Section 22a-153-2 - [Effective 10/1/2025] Compliance Monitoring(a)Applicability(1) This section applies to all persons who use, produce, transport, store, possess or dispose of radioactive materials within the state.(2) This section shall not apply to any person to the extent such person is subject to regulation by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.(b)Records.Licensees shall maintain records showing the receipt, transfer and disposal of radioactive material in accordance with 10 CFR 30.51.
(c)Inspections and investigations.(1) The commissioner may conduct inspections and investigations of facilities and regulated activities as necessary to demonstrate compliance with sections 22a-153-1 to 22a-153-150, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.(2) Licensees shall maintain records required by this section and shall make such records available for inspection by the commissioner at a permanent site or facility identified in a license issued under section 22a-153-30 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.(3) The commissioner may take the following actions with respect to licensees: (A) Access books, papers, documents and other records and physical evidence pertinent to a matter under inspection or investigation;(B) Require a licensee to make reports and furnish information; and(C) Enter the premises of a licensee for the purpose of investigation or inspection of radioactive materials and the premises and facilities where radioactive materials are used or stored, as necessary to ascertain compliance with sections 22a-153-1 to 22a-153-150, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and to protect health, safety, and the environment.(4) The commissioner may conduct additional follow-up inspections and investigations if violations were noted at the time of the original inspection, or if a person presents information, or circumstances arise, which give the commissioner reason to believe that the health and safety of a person is threatened or that sections 22a-153-1 to 22a-153-150, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies may have been violated.(d)Tests.Licensees, upon instruction from the department, shall perform, or permit the commissioner to perform, reasonable tests as the commissioner deems appropriate or necessary including, but not limited to, tests of:
(A) Radioactive materials;(B) Facilities in which radioactive materials are used or stored;(C) Radiation detection and monitoring instruments; or(D) Other equipment and devices in connection with utilization or storage of licensed radioactive materials.(e) The commissioner may issue, modify, or revoke any order to correct or abate any violation in accordance with section 22a-155 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Any such order may include remedial measures that are necessary to correct or abate such violations.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-153-2