Florida Administrative Code

(1) The rules in this part control the receipt, possession, use, disposal, and transfer of sources of radiation by any licensee or registrant so the total dose to an individual, including doses resulting from all sources of radiation other than background radiation, does not exce…

(1) Any existing license or registration condition that is more restrictive than Part III remains in force until there is an amendment or renewal of the license or registration. (2) If a license or registration condition exempts a licensee or registrant from a provision of the pa…

(1) Each licensee or registrant shall develop, document, and implement a radiation protection program sufficient to ensure compliance with the provisions of this part. See Rule 64E-5.335, F.A.C., for recordkeeping requirements relating to these programs. (2) The licensee or regis…

(1) The licensee or registrant shall control the occupational dose to individual adults, except for planned special exposures as specified in Rule 64E-5.309, F.A.C., to the following dose limits: (a) An annual limit, which is the more limiting of: 1. The total effective dose equi…

(1) If the licensee is required to monitor as specified in both subsections 64E-5.315(1) and (2), F.A.C., the licensee shall demonstrate compliance with the dose limits by summing external and internal doses. If the licensee or registrant is required to monitor only as specified …

(1) Licensees shall include the contribution to the deep dose equivalent, eye dose equivalent, and shallow dose equivalent from external exposure to the radioactive cloud when determining the dose from airborne radioactive material. See State of Florida Bureau of Radiation Contro…

(1) To assess dose used to determine compliance with occupational dose equivalent limits when required as specified in Rule 64E-5.315, F.A.C., the licensee shall take suitable and timely measurements of: (a) Concentrations of radioactive materials in air in work areas; (b) Quanti…

(1) For each individual who is likely to receive in a year an occupational dose requiring monitoring as specified in Rule 64E-5.315, F.A.C., the licensee or registrant shall: (a) Determine the occupational radiation dose received during the current year; and, (b) Attempt to obtai…

A licensee or registrant can authorize an adult worker to receive doses in addition to and accounted for separately from the doses received under the limits specified in Rule 64E-5.304, F.A.C., if each of the following conditions is satisfied: (1) The licensee or registrant autho…

The annual occupational dose limits for minors are 10 percent of the annual occupational dose limits specified for adult workers in Rule 64E-5.304, F.A.C. Rulemaking Authority 404.051, 404.081 FS. Law Implemented 404.022, 404.051(1), (4), 404.081 FS. History-New 1-1-94, Formerly …

(1) The licensee or registrant shall ensure that the dose to an embryo or fetus during the entire pregnancy from occupational exposure of a declared pregnant woman does not exceed 0.5 rem (5 mSv). See Rule 64E-5.339, F.A.C., for recordkeeping requirements. (2) The licensee or reg…

(1) Each licensee or registrant shall conduct operations so that: (a) Except as specified in paragraph 64E-5.312(1)(b), F.A.C., the total effective dose equivalent to individual members of the public from the licensed or registered operation does not exceed 0.1 rem (1 millisiever…

(1) The licensee or registrant shall make or cause to be made surveys of radiation levels in unrestricted areas and radioactive materials in effluents released to unrestricted areas to demonstrate compliance with the dose limits for individual members of the public in Rule 64E-5.…

(1) Each licensee or registrant shall make or cause to be made surveys that: (a) Are necessary for the licensee or registrant to comply with this part; and, (b) Are necessary under the circumstances to evaluate: 1. The magnitude and extent of radiation levels; 2. Concentrations o…

Each licensee or registrant shall monitor exposures from sources of radiation at levels sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the occupational dose limits of this part. As a minimum: (1) Each licensee or registrant shall monitor occupational exposure to radiation and shall su…

(1) The licensee or registrant shall ensure that each entrance or access point to a high radiation area has one or more of the following features: (a) A control device that upon entry into the area causes the level of radiation to be reduced below that level at which an individua…

(1) In addition to the requirements in Rule 64E-5.316, F.A.C., the licensee or registrant shall institute measures to ensure that an individual is not able to gain unauthorized or inadvertent access to areas in which radiation levels could be encountered at 500 rad (5 gray) or mo…

The licensee shall use to the extent practical process or other engineering controls such as containment, decontamination, or ventilation to control the concentrations of radioactive material in air. (1) When it is not practical to apply process or other engineering controls to c…

(1) If the licensee uses respiratory protection equipment to limit intakes as specified in Rule 64E-5.318, F.A.C.: (a) The licensee shall use only respiratory protection equipment that is tested and certified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health except as …

The licensee shall secure from unauthorized removal or access licensed sources of radiation that are stored in restricted or unrestricted areas. Rulemaking Authority 404.051, 404.081 FS. Law Implemented 404.022, 404.051(1), (4), 404.081 FS. History-New 1-1-94, Formerly 10D-91.453…

(1) The licensee shall control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed radioactive material that is in an unrestricted area and that is not in storage or in a patient. (2) The registrant shall maintain control of radiation machines that are in a restricted or unrestricted …

