Current through October 28, 2024
Section DHS 157.9711 - Monitoring, detection, assessment, communication, and response(1) MONITORING AND DETECTION. (a) A licensee shall establish and maintain the capability to continuously monitor and immediately detect all unauthorized entries into its security zones. A licensee shall provide the means to maintain continuous monitoring and detection capability if the primary power source is lost, or provide for an alarm and response if this capability to continuously monitor and immediately detect unauthorized entries is lost.(b) Monitoring and detection shall be performed by at least one of the following: 1. A monitored intrusion detection system that is linked to an onsite or offsite central monitoring facility.2. Electronic devices for intrusion detection alarms that will alert nearby facility personnel.3. A monitored video surveillance system.4. Direct visual surveillance by approved individuals located within the security zone.5. Direct visual surveillance by a licensee designated individual located outside the security zone.(c) A licensee subject to this subchapter shall detect unauthorized removal of the radioactive material from the security zone by establishing and maintaining the following capabilities:1. For category 1 quantities of radioactive material, immediate detection of any attempted unauthorized removal of the radioactive material from the security zone. Immediate detection capability shall be provided by any of the following: a. Electronic sensors linked to an alarm.b. Continuous monitored video surveillance.c. Direct visual surveillance.2. For category 2 quantities of radioactive material, weekly verification through physical checks, tamper indicating devices, use, or other means to ensure that the radioactive material is present.(2) ASSESSMENT OF ACTUAL OR ATTEMPTED UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY. A licensee shall immediately assess each actual or attempted unauthorized entry into the security zone to determine whether the unauthorized access was an actual or attempted theft, sabotage, or diversion.(3) PERSONNEL COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA TRANSMISSION. For personnel and automated or electronic systems supporting a licensee's monitoring, detection, and assessment systems, a licensee shall comply with all of the following: (a) Maintain continuous communication capability for personnel and electronic data transmission and processing capability among site security systems.(b) Provide an alternative communication capability for personnel, and an alternative data transmission and processing capability if the primary means of communication or data transmission and processing is lost. Alternative communications and data transmission systems shall not be subject to the same failure modes as the primary systems.(4) RESPONSE TO ACTUAL OR ATTEMPTED UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, THEFT, SABOTAGE, OR DIVERSION. A licensee shall immediately respond to any actual or attempted unauthorized access to the security zones, or actual or attempted theft, sabotage, or diversion of category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material at licensee facilities or temporary job sites. For any unauthorized access involving an actual or attempted theft, sabotage, or diversion of category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material, a licensee's response shall include immediately requesting an armed response from the LLEA.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 157.9711
Adopted by, CR 16-078: cr. Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; renumbered from DHS 157.111 under s. 13.92(4) (b) 1, Stats., Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2/1/2018