(b) "adequate protection" means protection against radiation, and other physical and chemical agents, such that the operational limits of levels of radiation or contamination or concentration of radioactive as well as non-radioactive toxic substances are not exceeded.

(c) "competent authority" means any officer or authority appointed by the Central Government by notification for the purpose of these rules.

(d) "contamination" means the presence of radioactivity at any place that may be specified by the competent authority by notification for the purposes of these rules.

(e) "employee" means any person employed, including an employer who is self employed, for carrying on the mining, milling, processing, and/or handling of prescribed substances.

(f) "employer" means any person who employs or who is self-employed as the only employee.

(g) "facility" includes a device or an equipment or a place of operation.

(h) "Factories Rules" means the Factories (Atomic Energy) Rules, 1983.

(i) "handle" includes manufacture, possess, store, use, transfer by sale or otherwise, export, import, transport or dispose of.

(j) "Form" means the form annexed to these rules.

(k) "Installation" means any mine, mill, processing plant or handling facility including all necessary auxiliary facilities thereof in respect of which a licence has been issued by the Licensing Authority.

(l) "licencee" means any person who has been granted a licence for mining, milling, processing and/or handling of prescribed substances, under the Act or Rules made thereunder.

(m) "Licensing authority" means an officer or authority appointed by the Central Government by notification for the purposes of these rules.

(n) "milling" includes crushing, pulverising, sieving, processing chemically or otherwise of the ores or minerals or chemical concentrates of prescribed substances.

(o) "mine" has the same meaning as defined in the Mines Act (XXXV of 1952).

(p) "occupational hazard" means the risk in the occupation which, if not controlled, may affect the health, safety and well being of the employees.

(q) "person" includes —

(i) any individual, corporation, association of persons whether incorporated or not, partnership, estate, trust, private or public institution, group, government agency or any state or any political subdivision thereof or any political entity within the state, any foreign government or nation or any political subdivision of any such government or nation or other entity;

(ii) any legal successor, representative and agent of each of the foregoing.

(r) "radiation monitoring" means periodic or continuous determination of the amount of radiation or contamination for the purpose of health protection.

(s) "safety officer" means any person duly qualified and employed for the purpose of carrying out duties as prescribed under these rules.

(t) "toxic gas" means any gas the inhalation of which may result in adverse health conditions.

(u) "toxic substance" means any substance the intake of which may result in adverse health conditions.

(v) words and expressions used in these rules and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.

(ii) a description of the organisational set up;

(iii) topographic details pertaining to the operation including —

(a) a general map of the region, extending to a radius of 30 km around the site (1:63360 or any other appropriate scale) showing therein the natural features such as rivers, streams, wells, natural springs, villages, fields, etc.;

(b) a site plan in detail covering the area within the boundary of the operation (1:500 or any other appropriate scale); and

(c) a plan of the installation (1:50 or any other appropriate scale);

(iv) demographic data giving the approximate population density, general occupation of the people, etc. around the site of operation within a radius of 5 km.

(v) any available seismic data of the region;

(vi) details of location, type and nature of other industries in the region, within a radius of 5 km;

(vii) essential details of operation such as mining methods, milling and concentrating procedures (whether physical beneficiation or chemical extraction/concentration), process flow sheet, and/or handling procedures;

(viii) details of the layout of the mine/mill/ processing plant/handling facility, showing points of generation of dust, fumes, toxic gases, liquid effluents and solid wastes which contains radioactive and/or toxic substances;

(ix)details of the ventilation system-general as well as local, keeping in view rule 4(3) (iii), (iv) and (vii) above;

(x) locations of storage of prescribed substances, details of major handling equipment and nature of operations in each area of the installation;

(xi) details of methods and equipment available to contain and control the spread of surface contamination in the installation;

(xii) details of safety devices incorporated in the equipment and installation for prevention of criticality accidents, control of contamination of personnel and area and radiation exposure of personnel;

(xiii) details of protective clothing and appliances available for preventing/minimising risks of contamination and inhalation of airborne activity and toxic substances;

(xiv) details of facilities and areas set apart for decontamination operations, wherever risk of contamination exists;

(xv) details of facilities of personnel, area and environmental monitoring for assessment and control of radiation exposure and contamination/ including internal contamination of personnel under normal as well as abnormal or accident conditions;

(xvi) a complete safety evaluation of the installation including an analysis of potential accidents, measures proposed to be taken for their prevention, and measures that will be taken in the unlikely event of such accidents;

(xvii) details of methods of treatment and management of wastes from the installations to ensure that normal operational limits of discharge in respect of wastes containing prescribed substances as may be laid down from time to time are not exceeded;

(xviii) details of locations of short term/long term/ permanent storage of liquid/solid wastes, —

