La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-399

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XV-399 - Schedules A and B, and Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

Schedule A Exempt Concentrations (See Notes at End of Schedule A)
Element (Atomic Number)	Isotope	Column I Gas Concentrations ( [MICRO] Ci/ml) 1	Column II Liquid and Solid Concentration ( [MICRO] Ci/ml) 2
Antimony (51)	Sb-122	3 x 10-4
	Sb-124	2 x 10-4
	Sb-125	1 x 10-3
Argon (18)	Ar-37	1 x 10-3
	Ar-41	4 x 10-7
Arsenic (33)	As-73	5 x 10-3
	As-74	5 x 10-4
	As-76	2 x 10-4
	As-77	8 x 10-4
Barium (56)	Ba-131	2 x 10-3
	Ba-140	3 x 10-4
Beryllium (4)	Be-7	2 x 10-2
Bismuth (83)	Bi-206	4 x 10-4
Bromine (35)	Br-82	4 x 10-7	3 x 10-3
Cadmium (48)	Cd-109	2 x 10-3
	Cd-115m	3 x 10-4
	Cd-115	3 x 10-4
Calcium (20)	Ca-45	9 x 10-5
	Ca-47	5 x 10-4
Carbon (6)	C-14	1 x 10-6	8 x 10-3
Cerium (58)	Ce-141	9 x 10-4
	Ce-143	4 x 10-4
	Ce-144	1 x 10-4
Cesium (55)	Cs-131	2 x 10-2
	Cs-134m	6 x 10-2
	Cs-134	9 x 10-5
Chlorine (17)	Cl-38	9 x 10-7	4 x 10-3
Chromium (24)	Cr-51	2 x 10-2
Cobalt (27)	Co-57	5 x 10-3
	Co-58	1 x 10-3
	Co-60	5 x 10-4
Copper (29)	Cu-64	3 x 10-3
Dysprosium (66)	Dy-165	4 x 10-3
	Dy-166	4 x 10-4
Erbium (68)	Er-169	9 x 10-4
	Er-171	1 x 10-3
Europium (63)	Eu-152 (T/2=9.2 hrs)	6 x 10-4
	Eu-155	2 x 10-3
Fluorine (9)	F-18	2 x 10-6	8 x 10-3
Gadolinium (64)	Gd-153	2 x 10-3
	Gd-159	8 x 10-4
Gallium (31)	Ga-72	4 x 10-4
Germanium (32)	Ge-71	2 x 10-2
Gold (79)	Au-196	2 x 10-3
	Au-198	5 x 10-4
	Au-199	2 x 10-3
Hafnium (72)	Hf-181	7 x 10-4
Hydrogen(1)	H-3	5 x 10-6	3 x 10-2
Indium (49)	In-113m	1 x 10-2
	In-114m	2 x 10-4
Iodine (53)	I-126	3 x 10-9	2 x 10-5
	I-131	3 x 10-9	2 x 10-5
	I-132	8 x 10-8	6 x 10-4
	I-133	1 x 10-8	7 x 10-5
	I-134	2 x 10-7	1 x 10-3
Iridium (77)	Ir-190	2 x 10-3
	Ir-192	4 x 10-4
	Ir-194	3 x 10-4
Iron (26)	Fe-55	8 x 10-3
	Fe-59	6 x 10-4
Krypton (36)	Kr-85m	1 x 10-6
	Kr-85	3 x 10-6
Lanthanum (57)	La-140	2 x 10-4
Lead (82)	Pb-203	4 x 10-3
Lutetium (71)	Lu-177	1 x 10-3
Manganese (25)	Mn-52	3 x 10-4
	Mn-54	1 x 10-3
	Mn-56	1 x 10-3
Mercury (80)	Hg-197m	2 x 10-3
	Hg-197	3 x 10-3
	Hg-203	2 x 10-4
Molybdenum (42)	Mo-99	2 x 10-3
Neodymium (60)	Nd-147	6 x 10-4
	Nd-149	3 x 10-3
Nickel (28)	Ni-65	1 x 10-3
Niobium (41) (Columbium)	Nb-95	1 x 10-3
Nb-97	9 x 10-3
Osmium (76)	Os-185	7 x 10-4
	Os-191m	3 x 10-2
	Os-191	2 x 10-3
	Os-193	6 x 10-4
Palladium (46)	Pd-103	3 x 10-3
	Pd-109	9 x 10-4
Phosphorus (15)	P-32	2 x 10-4
Platinum (78)	Pt-191	1 x 10-3
	Pt-193m	1 x 10-2
	Pt-197m	1 x 10-2
	Pt-197	1 x 10-3
Potassium (19)	K-42	3 x 10-3
Praseodymium (59)	Pr-142	3 x 10-4
	Pr-143	5 x 10-4
Promethium (61)	Pm-147	2 x 10-3
	Pm-149	4 x 10-4
Rhenium (75)	Re-183	6 x 10-3
	Re-186	9 x 10-4
	Re-188	6 x 10-4
Rhodium (45)	Rh-103m	1 x 10-1
	Rh-105	1 x 10-3
Rubidium (37)	Rb-86	7 x 10-4
Ruthenium (44)	Ru-97	4 x 10-3
	Ru-103	8 x 10-4
	Ru-105	1 x 10-3
	Ru-106	1 x 10-4
Samarium (62)	Sm-153	8 x 10-4
Scandium (21)	Sc-46	4 x 10-4
	Sc-47	9 x 10-4
	Sc-48	3 x 10-4
Selenium (34)	Se-75	3 x 10-3
Silicon (14)	Si-31	9 x 10-3
Silver (47)	Ag-105	1 x 10-3
	Ag-110m	3 x 10-4
	Ag-111	4 x 10-4
Sodium (11)	Na-24	2 x 10-3
Strontium (38)	Sr-85	1 x 10-3
	Sr-89	1 x 10-4
	Sr-91	7 x 10-4
	Sr-92	7 x 10-4
Sulfur (16)	S-35	9 x 10-8	6 x 10-4
Tantalum (73)	Ta-182	4 x 10-4
Technetium (43)	Tc-96m	1 x 10-1
	Tc-96	1 x 10-3
Tellurium (52)	Te-125m	2 x 10-3
	Te-127m	6 x 10-4
	Te-127	3 x 10-3
	Te-129m	3 x 10-4
	Te-131m	6 x 10-4
	Te-132	3 x 10-4
Terbium (65)	Tb-160	4 x 10-4
Thallium (81)	Tl-200	4 x 10-3
	Tl-201	3 x 10-3
	Tl-202	1 x 10-3
	Tl-204	1 x 10-3
Thulium (69)	Tm-170	5 x 10-4
	Tm-171	5 x 10-3
Tin (50)	Sn-113	9 x 10-4
	Sn-125	2 x 10-4
Tungsten (Wolfram) (74)	W-181	4 x 10-3
	W-187	7 x 10-4
Vanadium (23)	V-48	3 x 10-4
Xenon (54)	Xe-131m	4 x 10-6
	Xe-133	3 x 10-6
	Xe-135	1 x 10-6
Ytterbium (70)	Yb-175	1 x 10-3
Yttrium (39)	Y-90	2 x 10-4
	Y-91m	3 x 10-2
	Y-91	3 x 10-4
	Y-92	6 x 10-4
	Y-93	3 x 10-4
Zinc (30)	Zn-65	1 x 10-3
	Zn-69m	7 x 10-4
	Zn-69	2 x 10-2
Zirconium (40)	Zr-95	6 x 10-4
	Zr-97	2 x 10-4
Beta- and/or gamma-emitting radioactive material not listed above with half-life less than 3 years.		1 x 10-10	1 x 10-6

