| (ii) for a sealed source manufactured after July 14,
1989, the oil-well logging requirements from the American National
Standards Institute/Health Physics Society (ANSI/HPS) N43.6-1997,
"Sealed Radioactive Sources-Classification;" or
(iii) for a sealed source manufactured after July 14,
1989, the sealed source's prototype has been tested and found to maintain
its integrity after each of the following tests:
(I) Temperature. The test source shall be held at -40
degrees Celsius for 20 minutes, 600 degrees Celsius for one hour,
and then be subjected to a thermal shock test with a temperature drop
from 600 degrees Celsius to 20 degrees Celsius within 15 seconds.
(II) Impact. A 5 kilogram (kg) steel hammer, 2.5 centimeters
(cm) in diameter, shall be dropped from a height of 1 meter (m) onto
the test source.
(III) Vibration. The test source shall be subjected
to a vibration from 25 Hertz (Hz) to 500 Hz with a peak amplitude
of five times the acceleration of gravity for 30 minutes.
(IV) Puncture. A 1 gram (gm) hammer and pin, 0.3 cm
pin diameter, shall be dropped from a height of 1 m onto the test
source.
(V) Pressure. The test source shall be subjected to
an external pressure of 24,600 pounds per square inch absolute (1.695
x 107 pascals) without leakage.
(2) The requirements in paragraph (1) of this subsection
do not apply to sealed sources that contain radioactive material in
gaseous form.
(3) The requirements in this subsection do not apply
to energy compensation sources.
(n) Labeling.
(1) Each source, source holder, or logging tool containing
radioactive material in other than an exempt quantity, shall bear
a durable, legible, and clearly visible marking or label that has,
as a minimum, the standard radiation caution symbol with no color
requirement, and the wording DANGER (or CAUTION), RADIOACTIVE--DO
NOT HANDLE, NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES (OR NAME OF COMPANY).
(2) The labeling specified in paragraph (1) of this
subsection shall be on the smallest component, source, source holder,
or logging tool that is transported as a separate piece of equipment.
(3) Each transport container shall have permanently
attached to it a durable, legible, and clearly visible label that
has, as a minimum, the standard radiation caution symbol and the wording
DANGER (or CAUTION), RADIOACTIVE, NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES (OR NAME
OF COMPANY).
(4) Each transport container shall have attached to
it a durable, legible, and clearly visible label(s) that has, as a
minimum, the licensee's name, address, and telephone number, the radionuclide,
its activity, and assay date.
(o) Inspection and maintenance.
(1) Each licensee or registrant shall conduct, at intervals
not to exceed six months, a program of visual inspection and maintenance
of source holders (or sealed source, if there is no source holder),
logging tools, source handling tools, storage containers, transport
containers, and injection tools to assure proper labeling and physical
condition. The inspection program may be performed concurrently with
routine leak testing of sealed sources. Records of inspection and
maintenance shall be made and maintained by the licensee or registrant
in accordance with subsection (ee)(5) of this section.
(2) If any inspection conducted in accordance with
paragraph (1) of this subsection reveals damage to labeling or components
critical to radiation safety, the device shall be removed from service
at the time the damage is discovered and until repairs have been made.
(3) Any operation, such as drilling, cutting, or chiseling
on a source holder containing a sealed source, shall be performed
on the source holder only by persons specifically licensed to do so
by the agency, another agreement state, or the NRC. The provisions
of this paragraph do not apply to logging tool recovery (fishing)
operations conducted in accordance with the provisions of subsection
(dd)(4) of this section.
(4) The repair, opening, or modification of any sealed
source shall be performed only by persons specifically licensed to
do so by the agency, another agreement or licensing state, or the
NRC.
(p) Training requirements.
(1) No licensee or registrant shall permit any individual
to act as a logging supervisor until such individual has met the following
requirements:
(A) successfully completed an agency-accepted course
or a course recognized by another agreement state, or the NRC, including
at least 24 hours of formal training in the subjects outlined in subsection
(ee)(1) of this section;
(B) received copies of and instruction in the following:
(i) the requirements contained in this section and
the applicable subsections of §§289.201, 289.202, 289.203,
and 289.231 of this title or their equivalent;
(ii) the conditions of the appropriate license or certificate
of registration; and
(iii) the licensee's or registrant's operating, safety,
and emergency procedures;
(C) demonstrated understanding of the requirements
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph by successfully completing
a written examination administered by the licensee or registrant;
(D) completed two months of on-the-job training under
the supervision of a logging supervisor; and
(E) demonstrated through a field evaluation, competence
in the use of sources of radiation, related handling tools, and the
type of radiation survey instruments that will be used in the job
assignment.
(2) No licensee or registrant shall permit any individual
to act as a logging assistant until such individual has met the following
requirements:
(A) received copies of and instruction in the applicable
subsections of §§289.201, 289.202, 289.203, and 289.231
of this title or their equivalent, and the licensee's or registrant's
operating, safety, and emergency procedures;
(B) demonstrated understanding of the requirements
in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph by successfully completing a
written examination administered by the licensee or registrant; and
(C) demonstrated competence to use, under the personal
supervision of the logging supervisor, the sources of radiation, related
handling tools, and radiation survey instruments that will be used
in the job assignment.
(3) The licensee or registrant shall provide an annual
radiation safety review for logging supervisors and logging assistants.
(4) Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records
that document that the requirements of paragraphs (1) - (3) of this
subsection are met. Such records shall be maintained in accordance
with subsection (ee)(5) of this section.
(q) Operating, safety, and emergency procedures. The
licensee or registrant shall maintain written operating, safety, and
emergency procedures that include descriptions of and directions in
at least the items listed in subsection (ee)(4) of this section.
(r) Personnel monitoring.
(1) In addition to the requirements of §289.202(p)(4)
and (q) of this title or §289.231(n) and (s)(3) of this title,
as applicable, no licensee or registrant shall permit any individual
to act as a logging supervisor or logging assistant unless that individual
wears an individual monitoring device that is processed and evaluated
by an accredited National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
(NVLAP) processor, at all times during well logging service operations
and/or tracer studies utilizing sources of radiation. Each individual
monitoring device shall be assigned to and worn by only one individual.
Film badges shall be replaced at least monthly. Other individual monitoring
devices shall be replaced at least quarterly. After replacement, each
individual monitoring device shall be returned to the supplier for
processing within 14 calendar days or as soon as practicable. In circumstances
that make it impossible to return each individual monitoring device
to the supplier for processing within 14 calendar days, such circumstances
shall be documented and available for review by the agency.
(2) When necessary in order to aid in determining the
extent of an individual's exposure to concentrations of radioactive
material, the agency may require a licensee or registrant to make
available to the individual appropriate bioassay services and to furnish
a copy of the reports of such services to the agency.
(3) Personnel monitoring records shall be maintained
by the licensee or registrant in accordance with subsection (ee)(5)
of this section.
(s) Radiation safety officer.
(1) A radiation safety officer (RSO) shall be designated
for every license and certificate of registration issued by the agency.
(2) The RSO's documented qualifications shall include:
(A) possession of a high school diploma or a certificate
of high school equivalency based on the GED test;
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