N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-12.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:28-12.8 - Radiation dose standards applicable to remediation of radioactive contamination of all real property

(a) Sites shall be remediated so that the incremental radiation dose to any person from any residual radioactive contamination at the site above that due to natural background radionuclide concentration, under either an unrestricted use remedial action, limited restricted use remedial action, or a restricted use remedial action, shall be as specified below:

1. For the sum of annual external gamma radiation dose (in effective dose equivalent) and intake dose (in committed effective dose equivalent), including the groundwater pathway: 15 millirem (0.15 milliSievert) total annual effective dose equivalent (15 mrem/yr TEDE).

2. For radon-222: three picocuries per liter (pCi/L) of radon gas (111 Bq/m 3).

(b) Radioactively contaminated ground water shall be remediated to comply with the New Jersey Groundwater Quality Standards rules, N.J.A.C. 7:9C.

(c) Radioactively contaminated surface water shall be remediated to comply with the New Jersey Surface Water Quality Standards, N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.14(c)6.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-12.8

Administrative correction.
See: 37 N.J.R. 4245(a).
Amended by R.2008 d.281, effective 9/15/2008 (operative September 30, 2009).
See: 40 N.J.R. 2309(a), 40 N.J.R. 5196(b), 41 N.J.R. 3415(a).
Recodified (a)3 as (b); and added (c).