La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-1751

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

Section XV-1751 - Entering and Leaving the Radiation Room

A. Upon first entering the radiation room of a panoramic irradiator after an irradiation, the irradiator operator shall use a survey meter to determine that the source has returned to its fully shielded position. The operator shall check the functioning of the survey meter with a radiation check source prior to entry.

B. Before exiting from and locking the door to the radiation room of a panoramic irradiator prior to a planned irradiation, the irradiator operator shall:

1. visually inspect the entire radiation room to verify that no one else is in it; and

2. activate a control in the radiation room that permits the sources to be moved from the shielded position only if the door to the radiation room is locked within a preset time after setting the control.

C. During a power failure, the area around the pool of an underwater irradiator shall not be entered without using an operable and calibrated radiation survey meter, unless the over-the-pool monitor required by LAC 33:XV.1721.B is operating with backup power.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-1751

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 24:2120 (November 1998).

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