Section 19-24-11 - [Repealed effective 10/1/2025] Reports of incidents or loss of radioactive material(a) Each owner of an installation or mobile source shall make a report in writing within thirty days to the department of: (1) Each exposure of an individual to radiation or concentrations of radioactive material in excess of any applicable limit in sections 19-24-1 to 19-24-14, inclusive.(2) Any incident for which notification is required by subsection (b). At the request of the individual, or individuals, exposed, a copy of such report required shall be given to the individual, or individuals, exposed.(b)(1)Each owner of an installation or mobile source shall immediately notify the department by telephone, or other prompt means of communication, of any incident involving radioactive materials or other sources of ionizing radiation possessed by such owner which may have caused or threatens to cause: (A) Exposure of the whole body of any individual to twenty-five rem or more of radiation, exposure of the skin of the whole body of any individual to one hundred fifty rem or more of radiation; or exposure of the feet, ankles, hands and forearms of any individual to three hundred seventy-five rem or more of radiation, or(B) The release of radioactive materials in concentrations which if averaged over a period of twenty-four hours would exceed five thousand times the limits specified in Appendix B, Table II, 10 CFR 20.(C) The loss of one working week or more of the operation of any facilities affected, or(D) Damage to property in excess of one hundred thousand dollars.(2) Each owner of an installation or mobile source shall within twenty-four hours, notify the department by telephone, or other prompt means of communication, of any incident involving radioactive material or other sources of ionizing radiation possessed by such owner which may have caused or threatens to cause:(A) Exposure of the whole body of any individual to five rems or more of radiation, exposure of the skin of the whole body of any individual to thirty rems or more of radiation, or exposure of the feet, ankles, hands, and forearms to seventy-five rem or more of radiation, or(B) The release of radioactive materials in concentrations which, if averaged over a period of twenty-four hours, would exceed five hundred times the limits specified in Appendix B, Table II, 10 CFR 20 or(C) a loss of one day or more of the operation of any facilities affected, or(D) Damage to property in excess of one thousand dollars.(3) In case of loss of control of any radiation source in an installation or any mobile source due to mechanical failure or other accidential cause, the owner of the installation or mobile source shall be responsible for taking immediate steps to prevent or limit any health hazard that may result.(c) Each owner of an installation or mobile source shall report by telephone, or other prompt means of communication, to the department immediately after its occurrence becomes known, any loss of radioactive materials in such quantities and under such circumstances that it appears that a substantial hazard may result to individuals.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 19-24-11
Effective October 1, 1982; repealed 10/1/2025