Operating and emergency procedures.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) The licensee shall have and follow written operating procedures for— (1) Operation of the irradiator, including entering and leaving the radiation room; (2) Use of personnel dosimeters; (3) Surveying the shielding of panoramic irradiators; (4) Monitoring pool water for contamination while the water is in the pool and before release of pool water to unrestricted areas; (5) Leak testing of sources; (6) Inspection and maintenance checks required by § 36.61; (7) Loading, unloading, and repositioning sources, if the operations will be performed by the licensee; and (8) Inspection of movable shielding required by § 36.23(h), if applicable. (b) The licensee shall have and follow emergency or abnormal event procedures, appropriate for the irradiator type, for— (1) Sources stuck in the unshielded position; (2) Personnel overexposures; (3) A radiation alarm from the product exit portal monitor or pool monitor; (4) Detection of leaking sources, pool contamination, or alarm caused by contamination of pool water; (5) A low or high water level indicator, an abnormal water loss, or leakage from the source storage pool; (6) A prolonged loss of electrical power; (7) A fire alarm or explosion in the radiation room; (8) An alarm indicating unauthorized entry into the radiation room, area around pool, or another alarmed area; (9) Natural phenomena, including an earthquake, a tornado, flooding, or other phenomena as appropriate for the geographical location of the facility; and (10) The jammi

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 36.53