Rad NESHAPs
Rad NESHAPs
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Hazardous air pollutants are pollutants that cause or may cause cancer or other serious health problems, such as reproductive effects or birth defects, or adverse environmental and ecological effects. Radionuclides are among those pollutants.
The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to regulate airborne emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) (including radionuclides) from a specific list of industrial sources called "source categories." Each source category that emits radionuclides in significant quantities must meet technology requirements to control them and is required to meet specific regulatory limits. These standards are the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Radionuclides (Rad NESHAPs).
General Information
Frequent NESHAPs Questions
answers to common questions about the emission of radionuclides
to the atmosphere
Publications
technical documents
Related Links
related information
Technical Information
Subpart B
radon-222 emissions to the ambient air from underground uranium mines
Subpart H
addresses radionuclide emissions, other than radon, from Department of Energy facilities
Subpart I
applies to radionuclide emissions emitted by federal facilities that
are not regulated elsewhere
Subpart K
regulates emissions of polonium-210 and lead-210 to the air from phosphorus
plants
Subpart Q
addresses emissions of radon-222 to the ambient air from Department of Energy storage or disposal facilities for radium-containing materials
Subpart R
regulates emission of radon from phosphogypsum stacks
Subpart T
regulates radon-222 emissions from uranium mill tailings piles that are no longer operational
Subpart W
addresses emission of radon-222 from uranium mills and their associated tailings.
Laws & Regulations
provides an overview of legal authorities for the regulation of air emissions of
radionuclide
Models
supplies computer software that aids in the calculations necessary to comply with emission reporting requirements and risk
assessments