DHS 157.94(3)(h)
(h) Results of the determinations required by
sub. (1) and by the conditions of the package approval.
DHS 157.94 Note
Note: The approval of packaging and the conditions or limitations of that approval are reserved solely to the NRC.
DHS 157.94(4)
(4) Reports. A licensee shall provide a written report to the department within 30 days of any of the following:
DHS 157.94(4)(a)
(a) Any instance in which there is significant reduction in the effectiveness of any packaging during use.
DHS 157.94(4)(b)
(b) Details of any defects with safety significance in the packaging after first use, and the means employed to repair the defects and prevent their recurrence.
DHS 157.94(4)(c)
(c) Instances in which the conditions of approval in the certificate of compliance were not observed in making a shipment.
DHS 157.94(5)
(5) Advance notification of transport of nuclear waste. DHS 157.94(5)(a)(a) Prior to the transport of any nuclear waste meeting the criteria in
par. (b) outside of the confines of the licensee's facility or other place of use or storage, or prior to the delivery of any nuclear waste to a carrier for transport, each licensee shall provide advance notification of the transport to the governor, or governor's designee, and to the department.
DHS 157.94 Note
Note: Notification of transport of nuclear waste may be sent to: Division of Emergency Management, 2400 Wright Street, Madison, Wisconsin, 53704. Notification may also be made by: telephone at 608-242-3232; or fax at 608-242-3247. The telephone number of the 24-hour duty officer is 1-800-943-0003.
DHS 157.94(5)(b)
(b) Advance notification is required under any of the following conditions:
DHS 157.94(5)(b)1.
1. The nuclear waste is required to be in Type B packaging for transportation.
DHS 157.94(5)(b)2.
2. The nuclear waste is being transported through Wisconsin en route to a disposal facility or to a collection point for transport to a disposal facility.
DHS 157.94(5)(b)3.
3. The quantity of licensed material in a single package exceeds any of the following criteria:
DHS 157.94(5)(b)3.a.
a. Three thousand times the A1 value of the radionuclides as specified in Appendix O, Table VI for special form radioactive material.
DHS 157.94(5)(b)3.b.
b. Three thousand times the A2 value of the radionuclides as specified in Appendix O, Table VI for normal form radioactive material.
DHS 157.94(5)(c)
(c) Each advance notification required by
par. (a) shall contain all the following information:
DHS 157.94(5)(c)1.
1. The name, address and telephone number of the shipper, carrier and receiver of the shipment.
DHS 157.94(5)(c)3.
3. The point of origin of the shipment and the 7-day period during which departure of the shipment is estimated to occur.
DHS 157.94(5)(c)4.
4. The 7-day period during which arrival of the shipment at state boundaries is estimated to occur.
DHS 157.94(5)(c)5.
5. The destination of the shipment and the 7-day period during which arrival of the shipment is estimated to occur.
DHS 157.94(5)(c)6.
6. A point of contact with a telephone number for current shipment information.
DHS 157.94(5)(d)
(d) The notification required by
par. (a) shall be made in writing to the office of the governor, or governor's designee, and to the department. A notification delivered by mail must be postmarked at least 7 days before the beginning of the 7-day period during which departure of the shipment is estimated to occur. A notification delivered by messenger or facsimile shall reach the office of the governor, or governor's designee, and the department at least 4 days before the beginning of the 7-day period during which departure of the shipment is estimated to occur. A copy of the notification shall be retained by the licensee for 3 years.
DHS 157.94(5)(e)
(e) A licensee shall notify the governor, or governor's designee, and the department of any changes to schedule information provided under
par. (a). Notification shall be by telephone or facsimile to a designated responsible individual in the office of the governor, or governor's designee, and to the department. A licensee shall retain for 3 years a record of the name of the individual contacted.
DHS 157.94(5)(f)
(f) A licensee who cancels a nuclear waste shipment for which advance notification has been sent shall send to the governor, or governor's designee, and to the department a cancellation notice identifying the advance notification that is being canceled. A copy of the notice shall be retained by the licensee for 3 years.
DHS 157.94(6)(a)(a) Unless exempted by the department, a licensee shall establish, maintain and execute a quality assurance program to verify that deficiencies, deviations and defective material and equipment relating to the shipment of packages containing radioactive material are promptly identified and corrected.
DHS 157.94(6)(b)
(b) A licensee shall identify the material and components to be covered by the quality assurance program.
DHS 157.94(6)(c)
(c) A licensee shall document the quality assurance program by written procedures or instructions and shall carry out the program under those procedures throughout the period during which packaging is used.
