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ROUTINE
ACTIVITIES OF THE RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS SECTION
RMS staff are involved
in a variety of radiation protection activities, including:
- Licensing of approximately
490 facilities to possess and use naturally occurring and
accelerator produced radioactive material (NJAC 7:28-4)
- Processing approximately
460 amendments to state licenses annually (NJAC 7:28-4)
- Registering NRC
licensed radioactive material at approximately 500 facilities
in the state (NJAC 7:28-3)
- Maintaining the Radiation
Protection Programs' NRC license for the possession of by-product
radioactive material (10 CFR)
- Performing approximately
150 inspections of New Jersey licensed radioactive material
users annually (NJSA 26:2D-9(j) and NJAC 7:28-4.14)
- Performing approximately
80 investigations of radiation incidents annually (NJSA 26:2D-9(j))
- Reviewing applications
to other New Jersey governmental agencies regarding the discharges
to the environment of radioactive material to determine compliance
with the New Jersey Radiation Protection Code and Act, as
well as federal regulations (NJSA 26:2D-9(d))
- Assisting in the department's
emergency response efforts involving the major nuclear power
plants in NJ (NJSA 26:2D-45)
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