N.J.A.C. 7:28 — RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS (Subchapter 1 to 65)

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit and prevent the use or presence of unnecessary radiation in such manner as to be, or tend to be, injurious or dangerous to the health of the people or the industrial or agriculture potentials of the State, or to the ecology of the St…

These rules shall be liberally construed to permit the Department and its various agencies to discharge their statutory functions. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-1.2 Amended by R.2000 d.120, effective 3/20/2000. See: 31 New Jersey Register 3007(a), 32 New Jersey Register 1016(a). …

The Commission may rescind, amend or expand these rules from time to time, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 26:2D-7, Chapter 116, Public Laws of 1958, as amended. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-1.3

(a) The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Additional words and terms applicable to the chapter, incorporated from 10 CFR 20, are located at N.J.A.C. 7:28-6. Additional words and …

(a) Communications concerning this chapter, or matters relating to radiation protection, may be addressed to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Radiation Protection and Release Prevention, Mail Code 25-01, PO Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420. Telephone:…

(a) Portions of this chapter that are incorporated by reference from any portion of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) shall be understood in the manner set forth in this section. (b) Unless specifically excluded by these rules, when a provision of the CFR is incorporated by r…

(a) All signs and labels required by this Subchapter shall use the conventional radiation caution symbol shaped and colored as follows: Data in image 1. Cross-hatched area is to be magenta or purple; 2. Background is to be yellow. (b) In addition to the language prescribed in the…

(a) Each radiation area shall be conspicuously posted with a sign or signs bearing the radiation caution symbol and the words:1. CAUTION-RADIATION AREA; or 2. DANGER-RADIATION AREA Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-10.2

(a) Each high radiation area shall be conspicuously posted with a sign or signs bearing the radiation caution symbol and the words: 1. CAUTION-HIGH RADIATION AREA; or 2. DANGER-HIGH RADIATION AREA (b) Each high radiation area shall be under direct, constant surveillance to protec…

All ionizing radiation-producing machines capable, when operated, of producing a radiation area shall be labeled in a manner which cautions individuals of this fact. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-10.4 Recodified from N.J.A.C. 7:28-10.6 and amended by R.2008 d.281, effective 9/15/…

All radiation caution signs and labels which may have been posted at a time when they were required shall be removed when the condition which originally required the posting no longer exists. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-10.5 Recodified from N.J.A.C. 7:28-10.7 by R.2008 d.281, e…

Radiation areas and high radiation areas which result from the operation of therapeutic x-ray machines operated at potentials of 60 kv and below or from the operation of diagnostic x-ray machines shall be exempt from the posting requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:28-10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 p…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-10.7 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 7:28-10.5 by R.2008 d.281, effective 9/15/2008 (operative September 30, 2009). See: 40 N.J.R. 2309(a), 40 N.J.R. 5196(b), 41 N.J.R. 3415(a). Section was "Removal of signs and labels".

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-10.8 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 7:28-10.6 by R.2008 d.281, effective 9/15/2008 (operative September 30, 2009). See: 40 N.J.R. 2309(a), 40 N.J.R. 5196(b), 41 N.J.R. 3415(a). Section was "Exceptions from posting and labeling requirements".

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-10.9 Amended by R.2005 d.156, effective 5/16/2005. See: 36 N.J.R. 2336(a), 37 N.J.R. 1826(a). Rewrote the section. Repealed by R.2008 d.281, effective 9/15/2008 (operative September 30, 2009). See: 40 N.J.R. 2309(a), 40 N.J.R. 5196(b), 41 N.J.R. 3415…

The purpose of this subchapter is to establish minimum standards for the remediation of real property contaminated by radioactive materials. This subchapter also provides direction on remediating a site contaminated with radioactive materials with regard to sampling, surveying, a…

(a) Remediation standards shall meet the requirements at N.J.A.C. 7:28-12.8. (b) Computer models acceptable to the Department shall be used to determine the remediation standards. (c) Modeling parameters used in developing unrestricted and restricted use standards shall be equiva…

(a) In lieu of using the minimum remediation standards for radioactive contamination found at N.J.A.C. 7:28-12.9 or developed under N.J.A.C. 7:28-12.10, a person or licensee may petition the Department for an alternative remediation standard for radioactive contamination. Such an…

(a) All remediation proposals shall designate the intended use(s) of the property. Such intended use(s) shall be restricted as necessary to prevent future exposure, and shall otherwise be consistent with current and projected State and local zoning designations or land uses. For …

(a) Any subsequent proposed use of a property that is different from the intended use (other than unrestricted use remedial actions) described in the original remediation proposal shall require a prior review and prior approval by the Department. To initiate this review, 90 calen…

The final status survey is performed to demonstrate that a site meets the remediation standards. It shall be done in accordance with that version of the Department of Environmental Protection's Field Sampling Manual's section on Radiological Assessment, which is incorporated here…

(a) No owner or licensee shall bury or construct an engineered barrier (cap) over radioactive material onsite unless the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:28-12.8 and 12.11 are met. (b) Owners or licensees with sites that have been used for burial of radioactive materials or where radio…

(a) The standards and/or dose criteria in this subchapter are applicable to: 1. Remediation of radioactive contamination of real property by any technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials, source, by-product, certain special nuclear material, and diffuse N…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Appropriate period of time" means the length of time determined by the Department, taking into consideration the radioactive half-life,…

