Florida Administrative Code

(1) The licensee shall perform inspection and maintenance checks that include, as a minimum, each of the following at the frequency specified in the license or license application: (a) Operation of each aspect of the access control system required by Rule 64E-5.1406, F.A.C.; (b) …

(1) Pool water purification systems must be run sufficiently to maintain the conductivity of the pool water below 20 microsiemens per centimeter under normal circumstances. If pool water conductivity rises above 20 microsiemens per centimeter, the licensee shall take prompt actio…

(1) An operator and at least one other individual trained and prepared to render or summon assistance promptly if the access control alarm sounds shall be present on site whenever a panoramic irradiator is operated using an automatic product conveyor system and whenever the produ…

(1) Upon first entering the radiation room of a panoramic irradiator after an irradiation, the irradiator operator shall use a survey meter to determine that the source has returned to its fully shielded position. The operator shall check the functioning of the survey meter with …

(1) Irradiation of explosive materials is prohibited unless the licensee has received prior written authorization from the department. Authorization will not be granted unless the licensee can demonstrate that detonation of the explosive would not rupture the sealed sources, inju…

(1) The licensee shall maintain the following records at the irradiator for the periods specified: (a) A copy of the license application and the license authorizing the licensee to operate the facility until a new license is issued; (b) Records of each individual's training, test…

(1) In addition to the other reporting requirements in these rules, each licensee shall notify the department as soon as possible but not later than 4 hours after the discovery of the following events: (a) Threats of violence or acts of terrorism against the operation of this fac…

(1) The packaging and transportation of radioactive material are also subject to the requirements of other agencies such as the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Postal Service. The requirements of this part are in addition to,…

(1) No person shall deliver radioactive material to a carrier for transport or transport radioactive material except as authorized in a general license or specific license issued by the Department or as exempted in Rule 64E-5.1503, F.A.C. (2) Each licensee who transports radioact…

(1) Common and contract carriers, freight forwarders, and warehousemen who are subject to the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation in 49 C.F.R. Parts 170 through 189 or the U.S. Postal Service in the Postal Service Manual (Domestic Mail Manual), Section 124.3 inc…

(1) A general license is hereby issued to any common or contract carrier not exempt under Rule 64E-5.1503, F.A.C., to receive, possess, transport and store radioactive material in the regular course of their carriage for another or storage incident thereto, provided the transport…

Prior to each shipment of radioactive material, the licensee shall ensure that the package with its contents satisfies the applicable requirements of this part and of the license. The licensee shall determine that: (1) The package is proper for the contents to be shipped; (2) The…

(1) In addition to the notification requirements of Rule 64E-5.1508, F.A.C., prior to the transport of certain quantities of radioactive waste outside of the confines of the licensee's facility or other place of use or storage, or prior to the delivery of certain quantities of ra…

(1) The Department may designate routes within the State of Florida for all shipments requiring advanced notification under Rule 64E-5.1506, F.A.C. Factors that the Department will consider in the designation of routes for shipments requiring advanced notifications are: (a) Popul…

(1)(a) All persons licensed by the Department to use, manufacture, produce, transfer, transport, receive, acquire, own, process or possess radioactive materials, as well as nuclear power plants licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and who desire to ship radioactive…

(1) Any carrier who transports low-level radioactive waste destined for a low-level radioactive waste treatment, storage or disposal facility, prior to entrance into the State of Florida, shall obtain a permit from the Department for transporting such waste into the State. (a) An…

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general license and notwithstanding any exemptions stated directly in this part or included indirectly by citation of the U.S. Department of Transportation regulations, as may be applicable, the licensee shall assure that plutonium in any for…

In addition to the reporting requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation, any carrier transporting radioactive material in the State shall notify the Department immediately in the event the carrier suspects or knows of a breach in the containment of the radioactive mate…

(1) A department representative is authorized to inspect any record of persons engaged in the transportation of a radioactive material where such records reasonably relate to packaging, preparing for shipment and transporting radioactive material. (2) A department representative …

(1) All communications concerning this part should be addressed to: Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C21, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741. (2) All notifications required to be made pursuant to Rules 64E-5.1506, 64E-5.1508, 64E-5.1509 a…

The following definitions apply only in this part. (1) "AAPM" means the American Association of Physicists in Medicine: www.aapm.org. (2) "Authorized user" means a person who has met the requirements of subsection 64E-5.1603(1), F.A.C. (3) "Authorized medical physicist" means a p…

(1) Registration and Notification. (a) No electronic brachytherapy device may be used on a human without a current certificate of registration from the department. (b) An electronic brachytherapy device that is not operational and that is under the control of a registered vendor …

(1) Qualification of Authorized User. (a) The registrant shall require the authorized user to be a physician who: 1. Is licensed by the department as a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy, 2. Has completed a manufacturer's device-specific training as specified in subsection 64…

