Reporting requirements.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) (b) (1) An unplanned contamination event that: (i) Requires access to the contaminated area, by workers or the public, to be restricted for more than 24 hours by imposing additional radiological controls or by prohibiting entry into the area; (ii) Involves a quantity of material greater than five times the lowest annual limit on intake specified in appendix B of §§ 20.1001-20.2401 of 10 CFR part 20 for the material; and (iii) Has access to the area restricted for a reason other than to allow isotopes with a half-life of less than 24 hours to decay prior to decontamination. (2) An event in which equipment is disabled or fails to function as designed when: (i) The equipment is required by regulation or license condition to prevent releases exceeding regulatory limits, to prevent exposures to radiation and radioactive materials exceeding regulatory limits, or to mitigate the consequences of an accident; (ii) The equipment is required to be available and operable when it is disabled or fails to function; and (iii) No redundant equipment is available and operable to perform the required safety function. (3) An event that requires unplanned medical treatment at a medical facility of an individual with spreadable radioactive contamination on the individual's clothing or body. (4) An unplanned fire or explosion damaging any licensed material or any device, container, or equipment containing licensed material when: (i) The quantity of material involved is greater than five times t

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 40.60