Wisconsin Legislature: DHS 157.30(5)(b)

1. Transfer to an authorized recipient as provided in sub. (6) or in subch. II, or to the U.S. department of energy.

2. Decay while in storage.

3. Release in effluents within the limits in s. DHS 157.23 (1).

4. Dispose of as authorized under sub. (2), (3), (4), (5) or (8).

(b) A person shall be specifically licensed or registered to receive waste containing licensed or registered material from other persons for any of the following:

1. Treatment prior to disposal.

2. Treatment or disposal by incineration.

3. Decay while in storage.

4. Disposal at a land disposal facility authorized to receive radioactive waste.

5. Storage until transferred to a storage or disposal facility authorized to receive the waste.

(2) Method for obtaining approval of proposed disposal procedures. A licensee or registrant or applicant for a license or registration may apply to the department for approval of proposed procedures, not otherwise authorized in this chapter, to dispose of licensed or registered material generated in the licensee’s or registrant’s operations. Each application shall be in writing and shall include all of the following:

(a) A description of the waste containing licensed or registered material to be disposed of, including the physical and chemical properties that have an effect on risk evaluation and the proposed manner and conditions of waste disposal.

(b) An analysis and evaluation of information on the nature of the environment.

(d) Analyses and procedures to ensure that doses are maintained ALARA and within the dose limits in this chapter.

(3) Disposal by release into sanitary sewerage.

(a) A licensee or registrant may discharge licensed or registered material into sanitary sewerage if each of the following conditions is satisfied:

1. The material is readily soluble, or is readily dispersible biological material, in water.

2. The quantity of licensed or registered radioactive material that the licensee or registrant releases into the sewer in one month divided by the average monthly volume of water released into the sewer by the licensee or registrant does not exceed the concentration listed in Table III of ch. DHS 157 Appendix E.

3. If more than one radionuclide is released, all the following conditions shall also be satisfied:

a. A licensee or registrant shall determine the fraction of the limit in Table III of ch. DHS 157 Appendix E represented by discharges into sanitary sewerage by dividing the actual monthly average concentration of each radionuclide released by the licensee or registrant into the sewer by the concentration of that radionuclide listed in Table III of ch. DHS 157 Appendix E.

b. The sum of the fractions for each radionuclide required by subd. 3. a. does not exceed unity.

c. The total quantity of licensed or registered radioactive material that the licensee or registrant releases into the sanitary sewerage in a year does not exceed 185 GBq (5 Ci) of hydrogen-3, 37 GBq (1 Ci) of carbon-14 and 37 GBq (1 Ci) of all other radioactive materials combined.

(b) Excreta from individuals undergoing medical diagnosis or therapy with radioactive material are not subject to the limitations contained in par. (a).

(4) Treatment or disposal by incineration. A licensee or registrant may treat or dispose of licensed or registered material by incineration only in the form and concentration specified in sub. (5) or as specifically approved by the department under sub. (2).

(5) Disposal of specific wastes.

(a) A licensee or registrant may dispose of all of the following licensed or registered material as if the material were not radioactive:

1. 1.85 kBq (0.05 mCi) or less of hydrogen-3, iodine-125 or carbon-14 per gram of medium used for liquid scintillation counting.

2. 1.85 kBq (0.05 mCi) or less of hydrogen-3, iodine-125 or carbon-14 per gram of animal tissue, averaged over the weight of the entire animal.

(b) A licensee or registrant may not dispose of tissue under par. (a) 2. in a manner that would permit its use either as food for humans or as animal feed.

(6) Transfer for disposal and manifests.

(a) The requirements of this subsection and Appendix G are designed to control transfers of low-level radioactive waste by any waste generator, waste collector or waste processor licensee who ships low level waste either directly, or indirectly through a waste collector or waste processor, to a licensed low level waste land disposal facility; establish a shipping manifest tracking system and supplement existing requirements concerning transfers and record keeping for those wastes.

(b) Any licensee shipping radioactive waste or byproduct material as defined in s. DHS 157.03 (50) (c) to (e) intended for ultimate disposal at a licensed land disposal facility shall document the information required in ch. DHS 157 Appendix G, Section I and transfer this recorded information to the intended consignee in accordance with the requirements of ch. DHS 157 Appendix G.

(c) Each shipment manifest shall include a certification by the waste generator as specified in ch. DHS 157 Appendix G, Section II.

(d) Each person involved in the transfer of waste for disposal or in the disposal of waste, including the waste generator, waste collector, waste processor and disposal facility operator, shall comply with the requirements specified in ch. DHS 157 Appendix G, Section III.

(7) Compliance with environmental and health protection regulations. Nothing in subs. (1) to (6) relieves a licensee or registrant from complying with other applicable federal, state and local regulations governing any other toxic or hazardous properties of materials that may be disposed of according to subs. (1) to (6).

(8) Disposal of certain byproduct material.

(a) Licensed byproduct material as defined in s. DHS 157.03 (50) (c) to (e) may be disposed of under 10 CFR 61 or equivalent agreement state regulations, even though it is not defined as low level radioactive waste. Any licensed byproduct material being disposed of at a facility, or transferred for ultimate disposal at a facility licensed by the NRC under 10 CFR 61 or an agreement state with equivalent regulations shall meet the requirements of sub. (6).

(b) A licensee may dispose of byproduct material as defined in s. DHS 157.03 (50) (c) to (e) at a disposal facility authorized to dispose of such material under federal or state solid or hazardous waste law, including the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as authorized under 42 USC 2014 (e).

