Notification of incidents and lost sources; abandonment procedures for irretrievable sources.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) The licensee shall immediately notify the appropriate NRC Regional Office by telephone and subsequently, within 30 days, by confirmation in writing, using an appropriate method listed in § 30.6(a) of this chapter, if the licensee knows or has reason to believe that a sealed source has been ruptured. The written confirmation must designate the well or other location, describe the magnitude and extent of the escape of licensed materials, assess the consequences of the rupture, and explain efforts planned or being taken to mitigate these consequences. (b) The licensee shall notify the Commission of the theft or loss of radioactive materials, radiation overexposures, excessive levels and concentrations of radiation, and certain other accidents as required by §§ 20.2201-20.2202, § 20.2203 and § 30.50 of this chapter. (c) If a sealed source becomes lodged in a well, and when it becomes apparent that efforts to recover the sealed source will not be successful, the licensee shall— (1) Notify the appropriate NRC Regional Office by telephone of the circumstances that resulted in the inability to retrieve the source and— (i) Obtain NRC approval to implement abandonment procedures; or (ii) That the licensee implemented abandonment before receiving NRC approval because the licensee believed there was an immediate threat to public health and safety; and (2) Advise the well owner or operator, as appropriate, of the abandonment procedures under § 39.15 (a) or (c); and (3) Either ensure t

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