Chapter 481. Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations  


Section 10. Definitions
Section 20. Scope
Section 30. Deliberate misconduct
Section 40. Reserved
Section 50. Reserved
Section 60. Reserved
Section 70. Reserved
Section 80. Reserved
Section 90. Exemptions from regulatory requirements
Section 100. Records
Section 110. Inspections and enforcement
Section 120. [Reserved]
Section 130. Impounding
Section 140. Prohibited uses
Section 150. Communications
Section 160. Effective date
Section 170. Removal of notices posted by agency prohibited
Section 180. Tests
Section 190. Additional regulatory requirements
Section 200. [Repealed]
Section 210. Types of hearings
Section 220. Hearing as a matter of right
Section 230. Appeal
Section 240. Units of exposure and dose
Section 250. Units of radioactivity
Section 260. Purpose and scope
Section 270. Exemptions
Section 280. Shielding plan review
Section 290. Registration of radiation machine facilities
Section 300. Issuance of registration certificate
Section 310. Renewal of registration and approval not implied
Section 320. Expiration of registration certificate
Section 330. Report of changes
Section 340. Private inspector qualifications
Section 350. Assembler or transfer obligation
Section 360. Reciprocal recognition of out-of-state radiation machines
Section 370. Certification of X-ray systems
Section 380. Purpose and scope
Section 390. Source material
Section 400. Radioactive material other than source material
Section 410. Types of licenses
Section 420. General licenses -- source material
Section 421. Requirements for license to initially transfer source material for use under the small quantities of source material general license
Section 430. General licenses -- radioactive material other than source material
Section 440. Filing application for specific licenses
Section 450. General requirements for the issuance of specific licenses
Section 451. Physical protection of Category 1 and Category 2 quantities of radioactive material
Section 460. [Repealed]
Section 470. Special requirements for specific licenses of broad scope
Section 480. Special requirements for a specific license to manufacture, assemble, repair, or distribute commodities, products, or devices that contain ...
Section 490. Issuance of specific licenses
Section 500. Specific terms and conditions of licenses
Section 510. Expiration and termination of licenses and decommissioning of sites and separate building or outdoor areas
Section 520. Renewal of licenses
Section 530. Amendment of licenses at request of licensee
Section 540. Agency action on applications to renew or amend
Section 550. Persons possessing a license for source, byproduct, or special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass on effective date
Section 560. Persons possessing NARM on effective date of these regulations
Section 570. Transfer of material
Section 571. Receipt, transfer and disposal records
Section 580. Modification and revocation of licenses
Section 590. Reciprocal recognition of licenses
Section 600. Purpose
Section 610. Scope
Section 620. Implementation
Section 630. Radiation protection programs
Section 640. Occupational dose limits for adults
Section 650. Compliance with requirements for summation of external and internal doses
Section 660. Determination of external dose from airborne radioactive material
Section 670. Determination of internal exposure
Section 680. Determination of prior occupational dose
Section 690. Planned special exposures
Section 700. Occupational dose limits for minors
Section 710. Dose to an embryo/fetus
Section 720. Dose limits for individual members of the public
Section 730. Compliance with dose limits for individual members of the public
Section 740. Testing for leakage or contamination of sealed sources
Section 750. General
Section 760. Conditions requiring individual monitoring of external and internal occupational dose
