Radiation Protection Act

Illinois · Nuclear Safety · §§ 420-40-1 to 420-40-9 · 56 sections

Overview

The act establishes a state framework for controlling ionizing radiation, reaching radioactive materials, radiation-producing machines, and the facilities and personnel that use them, including medical imaging and therapeutic equipment. It vests a state agency with authority to license and register radiation sources, issue rules and exemptions, inspect and test equipment, require possession and personnel-exposure records, plan for radiological emergencies, and enter agreements with the federal government to assume regulatory responsibility over materials otherwise overseen by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Program costs are supported by registration and disposal fees paid into a dedicated fund, and compliance is enforced through investigations, entry onto premises, abatement orders and administrative hearings, injunctive relief, and penalties for violations, with an advisory council providing input on policy.

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Sections covered

420 ILCS 40/1Title
420 ILCS 40/10Licensing of certain sources of ionizing radiation
420 ILCS 40/11Federal-State Agreements
420 ILCS 40/11.5State regulation of federal entities
420 ILCS 40/12State licensure of the use, manufacture or distribution of radioactive materials or devices or equipment utilizing or producing such materials not regulated by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
420 ILCS 40/13Custody of by-product disposal sites; storage and disposal fee
420 ILCS 40/14Radiation Protection Advisory Council
420 ILCS 40/15(Repealed)
420 ILCS 40/16Functions and powers of Agency
420 ILCS 40/17The Agency shall develop comprehensive policies and programs for the evaluation and determination of exposures associated with the use of radiation, and for their control
420 ILCS 40/18Nuclear Safety › 420 ILCS 40 — Radiation Protection Act of 1990
420 ILCS 40/19The Agency shall institute or cause to be instituted in the circuit court proceedings to compel compliance with the provisions of this Act or codes, rules, regulations or orders issued pursuant thereto
420 ILCS 40/2Public policy
420 ILCS 40/20The Agency shall advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the State, the Federal Government, other States and interstate agencies, and with affected groups, political subdivisions, and industries
420 ILCS 40/21The Agency shall accept and administer according to law loans, grants, or other funds or gifts from the Federal Government and from other sources, public or private, for carrying out its functions under this Act
420 ILCS 40/22Nuclear Safety › 420 ILCS 40 — Radiation Protection Act of 1990
420 ILCS 40/23The Agency shall collect, maintain and disseminate health education information relating to radiation
420 ILCS 40/24Nuclear Safety › 420 ILCS 40 — Radiation Protection Act of 1990
420 ILCS 40/24.5Mammography installation; federal and State programs
420 ILCS 40/24.7Registration requirement; fees
420 ILCS 40/25Radiation inspection and testing
420 ILCS 40/25.1Each individual responsible for implementing a comprehensive radiation protection program for all hospitals and other facilities using mammography, computed tomography (CT), or therapeutic radiation machines shall register with the Department of Nuclear Safety or its successor agency, the Agency
420 ILCS 40/25.2Installation and servicing of radiation machines
420 ILCS 40/26The Agency shall cause an investigation to be made upon receipt of information concerning a violation of the provisions of this Act or of any codes, rules, or regulations promulgated thereunder
420 ILCS 40/27The Agency is authorized to enter at all reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of determining whether or not there is compliance with or violation of the provisions of this Act and rules and regulations issued thereunder
420 ILCS 40/28(a) The Agency shall require each person who possesses or uses a source of ionizing radiation to maintain records relating to its receipt, storage, transfer or disposal and such other records as the Agency may require, subject to such exemptions as may be provided by rules or regulations
420 ILCS 40/29The Agency shall require each person who possesses or uses a source of ionizing radiation to maintain appropriate records showing the radiation exposure of all individuals for whom personnel monitoring is required by rules and regulations of the Agency
420 ILCS 40/3Purpose
420 ILCS 40/30The Agency shall issue such orders or modifications thereof as may be necessary in connection with proceedings under Section 10 and other provisions of this Act and the regulations promulgated by the Agency
420 ILCS 40/31Rulemaking; exemptions
420 ILCS 40/32Radiation emergency contingency plan
420 ILCS 40/33Agreements and training programs
420 ILCS 40/34Intrastate shippers of irradiated nuclear reactor fuel
420 ILCS 40/35Radiation Protection Fund
420 ILCS 40/36Order for violation abatement and public hearing
420 ILCS 40/37Administrative Review Law
420 ILCS 40/38Authority of Agency in cases constituting an immediate threat to health
420 ILCS 40/39Violations
420 ILCS 40/4Definitions
420 ILCS 40/40Injunctive relief
420 ILCS 40/41Conflicting laws
420 ILCS 40/42Existing remedies unimpaired
420 ILCS 40/43Reinstatement of existing licenses; Force and effect of existing rules
420 ILCS 40/44Protection of powers
420 ILCS 40/45Subpoena power; confidentiality; witness fees; enforcement; punishment
420 ILCS 40/46The Radiation Protection Act is repealed
420 ILCS 40/47Section 4.5A of the Regulatory Agency Sunset Act is repealed
420 ILCS 40/48This Act takes effect upon becoming law
420 ILCS 40/49Remediation of Ottawa radiation sites
420 ILCS 40/5Limitations on application of radiation to human beings and requirements for radiation installation operators providing mammography services
420 ILCS 40/50Collection, storage, and disposal of radiation sources; fees
420 ILCS 40/6Accreditation of administrators of radiation; limited scope accreditation; rules and regulations; education
420 ILCS 40/7Administrators of radiation; application for accreditation and renewal; fees; Fund
420 ILCS 40/7aCertification of industrial radiographers
420 ILCS 40/8Interchange of radiation sources
420 ILCS 40/9Rules and regulations

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