Footnotes to Schedule A

¹ Values are given only for those materials normally used as gases.

² [MICRO]Ci/gm for solids.

NOTE 1. Many radioisotopes disintegrate into isotopes which are also radioactive. In expressing the concentrations in Schedule A, the activity stated is that of the parent isotope and takes into account the daughters.

NOTE 2. For purposes of LAC 33:XV.304, where there is involved a combination of isotopes, the limit for the combination should be derived as follows: Determine for each isotope in the product the ratio between the radioactivity concentration present in the product and the exempt radioactivity concentration established in Schedule A for the . The sum of such ratios may not exceed "l" (i.e., unity).

Example:

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NOTE 3. To convert µCi/ml to SI units of megabecquerels per liter, multiply the above values by 37.

Example:

Zirconium (40) Zr-97 (2 x 10^-4 [MICRO] Ci/ml multiplied by 37 is equivalent to 74 x 10^-4 MBq/1)

NOTE 4. Values in Column I are given only for those materials normally used as gases.

In Column II, concentrations are expressed in [MICRO] Ci/ml for liquids and [MICRO] Ci/gm for solids.

Schedule B Exempt Quantities
Byproduct Material	Microcuries
Antimony 122 (Sb 122)	100
Antimony 124 (Sb 124)	10
Antimony 125 (Sb 125)	10
Arsenic 73 (As 73)	100
Arsenic 74 (As 74)	10
Arsenic 76 (As 76)	10
Arsenic 77 (As 77)	100
Barium 131 (Ba 131)	10
Barium 133 (Ba 133)	10
Barium 140 (Ba 140)	10
Bismuth 210 (Bi 210)	1
Bromine 82 (Br 82)	10
Cadmium 109 (Cd 109)	10
Cadmium 115m (Cd 115m)	10
Cadmium 115 (Cd 115)	100
Calcium 45 (Ca 45)	10
Calcium 47 (Ca 47)	10
Carbon 14 (C 14)	100
Cerium 141 (Ce 141)	100
Cerium 143 (Ce 143)	100
Cerium 144 (Ce 144)	1
Cesium 129 (Cs 129)	100
Cesium 131 (Cs 131)	1,000
Cesium 134m (Cs 134m)	100
Cesium 134 (Cs 134)	1
Cesium 135 (Cs 135)	10
Cesium 136 (Cs 136)	10
Cesium 137 (Cs 137)	10
Chlorine 36 (Cl 36)	10
Chlorine 38 (Cl 38)	10
Chromium 51 (Cr 51)	1,000
Cobalt 57 (Co 57)	100
Cobalt 58m (Co 58m)	10
Cobalt 58 (Co 58)	10
Cobalt 60 (Co 60)	1
Copper 64 (Cu 64)	100
Dysprosium 165 (Dy 165)	10
Dysprosium 166 (Dy 166)	100
Erbium 169 (Er 169)	100
Erbium 171 (Er 171)	100
Europium 152 9.2h (Eu 152 9.2h)	100
Europium 152 13 yr (Eu 152 13 yr)	1
Europium 154 (Eu 154)	1
Europium 155 (Eu 155)	10
Fluorine 18 (F 18)	1,000
Gadolinium 153 (Gd 153)	10
Gadolinium 159 (Gd 159)	100
Gallium 67 (Ga 67)	100
Gallium 72 (Ga 72)	10
Germanium 68 (Ge 68)	10
Germanium 69 (Ge 69)	10
Germanium 71 (Ge 71)	100
Gold (Au 195)	10
Gold 198 (Au 198)	100
Gold 199 (Au 199)	100
Hafnium 181 (Hf 181)	10
Holmium 166 (Ho 166)	100
Hydrogen 3 (H 3)	1,000
Indium 111 (In 111)	100
Indium 113m (In 113m)	100
Indium 114m (In 114m)	10
Indium 115m (In 115m)	100
Indium 115 (In 115)	10
Iodine 123 (I 123)	100
Iodine 125 (I 125)	1
Iodine 126 (I 126)	1
Iodine 129 (I 129)	0.1
Iodine 131 (I 131)	1
Iodine 132 (I 132)	10
Iodine 133 (I 133)	1
