COBI 2014 - Radiation Control

Compendium of Budget Information for the 2014 General Session

Natural Resources, Agriculture, and 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;
informing and educating the public regarding the health risks associated with exposure to indoor radon gas by partnering with a broad spectrum of key stakeholders;
providing information for indoor radon mitigation measures as well as serving as the central data repository of indoor radon test results throughout the State; 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 recovery and milling operations.

As an agreement state with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the NRC performs, at least every four years, a comprehensive evaluation of the division's administration of radiation control programs. This performance evaluation includes the radioactive materials licensing and inspection program, the uranium recovery and 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 and Compatible with NRC's regulations. The next comprehensive program 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 to ensure proper use and operation of such radiation-generating machines.

Low-level Waste and Uranium Mills Licensing and Permitting

This section performs all licensing and permitting of commercial radioactive waste disposal facilities and uranium recovery and milling 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 recovery mills that are not operational.

Low-level Waste and Uranium Mills Compliance and Enforcement

This section performs all compliance monitoring and regulatory enforcement of uranium recovery and 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 2013:

regulated over 200 licensed users of radioactive materials;
registered nearly 8,700 X-ray tubes and inspected 2,532 X-ray tubes used by hospitals, chiropractors, veterinarians, dentists, and industrial and institutional users;
regulated the disposal of approximately 84,500 tons of low-level radioactive waste;
conducted 1,910 radioactive waste transportation inspections; and,
tracked over 7,400 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)
General Fund
General Fund, One-time
Federal Funds
Dedicated Credits Revenue
GFR - Environmental Quality
Transfers
Transfers - Within Agency
Beginning Nonlapsing - DEQ Exec Dir Office
Lapsing Balance
Total

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
$906,900	$900,000	$879,600	$893,000	$913,900	$0	$913,900	$68,200	$982,100
($41,100)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,900	$1,900	$1,900	$3,800
$44,700	$30,200	$81,400	$19,200	$5,100	$100	$5,200	$1,100	$6,300
$505,200	$324,800	$525,800	$301,900	$180,800	$60,200	$241,000	$6,100	$247,100
$1,698,100	$1,718,900	$2,585,900	$2,627,400	$2,681,900	$5,900	$2,687,800	$63,600	$2,751,400
$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
($15,500)	($15,500)	($12,900)	($15,400)	($7,400)	$7,400	$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$30,000	$30,000	($30,000)	$0
$123,500	($71,300)	($609,700)	($435,200)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
$3,221,800	$2,887,100	$3,450,100	$3,391,200	$3,774,300	$105,500	$3,879,800	$110,900	$3,990,700

Programs: (click linked program name to drill-down)
Radiation Control
Total

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
$3,221,800	$2,887,100	$3,450,100	$3,391,200	$3,774,300	$105,500	$3,879,800	$110,900	$3,990,700
$3,221,800	$2,887,100	$3,450,100	$3,391,200	$3,774,300	$105,500	$3,879,800	$110,900	$3,990,700

Categories of Expenditure (mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
In-state Travel
Out-of-state Travel
Current Expense
DP Current Expense
DP Capital Outlay
Capital Outlay
Other Charges/Pass Thru
Cost Accounts
Total

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
$2,200,800	$2,435,600	$2,267,700	$2,420,600	$2,989,600	($48,700)	$2,940,900	$148,500	$3,089,400
$18,800	$14,400	$10,900	$9,300	$34,100	($16,200)	$17,900	$0	$17,900
$8,800	$10,900	$15,700	$20,800	$40,900	($25,300)	$15,600	$700	$16,300
$517,500	$300,900	$652,900	$357,000	$565,100	($21,200)	$543,900	$5,400	$549,300
$111,600	$119,600	$112,300	$149,600	$152,000	$87,200	$239,200	($31,600)	$207,600
$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500	$500
$0	$0	$0	$7,700	$0	$122,300	$122,300	($17,600)	$104,700
$364,300	$5,700	$6,800	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$5,000
$0	$0	$383,800	$420,200	($7,400)	$7,400	$0	$0	$0
$3,221,800	$2,887,100	$3,450,100	$3,391,200	$3,774,300	$105,500	$3,879,800	$110,900	$3,990,700

Other Indicators
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE
Vehicles

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
29.0	29.0	33.0	33.0	32.5	0.5	33.0	(0.5)	32.5
26.1	24.2	30.1	31.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
3	3	3	3	3	0	3	0	3

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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.