| (D) Each certification ID card is valid for a period
of five years, unless revoked or suspended in accordance with paragraph
(4) of this subsection. Each certification ID card expires at the
end of the day, in the month and year stated on the certification
ID card.
(3) Renewal of a radiographer certification.
(A) Applications for examination to renew a radiographer
certification shall be filed in accordance with subsection (g)(1)
of this section.
(B) The examination for renewal of a radiographer certification
shall be administered in accordance with subsection (g)(2) of this
section.
(C) A renewal certification ID card shall be issued
in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(4) Suspension or revocation of a radiographer certification.
(A) Any radiographer who violates the requirements
of this chapter, or provides any material false statement in the application
or any statement of fact required in accordance with this chapter,
may be required to show cause at a formal hearing why the radiographer
certification should not be suspended or revoked in accordance with
§289.205 of this title.
(B) When an agency order has been issued for an industrial
radiographer to cease and desist from the use of sources of radiation
or the agency suspends or revokes the individual's radiographer certification,
the radiographer shall surrender the certification ID card to the
agency until the order is changed or the suspension expires.
(C) An individual whose radiographer certification
has been suspended or revoked by the agency or another certifying
entity shall comply with the process and/or conditions of the suspension
or revocation orders before certification is reinstated, or the individual
is permitted by the agency to apply for a new certification.
(5) Reciprocity of a radiographer certification.
(A) Reciprocal recognition by the agency of an individual
radiographer certification will be granted provided that:
(i) the individual holds a valid certification in the
appropriate category and class issued by a certifying entity, as defined
in subsection (c) of this section;
(ii) the requirements and procedures of the certifying
entity issuing the certification afford the same or comparable certification
standards as those afforded by subsection (e)(2)(A)(i) - (iii) of
this section; and
(iii) the individual submits a legible copy of the
certification to the agency prior to entry into Texas.
(B) Enforcement actions with the agency, another agreement
state, or the NRC or sanctions by an independent certifying entity
may be considered when reviewing a request for reciprocal recognition
from a licensee, registrant, or certified radiographer.
(C) Certified radiographers who are granted reciprocity
by the agency shall maintain the certification upon which the reciprocal
recognition was granted, or prior to the expiration of such certification,
shall meet the requirements of paragraph (3) of this subsection.
(i) Receipt, transfer, and disposal of sources of radiation
and devices using depleted uranium (DU) for shielding.
(1) Each licensee and registrant shall make and maintain
records in accordance with subsection (v)(1) of this section, showing
the receipt, transfer, and disposal of sources of radiation and devices
using DU for shielding.
(2) These records shall include the following, as appropriate:
(A) date of receipt, transfer, or disposal;
(B) name of the individual making the record;
(C) radionuclide;
(D) number of curies (becquerels) or mass (for DU);
(E) manufacturer, model, and serial number of each
source of radiation and/or device;
(F) for the person transferring the source of radiation,
the name of the transferee, the number of the transferee's radioactive
material license authorizing possession of the material, and the regulatory
agency issuing the license to the transferee; and
(G) for the person receiving the source of radiation,
the name of the transferor, the number of the transferor's radioactive
material license authorizing possession of the material, and the regulatory
agency issuing the license to the transferor.
(j) Radiation survey instruments.
(1) Each licensee and registrant shall have a sufficient
number of calibrated, appropriate, and operable radiation survey instruments
at each location where sources of radiation are present to perform
the radiation surveys required by this section and §289.202(p)(1)
and (3) of this title and §289.231(s)(1) and (2) of this title,
as applicable. These radiation survey instruments shall be capable
of measuring a range from 2 mrem/hr (0.002 mSv/hr) through 1 rem per
hour (rem/hr) (0.01 sievert per hour (Sv/hr)).
(2) Each radiation survey instrument shall be calibrated:
(A) by a person licensed or registered by the agency,
another agreement state, or the NRC to perform such service;
(B) at energies appropriate for the licensee's or registrant's
use;
(C) at intervals not to exceed six months and after
each instrument servicing other than battery replacement;
(D) at two points located approximately one-third and
two-thirds of full-scale on each scale for linear scale instruments;
for logarithmic scale instruments, at mid-range of each decade, and
at two points of at least one decade; and for digital instruments,
at three points between 2 and 1,000 mrem/hr (0.02 and 10 mSv/hr);
and
(E) to demonstrate an accuracy within plus or minus
20% of the true radiation level at each point checked.
(3) Each radiation survey instrument shall be checked
with a radiation source at the beginning of each day of use and at
the beginning of each work shift to ensure it is operating properly.
(4) Records of the calibrations required by paragraph
(2) of this subsection shall be maintained in accordance with subsection
(v)(1) of this section.
(k) Quarterly inventory.
(1) Each licensee and registrant shall perform a physical
inventory at intervals not to exceed three months to account for all
sources of radiation and for devices containing DU received or possessed.
(2) Records of the quarterly inventories required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be made and maintained in accordance
with subsection (v)(1) of this section.
(3) The record shall include the following for each
source of radiation, as appropriate:
(A) manufacturer, model, and serial number;
(B) radionuclide;
(C) number of curies (except for DU);
(D) location of each source of radiation;
(E) date of the inventory; and
(F) name of the individual making the inventory.
(l) Utilization logs.
(1) Each licensee and registrant shall make and maintain
current logs of the use, removal, and return to storage of each source
of radiation. The information shall be recorded in the log when the
source is removed from and returned to storage. The logs shall include:
(A) a unique identification, for example, make, model
and serial number, of the following:
(i) each radiation machine;
(ii) each radiographic exposure device containing a
sealed source or transport and storage container in which the sealed
source is located; and
(iii) each sealed source;
(B) the name and signature of the radiographer using
the source of radiation;
(C) the location(s) and date(s) where each source of
radiation is used; and
(D) the date(s) each source of radiation is removed
from storage and returned to storage.
(2) Utilization logs may be kept on clear legible records
containing all the information required by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(3) Records of utilization logs shall be made and maintained
in accordance with subsection (v)(1) of this section.
(m) Inspection and maintenance of radiation machines,
radiographic exposure devices, transport and storage containers, associated
equipment, source changers, and survey instruments.
(1) Each day before using equipment, the radiographer
shall:
(A) perform visual and operational checks on radiation
machines, survey instruments, radiographic exposure devices, transport
and storage containers, associated equipment and source changers to
ensure that:
(i) the equipment is in good working condition;
(ii) the sources are adequately shielded in radiographic
exposure devices; and
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