Iodine 134 (I 134)	10
Iodine 135 (I 135)	10
Iridium 192 (Ir 192)	10
Iridium 194 (Ir 194)	100
Iron 52 (Fe 52)	10
Iron 55 (Fe 55)	100
Iron 59 (Fe 59)	10
Krypton 85 (Kr 85)	100
Krypton 87 (Kr 87)	10
Lanthanum 40 (La 140)	10
Lutetium 177 (Lu 177)	100
Manganese 52 (Mn 52)	10
Manganese 54 (Mn 54)	10
Manganese 56 (Mn 56)	10
Mercury 197m (Hg 197m)	100
Mercury 197 (Hg 197)	100
Mercury 203 (Hg 203)	10
Molybdenum 99 (Mo 99)	100
Neodymium 147 (Nd 147)	100
Neodymium 149 (Nd 149)	100
Nickel 59 (Ni 59)	100
Nickel 63 (Ni 63)	10
Nickel 65 (Ni 65)	100
Niobium 93m (Nb 93m)	10
Niobium 95 (Nb 95)	10
Niobium 97 (Nb 97)	10
Osmium 185 (Os 185)	10
Osmium 191m (Os 191m)	100
Osmium 191 (Os 191)	100
Osmium 193 (Os 193)	100
Palladium 103 (Pd 103)	100
Palladium 109 (Pd 109)	100
Phosphorus 32 (P 32)	10
Platinum 191 (Pt 191)	100
Platinum 193m (Pt 193m)	100
Platinum 193 (Pt 193)	100
Platinum 197m (Pt 197m)	100
Platinum 97 (Pt 197)	100
Polonium 210 (P 210)	0.1
Potassium 42 (K 42)	10
Potassium 43 (K 43)	10
Praseodymium 142 (Pr 142)	100
Praseodymium 143 (Pr 143)	100
Promethium 147 (Pm 147)	10
Promethium 149 (Pm 149)	10
Rhenium 186 (Re 186)	100
Rhenium 188 (Re 188)	100
Rhodium 103m (Rh 103m)	100
Rhodium 105 (Rh 105)	100
Rubidium 81 (Rb 81)	10
Rubidium 81 (Rb 81)	100
Rubidium 86 (Rb 86)	10
Rubidium 87 (Rb 87)	10
Ruthenium 97 (Ru 97)	100
Ruthenium 103 (Ru 103)	10
Ruthenium 105 (Ru 105)	10
Ruthenium 106 (Ru 106)	1
Samarium 151 (Sm 151)	10
Samarium 153 (Sm 153)	100
Scandium 46 (Sc 46)	10
Scandium 47 (Sc 47)	100
Scandium 48 (Sc 48)	10
Selenium 75 (Se 75)	10
Silicon 31 (Si 31)	100
Silver 105 (Ag 105)	10
Silver 110m (Ag 110m)	1
Silver 111 (Ag 111)	100
Sodium 22 (Na 22)	10
Sodium 24 (Na 24)	10
Strontium 85 (Sr 85)	10
Strontium 89 (Sr 89)	1
Strontium 90 (Sr 90)	0.1
Strontium 91 (Sr 91)	10
Strontium 92 (Sr 92)	10
Sulfur 35 (S 35)	100
Tantalum 182 (Ta 182)	10
Technetium 96 (Tc 96)	10
Technetium 97m (Tc 97m)	100
Technetium 97 (Tc 97)	100
Technetium 99m (Tc 99m)	100
Technetium 99 (Tc 99)	10
Tellurium 125m (Te 125m)	10
Tellurium 127m (Te 127m)	10
Tellurium 127 (Te 127)	100
Tellurium 129m (Te 129m)	10
Tellurium 129 (Te 129)	100
Tellurium 131m (Te 131m)	10
Tellurium 132 (Te 132)	10
Terbium 60 (Tb 160)	10
Thallium 200 (Tl 200)	100
Thallium 201 (Tl 201)	100
Thallium 202 (Tl 202)	100
Thallium 204 (Tl 204)	10
Thulium 170 (Tm 170)	10
Thulium 171 (Tm 171)	10
Tin 113 (Sn 113)	10
Tin 125 (Sn 125)	10
Tungsten 181 (W 181)	10
Tungsten 185 (W 185)	10
Tungsten 187 (W 187)	100
Vanadium 48 (V 48)	10
Xenon 131m (Xe 131m)	1,000
Xenon 133 (Xe 133)	100
Xenon 135 (Xe 135)	100
Ytterbium 175 (Yb 175)	100
Yttrium 87 (Y 87)	10
Yttrium 88 (Y 88)	10
Yttrium 90 (Y 90)	10
Yttrium 91 (Y 91)	10
Yttrium 92 (Y 92)	100
Yttrium 93 (Y 93)	100
Zinc 65 (Zn 65)	10
Zinc 69m (Zn 69m)	100
Zinc 69 (Zn 69)	1,000
Zirconium 93 (Zr 93)	10
Zirconium 95 (Zr 95)	10
Zirconium 97 (Zr 97)	10
Any byproduct material not listed above other than alpha-emitting byproduct material.	0.1

