| (C) decontamination techniques and limits;
(D) survey techniques for tracer materials; and
(E) packaging requirements for transportation of radioactive
materials, especially residual materials from tracer studies.
(3) The following is an example of a plaque for identifying
wells containing sealed sources of radioactive material abandoned
downhole:
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(4) The licensee's or registrant's operating, safety,
and emergency procedures shall include descriptions of and instructions
in at least the following:
(A) the handling and use of sources of radiation in
wells without surface casing for protecting fresh water aquifers,
if appropriate;
(B) the handling and use of sources of radiation to
be employed so that no individual is likely to be exposed to radiation
doses in excess of the limits established in §289.202 of this
title, or §289.231 of this title, as applicable. Every reasonable
effort shall be made to keep radiation exposures and releases of radioactive
material in soils and effluents to unrestricted areas as low as is
reasonably achievable;
(C) methods and occasions for conducting radiation
surveys;
(D) methods and occasions for locking and securing
sources of radiation;
(E) personnel monitoring, including bioassays, and
the use of individual monitoring devices;
(F) removal of radioactive material from storage, transportation
of radioactive material to field locations and temporary job sites,
including packaging of sources of radiation in the vehicles, placarding
of vehicles, securing sources of radiation during transportation,
and return to storage;
(G) minimizing exposure of individuals during routine
use and in the event of an accident;
(H) procedures for notifying proper personnel in the
event of an accident or well excursion;
(I) maintenance of records;
(J) use, inspection, and maintenance of source holders,
logging tools, source handling tools, storage containers, transport
containers, and injection tools;
(K) procedures to be followed in the event a sealed
source is lost or lodged downhole;
(L) procedures to be used for picking up, receiving,
handling, and opening packages containing radioactive material;
(M) procedures to be used for surveys of temporary
job sites and equipment, and decontamination of vehicles, associated
equipment, and clothing following tracer studies;
(N) storage and disposal of radioactive waste;
(O) procedures for laundering contaminated clothing,
if applicable;
(P) licensee's or registrant's management structure;
(Q) posting of radiation areas and labeling radioactive
material containers;
(R) procedures to be followed in the event of an uncontrolled
release of radioactive tracer material to the environment; and
(S) actions to be taken if a sealed source is ruptured,
including actions to prevent the spread of contamination and minimize
inhalation and ingestion of radioactive material, and actions to obtain
suitable radiation survey instruments as required by subsection (i)
of this section.
(5) The following records/documents shall be maintained
by the licensee or registrant for inspection by the agency.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §289.253 adopted to be effective April 15, 1997, 22 TexReg 3297; amended to be effective October 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 9580; amended to be effective April 29, 2003, 28 TexReg 3508; amended to be effective March 29, 2006, 31 TexReg 2458; amended to be effective October 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 5851; amended to be effective March 22, 2015, 40 TexReg 1386; amended to be effective September 24, 2018, 43 TexReg 6289 |
