La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-326

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XV-326 - Special Requirements for Issuance of Certain Specific Licenses for Radioactive Material

A. Specific Licenses for Irradiators. The department shall approve an application for a specific license for the use of licensed material in an irradiator in accordance with LAC 33:XV.Chapter 17, if the applicant meets the following requirements:

1. the applicant shall satisfy the general requirements specified in LAC 33:XV.325.A.1-4 and the requirements contained in this Part;

2. the application shall describe the training provided to irradiator operators including:

a. classroom training;

b. on-the-job or simulator training;

c. safety reviews;

d. means employed by the applicant to test each operator's understanding of the department's regulations and licensing requirements and the irradiator operating, safety, and emergency procedures; and

e. minimum training and experience of personnel who may provide training;

3. the application shall include an outline of the written operating and emergency procedures listed in LAC 33:XV.1737 that describes the radiation safety aspects of the procedures;

4. the application shall describe the organizational structure for managing the irradiator, specifically, the radiation safety responsibilities and authorities of the radiation safety officer and those management personnel who have radiation safety responsibilities or authorities. In particular, the application shall specify who, within the management structure, has the authority to stop unsafe operations. The application shall also describe the training and experience required for the position of radiation safety officer;

5. the application shall include a description of the access control systems required by LAC 33:XV.1715, the radiation monitors required by LAC 33:XV.1721, the method of detecting leaking sources required by LAC 33:XV.1743, including the sensitivity of the method, and a diagram of the facility that shows the locations of all required interlocks and radiation monitors;

6. if the applicant intends to perform leak testing of dry-source-storage sealed sources, the applicant shall establish procedures for performing leak testing and submit a description of these procedures to the department. The description shall include the:

a. methods of performing the analysis;

b. pertinent experience of the individual who analyzes the samples; and

c. instruments to be used;

7. if licensee personnel are to load or unload sources, the applicant shall describe the qualifications and training of the personnel and the procedures to be used. If the applicant intends to contract for source loading or unloading at its facility, the loading or unloading shall be done by a person specifically authorized by the department, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an agreement state, or a licensing state to load or unload irradiator sources; and

8. the applicant shall describe the inspection and maintenance checks, including the frequency of the checks required by LAC 33:XV.1745.

B. Security Requirements for Portable Gauges. Each portable gauge licensee shall use a minimum of two independent physical controls that form tangible barriers to secure portable gauges from unauthorized removal, whenever portable gauges are not under the control and constant surveillance of the licensee.

C. Specific Licenses for Well Logging. The department will approve an application for a specific license for the use of licensed material in well logging if the applicant meets the following requirements.

1. The applicant shall satisfy the general requirements specified in LAC 33:XV.325.A for byproduct material, and any special requirements contained in this Part.

2. The applicant shall develop a program for training logging supervisors and logging assistants, and submit to the department a description of this program which specifies the:

a. initial training;

b. on-the-job training;

c. annual safety reviews provided by the licensee;

d. means the applicant will use to demonstrate the logging supervisor's knowledge and understanding of and ability to comply with the department's regulations and licensing requirements and the applicant's operating and emergency procedures; and

e. means the applicant will use to demonstrate the logging assistant's knowledge and understanding of and ability to comply with the applicant's operating and emergency procedures.

3. The applicant shall submit to the department written operating and emergency procedures as described in LAC 33:XV.2021, or an outline or summary of the procedures that includes the important radiation safety aspects of the procedures.

4. The applicant shall establish and submit to the department its program for annual inspections of the job performance of each logging supervisor to ensure that the department's regulations, license requirements, and the applicant's operating and emergency procedures are followed. Inspection records shall be retained for three years after each annual internal inspection.

5. The applicant shall submit to the department a description of its overall organizational structure as it applies to the radiation safety responsibilities in well logging, including specified delegations of authority and responsibility.

6. If an applicant performs leak testing of sealed sources, the applicant shall identify the manufacturers and the model numbers of the leak test kits used. If the applicant analyzes its own wipe samples, the applicant shall establish procedures to be followed and submit a description of these procedures to the department. The description shall include the:

a. instruments to be used;

b. methods of performing the analysis; and

c. pertinent experience of the person who will analyze the wipe samples.

D. Reserved.

E. Use of Sealed Sources in Industrial Radiography

1. In addition to the requirements set forth in LAC 33:XV.325, a specific license for use of sealed sources in industrial radiography will be issued if the following conditions are met.

a. The applicant will have an adequate program for training radiographers and submits to the Office of Environmental Compliance a schedule or description of such program that specifies the:

i. initial training;

ii. periodic training;

iii. on-the-job training; and

iv. means to be used by the licensee to determine the radiographer's knowledge and understanding of, and ability to comply with, the Louisiana radiation protection regulations, licensing requirements, and the operating and emergency procedures of the applicant.

b. The applicant has established and submits to the Office of Environmental Compliance satisfactory written operating and emergency procedures as described in LAC 33:XV.576.

c. The applicant will have an adequate internal inspection system, or other management control, to ensure that license provisions, regulations, and the applicant's operating and emergency procedures are followed by radiographers; the inspection system shall include the performance of internal inspections not to exceed six months and the retention of records of such inspections for three consecutive years.

d. The applicant submits to the Office of Environmental Compliance a description of his or her overall organizational structure pertaining to the industrial radiography program, including specified delegations of authority and responsibility for operation of the program.

e. The applicant who desires to conduct his or her own leak tests of sealed sources or exposure devices containing depleted uranium (DU) shielding has established adequate procedures to be followed in testing for possible leakage and contamination and submits to the Office of Environmental Compliance a description of such procedures including:

i. instrumentation to be used and sample calculations showing the limits of detectability of the isotope(s) for which leak testing is required;

ii. methods of performing tests, e.g., points on equipment to be smeared and method of taking smear; and

iii. pertinent experience of the person who will perform the test.

f. The applicant proposes to conduct a program for inspection and maintenance of radiographic exposure devices and storage containers that is adequate to assure proper functioning of components important to safety.

g. The applicant submits procedures for verifying and documenting the certification status of radiographers and for ensuring that the certification of individuals as radiographers remains valid.

h. The applicant submits the qualifications of the individual designated as the radiation safety officer (RSO) as described in LAC 33:XV.573.E.

i. The applicant who intends to perform calibrations of survey instruments and/or alarming ratemeters must describe methods to be used and the experience of the person(s) who will perform the calibrations. All calibrations must be performed according to the procedures described and at the intervals prescribed in LAC 33:XV.543 and 577.

j. The applicant identifies and describes the location(s) of all field stations and permanent radiographic installations.

k. The applicant identifies the locations where all records required by these regulations will be maintained.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-326

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Nuclear Energy Division, LR 13:569 (October 1987), amended by the Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 18:34 (January 1992), LR 24:2092 (November 1998), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2569 (November 2000), LR 27:1228 (August 2001), LR 30:1188 (June 2004), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, LR 31:45 (January 2005), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2525 (October 2005), LR 33:2178 (October 2007), LR 34:1027 (June 2008), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Division, LR 401927 (10/1/2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq. and 2104(B).