1. A. This section applies to each person licensed or registered by the department to:

   1. (1) possess or use sources of radiation for purposes of industrial radiography pursuant to 20.3.3 NMAC and 20.3.5 NMAC; or
   2. (2) receive radioactive waste from other persons for disposal pursuant to 20.3.13 NMAC; or

   3. (3) possess or use at any time, for processing or manufacturing for distribution pursuant to 20.3.3 NMAC or 20.3.7 NMAC, radioactive material in quantities exceeding any one of the following quantities:

      TABLE 456.1 Radionuclide Activity¹ Curies Gigabecquerels Cesium-137 1 37 Cobalt-60 1 37 Gold-198 100 3,700 Iodine-131 1 37 Iridium-192 10 370 Krypton-85 1,000 37,000 Promethium-147 10 370 Technetium-99m 1,000 37,000

      TABLE 456.1

      Radionuclide

      Activity¹

      Curies

      Gigabecquerels

      Cesium-137

      1

      37

      Cobalt-60

      1

      37

      Gold-198

      100

      3,700

      Iodine-131

      1

      37

      Iridium-192

      10

      370

      Krypton-85

      1,000

      37,000

      Promethium-147

      10

      370

      Technetium-99m

      1,000

      37,000

      Table 456.1 note: ¹the department may require as a license condition, or by rule, regulation or order pursuant to 20.3.1.111 NMAC, reports from licensees who are licensed to use radionuclides not on this list, in quantities sufficient to cause comparable radiation levels.

2. B. Each licensee or registrant in a category listed in Subsection A of this section shall submit an annual report of the results of individual monitoring carried out by the licensee or registrant for each individual for whom monitoring was required by 20.3.4.417 NMAC during that year. The licensee or registrant may include additional data for individuals for whom monitoring was provided but not required. The licensee or registrant shall use department form occupational dose record for a monitoring period or equivalent, or electronic media containing all the information required by department form occupational dose record for a monitoring period.
3. C. The licensee or registrant shall file the report required by Subsection B of this section, covering the preceding year, on or before April 30 of each year. The licensee or registrant shall submit the report to the department.

[20.3.4.456 NMAC - Rp, 20.3.4.456 NMAC, 4/30/2009]