Section 770. Location of individual monitoring devices
Section 780. Control of access to high radiation areas
Section 790. Control of access to very high radiation areas
Section 800. [Repealed]
Section 810. Use of process or other engineering controls
Section 820. Use of other controls
Section 830. Use of individual respiratory protection equipment
Section 840. Security and control of licensed or registered sources of radiation
Section 850. Radiation symbol; caution signs
Section 860. Posting requirements
Section 870. Exceptions to posting requirements
Section 880. Labeling containers and radiation machines
Section 890. Exemptions to labeling requirements
Section 900. Procedures for receiving and opening packages
Section 910. General requirements
Section 920. Method for obtaining approval of proposed disposal procedures
Section 930. Disposal by release into sanitary sewerage
Section 940. Treatment or disposal by incineration
Section 950. Disposal of specific wastes
Section 960. Transfer for disposal and manifests
Section 970. Compliance with environmental and health protection regulations
Section 971. Disposal of certain radioactive material
Section 980. General provisions
Section 990. Records of radiation protection programs
Section 1000. Records of surveys
Section 1010. Records of tests for leakage or contamination of sealed sources
Section 1020. Records of prior occupational dose
Section 1030. Records of planned special exposures
Section 1040. Records of individual monitoring results
Section 1050. Records of dose to individual members of the public
Section 1060. Records of waste disposal
Section 1070. Records of testing entry control devices for very high radiation areas
Section 1080. Form of records
Section 1090. Reports of stolen, lost, or missing licensed or registered sources of radiation
Section 1100. Notification of incidents
Section 1110. Reporting requirements
Section 1120. Reports of planned special exposures
Section 1130. Reports of individual monitoring
Section 1140. Notifications and reports to individuals
Section 1150. Reports of leaking or contaminated sealed sources
Section 1151. Reports of transactions involving nationally tracked sources
Section 1160. [Repealed]
Section 1161. Radiological criteria for license termination
Section 1170. Purpose
Section 1180. Scope
Section 1190. Exemptions
Section 1200. Licensing and registration requirements for industrial radiography operations
Section 1210. Performance requirements for industrial radiography equipment
Section 1220. Limits on external radiation levels from storage containers and source changers
Section 1230. Locking of sources of radiation, storage containers and source changers
Section 1240. Radiation survey instruments
Section 1250. Leak testing and replacement of sealed sources
Section 1260. Quarterly inventory
Section 1270. Inspection and maintenance of radiation machines, radiographic exposure devices, transport and storage containers, associated equipment, source ...
Section 1280. Permanent radiographic installations
Section 1290. Labeling, storage, and transportation
Section 1300. Conducting industrial radiographic operations
Section 1310. Radiation safety officer
Section 1320. Training
Section 1330. Operating and emergency procedures
Section 1340. Supervision of radiographer's assistants
Section 1350. Personnel monitoring
Section 1360. Radiation surveys
Section 1370. Surveillance
Section 1380. Posting
Section 1390. Records for industrial radiography
Section 1400. Records of receipt and transfer of sources of radiation
Section 1410. Records of radiation survey instruments
Section 1420. Records of leak testing of sealed sources and devices containing DU
Section 1430. Records of quarterly inventory
Section 1440. Utilization logs
Section 1450. Records of inspection and maintenance of radiation machines, radiographic exposure devices, transport and storage containers, associated equipment,...