(a) Where disposal/retention of wastes in geological formations or man made impoundment system is envisaged, the details shall include the geological and hydrological characteristics of the proposed sites of disposal/retention. Details shall also include drawings of layout of containment system in plan, typical cross sections of all embankments and other pertinent design criteria and if applicable, details of anticipated extension. Details of embankment design shall include information on height, top walk, side slope, seepage control and protection of embankment surface from erosion;

(b) Where short term/long term storage in appropriate metallic or other containers either on surface or underground, pending final disposal, is envisaged, the details of design shall include, the type of containment vessel, stress analysis as per code requirements, dimension, proposed additions, inspection and testing, leak test and proof tests;

(c) In all cases of containment/storage, the details shall include a safety analysis of the systems, giving an evaluation of conditions that might lead to an accidental release of wastes, the probable environmental impact of such release and proposed programme of inspection and maintenance to prevent such accidental occurrence and emergency procedures which will be adopted for the protection of the employees/public in the unlikely event of accidental releases whether limited or extensive;

(xix) proformae for, —

(a) maintaining full and uptodate inventory of prescribed substances in the installation;

(b) maintaining complete records of production, consumption and loss of prescribed substances in normal operations;

(c) maintaining records of losses of prescribed substances arising out of accidents or abnormal incidents;

(xx) Any other relevant information/clarification the Licensing Authority may require.
 
 
 
 

(ii) not to modify the installation without prior approval of the Licensing Authority except in an emergency in which case such modifications shall be communicated to the Licensing Authority immediately for his decision;

(iii) confine all the operations only to the licensed installation/s;

(iv) obtain prior permission and directions from the Licensing Authority for disposal of prescribed substances and from the Competent Authority for disposal of radioactive wastes;

(v) make available adequate staff and qualified personnel at all times to perform the normal operations safely, for dose evaluation and for management of potential accidents and in the events of abnormal occurrences, for adequate medical supervision of staff;
 
 

(vi) employ duly qualified/experienced Safety Officer and in addition for operations involving radioactivity a duly qualified/experienced Radiological Safety Officer as specified in these rules.

(ii) a postgraduate diploma/degree in radiological physics from a recognised institution;

(iii) an experience of 5 years of discharging under a certified Radiological Safety Officer the duties and functions outlined in Rule 8;

(iv) a certificate from the Competent Authority as Radiological Safety Officer;

(ii) a diploma in industrial safety.
 

ii) Internal Dosimetry

iii) Industrial hygiene

and safety and

iv) Medical surveillance
 
 

ii) Plant is already built and equipped

iii) Existing plant is to be modified as per details enclosed

b) Details of procedures and processes that will be used for mining, milling and/or for handling the minerals and materials containing the prescribed substances.

c) Details of safety and monitoring equipment provided in the installation (furnish details and technical specifications including those of portable instruments).

d) Information regarding transport of prescribed substances from one site of operation to another site.

i) Container details

ii) Mode of transport

e) Details of assessment of radiation and other health hazard to the local population during normal operations and methods for monitoring and controlling such hazards.

f)Brief assessment of maximum credible hazard to local population in the event of an accident and proposed remedial action.

B) Protection Devices : (i.e. lead bricks, rubber gloves, respirators etc.)

C) Laboratory Accessories : (e.g. stainless steel trays/ sinks, foot operated waste bins, fume hoods, glove boxes, etc.)

D) Radiation Detection/Measurement Equipment : (e.g. area survey meters, contamination monitors, air samplers, counters, etc.)

E) Details of storage facilities provided for the prescribed substances.

F) Details of ventilation facilities incorporated in the installation.

ii) Steps that will be taken to restore normal conditions at site, on termination of operations.
 
 

(1:63360 scale) extending to a radius of 30 Km all around the site, showing the natural features, nature of habitation and land utilisation in the area.

ii) A SITE PLAN of the installation (1:500 scale)

iii) ARCHITECTURAL BLUEPRINTS (1:50 scale) showing the layout of equipment and processes in the individual buildings.

(b) no operations will be carried out for purposes other than those specified under item 9 of this form.

(c) prescribed substances will not be moved from the authorised place without prior approval of the Licensing Authority.

(d) prescribed substances will be transported only in accordance with the relevant safety regulations.

(e) full facilities will be accorded by us to any authorised representative of the Competent Authority or the Licensing Authority to inspect the installations at any time.

(f) radiation surveillance and medical surveillance of all persons engaged in radiation work, as required by the Competent Authority will be duly carried out.

(g) the prescribed substances will not be sold, rented or transferred to any other person, without prior approval of the Competent Authority and the Licensing Authority.

(h) all recommendations that may be made from time to time by the Competent Authority in respect of radiation safety measures will be duly implemented.

(i) duly qualified/experienced Safety Officer/Radiological Safety Officer will be appointed before the commencement of the operations.

(j) any changes in the personnel listed in this application will be intimated forthwith to the Licensing
Authority.