Published on: 11690069. That on June 19, 2012, pursuant to Section 120.542, F.S., the Bureau of Radiation Control has issued an order. The Order grants and denies, in part, the petition for variance. The Order grants a variance from paragraph 64E-5.426(1), F.A.C., for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (Ocala Operations). The petition for a variance was received by the Department on March 26, 2012. Notice of receipt of the petition was published in the Florida Administrative Weekly on April 13, 2012. Paragraph 64E-5.426(1), F.A.C., requires the industrial radiography registrant to maintain enough calibrated radiation survey instruments capable of measuring radiation fields ranging from 2 millirem to 1 rem per hour, for making radiation surveys as required by the regulations. The Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Ocala Operations has been granted a variance to 64E-5.426(1), F.A.C., allowing them to use a survey instrument able to measure from 2 mrem per hour to 200 mrem per hour for industrial cabinet systems only and under the condition the survey instrument does not display 0 when it over ranges. The requested variances to Rules 64E-5.428, 64E-5.430(2), 64E-5.433(1), F.A.C., do not demonstrate the substantial hardship requirements specified in Chapter 28.104.002(g), F.S. Rules 64E-5.426(2)(a), 64E-5.429(2), and 64E-5.429(3), F.A.C. do not apply to industrial cabinet systems. Rule 64E-5.434(5), F.A.C., does not specify the method of instruction required, only the content of the instruction. No variance is needed to use computer based training or to allow instruction to be presented in various formats.
Published on: 11379572. the Lockheed Martin Corporation – Ocala Operations. The petitioner is seeking a variance from rule 64E-5.434(5), F.A.C., which requires personnel using industrial cabinet x-ray systems complete sixteen hours of training and testing as specified in the rule. The petitioner is seeking a variance from rule 64E-5.433(1), F.A.C., which requires industrial radiography x-ray machine registrants appoint a radiation safety officer meeting the qualifications specified in rule. The petitioner is seeking a variance from rule 64E-5.430(2), F.A.C., which requires industrial radiography x-ray machine registrants perform quarterly inspection and maintenance of survey instruments and radiation machines. The petitioner is seeking a variance from rule 64E-5.429(2), F.A.C., which requires industrial radiography x-ray machine registrants generate and maintain daily survey reports and individual dosimeter logs. The petitioner is seeking a variance from rule 64E-5.428, F.A.C., which requires industrial radiography x-ray machine registrants conduct quarterly physical inventories of their radiation machines. The petitioner is seeking a variance from rule 64E-5.426(1), F.A.C., which requires industrial radiography x-ray machine registrants maintain radiation survey instruments able to ensure a range from 2 mrem per hour through 1 rem per hour. The petitioner is seeking a variance from rule 64E-5.426(2)(a), F.A.C., which requires industrial radiography x-ray machine registrants calibrate their radiation survey instruments at intervals not to exceed six months.
Published on: 528473. All changes described herein are needed to comply with the requirements of Florida's agreement state compact with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). As an agreement state, Florida's regulations governing the possession and use of radioactive materials must be identical to the NRC's regulations for federal radioactive materials licensees. The proposed rule specifies requirements for registration of general licenses; requirements for manufacturer or distributors of generally licensed devices; changes in the way shallow dose equivalent is calculated; revises the use of individual respiratory protection equipment which limit intake of radioactive materials; regulations of very large sources of radiation used in industrial radiography; requirements for well loggers; increase the controls needed to prevent unauthorized removal of portable gauges containing radioactive materials; and requirements on following the U.S. Department of Transportation regulations specified in 49 Code of Federal Regulations.