Section 1460. Records of alarm system and entrance control checks at permanent radiographic installations
Section 1470. Records of training and certification
Section 1480. Copies of operating and emergency procedures
Section 1490. Records of personnel monitoring
Section 1500. Records of radiation surveys
Section 1510. Form of records
Section 1520. Location of documents and records
Section 1530. Notifications
Section 1540. [Repealed]
Section 1550. [Repealed]
Section 1560. Reciprocity
Section 1570. Specific requirements for radiographic personnel performing industrial radiography
Section 1580. [Repealed]
Section 1581. Purpose and scope
Section 1590. [Repealed]
Section 1591. General and administrative requirements
Section 1600. [Repealed]
Section 1601. General requirements for all diagnostic x-ray systems
Section 1610. [Repealed]
Section 1611. Fluoroscopic equipment
Section 1620. [Repealed]
Section 1621. Radiographic equipment
Section 1630. [Repealed]
Section 1631. Intraoral dental radiographic equipment
Section 1640. [Repealed]
Section 1641. Computed tomography equipment
Section 1650. [Repealed]
Section 1651. Mammography requirements
Section 1653. Hand-held radiographic units
Section 1655. Bone densitometry
Section 1657. Quality assurance program
Section 1660. Purpose and scope
Section 1670. General requirements
Section 1680. Licensing and exemptions
Section 1690. Notifications
Section 1700. Authority and responsibilities for the radiation protection programs and changes
Section 1710. Supervision
Section 1720. Written directives
Section 1730. Procedures for administrations requiring a written directive
Section 1740. Suppliers for sealed sources or devices for medical use
Section 1750. Training for radiation safety officer
Section 1760. Training for an authorized medical physicist
Section 1770. Training for an authorized nuclear pharmacist
Section 1780. Training for experienced radiation safety officer, teletherapy or medical physicist, authorized nuclear pharmacist, and authorized user
Section 1790. Recentness of training
Section 1800. Possession, use, and calibration of instruments used to measure the activity of unsealed radioactive material
Section 1810. [Repealed]
Section 1820. Determination of dosages of unsealed radioactive material for medical use
Section 1830. Authorization for calibration, transmission, and reference sources
Section 1840. Requirements for possession of sealed sources and brachytherapy sources
Section 1850. Labeling of vials and syringes
Section 1860. Surveys of ambient radiation exposure rate
Section 1870. Release of individuals containing unsealed radioactive material or implants containing radioactive material
Section 1880. Provision of mobile medical service
Section 1890. Decay-in-storage
Section 1900. Use of unsealed radioactive material for uptake, dilution, and excretion studies for which a written directive is not required
Section 1910. Training for uptake, dilution, and excretion studies
Section 1920. Use of unsealed radioactive material for imaging and localization studies for which a written directive is not required
Section 1930. Permissible molybdenum-99, strontium-82, and strontium-85 concentrations.
Section 1940. Training for imaging and localization studies
Section 1950. Use of unsealed radioactive material for which a written directive is required
Section 1960. Safety instruction
Section 1970. Safety precautions
Section 1980. Training for use of unsealed radioactive material for which a written directive is required
Section 1990. Training for the oral administration of sodium iodide (I-131) requiring a written directive in quantities less than or equal to 33 mCi (1.22 GBq)
Section 2000. Training for the oral administration of sodium iodide (I-131) requiring a written directive in quantities greater than 33 mCi (1.22 GBq)
Section 2001. Training for the parenteral administration of unsealed radioactive material requiring a written directive
Section 2010. Use of sources for manual brachytherapy
Section 2011. Surveys after source implant and removal
Section 2012. Brachytherapy sources accountability
Section 2013. Safety instruction
Section 2014. Safety precautions
Section 2015. Calibration measurements of brachytherapy sources
Section 2016. Decay of strontium-90 sources for ophthalmic treatments
Section 2017. Therapy-related computer systems
Section 2018. Training for use of manual brachytherapy sources
Section 2019. Training for ophthalmic use of strontium-90
Section 2020. Use of sealed sources for diagnosis
Section 2030. Training for use of sealed sources for diagnosis
Section 2040. Training requirements and use of a sealed source in a remote afterloader unit, teletherapy unit, or gamma stereotactic radiosurgery unit
Section 2041. Surveys required
Section 2042. Installation, maintenance, adjustment, and repair
Section 2043. Safety procedures and instructions, and precautions for remote afterloader units, teletherapy units, and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units
Section 2044. Dosimetry equipment
Section 2045. Full calibration measurements
Section 2046. Periodic spot-checks
Section 2047. Additional technical requirements for mobile remote afterloader units
