Section 30346.6 - Design and Performance Criteria for Sealed Sources(a) A licensee shall not use a sealed source in well logging unless the sealed source:(1) Is doubly encapsulated;(2) Contains licensed radioactive material whose chemical and physical forms are as insoluble and nondispersible as practical; and(3) Meets one of the following: (A) For a sealed source manufactured on or before July 14, 1989, meets the requirements of USASI N5.10-1968, "Classification of Sealed Radioactive Sources" [FN*] which is incorporated by reference; or(B) For a sealed source manufactured after July 14, 1989, meets the oil-well logging requirements of ANSI/HPS N43.6-1997, "Sealed Radioactive Sources--Classification" [FN*] which is incorporated by reference; or(C) For a sealed source manufactured after July 14, 1989, if the sealed source's prototype has been tested and found to maintain its integrity after each of the following tests: 1. The test source shall be held at - 40 deg. C. for 20 minutes, 600 deg. C. for one hour, and then be subject to a thermal shock test with a temperature drop from 600 deg. C. to 20 deg. C. within 15 seconds;2. A 5 kg. steel hammer, 2.5 cm. in diameter, shall be dropped from a height of 1 meter onto the test source;3. The test source shall be subject to a vibration from 25 Hz to 500 Hz at 5 g amplitude for 30 minutes;4. A one gram hammer and pin, 0.3 cm pin diameter, shall be dropped from a height of 1 m onto the test source; and5. The test source shall be subjected to an external pressure of 24,600 pounds per square inch absolute (1.695 X 107 pascals).(b) The requirements in subsection (a) do not apply to sealed sources that contain radioactive material in gaseous form or to energy compensation sources (ECS). ECSs shall be registered pursuant to section 30192.1(b).[FN*] *Copies of USASI N5.10-1968, "Classification of Sealed Radioactive Sources" may be obtained from the Department. Copies of American National Standard N43.6-1997," Sealed Radioactive Sources--Classification" may be purchased from the American National Standards Institute, Inc., Global Engineering Documents, 1819 L Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington DC 20036 or at "http://global.ihs.com" using "ANSI N43.6" as the document number; or the Health Physics Society at http://hps.org/documents/hpsstandardsorder.pdf.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 30346.6
1. New section filed 11-4-91; operative 12-4-91 (Register 92, No. 5).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 4-10-2006; operative 5-10-2006 (Register 2006, No. 15). Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275, 114975, 115000 and 115060, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 114965, 114970, 115060, 115230 and 115235, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 11-4-91; operative 12-4-91 (Register 92, No. 5).
2. Amendment of section and Note filed 4-10-2006; operative 5-10-2006 (Register 2006, No. 15).