Footnotes to Schedule B

Note 1: For purposes of subdivision where a combination of radionuclides is involved, the limit for the combination shall be derived as follows: For each radionuclide, determine the amount possessed, and 1,000 times the amount given in Schedule B for that radionuclide. The sum of the ratios of these two quantities, for all the combinations involved, may not exceed 1.

Example:

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Note 2: To convert microcuries ( m Ci) to SI units of kilobecquerels (kBq), multiply the values given in Schedule B by 37.

Example:

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Appendix A
Financial Assurance Arrangements Recommended Amounts for Mitigation, Liability, and Decommissioning
By Title	Clean Up	Third Party &/or Off-Site Damages	Decommissioning
A. Licensees 1. Manufacturing & Distribution 2. Radiography 3. Gauges 4. Well Logging 5. Nuclear Medicine 6. Rad. Therp. 7. Acad. 8. R & D 9. Instru. Calib. 10. Irradiators 11. Ind. other than gauges 12. Consultants 13. General Lic. 14. Others not listed in category A	As determined by the chosen method	As determined by the chosen method	For Category A as a whole by quantity of material (Q): 1. Q 10 10 x LAC 33:XV.399.Appendix D, as sealed sources = $113,000. 2. (10 4 x LAC 33:XV.399.Appendix D, unsealed sources) [GREATER THAN EQUALS TO] Q (10 3 x LAC 33:XV.399.Appendix D, unsealed sources), or 10-100 mCi source materials, dispersible form = $225,000. 3. (10 5 x LAC 33:XV.399.Appendix D, unsealed sources) [GREATER THAN EQUALS TO] Q (10 4 x LAC 33:XV.399.Appendix D, unsealed sources) = $1,125,000.
B. Low Quantity 1. In Vitro 2. Gas Chromatograph 3. Greater than or Equal to 100 x to 1000 x Exempt Quantity 4. Unsealed, discrete alpha emitters, 10 m Ci total 5. Check sources of sufficient quantity to require leak testing	As determined by the chosen method	As determined by the chosen method	NA for this category.

Appendix B

Criteria Relating to Use of Financial Tests and Parent Company Guarantees for Providing Reasonable Assurance of Funds for Decommissioning

An applicant or licensee may provide reasonable assurance of the availability of funds for decommissioning based on obtaining a parent company guarantee that funds will be available for decommissioning costs and on a demonstration that the parent company passes a financial test. This Appendix establishes criteria for passing the financial test and for obtaining the parent company guarantee.

A. To pass the financial test the parent company must meet the criteria of either Paragraph A.1 or 2 of this Appendix.

1. The parent company must have:

a. two of the following three ratios:

i. a ratio of total liabilities to net worth less than 2.0;

ii. a ratio of the sum of net income plus depreciation, depletion, and amortization to total liabilities greater than 0.1; and

iii. a ratio of current assets to current liabilities greater than 1.5; and

b. net working capital and tangible net worth each at least six times the current decommissioning cost estimates (or prescribed amount if a certification is used); and

c. tangible net worth of at least $10 million; and

d. assets located in the United States amounting to at least 90 percent of total assets or at least six times the current decommissioning cost estimates (or prescribed amount if a certification is used).

2. The parent company must have:

a. a current rating for its most recent bond issuance of AAA, AA, A, or BBB as issued by Standard and Poor's or Aaa, Aa, A, or Baa as issued by Moody's;

b. tangible net worth at least six times the current decommissioning cost estimate (or prescribed amount if a certification is used); and

c. assets located in the United States amounting to at least 90 percent of total assets or at least six times the current decommissioning cost estimates (or prescribed amount if certification is used).

