La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-1737

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XV-1737 - Operating and Emergency Procedures

A. The licensee shall have and follow written operating procedures for:

1. operation of the irradiator, including entering and leaving the radiation room;

2. use of personnel dosimeters;

3. surveying the shielding of panoramic irradiators;

4. monitoring pool water for contamination while the water is in the pool and before release of pool water to unrestricted areas;

5. leak testing of sources;

6. inspection and maintenance checks required by LAC 33:XV.1745;

7. loading, unloading, and repositioning sources, if the operations shall be performed by the licensee; and

8. inspection of movable shielding required by LAC 33:XV.1715.H, if applicable.

B. The licensee shall have and follow emergency or abnormal event procedures appropriate for the irradiator type for:

1. sources stuck in the unshielded position;

2. personnel overexposures;

3. radiation alarms from the product exit portal monitor or pool monitor;

4. detection of leaking sources, pool contamination, or alarm caused by contamination of pool water;

5. low or high water level indicators, abnormal water loss, or leakage from the source storage pool;

6. prolonged loss of electrical power;

7. fire alarms or explosions in the radiation room;

8. alarms indicating unauthorized entry into the radiation room, area around pool, or another alarmed area;

9. natural phenomena, including an earthquake, a tornado, flooding, or other phenomena as appropriate for the geographical location of the facility; and

10. jamming of automatic conveyor systems.

C. The licensee may revise operating and emergency procedures without department approval only if all of the following conditions are met:

1. the revisions do not reduce the safety of the facility;

2. the revisions are consistent with the outline or summary of procedures submitted with the license application;

3. the revisions have been reviewed and approved by the radiation safety officer; and

4. the users or operators are instructed and tested on the revised procedures before they are put into use.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-1737

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 24:2118 (November 1998), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2603 (November 2000).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.