| (a) A license for a radioactive substances processing or storage facility may be issued if the agency finds reasonable assurance that: (1) an application meets the requirements of the Texas Radiation Control Act and the rules of the agency; (2) the proposed radioactive substances facility will be sited, designed, operated, decommissioned, and closed in accordance with this chapter; (3) the issuance of the license will not be inimical to the health and safety of the public or the environment; and (4) there is no reason to deny the license because of: (A) any material false statement in the application or any statement of fact required under provisions of the Texas Radiation Control Act; (B) conditions revealed by the application or statement of fact or any report, record, or inspection, or other means that would warrant the agency to refuse to grant a license on an application; or (C) failure to clearly demonstrate how the requirements in this chapter have been addressed; and (5) qualifications of the designated radiation safety officer (RSO) are adequate for the purpose requested in the application and include as a minimum: (A) have earned at least a bachelor's degree in a physical or biological science, industrial hygiene, health physics, radiation protection, or engineering from an accredited college or university, or an equivalent combination of training and relevant experience, with two years of relevant experience equivalent to a year of academic study, from a uranium or mineral extraction/recovery, radioactive waste processing, or a radioactive waste or by-product material disposal facility; (B) have at least one year of relevant experience, in addition to that used to meet the educational requirement, working under the direct supervision of the radiation safety officer at a uranium or mineral extraction/recovery, radioactive waste processing, or radioactive waste or by-product material disposal facility; and (C) have at least four weeks of specialized training in health physics or radiation safety applicable to uranium or mineral extraction/recovery, radioactive waste processing, or radioactive waste or by-product material disposal operations from a course provider that has been evaluated and approved by the agency. (b) The agency may request, and the licensee must provide, additional information after the license has been issued to enable the agency to determine whether the license should be modified, suspended, or revoked. |
