Section 0400-20-12-.22 - RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION CONTROL(1) If the licensee detects evidence that a sealed source has ruptured or radioactive materials have caused contamination, the licensee shall initiate immediately the emergency procedures required by Rule 0400-20-12-.19.(2) If contamination results from the use of radioactive material in well logging, the licensee shall decontaminate all work areas, equipment, and unrestricted areas.(3) During efforts to recover a sealed source lodged in the well, a licensee shall continuously monitor, with an appropriate radiation detection instrument or logging tool with a radiation detector, the circulating fluids from the well, if any, to check for contamination resulting from damage to the sealed source.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-20-12-.22
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.