Sec. 1. Whereas radiation may improve the health, welfare, and productivity of the public if used properly, but may impair the health of the public and the industrial and agricultural potentials of Indiana if used improperly, it is the public policy of Indiana to encourage constructive uses of radiation and to control the harmful effects […]
Sec. 2. (a) The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter. (b) “Agreement state” means a state with which the United States Atomic Energy Commission or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has entered into an agreement under subsection 274b of the federal Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2021b). (c) For purposes […]
Sec. 3. (a) The department or the department’s agent may enter at any reasonable time any private or public property for the purpose of an inspection and investigation of conditions relating to radiation control. (b) An owner or tenant of private or public property shall, upon reasonable notice, make available to the department for inspection […]
Sec. 4. (a) Byproduct material shall be licensed and regulated in Indiana by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission until the governor, on behalf of the state, enters into an agreement with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the state to assume regulation of the use of byproduct material under subsection (d). (b) Source material shall be licensed […]
Sec. 5. If a person receives, possesses, uses, transfers, owns, or acquires any source of radiation before the governor enters into an agreement with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under section 4 of this chapter, the person shall register the source of radiation with the department on forms prescribed by the agency. As added by P.L.29-2014, […]
Sec. 6. (a) A person shall not produce, use, store, or dispose of radioactive materials until the person: (1) is registered or licensed in Indiana under this chapter; or (2) registers in writing or an electronic format with the department, giving the pertinent information the department requires, in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the […]
Sec. 7. A person transporting, handling, using, storing, or keeping ionizing radiation sources shall: (1) transport, handle, use, store, or keep the ionizing radiation sources so as to prevent unnecessary radiation; and (2) make every effort to keep exposures as low as is reasonably achievable. As added by P.L.29-2014, SEC.2.
Sec. 8. In addition to adopting rules under section 4(f) of this chapter, the department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including rules imposing fees for licensure and registration under this chapter. As added by P.L.29-2014, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.39.
Sec. 9. A person who: (1) produces radiation; or (2) produces, uses, stores, sells, or otherwise disposes of radioactive materials; in violation of this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. Each day a violation continues, after notification in writing of the offense by the department, constitutes a separate offense. As added by P.L.29-2014, SEC.2. Amended […]
