Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Approves Rulemaking Actions

December 6, 2022: The Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board has approved the following rulemaking actions to be placed in the Utah State Bulletin:

Proposed amendments to R315-15, R315-260, R315-261, R315-262, R315-263, R315-264, and R315-265of the hazardous waste rules in response to comments from U.S. EPA Region 8.

Proposed changes to R313-15-501, R313-34-3, R313-35-120, R313-36-3 and R313-38-3, to incorporate federal regulatory changes made by the NRC to the federal radioactive materials regulations in 2020.

Proposed changes to R313-28-31 amend the requirement for gonadal shielding (GS) during abdominal and pelvic radiography.

Final adoption of changes to R313-19-100, Transportation, to incorporate federal regulatory changes requested by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

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