B. The parent company's independent certified public accountant must have compared the data used by the parent company in the financial test, which is derived from the independently audited, year-end financial statements for the latest fiscal year, with the amounts in such financial statement. In connection with that procedure the licensee shall inform the Office of Environmental Compliance within 90 days of any matters coming to the auditor's attention which cause the auditor to believe that the data specified in the financial test should be adjusted and that the company no longer passes the test.

C. After the initial financial test, the parent company must repeat the passage of the test within 90 days after the close of each succeeding fiscal year.

D. If the parent company no longer meets the requirements of Subsection A of this Appendix, the licensee must send notice to the Office of Environmental Compliance of intent to establish alternate financial assurance as specified in these regulations. The notice must be sent by certified mail within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year for which the year-end financial data show that the parent company no longer meets the financial test requirements. The licensee must provide alternate financial assurance within 120 days after the end of such fiscal year.

E. The terms of a parent company guarantee that an applicant or licensee obtains must provide that:

1. the parent company guarantee will remain in force unless the guarantor sends notice of cancellation by certified mail to the licensee and the Office of Environmental Compliance. Cancellation may not occur, however, during the 120 days beginning on the date of receipt of the notice of cancellation by both the licensee and the department, as evidenced by the return receipt;

2. if the licensee fails to provide alternate financial assurance as specified in these regulations within 90 days after receipt by the licensee and the department of a notice of cancellation of the parent company guarantee from the guarantor, the guarantor will provide such alternative financial assurance in the name of the licensee;

3. the parent company guarantee and financial test provisions must remain in effect until the department has terminated the license;

4. if a trust is established for decommissioning costs, the trustee and trust must be acceptable to the department. An acceptable trustee includes an appropriate state or federal government agency or an entity which has the authority to act as a trustee and whose trust operations are regulated and examined by a federal or state agency.

Appendix C Quantities of Radioactive Materials Requiring Consideration of the Need for an Emergency Plan for Responding to a Release
Radioactive Material1	Release Fraction	Quantity (curies)
Actinium-228	.001	4,000
Americium-241	.001	2
Americium-242	.001	2
Americium-243	.001	2
Antimony-124	.01	4,000
Antimony-126	.01	6,000
Barium-133	.01	10,000
Barium-140	.01	30,000
Bismuth-207	.01	5,000
Bismuth-210	.01	600
Cadmium-109	.01	1,000
Cadmium-113	.01	80
Calcium-45	.01	20,000
Californium-252	.001	9 (20 mg)
Carbon-14	.01 NON CO	50,000
Cerium-141	.01	10,000
Cerium-144	.01	300
Cesium-134	.01	2,000
Cesium-137	.01	3,000
Chlorine-36	.5	100
Chromium-51	.01	300,000
Cobalt-60	.001	5,000
Copper-64	.01	200,000
Curium-242	.001	60
Curium-243	.001	3
Curium-244	.001	4
Curium-245	.001	2
Europium-152	.01	500
Europium-154	.01	400
Europium-155	.01	3,000
Germanium-68	.01	2,000
Gadolinium-153	.01	5,000
Gold-198	.01	30,000
Hafnium-172	.01	400
Hafnium-181	.01	7,000
Holmium-166m	.01	100
Hydrogen-3	.5	20,000
Iodine-125	.5	10
Iodine-131	.5	10
Indium-114m	.01	1,000
Iridium-192	.001	40,000
Iron-55	.01	40,000
Iron-59	.01	7,000
Krypton-85	1	6,000,000
Lead-210	.01	8
Manganese-56	.01	60,000
Mercury-203	.01	10,000
Molybdenum-99	.01	30,000
Neptunium-237	.001	2
Nickel-63	.01	20,000
Niobium-94	.01	300
Phosphorus-32	.5	100
Phosphorus-33	.5	1,000
Polonium-210	.01	10
Potassium-42	.01	9,000
Promethium-145	.01	4,000
Promethium-147	.01	4,000
Radium-226	0.001	100
Ruthenium-106	.01	200
Samarium-151	.01	4,000
Scandium-46	.01	3,000
Selenium-75	.01	10,000
Silver-110m	.01	1,000
Sodium-22	.01	9,000
Sodium-24	.01	10,000
Strontium-89	.01	3,000
Strontium-90	.01	90
Sulfur-35	.5	900
Technetium-99	.01	10,000
Technetium-99m	.01	400,000
Tellurium-127m	.01	5,000
Tellurium-129m	.01	5,000
Terbium-160	.01	4,000
Thulium-170	.01	4,000
Tin-113	.01	10,000
Tin-123	.01	3,000
Tin-126	.01	1,000
Titanium-44	.01	100
Vanadium-48	.01	7,000
Xenon-133	1	900,000
Yttrium-91	.01	2,000
Zinc-65	.01	5,000
Zirconium-93	.01	400
Zirconium-95	.01	5,000
Any other beta-gamma emitter	.01	10,000
Mixed fission products	.01	1,000
Mixed corrosion products	.01	10,000
Contaminated equipment beta-gamma	.001	10,000
Irradiated material, any form other than solid noncombustible	.01	1,000
Irradiated material, solid noncombustible	.001	10,000
Mixed radioactive waste, beta-gamma	.01	1,000
Packaged mixed waste, beta-gamma2	.001	10,000
Any other alpha emitter	.001	2
Contaminated equipment, alpha	.0001	20
Packaged waste, alpha2	.0001	20
Combinations of radioactive materials listed above1

¹For combinations of radioactive materials, consideration of the need for an emergency plan is required if the sum of the ratios of the quantity of each radioactive material authorized to the quantity listed for that material in Appendix E exceeds one.

