Category: Radiation Control

  • Utah X-Ray Data: X-Ray Program

    Related Links In the period 1994 to 1996 a survey of 94 x-ray units in medical facilities in Utah that perform C-Spine x-ray procedures was completed by the Division. The purpose of the survey was to evaluate exposure to a “Standard Man”. The figures below are the summaries of exposures obtained from this survey. If…

  • Uranium Mills

    This page provides access to regulatory and technical documents written by the DWMRC, DWMRC contractors, or by DWMRC Radioactive Material Licensees.

  • Radioactive Material Transportation Program

    Related Links The purpose of the Radioactive Material Transportation Program is to regulate the transportation of radioactive material in and through Utah. The program tracks shipments of radioactive material anywhere in the state. The program also assists in providing training to emergency responders for radiation emergencies, participates in emergency exercises and is involved in the…

  • Radioactive Materials Regulatory Program

    Related Links The DWMRC regulates programs for licensing and inspecting byproduct material, source material, special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass, and naturally occurring and accelerator produced radioactive materials. The DWMRC also administers a program to regulate the transport of radioactive materials in the State of Utah. Visit the Radioactive…

  • Generator Site Access:
    Waste Management and Radiation Control Permits and Permitting

    Related Links The DWMRC administers the Generator Site Access Permit Program to regulate the access of low-level radioactive waste generators to the EnergySolutions land disposal facility. R313-26 of the Utah Code establishes the terms for a Generator Site Access Permit Program which authorizes waste generators, waste processors and waste collectors to deliver radioactive wastes to…

  • Permit FAQs (Generator Site Access):
    Waste Management and Radiation Control Permits and Permitting

    Related Links Who is regulated by R313-26 and will need a permit to transport waste to the State of Utah for disposal? Anyone sending radioactive waste to EnergySolutions needs a permit to access the site for eventual disposal of waste. What materials transported for disposal are regulated by R313-26? All radioactive waste categories or types…

  • Transportation FAQs (Generator Site Access):
    Waste Management and Radiation Control Permits and Permitting

    Related Links Since, September 9, 2001, Jule Fausto, Health Physicist, has conducted preliminary safety inspections at the Envirocare of Utah, low-level waste disposal facility. These FAQs are based on observations and findings to date. Jump to: Permit Requirements Do carriers or transporters of radioactive waste for disposal within the state of Utah have to obtain…

  • Rio Algom Mining LLC

    Read about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in Rio Algom Mining LLC.

  • Anfield Resources Holding, Corp.

    Read about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in Anfield Resources Holding, Corp..

  • Radiation Control: Proposal to Dispose Depleted Uranium in Utah Receives Extensive Analysis

    By Helge Gabert Although depleted uranium (DU) once constituted a small percentage of the low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) generated in the United States, increased production in recent years has led to a growing need to find sites that are best suited for its long-term disposal. EnergySolutions, a commercial LLRW company in Utah, is seeking a…

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