Chapter 481. Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations

Each licensee shall maintain the following documents and records for the specific devices and sources used at the field station: 1. Appropriate license, certificate of registration, or equivalent document(s); 2. Operating and emergency procedures; 3. Copy of Part IV (12VAC5-481-6…

Each licensee or registrant conducting operations at a temporary jobsite shall have the following documents and records available at that site for inspection by the agency: 1. Operating and emergency procedures; 2. Survey records required pursuant to 12VAC5-481-3340 for the perio…

Article 7 Notification A. Notification of incidents and sources lost in other than downhole logging operations shall be made in accordance with appropriate provisions of Part IV (12VAC5-481-600 et seq.) of this chapter. B. Whenever a sealed source or device containing radioactive…

A. This part establishes requirements, for which the registrant is responsible, for use of therapeutic radiation machines. The provisions of this part are in addition to, and not in substitution for, other applicable provisions of these regulations. B. The use of therapeutic radi…

A. Administrative controls. The registrant shall be responsible for directing the operation of the therapeutic radiation machines that have been registered with the agency. The registrant or the registrant's agent shall ensure that the requirements of Part XV (12VAC5-481-3380 et …

Any person desiring designation as a private inspector for diagnostic x-ray, mammographic or therapeutic x-ray and teletherapy machines must be qualified by training and experience to perform inspections or calibrations according to the following criteria and must submit to the a…

A. Protection surveys. 1. The registrant shall ensure that radiation protection surveys of all new facilities and existing facilities not previously surveyed are performed with an operable radiation measurement survey instrument calibrated in accordance with 12VAC5-481-3440. The …

Each registrant or applicant subject to 12VAC5-481-3420 and 12VAC5-481-3430 shall develop, implement, and maintain a quality management program to provide high confidence that radiation will be administered as directed by the authorized user. A. Scope and applicability. The quali…

A. Leakage radiation. When the x-ray tube is operated at its maximum rated tube current for the maximum kV, the leakage air kerma rate shall not exceed the value specified at the distance specified for that classification of therapeutic radiation machine: 1. 5‑50 kV systems. The …

A. Possession of survey instruments. Each facility location authorized to use a therapeutic radiation machine in accordance with this section shall have access to appropriately calibrated portable monitoring equipment. As a minimum, such equipment shall include a portable radiati…

A. The registrant shall ensure that the survey instruments used to show compliance with Part XV (12VAC5-481-3380 et seq.) of this chapter have been calibrated before first use, at intervals not to exceed 12 months, and following repair. B. To satisfy the requirements of subsectio…

A. Each therapeutic radiation machine subject to 12VAC5-481-3420 or 12VAC5-481-3430 shall be provided with such primary or secondary barriers as are necessary to ensure compliance with 12VAC5-481-640 and 12VAC5-481-720. B. Facility design information for all new installations of …

Quality assurance for a conventional or virtual simulator shall include acceptance testing and periodic verification of system performance and shall be performed in accordance with (i) "Comprehensive QA for Radiation Oncology: AAPM Report No. 46, Report of AAPM Radiation Therapy …

A. Applicability. Electronic brachytherapy devices shall be subject to the requirements of this section and shall be exempt for the requirements of 12VAC5-481-3420. 1. An electronic brachytherapy device that does not meet the requirements of this section shall not be used for irr…

A person shall not utilize any device that is designed to electronically generate a source of ionizing radiation to deliver therapeutic radiation dosage and that is not appropriately regulated under any existing category of therapeutic radiation machine until: 1. The applicant or…

This part establishes radiation protection standards for the possession, use, transfer, and disposal of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM). Statutory Authority§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.

A. These regulations apply to any person who receives, owns, possesses, uses, processes, transfers, distributes, or disposes of TENORM. B. The regulations in this part address the introduction of TENORM into products in which neither the TENORM, nor the radiation emitted from the…

A. Persons who receive, own, possess, use, process, transfer, distribute, or dispose of TENORM are exempt from the requirements of this part (12VAC5-481-3460 et seq.) of this chapter with respect to any combination of radium-226 and radium-228 if the materials contain, or are con…

A. No person licensed under 12VAC5 481-3530 or 12VAC5-481-3540 shall conduct operations, use, or transfer TENORM in a manner such that a member of the public will receive an annual total effective dose equivalent in excess of 1mSv (100 mrem) per year from all licensed sources inc…

A. Any person who sells, leases, transfers, lends, disposes, assembles, or installs radiation machines or upon significant service or modification thereof of any radiation machine (such as tube inserts, generators, or collimators) in this state shall notify the agency within 15 d…

Each person subject to a specific license under Part XVI of this chapter shall conduct operations in compliance with the standards for radiation protection set out in other parts of these regulations. Statutory Authority§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.

