| (58) External dose--That portion of the dose equivalent
received from any source of radiation outside the body.
(59) Extremity--Hand, elbow, arm below the elbow, foot,
knee, and leg below the knee. The arm above the elbow and the leg
above the knee are considered part of the whole body.
(60) Federal facility waste--Low-level radioactive
waste that is the responsibility of the federal government under the
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, as amended by the Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (42 United States
Code, §2021b - 2021j). Excluded from this definition is low-level
radioactive waste that is classified as greater than Class C in §336.362
of this title (relating to Appendix E. Classification and Characteristics
of Low-Level Radioactive Waste).
(61) Federal facility waste disposal facility--A low-level
radioactive waste land disposal facility for the disposal of federal
facility waste licensed under Subchapters H and J of this chapter
(relating to Licensing Requirements for Near-Surface Land Disposal
of Low-Level Radioactive Waste, and Federal Facility Waste Disposal
Facility).
(62) Filtering facepiece (dust mask)--A negative pressure
particulate respirator with a filter as an integral part of the facepiece
or with the entire facepiece composed of the filtering medium, not
equipped with elastomeric sealing surfaces and adjustable straps.
(63) Fingerprint Orders--Orders issued by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission or the legally binding requirements issued by
Agreement States that require fingerprints and criminal history records
checks for individuals with unescorted access to category 1 and category
2 quantities of radioactive material or safeguards information-modified
handling.
(64) Fit factor--A quantitative estimate of the fit
of a particular respirator to a specific individual, and typically
estimates the ratio of the concentration of a substance in ambient
air to its concentration inside the respirator when worn.
(65) Fit test--The use of a protocol to qualitatively
or quantitatively evaluate the fit of a respirator on an individual.
(66) General license--An authorization granted by an
agency under its rules which is effective without the filing of an
application with that agency or the issuance of a licensing document
to the particular person.
(67) Generally applicable environmental radiation standards--Standards
issued by the EPA under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended through October 4, 1996, that impose limits on radiation
exposures or levels, or concentrations or quantities of radioactive
material, in the general environment outside the boundaries of locations
under the control of persons possessing or using radioactive material.
(68) Gray (Gy)--See §336.3 of this title (relating
to Units of Radiation Exposure and Dose).
(69) Hazardous waste--Hazardous waste as defined in §335.1
of this title (relating to Definitions).
(70) Helmet--A rigid respiratory inlet covering that
also provides head protection against impact and penetration.
(71) High radiation area--An area, accessible to individuals,
in which radiation levels from radiation sources external to the body
could result in an individual receiving a dose equivalent in excess
of 0.1 rem (1 millisievert) in one hour at 30 centimeters from the
radiation source or 30 centimeters from any surface that the radiation
penetrates.
(72) Hood--A respiratory inlet covering that completely
covers the head and neck and may also cover portions of the shoulders
and torso.
(73) Host state--A party state in which a compact facility
is located or is being developed. The state of Texas is the host state
under the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact, §2.01,
established under Texas Health and Safety Code, §403.006.
(74) Individual--Any human being.
(75) Individual monitoring--The assessment of:
(A) dose equivalent by the use of individual monitoring
devices;
(B) committed effective dose equivalent by bioassay
or by determination of the time-weighted air concentrations to which
an individual has been exposed, that is, derived air concentration-hour;
or
(C) dose equivalent by the use of survey data.
(76) Individual monitoring devices--Devices designed
to be worn by a single individual for the assessment of dose equivalent
such as film badges, thermoluminescence dosimeters, pocket ionization
chambers, and personal ("lapel") air sampling devices.
(77) Inhalation class--See "Class."
(78) Inspection--An official examination and/or observation
including, but not limited to, records, tests, surveys, and monitoring
to determine compliance with the Texas Radiation Control Act and rules,
orders, and license conditions of the commission.
(79) Internal dose--That portion of the dose equivalent
received from radioactive material taken into the body.
(80) Land disposal facility--The land, buildings and
structures, and equipment which are intended to be used for the disposal
of low-level radioactive wastes into the subsurface of the land. For
purposes of this chapter, a "geologic repository" as defined
in 10 Code of Federal Regulations §60.2 as amended through October
27, 1988 (53 FR 43421) (relating to Definitions - high-level radioactive
wastes in geologic repositories) is not considered a "land disposal
facility."
(81) Lens dose equivalent (LDE)--The external exposure
of the lens of the eye and is taken as the dose equivalent at a tissue
depth of 0.3 centimeter (300 mg/cm2 ).
(82) License--See "Specific license."
(83) Licensed material--Radioactive material received,
possessed, used, processed, transferred, or disposed of under a license
issued by the commission.
(84) Licensee--Any person who holds a license issued
by the commission in accordance with the Texas Health and Safety Code,
Chapter 401 (Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation)
and the rules in this chapter. For purposes of the rules in this chapter, "radioactive
material licensee" is an equivalent term. Unless stated otherwise, "licensee"
as used in the rules of this chapter means the holder of a "specific
license."
(85) Licensing state--Any state with rules equivalent
to the Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation relating
to, and having an effective program for, the regulatory control of
naturally occurring or accelerator-produced radioactive material (NARM)
and which has been designated as such by the Conference of Radiation
Control Program Directors, Inc.
(86) Local law enforcement agency (LLEA)--A public
or private organization that has been approved by a federal, state,
or local government to carry firearms; make arrests; and is authorized
and has the capability to provide an armed response in the jurisdiction
where the licensed category 1 or category 2 quantity of radioactive
material is used, stored, or transported.
(87) Loose-fitting facepiece--A respiratory inlet covering
that is designed to form a partial seal with the face.
(88) Lost or missing licensed radioactive material--Licensed
material whose location is unknown. This definition includes material
that has been shipped but has not reached its planned destination
and whose location cannot be readily traced in the transportation
system.
(89) Low-level radioactive waste--
(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph, low-level radioactive waste means radioactive material
that:
(i) is discarded or unwanted and is not exempt by a
Texas Department of State Health Services rule adopted under the Texas
Health and Safety Code, §401.106;
(ii) is waste, as that term is defined by 10 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) §61.2; and
(iii) is subject to:
(I) concentration limits established under this chapter;
and
(II) disposal criteria established under this chapter.
(B) Low-level radioactive waste does not include:
(i) high-level radioactive waste defined by 10 CFR §60.2;
(ii) spent nuclear fuel as defined by 10 CFR §72.3;
(iii) transuranic waste as defined in this section;
(iv) byproduct material as defined by paragraph (20)(B)
- (E) of this section;
(v) naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM)
waste; or
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