ML20115F730
| ML20115F730 | |
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| Site: | Neely Research Reactor |
| Issue date: | 05/30/1996 |
| From: | Neely Research Reactor, ATLANTA, GA |
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'96 JUL 10 A9 :49 0FFICE OF SECRETARY.
DOCKElitlG & S,ERVICE BRANCH RADIATION SAFETY MANUAL ;
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March 17, 1994 Revised Sept. 21, 1995 NSC OFFICE OF RADIATION SAFETY 894-3600 l
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INTRODUCTION The rules and regulations that govern the use of radiation and radioactive material on the Georgia Tech campus are contained in that State of Georgia Rules and Regulations on Radioactive Material, Chapters 290-5-22 and 391-3-17. The rules and regulations governing the research reactor and radioactive materials relating to the research reactor'are contained in Title ,
10 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 19 and 20.
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This Radiation Safety Manual is written for the purpose of administering the above rules and regulations at Georgia Tech by-clearly specifying the requirements which shall be adhered to by
-researchers. Further, this Manual' defines the level of compliance required of individuals who wish to r.tilize radiation or radioactive materials in their research and teaching programs at Georgia Tech. <
The requirements of this Radiation Safety Manual have the ;
authorization of the President of Georgia Tech. Knowledge of and l adherence to these procedures is the responsibility of every individual who utilizes radioactive materials, radiation producing devices, or works with the Georgia Tech Research Reactor. All users shall cooperate with the Director, Neely Nuclear Research Center, and the Manager, Office of Radiation Safety, who have administrative responsibility for nuclear research and radiation safety-issues on the Georgia Tech campus.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 .
NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS COMMITTEE
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Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !
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II. DIRECTOR, NEELY NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER 3 :
Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '
3 Responsibilities . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3 Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 4 III. MANAGER, OFFICE OF RADIATION SAFETY 4 Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 :
Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Authority . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 IV. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Responsibilities . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 7 3 Acquisition of PI Status r Procurement of Radioactive Materials . . and/or
. . . . . . . . 7 Radiation Producing Equipment V. ALARA ......................... 8
. . . . . . 9 VI. PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR' PERSONNEL 9 Annual Limits . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Fetal Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Radiation Exposure of Minors . . . . . . . . . .
11 VII. PERSONNEL MONITORING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Personnel Monitoring Devices . . . . . . . . . . 11 NVLAP . . . . . . .' . . . . . . . . . . . . , , .
11 Dosimeter Exchange Frequency . . . . . . . . . . 11 Location of Dosimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Worker Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Storage of Dosimeters . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 12 Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;
VIII. POSTING OF RADIOLOGICAL AREAS AND LABELING 13 OF CONTAINERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Airborne Radioactivity Area . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Posting of Airborne Radioactivity Areas . .
Permissible Personal Exposure to Airborne 13 Radioactivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Permissible Limit on the Rate of Personal 13 :
Exposure . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2
Determining Compliance . . . . . . . . . .
14 Engineering Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14 i Respiratory Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 Contamination . . . . . . . . .. .
. 15 Principal Investigator . 15 Office of Radiation Safety . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 16 Action Levels for Loose Contamination 17 I
Instrumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 Radiation Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 l Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 Posting of Radiation Areas . . . . . . . . . . . .
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High Radiation Areas . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 Definition . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 Posting of High Radiation Areas . . .. . . . . .
18 Access Control of High Radiation Areas . . . .. . . 18 Other Requirements for High Radiation Areas . . .
19 Radioactive Materials Area and Labeling . . . . . . . . 19 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . 19 Posting of Radioactive Materials Areas . 19 Containers Holding Radioactive Materials . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 IX.. GENERAL INFORMATION Procedure.9501, Control and Accountability of 21 Radioactive Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Procedure 9502, Control and Accountability of 21 Generating Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
X. GENERAL SAFETY RULES TO BE USED IN HANDLING 22 RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Radioisotopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-X-Ray Generating Devices . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 XI. RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Temporary Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Waste Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27 XII. TRAINING . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,
28 XIII. BIOASSAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 l Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Mandatory Bioassay Participation . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . 29 IXV. BIBLIOGRAPHY
-APPENDIX A 30 Organizational Table of Radiation Safety Personnel . . .