(a) Any person or licensee conducting remediation pursuant to this subchapter shall comply with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26E, Technical Requirements for Site Remediation, excluding those sections related to sampling, surveying, and background investigations. Sampling, surve…

(a) Facilities licensed under 10 CFR Part 50 that have Nuclear Regulatory Commission-approved quality assurance plans are exempt from the requirements of this section. Otherwise, in addition to the requirements in N.J.A.C. 7:26E Appendix A IV.1, persons responsible for conducting…

Remedial action selection for all sites contaminated with radioactive material shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26E-5. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-12.6

The remedial action requirements for all sites contaminated with radioactive material shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26E-6, with the exception of N.J.A.C. 7:26E-6.4, Post-remedial action requirements. Post-remedial sampling shall be conducted in accordance with the guidan…

(a) Sites shall be remediated so that the incremental radiation dose to any person from any residual radioactive contamination at the site above that due to natural background radionuclide concentration, under either an unrestricted use remedial action, limited restricted use rem…

(a) For radioactive contamination, the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:28-12.8 shall be considered to be met for a specific radionuclide if: 1. Where only one radionuclide adds to the radioactive contamination of the site, the incremental concentration of the radionuclide above the na…

A registrant shall immediately notify the Department by telephone, telefax or telegraph of any theft or loss of any ionizing radiation-producing machine under such circumstances that a substantial radiation hazard may result. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:28-13.1 Amended by R.2005 d…

(a) A registrant shall immediately notify the Department by telephone, telefax or telegraph of any radiation incident which may have caused or threatens to cause the following: 1. Exposure of the whole body of any individual to 25 rems or more of radiation; exposure of the skin o…

(a) This subchapter covers therapeutic installations used in the healing arts. These therapeutic installations include x-ray, accelerator and teletherapy installations. No registrant shall operate or permit the operation of therapeutic equipment used in the healing arts unless th…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Applicator" means a structure which determines the extent of the treatment field at a given distance from the virtual source and which m…

(a) Equipment requirements for therapeutic x-ray systems with energies less than one MeV are as follows: 1. Leakage radiation shall be measured under conditions which provide maximum leakage radiation. The leakage radiation shall not exceed the value specified at the distance spe…

(a) The following are the equipment requirements related to leakage radiation to the patient area: 1. Leakage radiation shall be measured under conditions producing maximum leakage radiation and shall be reported as absorbed dose in rads or grays in water. For equipment installed…

(a) This subchapter establishes the requirements for medical radiographic and fluoroscopic installations of certified and uncertified ionizing-radiation-producing machines used in all the healing arts, except where exempted by the rules in N.J.A.C. 7:28-16, Dental Radiographic In…

(a) No person shall operate or permit the operation of x-ray equipment used in the healing arts unless permanent structural shielding and/or protective barriers are used as necessary to ensure that no person other than the patient being examined receives a dose in excess of the l…

(a) No person shall operate, permit to be operated, maintain or display in working condition any of the following: 1. Shoe-fitting fluoroscopic devices; 2. Chest photofluorographic machine after October 18, 1994; 3. Fixed vertical systems designed for non-image intensified fluoro…

(a) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in substitution for the applicable provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:28. (b) No person shall operate or permit the operation of any x-ray bone densitometer equipment used in the healing arts unless the registrant ensures that t…

If any provision of this subchapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not effect other provisions or applications of the subchapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this e…

The words and terms listed below, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context indicates otherwise. "Accessible surface" means the external surface of the enclosure or housing provided by the manufacturer. "Acquired date" means the date the …

(a) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in substitution for the applicable provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:28. (b) No person shall operate or permit the operation of any certified or uncertified radiographic x-ray equipment used in the healing arts unless a diagnos…

(a) This section establishes the requirements for medical diagnostic and screening radiographic mammography procedures. Hereafter, all references to mammography shall mean mammography performed with ionizing-radiation-producing equipment. (b) The provisions of this section are in…

(a) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in substitution for the applicable provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:28. (b) No person shall operate or permit the operation of certified or uncertified fluoroscopic x-ray equipment used in the healing arts unless the equipment…

(a) No person shall operate or permit the operation of a radiation therapy simulator system unless it meets the requirements of this section and complies with all applicable requirements of this subchapter, unless otherwise exempted. (b) Operation of a radiation therapy simulator…

(a) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in substitution for the applicable sections of this subchapter. (b) No person shall operate or permit the operation of computed tomography equipment used in the healing arts unless the equipment meets the following req…

(a) The requirements of this section are in addition to and not in substitution for the applicable requirements in N.J.A.C. 7:28. (b) No person shall operate or permit the operation of a medical cabinet x-ray system used in the healing arts unless it meets the following requireme…

(a) No person shall operate or permit the operation of certified or uncertified medical radiographic and fluoroscopic equipment or therapy simulation systems unless the following conditions are met:1. Only individuals required for the medical procedure, for training, or for equip…

(a) This subchapter establishes the requirements for dental radiographic installations. (b) No person shall operate or permit the operation of x-ray equipment used in the practice of dentistry unless the equipment and installation meet the applicable requirements of this subchapt…