History: CR 01-108: cr. Register July 2002 No. 559, eff. 8-1-02; CR 09-062: am. (1) (a) 4. and (6) (b), cr. (8) Register April 2010 No. 652, eff. 5-1-10; correction in (3) (a) 2., (5) (a) 3. a., (6) (b) to (d) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register January 2018 No. 745.

DHS 157.31 Records.

(1) General provisions.

(a) A licensee or registrant shall use the SI units becquerel, gray, sievert and coulomb per kilogram followed by the special units curie, rad, rem and roentgen, or the special units curie, rad, rem and roentgen, including multiples and subdivisions, and shall clearly indicate the units of all quantities on records required by this subchapter.

(b) A licensee or registrant shall make a clear distinction among the quantities entered on the records required by this subchapter, such as total effective dose equivalent, shallow dose equivalent, lens dose equivalent, deep dose equivalent or committed effective dose equivalent.

(2) Records of radiation protection programs.

(a) A licensee or registrant shall maintain records of the radiation protection program, including all of the following:

1. The provisions of the program.

2. Audits and other reviews of program content and implementation.

(b) A licensee or registrant shall retain the records required by par. (a) 1. until the department terminates each pertinent license or registration requiring the record. A licensee or registrant shall retain the records required by par. (a) 2. for 3 years after the record is made.

(3) Records of surveys.

(a) A licensee or registrant shall maintain records showing the results of surveys and calibrations required by ss. DHS 157.25 (1) and 157.29 (6). A licensee or registrant shall retain these records for 3 years after the record is made.

(b) A licensee or registrant shall retain each of the following records until the department terminates each pertinent license or registration requiring the record:

1. Records of the results of surveys to determine the dose from external sources of radiation used, in the absence of or in combination with individual monitoring data, in the assessment of individual dose equivalents.

2. Records of the results of measurements and calculations used to determine individual intakes of radioactive material and used in the assessment of internal dose.

3. Records showing the results of air sampling, surveys and bioassays required under s. DHS 157.27 (3) (a) 3. a. and b.

4. Records of the results of measurements and calculations used to evaluate the release of radioactive effluents to the environment.

(4) Records of tests for leakage or contamination of sealed sources. Records of tests for leakage or contamination of sealed sources required by s. DHS 157.24 shall be kept in units of becquerel or microcurie and maintained for inspection by the department for 5 years after the records are created.

(5) Records of prior occupational dose. A licensee or registrant shall retain the records of prior occupational dose and exposure history as specified in s. DHS 157.22 (5) on the department’s occupational radiation exposure form or equivalent until the department terminates each pertinent license or registration requiring this record. A licensee or registrant shall retain records used in preparing the occupational radiation exposure form or equivalent for 3 years after the record is created.

(6) Records of planned special exposures.

(a) For each use of the provisions of s. DHS 157.22 (6) for planned special exposures, a licensee or registrant shall maintain records that describe all of the following:

1. The exceptional circumstances requiring the use of a planned special exposure.

2. The name of the management official who authorized the planned special exposure and a copy of the signed authorization.

3. What actions were necessary.

4. Why the actions were necessary.

5. What precautions were taken to assure that doses were maintained ALARA.

6. What individual and collective doses were expected to result.

7. The doses actually received in the planned special exposure.

(b) A licensee or registrant shall retain the records until the department terminates each pertinent license or registration requiring these records.

(7) Records of Individual monitoring results.

(a) A licensee or registrant shall maintain records of doses received by all individuals for whom monitoring is required under s. DHS 157.25 (2) and records of doses received during planned special exposures, accidents and emergency conditions. Assessments of dose equivalent and records made using units in effect before August 1, 2002, need not be changed. These records shall include all of the following, when applicable:

1. The deep dose equivalent to the whole body, lens dose equivalent, shallow dose equivalent to the skin and shallow dose equivalent to the extremities.

2. The estimated intake of radionuclides.

Note: See DHS 157.22 (2) for occupational exposure limits.

3. The committed effective dose equivalent assigned to the intake of radionuclides.

4. The specific information used to calculate the committed effective dose equivalent under s. DHS 157.22 (4) (c).

5. The total effective dose equivalent when required by s. DHS 157.22 (2).

6. The total of the deep dose equivalent and the committed dose to the organ receiving the highest total dose.

(b) A licensee or registrant shall make entries of the records specified in par. (a) at intervals not to exceed one year.

(c) A licensee or registrant shall maintain the records specified in par. (a) on the department’s record of individual monitoring results form, under the instructions for the form, or in clear and legible records containing all the information required by the department’s record of individual monitoring results form.

Note: The form may be obtained by writing the Department at: Department of Health Services, Radiation Protection Section, P.O. Box 2659, Madison WI 53701-2659; or by downloading from the Department website at: http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/radiation/Index.htm.

(d) A licensee or registrant shall maintain the records of dose to an embryo or fetus with the records of dose to the declared pregnant woman. The declaration of pregnancy, including the estimated date of conception, shall also be kept on file, but may be maintained separately from the dose records.

(e) A licensee or registrant shall retain each required form or record under this subsection until the department terminates the pertinent license or registration requiring the record.

(f) Upon termination of the license or registration, a licensee or registrant shall permanently store individual monitoring records on the department’s occupational radiation exposure form or equivalent.

(g) Individual exposure records required under this subsection shall be protected from public disclosure subject to the requirements of s. 153.50, Stats.

(8) Records of dose received by individual members of the public.

(a) A licensee or registrant shall maintain records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the dose limit under s. DHS 157.23 (1) for individual members of the public.

(b) A licensee or registrant shall retain the records required by par. (a) until the department terminates each pertinent license or registration requiring the record.

(9) Records of waste disposal.