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Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYPart XV - Radiation ProtectionChapter 4 - Standards for Protection against Radiation
Subchapter G - Precautionary Procedures
Section XV-455 - Procedures for Receiving and Opening Packages

La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-455

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Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XV-455 - Procedures for Receiving and Opening Packages
A. Each licensee or registrant who expects to receive a package containing quantities of radioactive material in excess of a Type A quantity, as defined in LAC 33:XV.1503, shall make arrangements to receive:
1. the package when the carrier offers it for delivery; or
2. the notification of the arrival of the package at the carrier's terminal and to take possession of the package expeditiously.
B. Each licensee or registrant shall:
1. monitor the external surfaces of a labeled5 package for radioactive contamination unless the package contains only radioactive material in the form of gas or in special form, as defined in LAC 33:XV.102;
2. monitor the external surfaces of a labeled5 package for radiation levels unless the package contains quantities of radioactive material that are less than or equal to the Type A quantity, as defined in LAC 33:XV.1503; and
3. monitor all packages known to contain radioactive material for radioactive contamination and radiation levels if there is evidence of degradation of package integrity, such as packages that are crushed, wet, or damaged.
C. The licensee or registrant shall perform the monitoring required by Subsection B of this Section as soon as practical after receipt of the package, but not later than three hours after the package is received at the licensee's or registrant's facility, if it is received during the licensee's or registrant's normal working hours, or if there is evidence of degradation of package integrity, such as a package that is crushed, wet, or damaged. If a package is received after working hours and has no evidence of degradation of package integrity, the package shall be monitored no later than three hours from the beginning of the next working day.
D. The licensee or registrant shall immediately notify the final delivery carrier and, by telephone and telegram, mailgram, or facsimile, the Office of Environmental Compliance at (225) 765-0160 when:
1. removable radioactive surface contamination exceeds the limits of LAC 33:XV.1516.A.9; or
2. external radiation levels exceed the limits of LAC 33:XV.1516.A.10.
E. Each licensee or registrant shall:
1. establish, maintain, and retain written procedures for safely opening packages in which radioactive material is received; and
2. ensure that the procedures are followed and that due consideration is given to special instructions for the type of package being opened.
F. Licensees or registrants transferring special form sources in vehicles owned or operated by the licensee or registrant to and from a work site are exempt from the contamination monitoring requirements of LAC 33:XV.455.B, but are not exempt from the monitoring requirement in LAC 33:XV.455.B for measuring radiation levels that ensures that the source is still properly lodged in its shield.

5 Labeled with a Radioactive White I, Yellow II or Yellow III label as specified in U.S. Department of Transportation regulations 49 CFR 172.403 and 172.436-440.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-455

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 19:1421 (November 1993), LR 22:973 (October 1996), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2577 (November 2000), LR 28:1951 (September 2002), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 34:2103 (October 2008).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.