Ohio Administrative Code

(A) Each dry-source-storage sealed source must be tested for leakage at intervals not to exceed six months using a leak test kit or method approved by the United States nuclear regulatory commission, the director, or an agreement state. In the absence of a certificate from a tran…

(A) 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:(1) Operability of each aspect of the access control system required by rule 3701:1-52-08 of the Adm…

(A) The pool water purification system must be run sufficiently to maintain the conductivity of the pool water below twenty microsiemens per centimeter under normal circumstances. If pool water conductivity rises above twenty microsiemens per centimeter, the licensee shall take p…

(A) Both an irradiator operator and at least one other individual, who is trained on how to respond and prepared to promptly render or summon assistance if the access control alarm sounds, shall be present onsite:(1) Whenever the irradiator is operated using an automatic product …

(A) 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 …

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

The licensee shall maintain the following records at the irradiator for the periods specified.(A) A copy of the license, license conditions, documents incorporated into a license by reference, and amendments thereto until superseded by new documents or until the director terminat…

(A) In addition to the reporting requirements in other chapters of the Administrative Code adopted pursuant to Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code, the licensee shall report the following events to the director if not reported under other chapters of the Administrative Code adopted…

As used in Chapter 3701:1-54 of the Administrative Code:(A) "Above grade construction" for the purposes of a disposal cell for radioactive waste, means the structural design such that the bottom of the waste is at or above the elevation of the native surface topography.(B) "Activ…

(A) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (D) of this rule, on or before the thirtieth day of April each year, each generator shall submit to the director, on forms provided by the director at least ninety days prior, an annual report containing the following information for …

(A) This rule covers the licensing of the storage and safe isolation of licensable radioactive waste, and not disposal of such waste as delineated in rules 3701:1-54-06 to 3701:1-54-12 of the Administrative Code, over the term of a license prior to disposal in accordance with Cha…

(A) The purpose of this rule is to set quality assurance requirements for facilities licensed under Chapter 3701:1-54 of the Administrative Code. The quality assurance requirements of a licensee apply to the design, operation, and decommissioning, of a facility for items and acti…

(A) This rule covers the licensing of radioactive waste processors. The requirements of this rule are in addition to those in Chapters 3701:1-40, 3701:1-44 and 3701:1-56 of the Administrative Code, and other rules pursuant to Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code.(B) The performance …

(A) The purpose of rules 3701:1-54-06 to 3701:1-54-12 of the Administrative Code is to establish procedures, criteria, and terms and conditions upon which the department issues licenses for the land disposal of radioactive waste received from another licensee and radioactive wast…

(A) No person shall receive, possess or dispose of radioactive waste received from another licensee at a land disposal facility unless authorized by a license issued by the department pursuant to this rule. Each person shall file an application with the department in accordance w…

(A) The land owner or custodial agency shall conduct an institutional control program to physically control access to the disposal site following transfer of control of the disposal site from the disposal site operator. The institutional control program shall also include, but no…

(A) The primary emphasis in disposal site suitability is given to isolation of wastes, a matter having long-term impacts, and to disposal site features that ensure that the long-term performance objectives are met, as opposed to short-term convenience or benefits.(1) Suitable dis…

(A) The criteria to use for classifying waste for disposal are recorded below.(1) Determination of the classification of radioactive waste involves two considerations. First, consideration must be given to the concentration of long-lived radionuclides (and their shorter-lived pre…

(A) Each applicant shall show that it either possesses the necessary funds or has reasonable assurance of obtaining the necessary funds, or by a combination of the two, to cover the estimated costs of conducting all licensed activities over the planned operating life of the proje…

The licensee shall maintain records, reports, and transfers as recorded in this rule.(A) Each licensee shall maintain any records and make any reports in connection with the licensed activities as may be required by the conditions of the license or by the rules, regulations, and …

(A) This chapter establishes procedures and criteria for the issuance of licenses to receive title to, own, acquire, deliver, receive, possess, use, and transfer special nuclear material in quantities less than critical mass, and establishes and provides for the terms and conditi…

(A) A general license is hereby issued to any person in Ohio, who holds a specific license issued by the director which authorizes him or her to receive, possess, use and transfer special nuclear material, to receive title to, own, acquire, deliver, receive, possess, use and tran…

A general license is hereby issued to receive title to and own special nuclear material without regard to quantity. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a general licensee under this rule is not authorized to physically acquire, deliver, receive, possess, use, tra…

(A) Each license shall contain and be subject to the following conditions:(1) No right to the special nuclear material shall be conferred by the license except as defined by the license;(2) Neither the license nor any right under the license shall be assigned or otherwise transfe…

(A) No license granted under this chapter, and no right to possess or utilize special nuclear material granted by any license issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be transferred, assigned or in any manner disposed of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly,…