²Waste packaged in Type B containers does not require an emergency plan.

Appendix D
Quantities For Use With Decommissioning
Material	Microcurie*
Americium-241	0.01
Antimony-122	100
Antimony-124	10
Antimony-125	10
Arsenic-73	100
Arsenic-74	10
Arsenic-76	10
Arsenic-77	100
Barium-131	10
Barium-133	10
Barium-140	10
Bismuth-210	1
Bromine-82	10
Cadmium-109	10
Cadmium-115m	10
Cadmium-115	100
Calcium-45	10
Calcium-47	10
Carbon-14	100
Cerium-141	100
Cerium-143	100
Cerium-144	1
Cesium-131	1,000
Cesium-134m	100
Cesium-134	1
Cesium-135	10
Cesium-136	10
Cesium-137	10
Chlorine-36	10
Chlorine-38	10
Chromium-51	1,000
Cobalt-58m	10
Cobalt-58	10
Cobalt-60	1
Copper-64	100
Dysprosium-165	10
Dysprosium-166	100
Erbium-169	100
Erbium-171	100
Europium-152 (9.2h)	100
Europium-152 (13yr)	1
Europium-154	1
Europium-155	10
Fluorine-18	1,000
Gadolinium-153	10
Gadolinium-159	100
Gallium-72	10
Germanium-71	100
Gold-198	100
Gold-199	100
Hafnium-181	10
Holmium-166	100
Hydrogen-3	1,000
Indium-113m	100
Indium-114m	10
Indium-115m	100
Indium-115	10
Iodine-125	1
Iodine-126	1
Iodine-129	0.1
Iodine-131	1
Iodine-132	10
Iodine-133	1
Iodine-134	10
Iodine-135	10
Iridium-192	10
Iridium-194	100
Iron-55	100
Iron-59	10
Krypton-85	100
Krypton-87	10
Lanthanum-140	10
Lutetium-177	100
Manganese-52	10
Manganese-54	10
Manganese-56	10
Mercury-197m	100
Mercury-197	100
Mercury-203	10
Molybdenum-99	100
Neodymium-147	100
Neodymium-149	100
Nickel-59	100
Nickel-63	10
Nickel-65	100
Niobium-93m	10
Niobium-95	10
Niobium-97	10
Osmium-185	10
Osmium-191m	100
Osmium-191	100
Osmium-193	100
Palladium-103	100
Palladium-109	100
Phosphorus-32	10
Platinum-191	100
Platinum-193m	100
Platinum-193	100
Platinum-197m	100
Platinum-197	100
Plutonium-239	0.01
Polonium-210	0.1
Potassium-42	10
Praseodymium-142	100
Praseodymium-143	100
Promethium-147	10
Promethium-149	10
Radium-226	0.01
Rhenium-186	100
Rhenium-188	100
Rhodium-103m	100
Rhodium-105	100
Rubidium-86	10
Rubidium-87	10
Ruthenium-97	100
Ruthenium-103	10
Ruthenium-105	10
Ruthenium-106	1
Samarium-151	10
Samarium-153	100
Scandium-46	10
Scandium-47	100
Scandium-48	10
Selenium-75	10
Silicon-31	100
Silver-105	10
Silver-110m	1
Silver-111	100
Sodium-22	10
Sodium-24	10
Strontium-85	10
Strontium-89	1
Strontium-90	0.1
Strontium-91	10
Strontium-92	10
Sulfur-35	100
Tantalum-182	10
Technetium-96	10
Technetium-97m	100
Technetium-97	100
Technetium-99m	100
Technetium-99	10
Tellurium-125m	10
Tellurium-127m	10
Tellurium-127	100
Tellurium-129m	10
Tellurium-129	100
Tellurium-131m	10
Tellurium-132	10
Terbium-160	10
Thallium-200	100
Thallium-201	100
Thallium-202	100
Thallium-204	10
Thorium (natural)**	100
Thulium-170	10
Thulium-171	10
Tin-113	10
Tin-125	10
Tungsten-181	10
Tungsten-185	10
Tungsten-187	100
Uranium (natural)***	100
Uranium-233	0.01
Uranium-234	0.01
Uranium-235	0.01
Vanadium-48	10
Xenon-131m	1,000
Xenon-133	100
Xenon-135	100
Ytterbium-175	100
Yttrium-90	10
Yttrium-91	10
Yttrium-92	100
Yttrium-93	100
Zinc-65	10
Zinc-69m	100
Zinc-69	1,000
Zirconium-93	10
Zirconium-95	10
Zirconium-97	10
Any alpha emitting radionuclide not listed above or mixtures of alpha emitters of unknown composition	0.01
Any radionuclide other than alpha emitting radionuclides, not listed above or mixtures of beta emitters of unknown composition	0.1

*To convert m Ci to kBq, multiply the m Ci value by 37.

