Nev. Admin. Code § 459.7715

Current through December 12, 2024

Section 459.7715 - Operating and emergency procedures

Each licensee shall develop and follow written operating and emergency procedures that cover:

1. The handling and use of radioactive materials including, if appropriate, the use of sealed sources in wells without surface casing;

2. The use of remote handling tools for handling sealed sources and radioactive tracer material, except low activity calibration sources;

3. Methods and occasions for conducting radiation surveys, including surveys for detecting contamination, as required by NAC 459.7725;

4. Minimizing exposure of personnel to radiation including exposure from inhalation and ingestion of tracer radioactive materials;

5. Methods and occasions for locking and securing stored radioactive materials;

6. Equipment and procedures for monitoring personnel;

7. The transportation of radioactive materials to field stations or temporary jobsites, including:

(a) The packaging of radioactive materials for transport in vehicles;

(b) Placing placards on vehicles when needed; and

(c) Physically securing radioactive materials in transport vehicles during transportation to prevent accidental loss, tampering or unauthorized removal;

8. Picking up, receiving and opening packages containing radioactive materials, in accordance with NAC 459.3585;

9. The use of tracers;

10. Decontamination of the environment, equipment and personnel;

11. Maintenance of records generated by logging personnel at temporary jobsites;

12. The inspection and maintenance of:

(a) Sealed sources;

(b) Source holders;

(c) Logging tools;

(d) Injection tools;

(e) Source handling tools;

(f) Storage containers;

(g) Transport containers; and

(h) Uranium sinker bars, as required by NAC 459.7665;

13. Actions to be taken if a sealed source is lodged in a well;

14. Notifying proper persons in the event of an accident; and

15. Actions to be taken if a sealed source is ruptured, including:

(a) Actions to prevent the spread of contamination and minimize inhalation and ingestion of radioactive materials; and

(b) Actions to determine the boundaries of radioactive contamination with suitable radiation survey instruments described in NAC 459.7661.

Nev. Admin. Code § 459.7715

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 9-6-88; A 1-18-94

NRS 459.201