(A) An application for a specific license to manufacture or initially transfer calibration or reference sources containing plutonium, for distribution to persons generally licensed under rule 3701:1-56-02 of the Administrative Code, will be approved if:(1) The applicant satisfies…

(A) Each licensee shall confine possession and use of special nuclear material to the locations and purposes authorized in the license. Except as otherwise provided in the license, each license issued pursuant to the rules in this chapter, Chapter 3701:1-40, and rule 3701:1-38-02…

(A) No licensee shall transfer special nuclear material except as authorized pursuant to this rule.(B) Except as otherwise provided in the license and subject to the provisions of paragraphs (C) and (D) of this rule, any licensee may transfer special nuclear material:(1) To the a…

(A) Each licensee shall notify the director as soon as possible but not later than four hours after the discovery of an event that prevents immediate protective actions necessary to avoid exposures to radiation or radioactive materials that could exceed regulatory limits or relea…

(A) As used in this rule, "physical inventory" means determination on a measured basis of the quantity of special nuclear material on hand at a given time. The methods of physical inventory and associated measurements will vary depending on the material to be inventoried and the …

A person subject to the rules in Chapter 3701:1-56 of the Administrative Code may not receive title to, own, acquire, deliver, receive, possess, use, or transfer special nuclear material unless authorized in a specific or general license issued by the director under the rules in …

Except as otherwise provided, any communication or report required by Chapter 3701:1-56 of the Administrative Code shall be filed in accordance with Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code and rules promulgated thereunder. Documents pertaining to a license application or any license ma…

(A) Information provided to the director by an applicant for a license or by a licensee or information required by statute or by the department's rules, orders, or license conditions to be maintained by the applicant or the licensee shall be complete and accurate in all material …

(A) Except to the extent that United States department of energy facilities or activities of the types subject to licensing pursuant to section 202 of the "Energy Reorganization Act of 1974" (Pub.L. 93-438, 88 Stat. 1233, 42 U.S.C. 5842) are involved, any prime contractor of the …

Common and contract carriers, freight forwarders, warehousemen, and the U.S. postal service are exempt from the regulations in this chapter to the extent that they transport special nuclear material in the regular course of carriage for another or storage incident thereto. Last u…

(A) The director may, upon application of any interested person or upon its own initiative, grant such exemptions from the requirements of the rules in Chapter 3701:1-56 of the Administrative Code as the director determines are authorized by law and will not endanger life or prop…

Licenses for special nuclear material are of two types: general and specific. The general licenses provided in rules 3701:1-56-02 and 3701:1-56-03 of the Administrative Code are effective without the filing of applications with the director or the issuance of licensing documents …

An application for a specific license will be approved if:(A) The application is for a purpose authorized by Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code and the rules promulgated thereunder;(B) The applicant is qualified by reason of training and experience to use the material for the purp…

(A) Each applicant for a specific license authorizing possession and use of unsealed special nuclear material in quantities specified in paragraph (B) of this rule shall either:(1) Submit a decommissioning funding plan as described in paragraph (C) of this rule; or(2) Submit a ce…

A specific license will be issued if:(A) The application is for a purpose authorized by Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code and the rules promulgated thereunder;(B) The applicant is qualified by reason of training and experience to use the special nuclear material for the purpose r…

(A) Each specific license expires at the end of the day on the expiration date stated in the license unless the licensee has filed an application for renewal under rule 3701:1-38-02 of the Administrative Code not less than ninety days before the expiration date stated in the exis…

The terms used in this chapter have the same meaning as found in rule 3701:1-38-01 of the Administrative Code, unless an alternative definition is provided in this rule or in another rules of this chapter:(A) "Associate radiation safety officer" means an individual who:(1) Meets …

This chapter contains the requirements and provisions for the medical use of radioactive material and for issuance of specific licenses authorizing the medical use of this material. These requirements and provisions provide for the radiation safety of workers, the general public,…

Each record required by this chapter must be legible throughout the specified retention period. The record may be the original, 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 co…

(A) A licensee may conduct research involving human research subjects only if it uses the radioactive materials specified on its license for the uses authorized on its license.(B) If the research is conducted, funded, supported, or regulated by a federal agency that has implement…

Nothing in this chapter relieves the licensee from complying with applicable United States food and drug administration, other federal, and state requirements governing radioactive drugs or devices. Last updated November 18, 2022 at 8:28 AM Authorized By: 3748.02, 3748.04 Amplifi…

(A) A person may manufacture, produce, acquire, receive, possess, prepare, use, or transfer radioactive material for medical use only in accordance with a specific license issued by the director, United States nuclear regulatory commission, an agreement state, or as allowed in pa…