Section 459.124 - Records1. In addition to other records required by NAC 459.010 to 459.950, inclusive, and sections 4 to 28, inclusive,, each licensee and registrant shall maintain records showing his or her receipt, transfer and disposal of all sources of radiation as follows:(a) A licensee or registrant shall retain a record showing his or her receipt of radioactive material during the period in which the licensee or registrant possesses the radioactive material and for at least 3 years following the transfer or disposal of the radioactive material.(b) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 459.010 to 459.950, inclusive, and sections 4 to 28, inclusive,, a licensee or registrant who transfers radioactive material shall retain a record showing his or her transfer of the radioactive material for at least 3 years after the transfer occurs.(c) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 459.010 to 459.950, inclusive, and sections 4 to 28, inclusive,, a licensee or registrant who transfers source material shall retain a record showing his or her transfer of the source material until the Division terminates the license that authorizes the activity for which the source material that is subject to the recordkeeping requirement is being used.(d) A licensee or registrant who disposes of radioactive material shall retain a record showing his or her disposal of the radioactive material until the Division terminates the license that authorizes the disposal of the radioactive material.(e) While a licensee is maintaining records in accordance with this section, if source or byproduct material is combined or mixed with other licensed material and subsequently treated in a manner that makes direct correlation of a receipt record with a transfer, export or disposition record impossible, the licensee may use evaluative techniques, including, without limitation, the first-in, first-out method, to make the records that are required pursuant to this section account for 100 percent of the material received.(f) If a retention period is not otherwise specified in this section or as a condition of the license, a licensee or registrant shall retain a record until the Division terminates the license that authorizes the activity for which the radioactive material that is subject to the recordkeeping requirement is being used.(g) If there is a conflict between a retention period set forth in NAC 459.010 to 459.950, inclusive, and sections 4 to 28, inclusive and a retention period set forth as a condition of a license, the retention period set forth in NAC 459.010 to 459.950, inclusive, and sections 4 to 28, inclusive applies unless the Division has granted an exemption from the retention period pursuant to NAC 459.120.2. A licensee authorized to possess, in an unsealed form, radioactive material with a half-life greater than 120 days shall:(a) Before his or her license terminates, forward to the Division:(1) All records of licensed radioactive material disposed of by the licensee pursuant to NAC 459.3595 to 459.3615, inclusive, including burials authorized before January 28, 1981; and(2) All records required by paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NAC 459.3645; and(b) If the licensee transfers or assigns any licensed activities to another licensee in accordance with subsection 2 of NAC 459.198, transfer to the other licensee:(1) All records of licensed material disposed of by the licensee pursuant to NAC 459.3595 to 459.3615, inclusive, including burials authorized before January 28, 1981; and(2) All records required by paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NAC 459.3645.3. A licensee to whom records are transferred pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 shall maintain the records until the termination of his or her license.4. A licensee whose license is being terminated shall, before his or her license terminates, forward to the Division the records required by subsection 13 of NAC 459.1955.Nev. Admin. Code § 459.124
Bd. of Health, Radiation Control Reg. § 1.4, eff. 2-28-80-NAC A 9-6-88; R084-98, 1-26-99; A by Dep't of Human Resources by R137-01, 5-30-2003; A by Bd. of Health by R085-06, 11-13-2006; R149-07, 1-30-2008; A by R144-13A, eff. 10/13/2016