COBI 2013 - Radiation Control

Compendium of Budget Information for the 2013 General Session

Natural Resources, Agriculture, & Environmental Quality
Appropriations Subcommittee

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Agency: Environmental Quality

Line Item: Radiation Control

Function

The mission of the Division of Radiation Control program is to protect the citizens of Utah from sources of radiation that constitute a health hazard. In order to accomplish this mission, the division is responsible for the following:

regulating the use and compliance of radioactive materials users;
regulating X-ray machine registrants and performing inspections;
maintaining an environmental radioactivity monitoring station as part of a nationwide network;
protecting the public from ionizing radiation;
monitoring transportation of radioactive waste;
regulating uranium recovery facilities and mill tailings;
regulating low-level radioactive waste management at the EnergySolutions waste disposal facility;
identifying potential high radon areas in Utah; and,
regulating groundwater quality permitting and compliance at uranium mills and radioactive waste disposal facilities.

The division enforces rules that limit the amounts of radiation exposure received by the general public and occupationally exposed employees from sources of ionizing radiation. This is accomplished by licensing/permitting and compliance programs within the division. The division conducts routine inspections of: radioactive material users, medical and commercial users of X-ray generating machinery, low-level radioactive waste facility, and uranium milling operations.

As an agreement with the state, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) performs, at least every four years, a comprehensive evaluation of radiation control programs. This includes the radioactive materials licensing and inspection program, the uranium mill tailings regulatory program, and the low-level radioactive waste program. During the most recent program evaluation by the NRC, the division received the highest rating of Adequate to protect public health and safety. The next comprehensive evaluation will be performed in 2015.

The Division of Radiation Control is divided into the following sections:

Radioactive Materials and X-Ray

The Radioactive Materials section licenses and performs compliance inspections at radioactive material users throughout the state of Utah. The X-Ray section registers and inspects X-ray machinery in medical and commercial facilities.

Low-level Waste and Uranium Mills Licensing and Permitting

This section performs all licensing and permitting of commercial radioactive waste disposal facilities; for example, the EnergySolutions Clive facility in Tooele County, the Energy Fuels Resources (formally Denison Mines), White Mesa Mill in San Juan County, and two other uranium mills that are not operational.

Low-level Waste and Uranium Mills Compliance and Enforcement

This section performs all compliance monitoring regulatory enforcement of uranium milling operations and low-level radioactive waste disposal.

Performance

The division performs on-site inspections regarding radiation safety in the use and performance of x-ray units. The division ensures and maintains radiation safety to workers, patients, and the public. This measure shows the compliance rate of medical x-ray facilities subject to annual inspections.

The division measures the number of homes mitigated or fixed regarding indoor radon concentrations through testing and mitigation service providers in the state. The goal is to get as many homeowners in the state to test and fix their home if there are high levels of radon in the home.

The division inspects incoming waste shipments regarding Class 7 Radioactive material transportation requirements at the EnergySolutions Clive facility. The graph below measures the number of shipments that arrive to the facility versus how many are inspected by staff (based on DOT requirements).

In addition to the key performance measures listed above, the division reported the following performances measures for FY 2012:

regulated over 200 licensed users of radioactive materials;
registered nearly 8400 X-ray tubes and inspected 2,311 X-ray tubes used by hospitals, chiropractors, veterinarians, dentists, and industrial and institutional users;
regulated the disposal of approximately 165,000 tons of low-level radioactive waste;
conducted 2,190 radioactive waste transportation inspections; and,
tracked over 3,300 short and long term radon tests through the State Indoor Radon Program.

Funding Detail

For more detail about a particular source of finance or organizational unit, click a linked entry in the left column of the table(s) below.

Sources of Finance (click linked fund name for more info)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
General Fund	$1,026,300	$906,900	$900,000	$879,600	$893,000
General Fund, One-time	$0	($41,100)	$0	$0	$0
Federal Funds	$40,900	$44,700	$30,200	$81,400	$116,100
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$410,400	$505,200	$324,800	$525,800	$236,000
GFR - Environmental Quality	$1,707,400	$1,698,100	$1,718,900	$2,585,900	$2,627,400
Transfers - Within Agency	($7,000)	($15,500)	($15,500)	($12,900)	($18,700)
Lapsing Balance	$115,800	$123,500	($71,300)	($609,700)	$0
Total	$3,293,800	$3,221,800	$2,887,100	$3,450,100	$3,853,800

Programs: (click linked program name to drill-down)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Radiation Control	$3,293,800	$3,221,800	$2,887,100	$3,450,100	$3,853,800
Total	$3,293,800	$3,221,800	$2,887,100	$3,450,100	$3,853,800

Categories of Expenditure (mouse-over category name for definition)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Personnel Services	$2,691,700	$2,200,800	$2,435,600	$2,267,700	$2,935,600
In-state Travel	$22,000	$18,800	$14,400	$10,900	$36,600
Out-of-state Travel	$7,500	$8,800	$10,900	$15,700	$15,900
Current Expense	$426,500	$517,500	$300,900	$652,900	$678,200
DP Current Expense	$144,100	$111,600	$119,600	$112,300	$178,500
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$2,000	$364,300	$5,700	$6,800	$9,000
Cost Accounts	$0	$0	$0	$383,800	$0
Total	$3,293,800	$3,221,800	$2,887,100	$3,450,100	$3,853,800

Other Indicators	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Budgeted FTE	30.0	29.0	29.0	33.0	29.0
Actual FTE	27.0	26.1	24.2	30.1	0.0
Vehicles	2	3	3	3	2

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COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.