Ill. Admin. Code tit. 32, pt. 340, subpt. N, app A

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Appendix A - Decontamination Guidelines

a) Surface Contamination Guide

Alpha Emitters:

Removable

555 mBq (15 pCi) per 100 cm2

33 dpm per 100 cm2

average over any one surface

1.67 Bq (45 pCi) per 100 cm2

100 dpm per 100 cm2

maximum

Total Fixed

16.7 Bq (450 pCi) per 100 cm2

1,000 dpm per 100 cm2

average over any one surface

83.3 Bq (2,250 pCi) per 100 cm2

5,000 dpm per 100 cm2

maximum

Beta-Gamma Emitters:

Removable

(all beta-gamma emitters except hydrogen-3)

3.7 Bq (100 pCi) per 100 cm2

222 dpm per 100 cm2

average over any one surface

18.5 Bq (500 pCi) per 100 cm2

1,110 dpm per 100 cm2

maximum

Removable

(hydrogen-3)

37 Bq (1,000 pCi) per 100 cm2

2,220 dpm per 100 cm2

average over any one surface

185 Bq (5,000 pCi) per 100 cm2

maximum

Total Fixed

2.5 microSv (250 microrem) per hour at 1 cm from surface

b) Concentration in air and water: tables I and II of appendix B to 10 CFR 20, published at 72 Fed. Reg. 55922, October 1, 2007.

c) Concentrations in soil and other materials except water:

1) Radioactive material except source material and radium: Column II of 32 Ill. Adm. Code 330.Appendix A.

2) Source material and radium: Concentration of radionuclides above background concentrations for total radium, averaged over areas of 100 square meters, shall not exceed:

A) 185 mBq (5 pCi) per gram of dry soil, averaged over the first 15 centimeters below the surface; and

B) 185 mBq (5 pCi) per gram of dry soil, averaged over layers of 15 centimeters thickness more than 15 centimeters below the surface.

d) The level of gamma radiation measured at a distance of 100 centimeters from the surface shall not exceed background.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 32, pt. 340, subpt. N, app A

Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 934, effective December 30, 2010

AGENCY NOTE: This appendix shall be used only as a guide. The Agency may require lower values in specific instances, depending upon radionuclides, type of surface, intended present and future use, etc.