Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.98 Nuclear Energy And Radiation

70.98.010 Declaration of policy
It is the policy of the state of Washington in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health and safety and to encourage, insofar ...

70.98.020 Purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter to effectuate the policies set forth in RCW 70.98.010 as now or hereafter amended by providing for: (1) ...

70.98.030 Definitions
(1) "Byproduct material" means any radioactive material (except special nuclear material) yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incident to the process ...

70.98.050 State radiation control agency
(1) The department of health is designated as the state radiation control agency, hereinafter referred to as the agency, and shall be the state agency ...

70.98.080 Rules and regulations -- Licensing requirements and procedure -- Notice of license application -- Objections -- Notice upon granting of license -- Registration of sources of ionizing radiation -- Exemptions from registration or licensing
(1) The agency shall provide by rule or regulation for general or specific licensing of byproduct, source, special nuclear materials, or devices or equipment utilizing ...

70.98.085 Suspension and reinstatement of site use permits -- Surveillance fee
(1) The agency is empowered to suspend and reinstate site use permits consistent with current regulatory practices and in coordination with the department of ecology, ...

70.98.090 Inspection
The agency or its duly authorized representative shall have the power to enter at all reasonable times upon any private or public property for the ...

70.98.095 Financial assurance -- Noncompliance
(1) The radiation control agency may require any person who applies for, or holds, a license under this chapter to demonstrate that the person has ...

70.98.098 Financial assurance -- Generally
(1) In making the determination of the appropriate level of financial assurance, the secretary shall consider: (a) The report prepared by the department of ecology ...

70.98.100 Records
(1) The agency shall require each person who possesses or uses a source of ionizing radiation to maintain necessary records relating to its receipt, use, ...

70.98.110 Federal-state agreements -- Authorized -- Effect as to federal licenses
(1) The governor, on behalf of this state, is authorized to enter into agreements with the federal government providing for discontinuance of certain of the ...

70.98.120 Inspection agreements and training programs
(1) The agency is authorized to enter into an agreement or agreements with the federal government, other states, or interstate agencies, whereby this state will ...

70.98.122 Department of ecology to seek federal funding for environmental radiation monitoring
The department of ecology shall seek federal funding, such as is available under the clean air act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1857 et seq.) and the ...

70.98.125 Federal assistance to be sought for high-level radioactive waste program
(1) The agency shall seek federal financial assistance as authorized by the nuclear waste policy act of 1982, P.L. 97-425 section 116(c), for activities related ...

70.98.130 Administrative procedure
In any proceeding under this chapter for the issuance or modification or repeal of rules relating to control of sources of ionizing radiation, the agency ...

70.98.140 Injunction proceedings
Notwithstanding the existence or use of any other remedy, whenever any person has engaged in, or is about to engage in, any acts or practices ...

70.98.150 Prohibited uses
It shall be unlawful for any person to use, manufacture, produce, transport, transfer, receive, acquire, own, or possess any source of ionizing radiation unless licensed ...

70.98.160 Impounding of materials
The agency shall have the authority in the event of an emergency to impound or order the impounding of sources of ionizing radiation in the ...

70.98.170 Prohibition -- Fluoroscopic X-ray shoefitting devices
The operation or maintenance of any X-ray, fluoroscopic, or other equipment or apparatus employing roentgen rays, in the fitting of shoes or other footwear or ...

70.98.180 Exemptions
This chapter shall not apply to the following sources or conditions: (1) Radiation machines during process of manufacture, or in storage or transit: PROVIDED, That ...

70.98.190 Professional uses
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the kind or amount of radiation that may be intentionally applied to a person for diagnostic ...

70.98.200 Penalties
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or rules, regulations, or orders in effect pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a ...

70.98.900 Severability -- 1961 c 207
If any part, or parts, of this act shall be held unconstitutional, the remaining provisions shall be given full force and effect, as completely as ...

70.98.910 Effective date -- 1961 c 207
The provisions of this act relating to the control of byproduct, source and special nuclear materials shall become effective on the effective date of the ...

70.98.920 Section headings not part of law
Section headings as used in this chapter do not constitute any part of the law.[1961 c 207 § 25.] ...