Radiation Protection Standards

01. General Protection Standards. (3-31-22) a. All owners and operators must conduct operations in a manner consistent with radiation protection standards contained in 10 CFR Part 20; (7-1-25) b. No owner or operator may conduct operations, create, use or transfer radioactive materials in a manner such that any member of the public will receive an annual Total Effective Dose Equivalent (TEDE) in excess of one hundred (100) millirem per year (1 milliseivert/year); and (7-1-25) c. No person may release radioactive materials for unrestricted use in such a manner that the reasonably maximally exposed individual will receive an annual TEDE in excess of fifteen (15) millirem per year (fifteen one-hundredths (0.15) milliseivert/year) excluding natural background. (7-1-25) 02. Protection of Workers During Operations. All owners and operators must conduct operations in a manner consistent with radiation protection standards for occupation workers contained in 10 CFR Part 20. (7-1-25) 03. Disposal of Radioactive Material. No person, owner, or operator may dispose of radioactive materials by any method other than: (7-1-25) a. At a permitted treatment, storage or disposal facility under the authority of Chapter 44, Title 39, Idaho Code, provided that the facility owner or operator complies with each of the following: (7-1-25) i. Department-approved waste acceptance criteria for radioactive material; (7-1-25) ii. A Department-approved closure program that provides reasonable assurance that the radon emanation rate from the closed disposal unit will not exceed twenty (20) picocuries per square meter per second averaged across the entire area of the closed disposal unit and meets the requirements in Subsection 020.01.b.; and (3-31-22) IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 58.01.10 – Rules Regulating the Department of Environmental Quality Disposal of Radioactive Materials Section 030 Page 6 iii. A Department-approved environmental monitoring program that monitors air, groundwater, surface water, and soil for radionuclides and ambient radiation levels at the boundary of the facility and which demonstrates that no member of the general public is likely to exceed a radiation dose of one hundred (100) millirem (one (1) milliseivert) per year from operations conducted at the site. (7-1-25) b. In accordance with alternate methods authorized by the Department upon application or upon the Department’s initiative, consistent with Section 020.01 and all applicable state statutes and regulations. (3-31-22) 04. Prohibit Disposal at a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill. No person may dispose of radioactive material at a municipal solid waste landfill, except for individual consumer products containing radioactive material or as authorized under Subsection 020.03.b. (7-1-25) 021. -- 029. (RESERVED)