(1) Standard Radiation Symbol. Unless otherwise authorized by the department, the symbol prescribed in this section shall use the colors magenta or purple or black on yellow background. The symbol prescribed is the three-bladed design as follows: RADIATION SYMBOL (a) Cross-hatche…

(1) Posting of Radiation Areas. The licensee or registrant shall post each radiation area with a conspicuous sign or signs bearing the radiation symbol and the words "CAUTION, RADIATION AREA." (2) Posting of High Radiation Areas. The licensee or registrant shall post each high ra…

(1) A licensee or registrant is not required to post caution signs in areas or rooms containing sources of radiation for periods of less than 8 hours if each of the following conditions is met: (a) The sources of radiation are constantly attended during these periods by an indivi…

(1) The licensee shall ensure that each container of licensed material bears a durable, clearly visible label bearing the radiation symbol and the words "CAUTION, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL" or "DANGER, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL." The label shall also provide information, such as the radion…

A licensee is not required to label: (1) Containers holding licensed material in quantities less than the quantities listed in State of Florida Bureau of Radiation Control Radioactive Material Requiring Labeling, May 2000; (2) Containers holding licensed material in concentration…

(1) Each licensee who expects to receive a package containing quantities of radioactive material in excess of A1 or A2 quantities as defined in Part XV shall make arrangements to receive: (a) The package when the carrier offers it for delivery, or (b) The notification of the arri…

(1) Unless otherwise exempted, a licensee shall transfer waste for disposal, discharge, or decay licensed material only: (a) By transfer to an authorized recipient as specified in Rule 64E-5.332, F.A.C., or in Part II of these regulations or to the U.S. Department of Energy; (b) …

(1) A person can apply to the department for approval of proposed procedures to dispose of radioactive material in a manner not otherwise authorized in this part. Each application shall include a description of the radioactive material, including the quantities and kinds of radio…

(1) A licensee can 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 …

(1) A licensee can dispose of the following licensed material without regard to its radioactivity: (a) 0.05 microcurie (1.85 kBq) or less of hydrogen 3 or carbon 14 per gram of medium used for liquid scintillation counting; (b) 0.05 microcurie (1.85 kBq) or less of hydrogen 3 or …

(1) The requirements of this section, Requirements for Transfers of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Intended for Disposal at Licensed Land Disposal Facilities and Manifest, July 1997, hereafter referred to as "Requirements for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal," which is herein in…

(1) Physical Half-life Considerations. (a) Consideration by the licensee must be given to the concentration of long-lived radionuclides, and their shorter-lived precursors, whose potential hazard will persist long after such precautions as institutional controls, improved waste f…

(1) Each licensee or registrant shall use the SI unit 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 par…

(1) Each licensee or registrant 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 or registrant shall retain the records required by p…

(1) Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records showing the results of surveys and calibrations required by Rule 64E-5.314 and subsection 64E-5.327(2), F.A.C. The licensee or registrant shall retain these records for 3 years after the record is made. (2) The licensee or re…

Records of tests for leakage or contamination of sealed sources required by these regulations shall be kept in units of becquerel or microcurie and maintained for inspection by the department for 3 years after the records are made. Rulemaking Authority 404.051, 404.081 FS. Law Im…

(1) For each planned special exposure, the licensee or registrant 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 cop…

(1) Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records of doses received by all individuals for whom monitoring is required as specified in Rule 64E-5.315, F.A.C., and records of doses received during planned special exposures, accidents, and emergency conditions. Assessments of …

(1) Each licensee shall maintain records of the disposal of licensed materials. (2) The licensee shall retain the records required by subsection 64E-5.340(1), F.A.C., until the department terminates each pertinent license requiring the record except as provided in subparagraph 64…

(1) Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records of tests specified in paragraph 64E-5.317(2)(a), F.A.C., on entry control devices for very high radiation areas. The records must include the date, time, and results of each such test of function. (2) The licensee or registra…

Each record required by this part shall be legible throughout the specified retention period. The record shall be the original or a reproduced copy or a microform if the copy or microform is authenticated by authorized personnel and the microform is capable of producing a clear c…

(1) Telephone Reports. Each licensee or registrant shall report to the department by telephone the following: (a) Stolen, lost or missing licensed radioactive material in an aggregate quantity equal to or greater than 1,000 times the quantity specified in State of Florida Bureau …

(1) Immediate Notification. Regardless of other requirements for notification, each licensee or registrant shall immediately report each event involving a source of radiation possessed by the licensee or registrant that might have caused or threatens to cause any of the following…

(1) Reportable Events. In addition to the notification required by Rule 64E-5.344, F.A.C., each licensee or registrant shall submit a written report within 30 days after learning of any of the following occurrences: (a) Incidents for which notification is required by Rule 64E-5.3…

The licensee or registrant shall submit a written report to the department within 30 days following any planned special exposure as specified in Rule 64E-5.309, F.A.C., informing the department that a planned special exposure was conducted and indicating the date the planned spec…

(1) Requirements for notification and reports to individuals of exposure to radiation or radioactive material are specified in Part IX of these regulations. (2) When a licensee or registrant is required by Rules 64E-5.345, 64E-5.346 or 64E-5.347, F.A.C., to report to the departme…