(1) Radiation Surveys. (a) The registrant shall ensure that a survey, as defined in subsection 64E-5.101(151), F.A.C., of all new facilities and existing facilities not previously surveyed, is performed with an operable radiation measurement survey instrument according to the req…

(1) This part provides for the licensing of radioactive material. No person shall receive, possess, use, transfer, own or acquire radioactive material except as authorized in a specific or general license issued pursuant to this part or as otherwise provided in this part. Unless …

(1) Any person is exempt from this part to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses, owns or transfers source material in any chemical mixture, compound, solution or alloy in which the source material is by weight less than 1/20 of 1 percent of the mixture, compound,…

(1) Exempt Concentrations. (a)1. Except as provided in this section, any person is exempt from this part to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses, transfers, owns or acquires products containing radioactive material introduced in concentrations not in excess of th…

Licenses for radioactive materials are of two types: general and specific. (1) Some general licenses provided in this part may be effective without the filing of applications with the department or the issuance of licensing documents to the particular persons, although the filing…

(1) A general license is hereby issued authorizing commercial and industrial firms, research, educational and medical institutions, and State and local governmental agencies to use and transfer not more than 15 pounds (6.82 kg) of source material at any given time for research, d…

(1) Certain Devices and Equipment. A general license is hereby issued to transfer, receive, acquire, own, possess and use radioactive material incorporated in the following devices or equipment which have been manufactured, tested and labeled by the manufacturer in accordance wit…

(1) An original and one copy of an application for specific licenses, license renewals, and license amendments shall be filed with the department on Application for Radioactive Materials License Non-Human Use, DH Form 1054 12/09 or Application for Radioactive Materials Human Use,…

A license application for a new, amended, or renewed license will be approved if the department determines that: (1) The applicant is qualified by reason of training and experience to use the material in question for the purpose requested in accordance with these rules in such a …

This section prescribes requirements for the issuance of specific licenses of broad scope for radioactive material and certain regulations governing holders of such licenses. Authority to transfer possession or control by the manufacturer, processor or producer of any equipment, …

(1) Licensing the Distribution of Radioactive Material in Exempt Concentrations. Authority to transfer possession or control by the manufacturer, processor, or producer of any equipment, device, commodity or other product containing by-product material whose subsequent possession…

In addition to the requirements set forth in Rule 64E-5.208, F.A.C., a specific license for source material milling will be issued if the applicant submits to the Department an application as described herein and meets the other conditions specified below: (1) An application for …

(1) Upon a determination that an application meets the requirements of Chapter 404, F.S., and these regulations, the Department will issue a specific license authorizing the proposed activity in such form and containing such conditions and limitations as it deems appropriate or n…

(1) Each license issued pursuant to this part shall be subject to all the provisions of the applicable laws, now or hereafter in effect, and to all rules of the Department. (2) No license issued or granted under this part and no right to possess or utilize radioactive material gr…

(1) Except as provided in Part II, each specific license shall expire at the end of the specified day in the month and year stated therein. Each specific license revoked by the department expires at the end of the day on the date of the department's final order revoking the licen…

(1) No licensee shall transfer radioactive material except as authorized pursuant to this section. (2) Except as otherwise provided in his license and subject to the provisions of subsections (3) and (4), below, a licensee may transfer radioactive material: (a) To the Department …

(1) Subject to these regulations, any person who holds a specific license from the NRC, or an Agreement State and issued by the agency having jurisdiction where the licensee maintains an office for directing the licensed activity and at which radiation safety records are normally…

(1) Any applicant or licensee who is not exempt by the provisions of this subpart shall provide a performance bond. (a) The bond shall be payable to the State of Florida and shall be in an amount determined by the Department as sufficient to provide for the protection of the envi…

(1) Radioactive material inspections may be announced or unannounced. (2) Inspection procedures for all license categories will include the following: (a) At the time of entrance to a facility, the department will inform the licensee management if available the purpose, extent, a…

(1) Each application to possess radioactive materials in unsealed form, on foils or plated sources, or sealed in glass in excess of the quantities in Rule 64E-5.220, F.A.C., must contain either: (a) An evaluation showing that the maximum dose to a person off-site due to a release…

(1) The list of quantities of radioactive materials requiring consideration of the need for an emergency plan for responding to a release as required in Rule 64E-5.219, F.A.C., is provided in the Department publication "Emergency Plan Isotopes and Quantities," July 2014 edition, …

The criteria in this subpart apply to the decommissioning of facilities licensed under this chapter but do not apply to uranium and thorium recovery facilities as specified in Rule 64E-5.211, F.A.C., or to sites which previously have submitted and received department approval of …

A site is acceptable for unrestricted use if the total effective dose equivalent to an average member of the critical group from the residual radioactivity that is distinguishable from background radiation does not exceed 25 millirem (0.25 mSv) per year including radioactivity fr…

A site is acceptable for license termination under restricted conditions if it meets the criteria below. (1) The residual levels associated with restricted conditions are ALARA or the licensee can demonstrate that further reductions in residual radioactivity to comply with the pr…