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I. NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS COMMITTEE ,
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A. Nuclear Safeguards Committee shall be ' established by the i President of Georgia Tech which shall be responsible for maintaining the health and safety standards associated with ;
the use of radioactive materials on the Georgia Tech campus l (regulated by the State of Georgia) and the operation of the ,
Georgia Tech Research Reactor (GTRR) (regulated by the U.S. !
Nuclear Regulatory Commission). ;
J A. Membership The Nuclear Safeguards Committee shall be composed of ,
senior technical . personnel who provide experience in l i
radiological safety, radiation protectfun, reactor reactor- operations, chemistry and engineering, and radiochemistry, instrumentation-control systems, mechanical and electrical systems.
B. Responsibilities !
- 1. The Committee shall meet quarterly at_a minimum. (
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- 2. The Committee shall review and approve proposed experiments and tests utilizing radioactive .
facility, the hot cell !
material, the reactor facility, and all other types of ionizing radiation l" on the Georgia Tech campus. ,
- 3. The Committee shall review and approve proposed ]
operating procedures and health physics procedures i for the GTRR and the Georgia Tech campus. It shall !
also review and approve revisions to already :
existing procedures. Minor modifications to procedures which do not change the original intent ,
of the procedure may be approved by the Director, his l'
Neely Nuclear Research Center (NNRC), or ,
designee.
'4. The Committee shall review reportable occurrences.
- 5. The Committee shall review and approve proposed l GTRR made pursuant to 10 CFR changes to the 50.59(c), and the regulations of the State of i H
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- 6. The Committee shall audit reactor operations for adequacy and reactor operational records for compliance with internal rules, procedures, regulations, license conditions and Technical Specifications on an annual basis.
- 7. For the GTRR the committee shall audit plant equipment performance with particular attention to operating anomalies, reportable occurrences, and the steps taken to identify and correct their causes on an annual basis. 1
- 8. Minutes of the Committee meetings, including any l recommendations or occurrences, shall be recorded l l
and distributed to all committee members and the !
President's Office. Committee minutes will also be filed in the NNRC office.
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- 9. The Committee shall review and approve all !
applications for the use of ionizing radiation on radioactive i
the Georgia Tech campus including l materials and radiation generating devices, j The committee may delegate authority to the 10.
Chairperson or a subcommittee to act in its behalf between normal meeting dates in certain matters .
In such a case, at the next meeting of the Committee, the full membership shall be informed of any such action that has taken place (e. g.,
authorization for a new PI to use radioactive materials).
- 11. Appointments of members to the Committee shall be l for three years. l l
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i II. DIRECTOR, NEELY NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER A. Accointment The Director, NNRC, is appointed by the President of Georgia Tech and reports directly to the Dean .of Engineering. (T. S . Amendment , No. 11, 1995)
B. Resoonsibilities
- 1. It is the Director's responsibility to provide ,
. direction for the radiation safety program at Georgia Tech and for operation of the Georgia Tech .
Neely Nuclear Research Center.
- 2. The Director shall safeguard the general public and j Georgia Tech personnel from radiation exposure.
- 3. The Director shall provide the Committee with (
information necessary for its functioning of the Committee in a timely manner. ;
C. Authority -
The Director, NNRC, has the authority and responsibility ,
to interrupt / suspend any experiment involving the use of !
radiation if the methods and/or procedures used in such- >
experiments are determined to be unsafe and/or contrary to applicable regulations. The interruption / suspension shall remain in effect until resolved by the Nuclear Safeguards Committee.
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A. Appointment ,
i The Manager, Office of Radiation Safety (MORS), is )
appointed by the Director, NNRC. The MORS is qualified l to advise others on safety matters pertaining to ionizing i radiation due to his/her level of education, training and experience. The MORS shall supervise and administer the radiation protection program on the Georgia Tech campus :
(Appendix A). )
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B. Responsibilities
- 1. The MORS shall act in a supervisory / administrative capacity in all aspects of the Institute's .
radiation measurement and radiation protection activities including personnel monitoring, ,
maintenance of exposure records, survey methods, l waste disposal, decontamination, radiological .
safety practices, etc.