**Based on alpha disintegration rate of Th-232, Th-230 and their daughter products.

***Based on alpha disintegration rate of U-238, U-234, and U-235.

Note: This Appendix is retained for use by those agreement states that need to adopt decommissioning regulations compatible with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Note: Where there is involved a combination of isotopes in known amounts, the limit for the combination should be derived as follows: Determine, for each isotope in the combination, the ratio between the quantity present in the combination and the limit otherwise established for the specific isotope when not in combination. The sum of such ratios for all the isotopes in the combination may not exceed "1" or unity.

Appendix E

Criteria Relating to Use of Financial Tests and Self-Guarantee for Providing Reasonable Assurance of Funds for Decommissioning by Commercial Companies That Have No Outstanding Rated Bonds

A. Introduction. An applicant or licensee may provide reasonable assurance of the availability of funds for decommissioning based on furnishing its own guarantee that funds will be available for decommissioning costs and on a demonstration that the company passes the financial test of Subsection B of this Appendix. The terms of the self-guarantee are in Subsection C of this Appendix. This Appendix establishes criteria for passing the financial test for the self-guarantee and establishes the terms for a self-guarantee.

B. Financial Test

1. To pass the financial test a company must meet the following criteria:

a. tangible net worth greater than $10 million, or at least 10 times the total current decommissioning cost estimate (or the current amount required if certification is used), whichever is greater, for all decommissioning activities for which the company is responsible as self-guaranteeing licensee and as parent-guarantor;

b. assets located in the United States amounting to at least 90 percent of total assets or at least 10 times the total current decommissioning cost estimate (or the current amount required if certification is used) for all decommissioning activities for which the company is responsible as self-guaranteeing licensee and as parent-guarantor;

c. a ratio of cash flow divided by total liabilities greater than 0.15 and a ratio of total liabilities divided by net worth less than 1.5.

2. In addition, to pass the financial test, a company must meet all of the following requirements.

a. The company's independent certified public accountant must have compared the data used by the company in the financial test, which is required to be derived from the independently audited year-end financial statements, based on United States generally accepted accounting practices, for the latest fiscal year, with the amounts in such financial statements. In connection with that procedure, the licensee shall inform the department within 90 days of any matters that may cause the auditor to believe that the data specified in the financial test should be adjusted and that the company no longer passes the test.

b. After the initial financial test, the company shall repeat passage of the test within 90 days after the close of each succeeding fiscal year.

c. If the licensee no longer meets the requirements of Paragraph B.1 of this Appendix, the licensee shall send notice to the department of intent to establish alternative financial assurance as specified in department regulations. The notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year for which the year-end financial data show that the licensee no longer meets the financial test requirements. The licensee must provide alternative financial assurance within 120 days after the end of such fiscal year.

C. Company Self-Guarantee. The terms of a self-guarantee that an applicant or licensee furnishes must provide for the following.

1. The guarantee shall remain in force unless the licensee sends notice of cancellation by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the department. Cancellation may not occur until an alternative financial assurance mechanism is in place.

2. The licensee shall provide alternative financial assurance as specified in department regulations within 90 days following receipt by the department of a notice of cancellation of the guarantee.

3. The guarantee and financial test provisions shall remain in effect until the department has terminated the license or until another financial assurance method acceptable to the department has been put into effect by the licensee.

4. The applicant or licensee shall provide to the department a written guarantee (a written commitment by a corporate officer) that states that the licensee will fund and carry out the required decommissioning activities or, upon issuance of an order by the department, the licensee will set up and fund a trust in the amount of the current cost estimates for decommissioning.

Appendix F

Criteria Relating to Use of Financial Tests and Self-Guarantee for Providing Reasonable Assurance of Funds for Decommissioning by Nonprofit Colleges, Universities, and Hospitals

A. Introduction. An applicant or licensee may provide reasonable assurance of the availability of funds for decommissioning based on furnishing its own guarantee that funds will be available for decommissioning costs and on a demonstration that the applicant or licensee passes the financial test of Subsection B of this Appendix. The terms of the self-guarantee are in Subsection C of this Appendix. This Appendix establishes criteria for passing the financial test for the self-guarantee and establishes the terms for a self-guarantee.

B. Financial Test

1. For colleges and universities, to pass the financial test a college or university must meet either the criteria in Subparagraph B.1.a or the criteria in Subparagraph B.1.b of this Appendix:

a. for an applicant or licensee that issues bonds, a current rating for its most recent uninsured, uncollateralized, and unencumbered bond issuance of AAA, AA, or A as issued by Standard and Poors (S&P), or Aaa, Aa, or A as issued by Moodys;

b. for an applicant or licensee that does not issue bonds, unrestricted endowment consisting of assets located in the United States of at least $50 million, or at least 30 times the total current decommissioning cost estimate (or the current amount required if certification is used), whichever is greater, for all decommissioning activities for which the college or university is responsible as a self-guaranteeing licensee.

