N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 380-5.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 380-5.1 - Dose limits for individual members of the public

(a) Each person subject to this Part must minimize the disposal and release of radioactive material to the environment so that:

(1) the total effective dose equivalent to individual members of the public from the disposal or release does not exceed 0.1 rem (1 mSv) in a year, exclusive of the dose contributions from background radiation, from any medical administration the individual has received, from exposure to individuals administered radioactive material which have been released in accordance with a license, from voluntary participation in medical research programs, and from the licensee's disposal of material into sanitary sewerage in accordance with section 380-4.2 of this Part;

(2) the dose in any unrestricted area in the environment from external sources does not exceed 0.002 rem (0.02 mSv) in any one hour; and

(3) doses to individual members of the public are ALARA.

(b) Constraint on airborne emissions.

To implement the ALARA requirements of section 380-7.2 of this Part, and notwithstanding the requirements in this section, a constraint on airborne emissions of radioactive material to the environment, excluding radon-222 and its decay products, must be established by permittees such that the individual member of the public likely to receive the highest dose will not be expected to receive a total effective dose equivalent in excess of 10 mrem (0.1 mSv) per year from these emissions. If a permittee subject to this requirement exceeds this dose constraint, the permittee must report the exceedance as provided in Subpart 380-9 of this Part and promptly take appropriate corrective action to ensure against recurrence.

(c) If a licensee allows members of the public to have access to restricted areas in the environment (i.e., outdoors), the limits for members of the public continue to apply to those individuals.

(d) The Department may impose additional restrictions on radiation levels in unrestricted areas in the environment and on the total quantity of radionuclides that may be disposed of or released in effluents in order to restrict collective dose.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 380-5.1

Amended New York State Register April 25, 2018/Volume XL, Issue 17, eff. 5/10/2018