N.M. Code R. § 20.3.3.338
A. Table 338.1
TABLE 338.1 Radioactive Material Microcuries1 Americium-241 0.01 Antimony-122 100 Antimony-124 10 Antimony-125 10 Arsenic-73 100 Arsenic-74 10 Arsenic-76 10 Arsenic-77 100 Barium-131 10 Barium-133 10 Barium-140 10 Bismuth-210 1 Bromine-82 10 Cadmium-109 10 Cadmium-115m 10 Cadmium-115 100 Calcium-45 10 Calcium-47 10 Carbon-14 100 Cerium-141 100 Cerium-143 100 Cerium-144 1 Cesium-131 1,000 Cesium-134m 100 Cesium-134 1 Cesium-135 10 Cesium-136 10 Cesium-137 10 Chlorine-36 10 Chlorine-38 10 Chromium-51 1,000 Cobalt-58m 10 Cobalt-58 10 Cobalt-60 1 Copper-64 100 Dysprosium-165 10 Dysprosium-166 100 Erbium-169 100 Erbium-171 100 Europium-152 (9.2 h) 100 Europium-152 (13 yr) 1 Europium-154 1 Europium-155 10 Florine-18 1,000 Gadolinium-153 10 Gadolinium-159 100 Gallium-72 10 Germanium-71 100 Gold-198 100 Gold-199 100 Hafnium-181 10 Holmium-166 100 Hydrogen-3 1,000 Indium-113m 100 Indium-114m 10 Indium-115m 100 Indium-115 10 Iodine-125 1 Iodine-126 1 Iodine-129 0.1 Iodine-131 1 Iodine-132 10 Iodine-133 1 Iodine-134 10 Iodine-135 10 Iridium-192 10 Iridium-194 100 Iron-55 100 Iron-59 10 Krypton-85 100 Krypton-87 10 Lanthanum-140 10 Lutetium-177 100 Manganese-52 10 Manganese-54 10 Manganese-56 10 Mercury-197m 100 Mercury-197 100 Mercury-203 10 Molybdenum-99 100 Neodymium-147 100 Neodymium-149 100 Nickel-59 100 Nickel-63 10 Nickel-65 100 Niobium-93m 10 Niobium-95 10 Niobium-97 10 Osmium-185 10 Osmium-191m 100 Osmium-191 100 Osmium-193 100 Palladium-103 100 Palladium-109 100 Phosphorus-32 10 Platinum-191 100 Platinum-193m 100 Platinum-193 100 Platinum-197m 100 Platinum-197 100 Plutonium-239 0.01 Polonium-210 0.1 Potassium-42 10 Praseodymium-142 100 Praseodymium-143 100 Promethium-147 10 Promethium-149 10 Radium-226 0.01 Rhenium-186 100 Rhenium-188 100 Rhodium-103m 100 Rhodium-105 100 Rubidium-86 10 Rubidium-87 10 Ruthenium-97 100 Ruthenium-103 10 Ruthenium-105 10 Ruthenium-106 1 Samarium-151 10 Samarium-153 100 Scandium-46 10 Scandium-47 100 Scandium-48 10 Selenium-75 10 Silicon-31 100 Silver-105 10 Silver-110m 1 Silver-111 100 Sodium-22 1 Sodium-24 10 Strontium-89 1 Strontium-90 0.1 Strontium-91 10 Strontium-92 10 Sulfur-35 100 Tantalum-182 10 Technetium-96 10 Technetium-97m 100 Technetium-97 100 Technetium-99m 100 Technetium-99 10 Tellurium-125m 10 Tellurium-127m 10 Tellurium-127 100 Tellurium-129m 10 Tellurium-129 100 Tellurium-131m 10 Tellurium-132 10 Terbium-160 10 Thallium-200 100 Thallium-201 100 Thallium-202 100 Thallium-204 10 Thorium (natural)2 100 Thulium-170 10 Thulium-171 10 Tin-113 10 Tin-125 10 Tungsten-181 10 Tungsten-185 10 Tungsten-187 100 Uranium (natural)3 100 Uranium-233 0.01 Uranium-234 0.01 Uranium-235 0.01 Vanadium-48 10 Xenon-131m 1,000 Xenon-133 100 Xenon-135 100 Ytterbium-175 100 Yttrium-90 10 Yttrium-91 10 Yttrium-92 100 Yttrium-93 100 Zinc-65 10 Zinc-69m 100 Zinc-69 1,000 Zirconium-93 10 Zirconium-95 10 Zirconium-97 10 Any alpha emitting radionuclide not listed above or mixtures of alpha emitters of unknown composition 0.01 Any radionuclide other than alpha emitting radionuclides, not listed above or mixtures of beta emitters of unknown composition 0.1