Section 2048. Five-year inspection for teletherapy and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units
Section 2049. Therapy-related computer systems
Section 2050. [Repealed]
Section 2060. Other medical uses of radioactive material or radiation from radioactive materials
Section 2070. Records
Section 2080. Reports
Section 2090. Purpose and scope
Section 2100. Equipment requirements
Section 2110. Area requirements
Section 2120. Operating requirements
Section 2130. Personnel requirements
Section 2140. Purpose and scope
Section 2150. Registration requirements
Section 2160. General requirements for the issuance of a registration for particle accelerators
Section 2170. Human use of particle accelerators
Section 2180. Limitations
Section 2190. Shielding and safety design requirements
Section 2200. Particle accelerator controls and interlock systems
Section 2210. Warning devices
Section 2220. Operating procedures
Section 2230. Radiation monitoring requirements
Section 2240. Ventilation systems
Section 2250. Purpose and scope
Section 2260. Posting of notices to workers
Section 2270. Instructions to workers
Section 2280. Notifications and reports to individuals
Section 2290. Presence of representatives of licensees or registrants and workers during inspection
Section 2300. Consultation with workers during inspections
Section 2310. Requests by workers for inspections
Section 2320. Inspections not warranted; informal review
Section 2330. Purpose and scope
Section 2340. License required
Section 2350. Content of application
Section 2360. General information
Section 2370. Specific technical information
Section 2380. Technical analyses
Section 2390. Institutional information
Section 2400. Financial information
Section 2410. Requirements for issuance of a license
Section 2420. Conditions of licenses
Section 2430. Application for renewal or closure
Section 2440. Contents of application for site closure and stabilization
Section 2450. Post-closure observation and maintenance
Section 2460. Transfer of license
Section 2470. Termination of license
Section 2480. General requirement
Section 2490. Protection of the general population from releases of radioactivity
Section 2500. Protection of individuals from inadvertent intrusion
Section 2510. Protection of individuals during operations
Section 2520. Stability of the disposal site after closure
Section 2530. Disposal site suitability requirements for land disposal
Section 2540. Disposal site design for land disposal
Section 2550. Land disposal facility operation and disposal site closure
Section 2560. Environmental monitoring
Section 2570. Alternative requirements for design and operations
Section 2571. Waste classification
Section 2572. Waste characteristics
Section 2573. Labeling
Section 2580. Institutional requirements
Section 2590. Alternative requirements for waste classification and characteristics
Section 2600. Applicant qualifications and assurances
Section 2610. Funding for disposal site closure and stabilization
Section 2620. Financial assurances for institutional controls
Section 2630. Maintenance of records, reports, and transfers
Section 2640. Tests on land disposal facilities
Section 2650. Agency inspections of land disposal facilities
Section 2660. Purpose and scope
Section 2670. Application for a specific license
Section 2680. Specific licenses for irradiators
Section 2690. Commencement of construction
Section 2700. Applications for exemptions
Section 2710. Request for written statements
Section 2720. Performance criteria for sealed sources
Section 2730. Access control
Section 2740. Shielding
Section 2750. Fire protection
Section 2760. Radiation monitors
Section 2770. Control of source movement
Section 2780. Irradiator pools
Section 2790. Source rack protection
Section 2800. Power failures
Section 2810. Design requirements
Section 2820. Construction monitoring and acceptance testing
Section 2830. Training
Section 2840. Operating and emergency procedures
Section 2850. Personnel monitoring
Section 2860. Radiation surveys
Section 2870. Detection of leaking sources
Section 2880. Inspection and maintenance
Section 2890. Pool water purity
Section 2900. Attendance during operation
Section 2910. Entering and leaving the radiation room
Section 2920. Irradiation of explosive or flammable materials
Section 2930. Records and retention periods
Section 2940. Reports
Section 2950. Purpose and scope
Section 2960. Requirement for license
Section 2970. Exemptions
Section 2980. Transportation of licensed material
Section 2990. General licenses for carriers
Section 3000. General license: NRC-approved packages
Section 3010. Previously approved packages
Section 3020. General License: United States Department of Transportation specification container
Section 3030. General License: use of foreign approved package
Section 3040. General license: fissile material
Section 3050. [Repealed]
Section 3051. General license: plutonium-berylium special form material
Section 3060. Assumptions as to unknown properties of fissile material
Section 3070. Preliminary determinations
Section 3080. Routine determinations
Section 3090. Air transport of plutonium
Section 3091. Opening instructions.
