| (7) Any licensee shipping byproduct material as defined
in §289.201(b)(19)(C) - (E) of this title intended for ultimate
disposal at a land disposal facility licensed under Title 10, CFR,
Part 61, shall document the information required on the NRC's Uniform
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest and transfer this recorded manifest
information to the intended consignee in accordance with §289.257(gg)
of this title.
(gg) Discharge by release into sanitary sewerage.
(1) A licensee may discharge licensed material into
sanitary sewerage if each of the following conditions is satisfied:
(A) the material is readily soluble, or is readily
dispersible biological material, in water;
(B) the quantity of licensed radioactive material that
the licensee releases into the sewer in one month divided by the average
monthly volume of water released into the sewer by the licensee does
not exceed the concentration listed in Table III of subsection (ggg)(2)
of this section; and
(C) if more than one radionuclide is released, the
following additional conditions must also be satisfied:
(i) the fraction of the limit in Table III of subsection
(ggg)(2) of this section represented by discharges into sanitary sewerage
determined by dividing the actual monthly average concentration of
each radionuclide released by the licensee into the sewer by the concentration
of that radionuclide listed in Table III of subsection (ggg)(2) of
this section; and
(ii) the sum of the fractions for each radionuclide
required by clause (i) of this subparagraph does not exceed unity;
and
(D) the total quantity of licensed radioactive material
that the licensee releases into the sanitary sewerage in a year does
not exceed 5 curies (Ci) (185 GBq) of hydrogen-3, 1 Ci (37 GBq) of
carbon-14, and 1 Ci (37 GBq) of all other radioactive materials combined.
(2) Excreta from individuals undergoing medical diagnosis
or therapy with radioactive material are not subject to the limitations
contained in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(hh) Treatment by incineration. A licensee may treat
licensed material by incineration only in the form and concentration
specified in subsection (fff)(1) of this section or as authorized
by the agency.
(ii) Discharge by release into septic tanks. No licensee
shall discharge radioactive material into a septic tank system except
as specifically approved by the agency.
(jj) Transfer for disposal and manifests.
(1) The control of transfers of LLRW intended for disposal
at a licensed low-level radioactive waste disposal facility, the establishment
of a manifest tracking system, and additional requirements concerning
transfers and recordkeeping for those wastes are found in §289.257(ff)
of this title.
(2) Each person involved in the transfer of waste for
disposal including the waste generator, waste collector, and waste
processor, shall comply with the requirements specified in §289.257(ff)
of this title.
(kk) Compliance with environmental and health protection
regulations. Nothing in subsections (ff), (gg), (hh), or (jj) of this
section relieves the licensee from complying with other applicable
federal, state, and local regulations governing any other toxic or
hazardous properties of materials that may be disposed of in accordance
with subsections (ff), (gg), (hh), or (jj) of this section.
(ll) General provisions for records.
(1) Each licensee shall use the International System
of Units (SI) units becquerel, gray, sievert, and coulomb per kilogram,
or the special units curie, rad, rem, and roentgen, including multiples
and subdivisions, and shall clearly indicate the units of all quantities
on records required by this section. Disintegrations per minute may
be indicated on records of surveys performed to determine compliance
with subsections (ee)(4) and (ggg)(6) of this section. To ensure compatibility
with international transportation standards, all limits in this section
are given in terms of dual units: The SI units followed or preceded
by United States (U.S.) standard or customary units. The U.S. customary
units are not exact equivalents, but are rounded to a convenient value,
providing a functionally equivalent unit. For the purpose of this
section, either unit may be used.
(2) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1)
of this subsection, when recording information on shipment manifests,
as required in §289.257 of this title, information must be recorded
in SI units or in SI and units as specified in paragraph (1) of this
subsection.
(3) The licensee shall make a clear distinction among
the quantities entered on the records required by this section, such
as, total effective dose equivalent, total organ dose equivalent,
shallow dose equivalent, lens dose equivalent, deep dose equivalent,
or committed effective dose equivalent.
(4) Records required in accordance with §289.201(d)
of this title, and subsections (mm) - (oo) and (ss) - (uu) of this
section shall include the date and the identification of individual(s)
making the record, and, as applicable, a unique identification of
survey instrument(s) used, and an exact description of the location
of the survey. Records of receipt, transfer, and disposal of sources
of radiation shall uniquely identify the source of radiation.
(5) Copies of records required in accordance with §289.201(d)
of this title, and subsections (mm) - (uu) of this section, and by
license condition that are relevant to operations at an additional
authorized use/storage site shall be maintained at that site in addition
to the main site specified on a license.
(mm) Records of radiation protection programs.
(1) Each licensee shall maintain records of the radiation
protection program, including:
(A) the provisions of the program; and
(B) audits and other reviews of program content and
implementation.
(2) The licensee shall make, maintain, and retain the
records required by paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) of this subsection
for inspection by the agency in accordance with subsection (ggg)(5)
of this section.
(nn) Records of surveys.
(1) Each licensee shall make, maintain, and retain
records documenting the results of surveys and calibrations required
by subsections (p) and (ee)(2) of this section and include a unique
identification of survey instrument(s). The licensee shall maintain
these records for inspection by the agency in accordance with subsection
(ggg)(5) of this section.
(2) Record of the calibration shall include:
(A) the manufacturer's name, model and serial number
of each calibrated source and/or device;
(B) the complete date of the calibration; and
(C) the name of the individual recording the information.
(3) The licensee shall make, maintain, and retain each
of the following records for inspection by the agency in accordance
with subsection (ggg)(5) of this section:
(A) the results of surveys to determine the dose from
external sources of radiation used, in the absence of or in combination
with individual monitoring data, in the assessment of individual dose
equivalents; and
(B) the results of measurements and calculations used
to determine individual intakes of radioactive material and used in
the assessment of internal dose; and
(C) the results of air sampling, surveys, and bioassays
required in accordance with subsection (x)(1)(C)(i) and (ii) of this
section; and
(D) the results of measurements and calculations used
to evaluate the release of radioactive effluents to the environment.
(oo) Records of tests for leakage or contamination
of sealed sources. Records of tests for leakage or contamination of
sealed sources required by §289.201(g) of this title shall be
kept in units of becquerel or microcurie and maintained and retained
for inspection by the agency in accordance with subsection (ggg)(5)
of this section.
(pp) Records of lifetime cumulative occupational radiation
dose. The licensee shall make, maintain, and retain the records of
lifetime cumulative occupational radiation dose as specified in subsection
(k) of this section on RC Form 202-2 or equivalent and the records
used in preparing RC Form 202-2 or equivalent for inspection by the
agency in accordance with subsection (ggg)(5) of this section.
(qq) Records of planned special exposures.
(1) For each use of the provisions of subsection (k)
of this section for planned special exposures, the licensee shall
maintain records that describe:
(A) the exceptional circumstances requiring the use
of a planned special exposure;
(B) the name of the management official who authorized
the planned special exposure and a copy of the signed authorization;
(C) what actions were necessary;
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