N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 4044.11

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section He-P 4044.11 - Radiation Monitoring Requirements

Each particle accelerator facility shall have available:

(a) Appropriate portable monitoring equipment which:
(1) Is operable;
(2) Has been calibrated for the appropriate radiations being produced at the facility;
(3) Has been tested daily for proper operation;
(4) Has been calibrated at intervals not to exceed one year;
(5) Has been calibrated after each servicing; and
(6) Has been calibrated after repair;
(b) A radiation protection survey, performed and documented by a qualified expert specifically registered with DHHS/RHS pursuant to He-P 4040.06, which documents changes in shielding, operation, equipment, or occupancy of adjacent areas;
(c) Continuous monitoring devices for all high radiation areas which are electrically independent of the accelerator control and safety interlock systems and are capable of providing a readout at the control panel;
(d) An area monitor which has been calibrated at intervals not to exceed one year and after each servicing and repair;
(e) Periodic surveys to determine the amount of airborne particulate radioactivity present in areas of airborne hazards if applicable;
(f) Periodic smear surveys to determine the degree of contamination in target and other pertinent areas if applicable;
(g) An area survey which is made in accordance with the written procedures established by a qualified expert, or the radiation safety officer of the particle accelerator facility; and
(h) Records of:
(1) Radiation protection surveys;
(2) Calibration results;
(3) Instrumentation tests; and
(4) Smear results.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 4044.11

#6827, eff 8-6-98; ss by #8692, INTERIM, eff 7-27-06, EXPIRES: 2-2-07; ss by #8808, eff 1-24-07

Amended byVolume XXXV Number 14, Filed April 9, 2015, Proposed by #10804, Effective 3/26/2015, Expires3/26/2025.