DHS 157.94(6)(d)
(d) Prior to the use of any package for the shipment of radioactive material, a licensee shall obtain approval of its quality assurance program from the department.
DHS 157.94(6)(e)
(e) A licensee shall maintain written records to demonstrate compliance with the quality assurance program. Records of quality assurance pertaining to the use of a package for shipment of radioactive material shall be retained for a period of 3 years after shipment.
DHS 157.94(7)
(7) Assumptions as to unknown properties of fissile material. When the isotopic abundance, mass, concentration, degree of irradiation, degree of moderation, or other pertinent property of fissile material in any package is not known, the licensee shall package the fissile material as if the unknown properties have credible values that will cause the maximum neutron multiplication.
DHS 157.94(8)
(8) Preliminary determinations. Prior to the first use of any packaging for the shipment of radioactive material a licensee shall do all the following:
DHS 157.94(8)(a)
(a) Ascertain that there are no defects that could significantly reduce the effectiveness of the packaging.
DHS 157.94(8)(b)
(b) Where the maximum normal operating pressure will exceed 35 kilopascal (5 lb/in2) gauge, test the containment system at an internal pressure at least 50% higher than the maximum normal operating pressure to verify the capability of that system to maintain its structural integrity at that pressure.
DHS 157.94(8)(c)
(c) Determine that the packaging has been fabricated in accordance with the design approved by the nuclear regulatory commission.
DHS 157.94(8)(d)
(d) Conspicuously and durably mark the packaging with its model number, serial number, gross weight, and a package identification number as assigned by the nuclear regulatory commission.
DHS 157.94 History
History: CR 01-108: cr.
Register July 2002 No. 559, eff. 8-1-02;
CR 06-021: am. (2) (b)
Register October 2006 No. 610, eff. 11-1-06.
DHS 157.95
DHS 157.95
Exemptions. A community water system is exempt from the provisions of this subchapter if all of the following apply:
DHS 157.95(1)
(1) The community water system consists solely of distribution and storage facilities.
DHS 157.95(2)
(2) The community water system does not include collection and treatment facilities.
DHS 157.95(3)
(3) The community water system obtains all water from, but is not owned or operated by, a public water system to which the rules of this subchapter apply.
DHS 157.95(4)
(4) The community water system does not sell water to any person.
DHS 157.95(5)
(5) The community water system is not a carrier that conveys passengers in interstate commerce.
DHS 157.95 History
History: CR 01-108: cr.
Register July 2002 No. 559, eff. 8-1-02.
DHS 157.96(1)(a)1.1. The maximum contaminant level for radium-226 and radium-228 in community water systems is 5 pCi/L.
DHS 157.96(1)(a)2.
2. The maximum contaminant level for gross alpha particle activity in community water systems is15 pCi/L, including radium-226, but excluding radon and uranium.
DHS 157.96(1)(b)
(b)
Beta particle and photon radioactivity from man-made radionuclides in community water systems. DHS 157.96(1)(b)1.1. The average annual concentration of beta particle and photon radioactivity from man-made radionuclides in drinking water may not produce an annual dose equivalent to the total body or any internal organ greater than 0.04 millisievert (4 millirem).
DHS 157.96(1)(b)2.
2. Except for the radionuclides listed in Table DHS 157.96A, the concentration of man-made radionuclides causing 0.04 millisievert (4 millirem) total body or organ dose equivalents shall be calculated on the basis of a 2-liter per day drinking water intake using the 168 hour data listed in "Maximum Permissible Body Burdens and Maximum Permissible Concentrations of Radionuclides in Air or Water for Occupational Exposure", National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements Report No. 22. If 2 or more radionuclides are present, the sum of their annual dose equivalent to the total body or to any organ may not exceed 0.04 millisievert (4 millirem).
DHS 157.96 Note
Note: The publication "Maximum Permissible Body Burdens and Maximum Permissible Concentrations of Radionuclides in Air or Water for Occupational Exposure" in the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements Report No. 22, is the same document as Handbook 69 published by the National Bureau of Standards and which the Department received permission from the Attorney General and the Legislative Reference on March 22, 1982 to incorporate into ch. HSS 157 by reference. The reference is no longer available through the federal government and the National Bureau of Standards no longer exists. However, the document may be consulted at the Department's Radiation Protection Section at 1 W. Wilson St. in Madison, WI or the Legislative Reference Bureau and may be ordered from: NCRP, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 800, Bethesda MD, 20814.
