La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-486

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

Section XV-486 - Notification of Incidents

A. Immediate Notification. Notwithstanding other requirements for notification, each licensee or registrant shall immediately report to the Office of Environmental Compliance by telephone at (225) 765-0160 in accordance with LAC 33:I.3923 each event involving a source of radiation possessed by the licensee or registrant that may have caused or threatens to cause any of the following conditions:

1. an individual to receive:

a. a total effective dose equivalent of 0.25 Sv (25 rem) or more;

b. a lens dose equivalent of 0.75 Sv (75 rem) or more; or

c. a shallow dose equivalent to the skin or extremities or a total organ dose equivalent of 2.5 Gy (250 rad) or more; or

2. the release of radioactive material, inside or outside of a restricted area, so that, had an individual been present for 24 hours, the individual could have received an intake five times the occupational ALI. This provision does not apply to locations where personnel are not normally stationed during routine operations, such as hot-cells or process enclosures.

B. Twenty-Four Hour Notification. Each licensee or registrant shall, within 24 hours of discovery of the event, report to the Office of Environmental Compliance by telephone at (225) 765-0160 in accordance with LAC 33:I.3923 each event involving loss of control of a licensed or registered source of radiation possessed by the licensee or registrant that may have caused, or threatens to cause, any of the following conditions:

1. an individual to receive, in a period of 24 hours:

a. a total effective dose equivalent exceeding 0.05 Sv (5 rem);

b. a lens dose equivalent exceeding 0.15 Sv (15 rem); or

c. a shallow dose equivalent to the skin or extremities or a total organ dose equivalent exceeding 0.5 Sv (50 rem); or

2. the release of radioactive material, inside or outside of a restricted area, so that, had an individual been present for 24 hours, the individual could have received an intake in excess of one occupational ALI. This provision does not apply to locations where personnel are not normally stationed during routine operations, such as hot-cells or process enclosures.

C. Licensees or registrants shall make the reports required by Subsections A and B of this Section through initial contact by telephone and shall confirm the initial contact by telegram, mailgram, or facsimile to the Office of Environmental Compliance or by e-mail utilizing the Incident Report Form and procedures found on the department's website under the key subject title "Surveillance."

D. The licensee or registrant shall prepare each report filed with the department in accordance with this Section so that names of individuals who have received exposure to sources of radiation are stated in a separate and detachable portion of the report.

E. The provisions of this Section do not apply to doses that result from planned special exposures, provided such doses are within the limits for planned special exposures and are reported in accordance with LAC 33:XV.488.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-486

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 19:1421 (November 1993), amended LR 22:973 (October 1996), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2579 (November 2000), LR 26:2770 (December 2000), LR 30:1678 (August 2004), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, LR 30:2029 (September 2004).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.