Section 0400-20-12-.13 - INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPENING OF SOURCES OF RADIATION(1) Each licensee or registrant shall visually check sources of radiation including source holders, logging tools, and source handling tools, for defects before each use to ensure that the equipment is in good working condition and that required labeling is present. If defects are found, the equipment must be removed from service until repaired, and a record must be made listing: (2) The required records in paragraph (1) of this rule must be maintained for 3 years after the defect is found.(3) Each licensee or registrant shall have a program for semiannual visual inspection and routine maintenance of sources of radiation including source holder, logging tools, injection tools, source handling tools, storage containers, transport containers, and uranium sinker bars to ensure that the required labeling is legible and that no physical damage is visible. If defects are found, the equipment must be removed from service until repaired, and a record must be made listing: (c) Inspection and maintenance operations performed;(d) Any defects found; and(e) Any actions taken to correct the defects.(4) The records required in paragraph (3) of this rule must be retained for 3 years after the defect is found.(5) Removal of a sealed source from a source holder or logging tool, and maintenance on sealed sources or holders in which sealed sources are contained may not be performed by the licensee unless a written procedure developed pursuant to Rule 0400-20-12-.19 has been approved either by the Division pursuant to subparagraph (1)(c) of Rule 0400-20-12-.05 or by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a Licensing State or an Agreement State.(6) If a sealed source is stuck in the source holder, the licensee may not perform any operation, such as drilling, cutting, or chiseling, on the source holder unless the licensee is specifically approved by the Division, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a Licensing State or an Agreement State to perform this operation.(7) The opening, repair, or modification of any sealed source must be performed by persons specifically approved to do so by the Division, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a Licensing State or an Agreement State.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-20-12-.13
Original rule filed February 22, 2012; effective May 22, 2012.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-202-101 et seq., and 4-5-201 et seq.