COBI 2015 - Radiation Control

Overview
Issues
Performance
Background
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The mission of the Division of Radiation Control program is to protect the general public and occupationally exposed employees from sources of radiation that constitute a health hazard.

Funding History

Funding Issues

Federal Grants

Requests for approval to apply for additional federal grants with details included in the Issue Brief, "Agencies' Requests for Federal Funds."

Radon Grant Continuation

DEQ was informed by the federal government that radon grant program funding would be discontinued. However, the funding has continued.

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $0 from all sources for Radiation Control. This is a 100 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $0 from the General/Education Funds, a reduction of 100 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time Attorney General Dedicated Credit Adjustments$300$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$300$0Federal Funds

This item designates additional funding appropriated to an agency to pay higher costs for Attorney General services, due to statewide and AG-specific compensation increases.

Department of Environmental Quality Modifications ($3,897,300) ($17,600)

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

($769,900)$0General Fund

$0 ($3,900)General Fund, One-time

($46,100) ($200)Federal Funds

($272,700) ($1,200)Dedicated Credits Revenue

($2,836,800) ($12,300)GFR - Environmental Quality

$28,200$0Transfers - Within Agency

Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue. Enactment of this legislation would consolidate the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste and the Division of Radiation Control into a single division called the Division of Waste Management, and it would merge the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board and the Radiation Control Board (each of which has 9 members) into an 11 member Waste Management Board. Enactment of this legislation could reduce expenditures by the Department of Environmental Quality by $254,200 ongoing beginning in FY 2016 from the Environmental Quality Restricted Account due to elimination of a Division Director position and a Support Services Coordinator position, and due to reduced costs resulting from fewer total board members. Additional savings may also be realized during the consolidation process.

Federal Grants$38,000$37,800

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$38,000$37,800Federal Funds

Requests for approval to apply for additional federal grants with details included in the Issue Brief, "Agencies' Requests for Federal Funds."

X-ray Inspection Program Efficiency ($243,400)$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

($243,400)$0General Fund

DEQ inspects x-ray equipment every 1 to 5 years depending on the facility. In 2014, compliance was 90%. The inspection interval could be lengthened, thereby reducing the number of FTEs required to run the program. Although inspections would decrease, DEQ anticipates that the compliance rate would remain high.

X-ray Facilities Compliance

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.

Compliance Rate of Medical X-ray Facilities

Homes with Radon Mitigation System

The division measures the number of homes where indoor radon problems are mitigated. The goal is to get as many homeowners as possible to test for the presence of radon, a known carcinogen, and then mitigate the home if levels are high.

Radioactive Materials Transportation Inspections

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 for the safe transportation of radioactive waste).

Other Radiation Control Performance Measures

In addition to the key performance measures listed above, the division reported the following performances measures for FY 2014:

regulated over 200 licensed users of radioactive materials;
registered over 8,500 X-ray tubes and inspected 3,221 X-ray tubes used by hospitals, chiropractors, veterinarians, dentists, and industrial and institutional users;
regulated the disposal of approximately 57,500 cubic yards of low-level radioactive waste;
conducted 1,701 radioactive waste transportation inspections of the 2,350 total shipments received at Clive; and,
tracked nearly 2,800 short and long-term indoor radon tests and over 950 mitigations for indoor radon through the State Indoor Radon Program and in concert with many public and private partners and stakeholders.

In order to accomplish this mission, the Division of Radiation Control 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 management 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 management 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 management and disposal.

Intent Language

SB0002: Item 158

The Legislature intends that, if Senate Bill 244 passes, upon closing FY 2015, all nonlapsing balances for the Division of Radiation Control and for the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste be established as beginning nonlapsing balances for the new Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control.

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Programs	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Radiation Control	2,887,100	3,450,100	3,391,200	4,180,000	3,990,700	48,200	4,038,900	(4,038,900)	0
Total	$2,887,100	$3,450,100	$3,391,200	$4,180,000	$3,990,700	$48,200	$4,038,900	($4,038,900)	$0

Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	900,000	879,600	893,000	913,900	982,100	0	982,100	(982,100)	0
General Fund, One-time	0	0	0	1,900	3,800	0	3,800	(3,800)	0
Federal Funds	30,200	81,400	19,200	38,400	6,300	37,800	44,100	(44,100)	0
Dedicated Credits Revenue	324,800	525,800	301,900	640,200	247,100	16,500	263,600	(263,600)	0
GFR - Environmental Quality	1,718,900	2,585,900	2,627,400	2,687,800	2,751,400	0	2,751,400	(2,751,400)	0
Transfers	0	0	300	200	0	0	0	0	0
Transfers - Within Agency	(15,500)	(12,900)	(15,400)	13,000	0	(28,200)	(28,200)	28,200	0
Beginning Nonlapsing	0	0	0	0	0	22,100	22,100	(22,100)	0
Closing Nonlapsing	0	0	0	(22,100)	0	0	0	0	0
Lapsing Balance	(71,300)	(609,700)	(435,200)	(93,300)	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$2,887,100	$3,450,100	$3,391,200	$4,180,000	$3,990,700	$48,200	$4,038,900	($4,038,900)	$0

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	2,435,600	2,267,700	2,420,600	2,470,700	3,089,400	1,400	3,090,800	(3,090,800)	0
In-state Travel	14,400	10,900	9,300	11,500	17,900	0	17,900	(17,900)	0
Out-of-state Travel	10,900	15,700	20,800	15,900	16,300	0	16,300	(16,300)	0
Current Expense	300,900	652,900	357,000	1,029,500	549,300	14,400	563,700	(563,700)	0
DP Current Expense	119,600	112,300	149,600	170,200	207,600	1,300	208,900	(208,900)	0
DP Capital Outlay	0	0	0	35,000	500	9,000	9,500	(9,500)	0
Capital Outlay	0	0	7,700	23,800	104,700	22,100	126,800	(126,800)	0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	5,700	6,800	6,000	0	5,000	0	5,000	(5,000)	0
Cost Accounts	0	383,800	420,200	423,400	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$2,887,100	$3,450,100	$3,391,200	$4,180,000	$3,990,700	$48,200	$4,038,900	($4,038,900)	$0

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	29	33	33	32.50	32.50	0.50	33	33
Actual FTE	24.20	30.10	31.40	27.50	0	0	0	0
Vehicles	3	3	3	2	3	(1)	2	2

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.