Section 3100. Shipment records
Section 3110. Reports
Section 3120. Advance notification of transport of nuclear waste
Section 3130. Quality assurance
Section 3140. Purpose
Section 3150. Scope
Section 3151. Licensing
Section 3160. Agreement with well owner
Section 3170. Limits on levels of radiation
Section 3180. Storage precautions
Section 3190. Transport precautions
Section 3200. Radiation survey instruments
Section 3210. Leak testing of sealed sources
Section 3220. Physical inventory
Section 3230. Utilization records
Section 3240. Design, performance, and certification criteria for sealed sources used in downhole operations
Section 3241. Tritium neutron generator target sources
Section 3250. Labeling
Section 3260. Inspection and maintenance
Section 3261. Radioactive markers
Section 3262. Uranium sinker bars
Section 3270. Training requirements
Section 3280. Operating and emergency procedures
Section 3290. Personnel monitoring
Section 3300. Security
Section 3310. Handling tools
Section 3320. Subsurface tracer studies
Section 3330. Particle accelerators
Section 3340. Radiation surveys and contamination control
Section 3350. Documents and records required at field stations
Section 3360. Documents and records required at temporary jobsites
Section 3370. Notification of incidents, abandonment, and lost sources
Section 3380. Purpose and scope
Section 3390. General administrative requirements for facilities using therapeutic radiation machines
Section 3400. General technical requirements for facilities using therapeutic radiation machines
Section 3410. Quality management program
Section 3420. Therapeutic radiation machines of less than 500 kV
Section 3430. Therapeutic radiation machines - photon therapy systems (500 kV and above) and electron therapy systems (500 kV and above)
Section 3440. Calibration of survey instruments
Section 3450. Shielding and safety design requirements
Section 3451. Quality assurance for radiation therapy simulation systems
Section 3452. Electronic brachytherapy
Section 3453. Other use of electronically produced radiation to deliver therapeutic radiation dosage
Section 3460. Purpose
Section 3470. Scope
Section 3480. Exemptions
Section 3490. Standards for radiation protection for TENORM
Section 3500. Protection of Workers During Operations
Section 3510. Release for unrestricted use
Section 3520. Disposal and transfer of waste for disposal
Section 3530. General license
Section 3540. Specific Licenses
Section 3550. Filing application for specific licenses
Section 3560. Requirements for the issuance of specific licenses
Section 3570. Safety Criteria for Products
Section 3580. Table of organ doses
Section 3590. Issuance of Specific Licenses
Section 3600. Conditions of specific licenses issued under 12VAC5-481-3560
Section 3610. Expiration and termination of specific licenses
Section 3620. Renewal of specific licenses
Section 3630. Amendment of specific licenses at request of licensee
Section 3640. Agency action on applications to renew and amend specific licenses
Section 3650. Modification and revocation of specific licenses
Section 3660. Reciprocal recognition of specific licenses
Section 3670. [Repealed]
Section 3680. Assigned protection factors for respirators
Section 3690. [Repealed]
Section 3700. Quantities of licensed materials requiring labeling
Section 3710. Requirements for transfers of low-level radioactive waste intended for disposal at licensed land disposal facilities and manifests
Section 3720. Exempt concentrations schedule
Section 3730. Exempt quantities
Section 3740. Quantities of radioactive materials requiring consideration of the need for an emergency plan for responding to a release
Section 3750. Quantities for use with decommissioning
Section 3760. Limits for broad scopes
Section 3770. Determination of A1 and A2
Section 3780. Nationally tracked source thresholds
Appendix 9998. FORMS (12VAC5-481)
Appendix 9999. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (12VAC5-481)