Section 18.60.545. Definitions.

In AS 18.60.475 - 18.60.545,
        (1) "department" means the Department of Health and Social Services;
        (2) "electronic product" means a manufactured product that
             (A) when in operation contains or acts as part of an electronic circuit and emits, or in the absence of effective shielding or other controls would emit, electronic product radiation; or
             (B) is intended for use as a component, part, or accessory of a product described in (A) of this paragraph and that when in operation emits, or in the absence of effective shielding or other controls would emit, electronic product radiation;
        (3) "electronic product radiation" means any ionizing or non-ionizing, electromagnetic or particulate radiation, or a sonic, infrasonic, or ultrasonic wave that is emitted from an electronic product as the result of the operation of an electronic circuit in the product;
        (4) "radiation sources" means both electronic product and nuclear radiation sources;
        (5) "radionuclide" means any atom that may spontaneously emit particles or gamma radiation or may emit X-radiation following orbital electron capture or may undergo spontaneous fission;
        (6) "state agency" or "agency of the state"
             (A) means a state department or agency, whether in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch;
             (B) does not include the University of Alaska, a municipality, or an agency of a municipality.

Authorities

8.36.075

Notes

References

7 AAC 18.990
AS 8.36.075 .075">Sec. 08.36.075. Dental radiological equipment.

History

(Sec. 1 ch 172 SLA 1978; am Sec. 106 ch 4 FSSLA 1992)