1. Module 5
RASP Regulations

2. Objectives
List the organizational structure governing the RASP program.
Identify the responsibilities that each organization has in the RASP program.
Identify each of the regulatory standards.
Identify the regulatory standard governing various attributes.

3. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
The NRC regulates the use of radioactive material in the United States
Issues radioactive material licenses
Conducts program inspections
Promulgates Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations

4. NAVY RADIATION SAFETY COMMITTEE (NRSC)
The NRC has issued a master materials license to the NRSC for control of all NRC licensed radioactive material.
The NRC has granted the NRSC authority to issue Navy Radioactive Material Permits (NRMPs) to Navy activities in lieu of NRC licenses.
NRC has done at least 3 audits at PSNS

5. NAVSEADET RASO
NAVSEA Detachment Radiological Affairs Support Office (NAVSEADET RASO)
The NRSC has tasked RASO with:
Reviewing NRMPs
Auditing for NRMP compliance
Disposing of RASP radioactive waste
Reviewing RASP facility proposals
Training of RSOs
Providing technical assistance to RASP command

6. Radiological Affairs Support Program (RASP)
The RASP includes all radioactive material except the following:
Sources controlled by the Naval Nuclear Power Program
DOE exempt sources
Nuclear weapons
Medical sources

7. THE NPS RASP
President, NPS, responsible for the program
The RSO reports directly to the President
RASP program governs:
Accelerators
Analytical x-ray machines
Generally licensed sources
Broad Scope Type B License
Consumer products

8. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
CFRs are a set of enforceable regulations issued by an agency.
10 CFR
Energy
49 CFR
Transportation

9. NRC REGULATIONS Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
Part 19 “Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers: Inspection and Investigations”
Part 20 “Standards for Protection against Radiation”
Part 21 “Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance”

10. NRC REGULATIONS (Cont.)
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
Part 30 “Rules of General Applicability to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material”
Part 71 “Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material”
Part 30
What is byproduct material?
By product material means any radioactive material (except special nuclear material) yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material

11. 10 CFR PART 19
Part 19 requires that we conspicuously post the following notices to personnel who work with licensed material:
NRC Form 3
The license or NRMP
Parts 19 and 20 of 10 CFR
Applicable operating procedures
Any notice of violations

12. Part 19 also requires that: Workers be trained prior to using sources
10 CFR PART 19
Part 19 also requires that:
Workers be trained prior to using sources
Workers be informed of their exposure
Workers be allowed to speak to the NRC without reprisal

13. 10 CFR PART 20
Requires establishment of a radiation safety program
Contains:
Dose limits
Survey and monitoring requirements
Requirements for control of sources and restricted areas
Waste disposal requirements
Requirements for records and reports
Quantities of sources requiring labeling
Limits for concentrations of effluents in air and water

14. 10 CFR PART 21
Contains requirements for reporting instances of noncompliance or deficiencies to the NRC
Notification of the NRSC and NAVSEADET RASO has replaced the 10 CFR 21 notifications for naval activities.
The RSO will perform the required notifications but you must inform the RSO of any problem or potential problem.

15. 10 CFR PART 30 Contains information on: Employee protection
Completeness and accuracy of information
Deliberate misconduct
Byproduct material

16. DOT 49 CFR
Specifically, DOT 49CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter 1, Subchapter C
Contains:
Definitions
Requirements for package selection
Marking, labeling, shipping paper, and vehicle placarding requirements
Training and emergency response requirements

17. NAVSEA S0420-AA-RAD-010 Rev 1
Generic RASP manual issued by NAVSEADET RASO
Adds Navy regulations to applicable NRC regulations in one document
Contains x-ray requirements not found in 10 CFR
Requires annual drills of emergency response plan
Contains Navy reporting procedures
Contains requirements for training of RSO
Defines scope of RASP

18. NAVMED P-5055 Radiation Health Protection Manual
Issued by U.S. Navy – Bureau of Medicine & Surgery
Contains requirements for
Occupational exposure to ionizing radiation to Naval personnel
Dosimetry
Medical examinations and records

19. Radiation Safety Instruction for Naval Postgraduate School
NAVPGSCOL INST G
Radiation Safety Instruction for Naval Postgraduate School
Command endorsed instruction on how NPS controls radiation
NPS personnel must be familiar with instruction
Available on the intranet

20. NAVPGSCOL INST 6470.1G Defines responsibilities
18 enclosures, including:
Control of personnel exposure
Personnel monitoring
Survey Instructions
Control of Machine Sources
SEOP Requirements
Records
Training