New Hampshire Revised Statutes 125-F:5 – Powers; Duties
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For the protection of occupational and public health and safety, the department shall:
I. Develop systems for evaluation and control of hazards associated with the use of sources of radiation.
II. Develop systems described in paragraph I, with due regard for compatibility with federal programs for regulation of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials.
III. Develop systems described in paragraph I, with due regard for consistency with federal programs for regulation of radiation equipment.
IV. Adopt under RSA 541-A, after public hearing, rules relative to registration of sources of radiation, as necessary to prohibit and prevent unnecessary radiation.
V. Adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, which provide for licensing or registration relative to control of sources of radiation, including, but not limited to, low-level radioactive waste, with due regard to compatibility with the regulatory programs of the federal government and such other rules as are necessary for the administration of this chapter.
VI. Issue such orders or modifications as necessary in connection with licensing and registration of sources of radiation under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 125-F:7.
VII. Advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, the federal government, other states, interstate agencies, political subdivisions, and with groups concerned with control of sources of radiation.
VIII. Accept and administer loans, grants or other funds or gifts, conditional or otherwise, from the federal government and other sources, public or private.
IX. Encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, training, research, and demonstrations relative to the control of sources of radiation.
X. Collect and disseminate information relative to control of sources of radiation including maintenance of:
(a) A file of all license applications, issuances, denials, amendments, transfers, renewals, modifications, suspensions, and revocations;
(b) A file of registrants possessing sources of radiation requiring registration under the provisions of the chapter, and any administrative or judicial action pertaining thereto; and
(c) A file of all rules relative to regulation of sources of radiation, pending or adopted, and proceedings thereon.
I. Develop systems for evaluation and control of hazards associated with the use of sources of radiation.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 125-F:5
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 125-F:3
- License: general and specific:
(a) "General license" means a license pursuant to rules adopted by the program without the filing of an application with the program, or the issuance of licensing documents to particular persons to transfer, acquire, own, possess or use quantities of, or devices or equipment utilizing, radioactive material. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 125-F:3 - Low-level radioactive waste: means radioactive waste not classified as high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, spent nuclear fuel, or byproduct material as defined in paragraph II. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 125-F:3
- Radiation: means ionizing radiation and nonionizing radiation:
(a) "Ionizing radiation" means gamma rays and x-rays, alpha and beta particles, high speed electrons, neutrons, protons, and other nuclear particles, but not sound or radio waves or visible, infrared or ultraviolet light;
(b) "Nonionizing radiation" means:
(1) Any electromagnetic radiation other than ionizing radiation which the program determines by rule to present a biological hazard to the occupational or public health and safety; and
(2) Any sonic, ultrasonic, or infrasonic wave which the program determines by rule to present a biological hazard to the occupational or public health or safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 125-F:3 - Radiation equipment: means any manufactured product or device, the component part of such product or device, or any machine or system which during operation is able to generate or emit radiation, except those which emit radiation only from radioactive material. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 125-F:3
- Registration: means registration in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 125-F:3
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
II. Develop systems described in paragraph I, with due regard for compatibility with federal programs for regulation of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials.
III. Develop systems described in paragraph I, with due regard for consistency with federal programs for regulation of radiation equipment.
IV. Adopt under RSA 541-A, after public hearing, rules relative to registration of sources of radiation, as necessary to prohibit and prevent unnecessary radiation.
V. Adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, which provide for licensing or registration relative to control of sources of radiation, including, but not limited to, low-level radioactive waste, with due regard to compatibility with the regulatory programs of the federal government and such other rules as are necessary for the administration of this chapter.
VI. Issue such orders or modifications as necessary in connection with licensing and registration of sources of radiation under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 125-F:7.
VII. Advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, the federal government, other states, interstate agencies, political subdivisions, and with groups concerned with control of sources of radiation.
VIII. Accept and administer loans, grants or other funds or gifts, conditional or otherwise, from the federal government and other sources, public or private.
IX. Encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, training, research, and demonstrations relative to the control of sources of radiation.
X. Collect and disseminate information relative to control of sources of radiation including maintenance of:
(a) A file of all license applications, issuances, denials, amendments, transfers, renewals, modifications, suspensions, and revocations;
(b) A file of registrants possessing sources of radiation requiring registration under the provisions of the chapter, and any administrative or judicial action pertaining thereto; and
(c) A file of all rules relative to regulation of sources of radiation, pending or adopted, and proceedings thereon.