312 IAC 29-2-9 - "Background radiation" defined
Authority: IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 9.
"Background radiation" means radiation at the ground surface from:
(1) cosmic sources;
(2) non-technologically enhanced naturally
occurring radioactive material, including radon, except as a decay product of
source or special nuclear material; or
(3) global fallout as it exists in the
environment from the testing of nuclear explosive devices.
The term does not include sources of radiation from NORM-contaminated equipment regulated under this article.
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