TABLE 338.1
Radioactive Material
Microcuries1
Americium-241
0.01
Antimony-122
100
Antimony-124
10
Antimony-125
10
Arsenic-73
100
Arsenic-74
10
Arsenic-76
10
Arsenic-77
100
Barium-131
10
Barium-133
10
Barium-140
10
Bismuth-210
1
Bromine-82
10
Cadmium-109
10
Cadmium-115m
10
Cadmium-115
100
Calcium-45
10
Calcium-47
10
Carbon-14
100
Cerium-141
100
Cerium-143
100
Cerium-144
1
Cesium-131
1,000
Cesium-134m
100
Cesium-134
1
Cesium-135
10
Cesium-136
10
Cesium-137
10
Chlorine-36
10
Chlorine-38
10
Chromium-51
1,000
Cobalt-58m
10
Cobalt-58
10
Cobalt-60
1
Copper-64
100
Dysprosium-165
10
Dysprosium-166
100
Erbium-169
100
Erbium-171
100
Europium-152 (9.2 h)
100
Europium-152 (13 yr)
1
Europium-154
1
Europium-155
10
Florine-18
1,000
Gadolinium-153
10
Gadolinium-159
100
Gallium-72
10
Germanium-71
100
Gold-198
100
Gold-199
100
Hafnium-181
10
Holmium-166
100
Hydrogen-3
1,000
Indium-113m
100
Indium-114m
10
Indium-115m
100
Indium-115
10
Iodine-125
1
Iodine-126
1
Iodine-129
0.1
Iodine-131
1
Iodine-132
10
Iodine-133
1
Iodine-134
10
Iodine-135
10
Iridium-192
10
Iridium-194
100
Iron-55
100
Iron-59
10
Krypton-85
100
Krypton-87
10
Lanthanum-140
10
Lutetium-177
100
Manganese-52
10
Manganese-54
10
Manganese-56
10
Mercury-197m
100
Mercury-197
100
Mercury-203
10
Molybdenum-99
100
Neodymium-147
100
Neodymium-149
100
Nickel-59
100
Nickel-63
10
Nickel-65
100
Niobium-93m
10
Niobium-95
10
Niobium-97
10
Osmium-185
10
Osmium-191m
100
Osmium-191
100
Osmium-193
100
Palladium-103
100
Palladium-109
100
Phosphorus-32
10
Platinum-191
100
Platinum-193m
100
Platinum-193
100
Platinum-197m
100
Platinum-197
100
Plutonium-239
0.01
Polonium-210
0.1
Potassium-42
10
Praseodymium-142
100
Praseodymium-143
100
Promethium-147
10
Promethium-149
10
Radium-226
0.01
Rhenium-186
100
Rhenium-188
100
Rhodium-103m
100
Rhodium-105
100
Rubidium-86
10
Rubidium-87
10
Ruthenium-97
100
Ruthenium-103
10
Ruthenium-105
10
Ruthenium-106
1
Samarium-151
10
Samarium-153
100
Scandium-46
10
Scandium-47
100
Scandium-48
10
Selenium-75
10
Silicon-31
100
Silver-105
10
Silver-110m
1
Silver-111
100
Sodium-22
1
Sodium-24
10
Strontium-89
1
Strontium-90
0.1
Strontium-91
10
Strontium-92
10
Sulfur-35
100
Tantalum-182
10
Technetium-96
10
Technetium-97m
100
Technetium-97
100
Technetium-99m
100
Technetium-99
10
Tellurium-125m
10
Tellurium-127m
10
Tellurium-127
100
Tellurium-129m
10
Tellurium-129
100
Tellurium-131m
10
Tellurium-132
10
Terbium-160
10
Thallium-200
100
Thallium-201
100
Thallium-202
100
Thallium-204
10
Thorium (natural)2
100
Thulium-170
10