- 2. The MORS shall review and recommend all activities and procedures which involve actual or potential exposure of personnel to radiation or the release of radioactive materials to the environment. j
- 3. The MORS shall be avail.able to consult with all i users of ionizing radiation so as to provide advice !
in radiological safety matters.
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- 4. The MORS shall maintain an inventory of all radionuclides (scurces) and ionizing radiation producing machines on the Georgia Tech campus. j i
- 5. The MORS shall implement a radiation survey program l for the Georgia Tech campus and the NNRC.as deemed appropriate in the interest of radiation safety. 1 Appropriateness in this instance shall be based on adherence to and compliance with regulatory requirements. ;
maintain records of radiation !
- 6. The MORS shall surveys and exposures of personnel to ionizing radiation as may be required to demonstrate compliance with state and federal regulations and other industry good practices.
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- 7. The MORS shall obtain, issue, collect and record ;
the results of all personal monitoring devices i deemed necessary to determine significant (>10% of l permissible exposure limits) personnel exposure to radiation.
- 8. The MORS shall assint principal investigators in the training of users of radionuclides and ionizing radiation producing machines. The MORS shall provide an introduction to general radiation safety in the laboratory while the principal investigator shall provide specific o'n -the-job training for each employee / student working under their direction.
- 9. The MORS shall report to the Director, NNRC, any radiation hazards, serious infractions of rules, or other radiological incidents.
C. Authority The MORS has the authority and responsibility to interrupt or suspend any activity which involves the use of radiation if the methods and/or procedures used in such experiments in his/her professional opinion are deemed to be unsafe and/or contrary to regulations. Such interruption / suspension shall remain in effect until resolved by the Nuclear Safeguards Committee.
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IV. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR [
A. Definition {
A Principal Investigator (PI) is a Georgia Tech faculty or staff person who obtains written authorization from ;
the MORS, the Director, NNRC, and the Nuclear Safeguards l Committee to use radioactive material and/or radiation i producing devices in research and educational activities !
at Georgia Tech. ,
B. Responsibilities l I I 1. The PI is responsible for using radioactive materials in accordance with written procedures l which conform to State and Federal rules and regulations, the requirements specified in this l
i Manual and the PI Authorization Form A available
! from the Office of Radiation Safety.
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- 2. The PI is responsible for ensuring that students and assistants / technicians under his/her i t
supervision adhere to procedures, rules and regulations, the requirements of this Manual and the requirements of the PI authorization form.
- 3. The PI is responsible for providing specific laboratory training for those individuals working under his/her direct supervision to ensure the
' worker's personal safety and to preclude the spread of radioactive contamination.
- 4. The PI shall maintain up-to-date inventory of the '
radioactive materials for which he/she is responsible.
- 5. The PI is responsible for preparation and holding of radioactive waste material designated for disposal. While in the laboratory, radioactive waste material shall be stored in appropriate containers as evaluated on a case by case basis by the Office of Radiation Safety. The PI is also responsible for providing the appropriate paperwork regarding radioactive waste material to the Office of Radiation Safety at the time of waste pickup.
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- 6. The PI is responsible for posting appropriate radiation signs and labeling containers of radioactive material with the standard radiation warning symbol in their laboratory area where the material is used.
- 7. The PI shall post in the laboratory area e directions for notification of responsible parties should an off normal situation arise. Where applicable, the PI (or other individual) should contact the Office of Radiation Safety for assistance.
C. Acouisition of PI Status Members of the Georgia Tech faculty and staff are eligible to apply for PI status. Instructions for application are contained in NNRC Procedures 9501 and 9502, along with the method and conditions of approval.
Procedure 9501 also delineates the responsibilities of the PI in detail. Procedures and requisite forms are available from the Office of Radiation Safety.
D. Procur - nt of Radioactive Materials and/or Radiation i Producina Bouitunent The method of radioactive materials or radiation
! generating equipment acquisition is described in Procedures 9501 and 9502. The Purchasing Department at Georgia Tech will not process requisitions for
' radioactive materials without an accompanying FORM C.
All radioactive material is received by the ORS for an l initial survey to ensure that leakage did not occur during transportation and that the new radioactive material is added to the inventory data bank.
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