The licensee shall submit the report to the department.
(6))) The licensee shall file a written report with the department within five days after learning that a sealed source is leaking or contaminated. The report shall describe:
(a) The source((,));
(b) The source holder((,));
(c) The equipment in which the source is installed((,));
(d) The test results; and
(e) The corrective action taken.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050. 94-01-073, § 246-221-265, filed 12/9/93, effective 1/9/94.]