Each person subject to a license under this part shall: 1. Not transfer or release for unrestricted use facilities or equipment contaminated with TENORM in excess of levels in Table 6. Table 6. Acceptable Surface Contamination Levels1 for TENORM AVERAGE2,3,6 MAXIMUM2,4,6 REMOVABL…

A. Each person subject to a license under this part shall manage and dispose of wastes containing TENORM: 1. By transfer of the wastes for disposal to a facility licensed under requirements for uranium or thorium byproduct materials in either 40 CFR Part 192 or 10 CFR Part 40 App…

A. Subject to the requirements of 12VAC5-481-3490 through 12VAC5-481-3520 and 12VAC5-481-3540, a general license is hereby issued to possess, own, use, transfer, distribute or dispose of TENORM without regard to quantity. B. This general license does not authorize the manufacturi…

Unless otherwise exempt, a specific license is required to: 1. Manufacture and distribute any material or product containing TENORM unless authorized by 12VAC5-481-3530 F, exempted under the provisions of 12VAC5-481-3480, or licensed under the provisions of Part III (12VAC5-481-3…

A. Applications for specific licenses shall be filed in a manner and on a form prescribed by the agency. B. The agency may at any time after the filing of the original application, and before the expiration of the license, require further statements in order to enable the agency …

A. A license application will be approved if the agency determines that: 1. The applicant is qualified by reason of training and experience to use the TENORM in question for the purpose requested in accordance with these rules in such a manner as to protect the public health and …

An applicant for a license under 12VAC5-481-3560 C shall demonstrate that the product is designed and will be manufactured so that: 1. In normal use and disposal of a single exempt item, and in normal handling and storage of the quantities of exempt items likely to accumulate in …

Part of Body Column I (rem) Column II (rem) Column III (rem) Column IV (rem) Whole body; head and trunk; active blood-forming organs; gonads; or lens of eye 0.001 0.01 0.5 15 Hands and forearms; feet and ankles; localized areas of skin averaged over areas no larger than 1 square …

A. Upon a determination that an application meets the requirements of these regulations, the agency will issue a specific license authorizing the proposed activity in such form and containing such conditions and limitations as it deems appropriate or necessary. B. The agency may …

A. Whenever any radiation machine is to be brought into the state, for any temporary use, the person proposing to bring such machine into the state shall give written notice to the agency at least two working days before such machine is to be used in the state. The notice shall i…

A. General terms and conditions. 1. Each license issued pursuant to this part shall be subject to all the provisions of the Act, now or hereafter in effect, and to all rules, regulations, and orders of the agency. 2. No license issued or granted under this part and no right to po…

A. Except as provided in subdivision D 6 of this section and 12VAC5-481-3620 B, each specific license shall expire at the end of the specified day in the month and year stated therein. B. Each licensee shall notify the agency in writing and request termination of the license when…

A. Applications for renewal of specific licenses shall be filed in accordance with 12VAC5-481-3550. B. In any case in which a licensee, not less than 30 days prior to expiration of an existing license, has filed an application in proper form for renewal or for a new license autho…

Applications for amendment of a license shall be filed in accordance with 12VAC5-481-3550 and shall specify the respects in which the licensee desires the license to be amended and the grounds for such amendment. Statutory Authority§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.

In considering an application by a licensee to renew or amend the license, the agency will apply the criteria set forth in 12VAC5-481-3560. Statutory Authority§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.

A. The terms and conditions of all licenses shall be subject to amendment, revision, or modification or the license may be suspended or revoked by reason of amendments to the Act, or by reason of rules, regulations, and orders issued by the agency. B. Any license may be revoked, …

Subject to these regulations, any person who holds a specific license from an agreement state or a licensing 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 no…

(Repealed.)

Operating mode Assigned Protection Factors I. Air Purifying Respirators (Particulateb only)c: Filtering facepiece disposabled Negative Pressure (d) Facepiece, halfe Negative Pressure 10 Facepiece, full Negative Pressure 100 Facepiece, half Powered air-purifying respirators 50 Fac…

(Repealed.)

A. Every owner or operator of an X-ray machine shall: 1. Have the machine certified by the agency within 60 days of the date of installation and thereafter according to the inspection schedule in Part VI (12VAC5-481-1580 et seq.) of this chapter; and 2. Have the machine inspected…

Radionuclide Abbreviation Quantity (μCi) Hydrogen-3 H-3 1,000 Beryllium-7 Be-7 1,000 Beryllium-10 Be-10 1 Carbon-11 C-11 1,000 Carbon-14 C-14 100 Fluorine-18 F-18 1,000 Sodium-22 Na-22 10 Sodium-24 Na-24 100 Magnesium-28 Mg-28 100 Aluminum-26 Al-26 10 Silicon-31 Si-31 1,000 Silic…

A. Manifest. 1. A waste generator, waste collector, or waste processor that transports, or offers for transportation, low-level radioactive waste intended for ultimate disposal at a licensed low-level radioactive waste land disposal facility must prepare a manifest reflecting inf…

Element (atomic number) Isotope Col. I Col. II Gas Concentration μCi/ml1 Liquid and Solid Concentration μCi/ml2 Antimony (51) Sb-122 3 x 10-4 Sb-124 2 x 10-4 Sb-125 1 x 10-3 Argon (18) A-37 1 x 10-3 A-41 4 x 10-7 Arsenic (33) As-73 5 x 10-3 As-74 5 x 10-4 As-76 2 x 10-4 As-77 8 x…

Radioactive material Microcuries Antimony 122 (Sb 122) 100 Antimony 124 (Sb 124) 10 Antimony 125 (Sb 125) 10 Arsenic 73 (As 73) 100 Arsenic 74 (As 74) 10 Arsenic 76 (As 76) 10 Arsenic 77 (as 77) 100 Barium 131 (Ba 131) 10 Barium 133 (Ba 133) 10 Barium 140 (Ba 140) 10 Bismuth 210 …

Radioactive material1 Release fraction Quantity (curies) Actinium-228 0.001 4,000 Americium-241 .001 2 Americium-242 .001 2 Americium-243 .001 2 Antimony-124 .01 4,000 Antimony-126 .01 6,000 Barium-133 .01 10,000 Barium-140 .01 30,000 Bismuth-207 .01 5,000 Bismuth-210 .01 600 Cad…