Section 180-14-018 - OPERATING AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURESEach licensee must develop and follow written operating and emergency procedures that cover:
(A) Handling and use of radioactive materials including the use of sealed sources in wells without surface casing for protecting fresh water aquifers, if appropriate;(B) Use of remote handling tools for handling sealed sources and radioactive tracer material except low-activity calibration sources;(C) Methods and occasions for conducting radiation surveys, including surveys for detecting contamination, as required by 180 NAC 14-020.02 through 020.05.(D) Minimizing personnel exposure including exposures from inhalation and ingestion of radioactive tracer materials;(E) Methods and occasions for locking and securing stored radioactive materials;(F) Personnel monitoring and the use of personnel monitoring equipment;(G) Transportation of sources of radiation to field stations or temporary jobsites, packaging of sources of radiation for transport in vehicles, placarding of vehicles when needed, and physically securing sources of radiation in transport vehicles during transportation to prevent accidental loss, tampering or unauthorized removal;(H) Picking up, receiving, and opening packages containing radioactive materials, according to 180 NAC 4-038;(I) For tracer use, decontamination of the environment, equipment, and personnel;(J) Maintenance of records generated by logging personnel at temporary jobsites;(K) Inspection and maintenance of sealed sources, source holders, logging tools, injection tools, source handling tools, storage containers, transport containers, and uranium sinker bars as required by 180 NAC 14-011;(L) Actions to be taken if a sealed source is lodged in a well;(M) Notifying proper persons in the event of an accident; and(N) Actions to be taken if a sealed source is ruptured including actions to prevent the spread of contamination, minimize inhalation and ingestion of radioactive materials, and obtain suitable radiation survey instruments as required by 180 NAC 14-006 (B).180 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 14, § 018
Amended effective 6/26/2021Amended effective 6/14/2023