2. For hospitals, to pass the financial test a hospital must meet either the criteria in Subparagraph B.2.a or the criteria in Subparagraph B.2.b of this Appendix:

a. for an applicant or licensee that issues bonds, a current rating for its most recent uninsured, uncollateralized, and unencumbered bond issuance of AAA, AA, or A as issued by Standard and Poors (S&P), or Aaa, Aa, or A as issued by Moodys;

b. for an applicant or licensee that does not issue bonds, all of the following tests must be met:

i. total revenues less total expenditures, divided by total revenues, shall be equal to or greater than 0.04;

ii. long term debt divided by net fixed assets shall be less than or equal to 0.67;

iii. current assets and depreciation fund, divided by current liabilities, shall be greater than or equal to 2.55;

iv. operating revenues shall be at least 100 times the total current decommissioning cost estimate (or the current amount required if certification is used) for all decommissioning activities for which the hospital is responsible as a self-guaranteeing licensee.

3. In addition, to pass the financial test, a licensee must meet all of the following requirements.

a. The licensee's independent certified public accountant must have compared the data used by the licensee in the financial test, which is required to be derived from the independently audited year-end financial statements, based on United States generally accepted accounting practices, for the latest fiscal year, with the amounts in such financial statements. In connection with that procedure, the licensee shall inform the department within 90 days of any matters coming to the attention of the auditor that cause the auditor to believe that the data specified in the financial test should be adjusted and that the licensee no longer passes the test.

b. After the initial financial test, the licensee shall repeat passage of the test within 90 days after the close of each succeeding fiscal year.

c. If the licensee no longer meets the requirements of Paragraph B of this Appendix, the licensee shall send notice to the department of its intent to establish alternative financial assurance as specified in department regulations. The notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year for which the year-end financial data show that the licensee no longer meets the financial test requirements. The licensee must provide alternate financial assurance within 120 days after the end of such fiscal year.

C. Self-Guarantee. The terms of a self-guarantee that an applicant or licensee furnishes must provide for the following.

1. The guarantee shall remain in force unless the licensee sends notice of cancellation by certified mail, and/or return receipt requested, to the department. Cancellation may not occur unless an alternative financial assurance mechanism is in place.

2. The licensee shall provide alternative financial assurance as specified in department regulations within 90 days following receipt by the department of a notice of cancellation of the guarantee.

3. The guarantee and financial test provisions shall remain in effect until the department has terminated the license or until another financial assurance method acceptable to the department has been put into effect by the licensee.

4. The applicant or licensee shall provide to the department a written guarantee (a written commitment by a corporate officer or officer of the institution) that states that the licensee will fund and carry out the required decommissioning activities or, upon issuance of an order by the department, the licensee will set up and fund a trust in the amount of the current cost estimates for decommissioning.

5. If, at any time, the licensee's most recent bond issuance ceases to be rated in any category of "A" or above by either Standard and Poors or Moodys, the licensee shall provide notice in writing of such fact to the department within 20 days after publication of the change by the rating service.

Appendix G

Nationally Tracked Source Thresholds

The terabecquerel (TBq) values given in this table are the regulatory standard. The curie (Ci) values specified are obtained by converting the TBq value. The Ci values are provided for practical usefulness only and are rounded after conversion.

Nationally Tracked Source Thresholds
Category 1		Category 2
Radioactive Material	TBq	Ci	TBq	Ci
Actinium-227	20	540	0.2	5.4
Americium-241	60	1,600	0.6	16
Americium-241/Be	60	1,600	0.6	16
Californium-252	20	540	0.2	5.4
Cobalt-60	30	810	0.3	8.1
Curium-244	50	1,400	0.5	14
Cesium-137	100	2,700	1	27
Gadolinium-153	1,000	27,000	10	270
Iridium-192	80	2,200	0.8	22
Plutonium-238	60	1,600	0.6	16
Plutonium-239/Be	60	1,600	0.6	16
Polonium-210	60	1,600	0.6	16
Promethium-147	40,000	1,100,000	400	11,000
Radium-226	40	1,100	0.4	11
Selenium-75	200	5,400	2	54
Strontium-90	1,000	27,000	10	270
Thorium-228	20	540	0.2	5.4
Thorium-229	20	540	0.2	5.4
Thulium-170	20,000	540,000	200	5,400
Ytterbium-169	300	8,100	3	81

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-399

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Nuclear Energy Division, LR 13:569 (October 1987), amended by the Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 18:34 (January 1992), LR 20:180 (February 1994), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2574 (November 2000), LR 27:1228 (August 2001), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, LR 31:46 (January 2005), LR 31:1580 (July 2005), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2528 (October 2005), LR 32:820 (May 2006), LR 32:1853 (October 2006), LR 33:449 (March 2007), LR 33:1017 (June 2007), LR 33:2181 (October 2007), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Division, LR 40:288 (February 2014), Amended by LR 411279 (7/1/2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq., and 2104(B)1.