Thulium-171
10
Tin-113
10
Tin-125
10
Tungsten-181
10
Tungsten-185
10
Tungsten-187
100
Uranium (natural)3
100
Uranium-233
0.01
Uranium-234
0.01
Uranium-235
0.01
Vanadium-48
10
Xenon-131m
1,000
Xenon-133
100
Xenon-135
100
Ytterbium-175
100
Yttrium-90
10
Yttrium-91
10
Yttrium-92
100
Yttrium-93
100
Zinc-65
10
Zinc-69m
100
Zinc-69
1,000
Zirconium-93
10
Zirconium-95
10
Zirconium-97
10
Any alpha emitting radionuclide not listed above or mixtures of alpha emitters of unknown composition
0.01
Any radionuclide other than alpha emitting radionuclides, not listed above or mixtures of beta emitters of unknown composition
0.1
Table 338.1 notes:
1 to convert microcurie to kilobecquerels, multiply the microcurie value by 37;
2 based on alpha disintegration rate of Th-232, Th-230 and their daughter products;
3 based on alpha disintegration rate of U-238, U-234 and U-235.
B. Note. Where a combination of isotopes in known amounts is involved, the limit for the combination shall be derived as follows: determine, for each isotope in the combination, the ratio between the quantity present in the combination and the limit otherwise established for the specific isotope when not in combination. The sum of such ratios for all the isotopes in the combination may not exceed "1" (i.e. “unity”).
HISTORY OF 20.3.3 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History: The material in this part was derived from that previously filed as follows:
EIB 73-2, Regulations for Governing the Health and Environmental Aspects of Radiation filed on 7/9/1973;
EIB 73-2, Amendment 1, Regulations for Governing the Health and Environmental Aspects of Radiation filed on 4/17/1978;
EIB RPR-1, Radiation Protection Regulations filed on 4/21/1980;
EIB RPR-1, Amendment 1, Radiation Protection Regulations filed on 10/13/1981;
EIB RPR-1, Amendment 2, Radiation Protection Regulations filed on 12/15/1982; and
EIB RPR-1, Radiation Protection Regulations filed on 3/10/1989.
History of Repealed Material:
20.3.3 NMAC, Licensing of Radioactive Material (filed 03/15/2004) repealed 4/30/2009.
Other History: EIB RPR 1, Radiation Protection Regulations (filed 3/10/1989) renumbered and reformatted to 20 NMAC 3.1; Radioactive Materials and Radiation Machines, effective 5/3/1995;
20 NMAC 3.1; Radioactive Materials and Radiation Machines (filed 4/3/1995) internally renumbered, reformatted and replaced by 20 NMAC 3.1, Radioactive Materials and Radiation Machines, effective 7/30/1999.
20 NMAC 3.1.Subpart 3, Licensing of Radioactive Material (filed 6/17/1999), reformatted, amended and replaced by 20.3.3 NMAC, Licensing of Radioactive Material, effective 4/15/2004.
20.3.3 NMAC, Licensing of Radioactive Material (filed 3/15/2004) replaced by 20.3.3 NMAC, Licensing of Radioactive Material, effective 4/30/2009.
[20.3.3.338 NMAC - Rp, 20.3.4.465 NMAC, 4/30/2009]