Radiation Regulations

6 NYCRR Part 380 requires parties who discharge radioactive material to keep records of the radioactive material discharged and to maintain those discharges as low as reasonably achievable. The regulations set radiation dose limits and emission levels above which a party must obtain a radiation control permit from NYSDEC.

6 NYCRR Part 381, requires transporters of low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) to obtain a permit from the Department and submit LLRW manifests.

Under the State Low Level Radioactive Waste Management Act of 1986, DEC was charged with permitting and regulating LLRW disposal facilities. 6 NYCRR Part 382 contains requirements for site and method selection. 6 NYCRR Part 383 applies to facility design, construction, operation, closure, post-closure, and institutional control. Currently, there are no LLRW disposal facilities operating in New York State.