(1978 Revision) The Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation (SSRCR) were initially published in 1962 by the Council of State Governments with the advice and assistance of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (now the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and the U.S. Public Health Service. These regulations were updated and revised in 1964, 1966, 1970, and 1974. The revisions incorporated changes resulting from amendments to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations and other changes to clarify various parts of the regulations. Those parts of the 1970 edition of the regulations dealing with radiation machines were revised to be consistent with the recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) which were current at that time. The 1974 revision of the Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation included certain provisions of the electronic product radiation safety performance standards. It also included three new parts: Part H (Radiation Safety Requirements for Analytical X-Ray Equipment); Part I (Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators); and Part J (Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers; Inspections). Part J is based on requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor and incorporates provisions from Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 19. The 1978 revision of the Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation was prepared to reflect changes in the NCRP recommendations, new amendments to the NRC regulations (Title 10 CFR), and amendments to the electronic product radiation safety performance standards issued by the Bureau of Radiological Health (BRH) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (21 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter J). Applicable Federal statutes require that certain State regulations be compatible with, identical to, or as effective as Federal regulations issued under authority of those statutes. Some of the provisions in this revision were developed or revised to reflect compatibility with current NRC regulations for use by Agreement States and those States preparing for an agreement with the NRC to assume regulatory responsibility over source, byproduct, and certain special nuclear materials under Section 274(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 86-373 (42 U.S.C. 2021(b)). Under Section 360F of the Public Health Service Act, as added by Public Law 90-602 (42 U.S.C. 263n), no State or political subdivision of a State shall have any authority either to establish or to continue in effect, any standard which is applicable to the same aspect of performance of an electronic product for which there is a Federal standard unless the State regulation is identical to the Federal standard. The various parts of the model have been prepared so that, if adopted by the States, there should be no conflict between their regulations and the Federal performance standards issued under Section 358 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263f). This revision also continues the loose leaf style begun with the 1970 edition. Plans have been made to prepare periodic revisions and eliminate the time lag between adoption of Federal regulations and the development and approval of companion regulations which are appropriate for use by the States. Future amendments and changes related to compatibility with Federal regulations will be distributed to holders of the document as they are endorsed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the Bureau of Radiological Health of the Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Public Health Service; the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD), representing the State and local agencies; and the Environmental Protection Agency. Other substantive revisions will continue to involve broad review and comments. Since revision of the Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation is a continuous process, the Federal Register will continue to be used as a mechanism for publishing a notice of availability on the SSRCR inviting interested persons to submit comments and suggestions on the latest revision. Copies of the latest revision will also be provided to State and local radiation control program directors, Federal agencies, standards setting groups, professional organizations, industrial associations, and international organizations for their information and soliciting of comments and suggestions for the next revision. In most cases where an extensive revision is anticipated in certain sections or a particular part, a notice is sent to those most directly affected in order to obtain their ideas and recommendations for the revision. The draft of a major revision is prepared on the basis of all available resources, including standards and experts in the field, and is sent out for review and comment to those groups indicated above. The comments are analyzed by the working group for that part and a revised draft is prepared on the basis of the analysis of comments. A Technical Review Committee, composed of representatives of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (State and local programs) and the participating Federal agencies, conduct the final review of each of the revised parts and rationale and the analysis of comments. Each of the participating groups is then asked to concur in the final draft. These Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation require the licensing of all radioactive material and the registration of all other sources of ionizing radiation. In certain parts of the model regulations, States are given an option as to their method of control for any specific source. Two types of footnotes are used throughout. Footnotes which are designated by numbers are intended to be part of the regulations. Footnotes which are designated by asterisk(s) provide information intended to assist States in drafting their regulations, and should not be incorporated as part of such regulations. The regulations also contain expressions which have been set off by brackets. The bracketed portions contain either optional provisions, or are used to indicate a need for States to add appropriate language or references to local codes. A rationale report has been prepared and included for each of the revised parts of the 1978 revision of the Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation to provide the States and others using and reviewing TABLE OF CONTENTS ▾ PART A the model regulations with background information on the bases and approaches of the committee or working group that prepared each part. The rationale for the 1974 revision is also included in order to provide background information on the new parts added and other significant changes made in that revision and should be used in conjunction with the 1978 rationale. Some of the proposed changes and concepts presented by committee members and others were not included in the model regulations at this time because of need for further study and/or possible conflict with current Federal regulations. Some of these concepts were recorded as Matters for Future Consideration by appropriate Federal agencies and those committees responsible for revision of that part at a later The bonding requirements of C.25(e) and definitions A.2(p), (y), (ac) and (bi) were developed by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Director's Task Force on Bonding and Perpetual Care of Licensed Nuclear Activities. These suggested changes to the SSRCR appeared as Appendix C of the Task Force Report dated April 5, 1976. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is currently reevaluating its position with regard to decommissioning and radioactive residue disposal, and as part of the re- evaluation is considering various bonding proposals. Nothing in these suggested regulations should be interpreted as reflecting current or future Part E on Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic The revision of the diagnostic x-ray portions of Part F was based on comments received on the 1974 revised SSRCR, including responses to the Notice of Availability published in the FEDERAL REGISTER; and on amendments to the Federal diagnostic x-ray standard. The therapy sections of Part F (Sec. F.8 and Sec. F.9) were revised extensively from the 1974 revision of the Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation. In addition to incorporating numerous suggestions and comments on the therapy sections which were received, the Part F Working Group used a number of resources in the development of these provisions, including standards of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, and the International Electrotechnical Commis- sion (IEC), as well as individual experts in the field. Most of the provisions in Sec. F.9 (X-Ray and Electron Therapy Systems with Energies of One MeV and Above) are based upon the IEC draft recommendations or are modified versions of the IEC recommendations (International Electro- technical Commission Document 62C (Central Office), 4 November 1976, Sections 1 and 2). In developing the model regulations applicable to megavoltage medical therapy machines, the working group attempted to base the model codes on the greatest safety consistent with practicality and reasonable expense. With this in mind, those standards which are likely to provide substantial safety and can be achieved with reasonable expense are made applicable to both existing and new equipment. Conversely, those standards which involve considerable expense or inconvenience due to Some of the forms in the model State regulations have been revised and The final draft of the Suggested State Regulations for Control of In preparation of this revision, the assistance of the following The final review was conducted by a Technical Review Committee composed of: J. Dale McHard as Chairman and A.J. Hazle representing the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors; and representatives of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Bureau of Radiological Health, FDA, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Coordination in preparation of this revision was carried out by John McGrath for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Charles Froom for the Bureau of Radiological Health, FDA; De Vaughn Nelson for the Environmental Protection Agency; and the Chairperson of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors. |