Table DHS 157.96A
Average Annual Concentrations Assumed to
Produce a Total Body or Organ Dose of
0.04 Millisievert (4 Millirem)/Year
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DHS 157.96(2)(a)(a) Standard radionuclide. The following methods used to measure radionuclides and specified in "Prescribed Procedures for Measurement of Radioactivity in Drinking Water" EPA-600/4-80- 032 shall be used to determine compliance with
sub. (1), except in cases where alternative methods have been approved under
sub. (4):
DHS 157.96 Note
Note: The publication "Prescribed Procedures for Measurement of Radioactivity in Drinking Water," EPA-600 4-80-32, is on file in the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Secretary of State's Office and is available on-line at
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/methods/rads.html.
DHS 157.96(2)(b)
(b)
Other radionuclides. When the identification and measurement of radionuclides other than those listed in
par. (a) is required, the following references shall be used, except in cases where alternative methods have been approved under
sub. (4):
DHS 157.96(2)(b)1.
1. Procedures for Radiochemical Analysis of Nuclear Reactor Aqueous Solutions, H.
DHS 157.96(2)(b)2.
2. Section 4.5.4 of the Health and Safety Laboratory Procedure Manual pertaining to testing water, ERDA-HASL 300, 28th Edition.
DHS 157.96 Note
Note: 1. The Procedures for Radiochemical Analysis of Nuclear Reactor Aqueous Solutions, H. L. Krieger and S. Gold, EPA-R4-73-014, May 1973, is available upon written request to: Department of Health Services, Radiation Protection Section, PO Box 2659, Madison WI 53701-2659.
DHS 157.96 Note
2. The Health and Safety Laboratory Procedure Manual ERDA-HASL 300, 28th Edition, 1997, is available on-line at
www.eml.doe.gov/publications/procman/ or by ordering from: The Environmental Measurements Laboratory (EML), 201 Varick St, NY,NY 10014-4811.
DHS 157.96(2)(c)1.1. For the purpose of monitoring radioactivity concentrations in drinking water, the required sensitivity of the radioanalysis is defined in terms of a detection limit. The detection limit shall be that concentration that may be counted with a precision of plus or minus 100% at the 95% confidence level, where 1.96 is the standard deviation of the net counting rate of the sample.
DHS 157.96(2)(c)2.
2. To determine compliance with
sub. (1) (a) 1., the detection limit may not exceed one pCi/L. To determine compliance with
sub. (1) (a) 2., the detection limit may not exceed 3 pCi/L.
DHS 157.96(2)(c)3.
3. To determine compliance with
sub. (1) (b), the detection limits may not exceed the concentrations listed in Table DHS 157.96B.
Table DHS 157.96B
Detection Limits for Man-made
Beta Particle and Photon Emitters
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(d)
Compliance. To judge compliance with the maximum contaminant levels listed in
sub. (1), averages of data shall be used and shall be rounded to the same number of significant figures as the maximum contaminant level for the substance in question.
DHS 157.96(3)
(3) Monitoring frequency in community water systems. DHS 157.96(3)(a)(a)
Monitoring requirements for gross alpha particle activity, radium-226 and radium-228. DHS 157.96(3)(a)1.1. Compliance with
sub. (1) (a) shall be based on the analysis of an annual composite of 4 consecutive quarterly samples or the average of the analyses of 4 samples obtained at quarterly intervals.
DHS 157.96(3)(a)1.a.
a. A gross alpha particle activity measurement may be substituted for the required radium-226 and radium-228 analyses provided that the measured gross alpha particle activity does not exceed 5 pCi/L at a confidence level of 95%, where 1.96 is the standard deviation of the net counting rate of the sample. In localities where radium-228 may be present in drinking water, the department may require radium-226 or radium-228 analyses or analyses of both when the gross alpha particle activity exceeds 2 pCi/L.
DHS 157.96(3)(a)1.b.
b. When the gross alpha particle activity exceeds 5 pCi/L, the same or an equivalent sample shall be analyzed for radium-228.
DHS 157.96(3)(a)2.
2. A supplier of water shall monitor water supplies at least once every 4 years following the procedure required by
subd. 1. At the discretion of the department, when the record taken in conformance with
subd. 1. establishes that the average annual concentration is less than half the maximum contaminant levels established by
sub. (1) (a), analysis of a single sample may be substituted for the quarterly sampling procedure required by
subd. 1.
DHS 157.96(3)(a)2.a.
a. When ordered by the department, more frequent monitoring shall be conducted in the vicinity of mining or other operations that may contribute alpha particle radioactivity to either surface or groundwater sources of drinking water.
