| (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;
(B) completion of the training and testing requirements
of subsection (o)(1) of this section; and
(C) two years of experience as a logging supervisor
to include knowledge of well logging service operations and tracer
studies.
(3) The duties of the RSO include, but are not limited
to, the following:
(A) establishing and overseeing operating, safety,
and emergency, and as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) procedures,
and to review them regularly to ensure that the procedures are current
and conform with this chapter;
(B) overseeing and approving all phases of the training
program for well logging service operations and/or tracer studies
personnel so that appropriate and effective radiation protection practices
are taught;
(C) ensuring that required radiation surveys and leak
tests are performed and documented in accordance with this chapter,
including any corrective measures when levels of radiation exceed
established limits;
(D) ensuring that personnel monitoring is used properly
by occupationally-exposed personnel, that records are kept of the
monitoring results, and that timely notifications are made as required
by §289.203 of this title;
(E) investigating and reporting to the agency each
known or suspected case of radiation exposure to an individual or
radiation level detected in excess of limits established by this chapter
and each theft or loss of source(s) of radiation, to determine the
cause, and to take steps to prevent its recurrence;
(F) having a thorough knowledge of management policies
and administrative procedures of the licensee or registrant;
(G) assuming control and having the authority to institute
corrective actions including shutdown of operations when necessary
in emergency situations or unsafe conditions;
(H) maintaining records as required by this chapter
(see subsection (ee)(5) of this section);
(I) ensuring the proper storing, labeling, transport,
and use of sources of radiation, storage, and/or transport containers;
(J) ensuring that inventories are performed in accordance
with subsection (k) of this section;
(K) ensuring that personnel are complying with this
chapter, the conditions of the license or the registration, and the
operating, safety, and emergency procedures of the licensee or registrant;
and
(L) serving as the primary contact with the agency.
(t) Security.
(1) A logging supervisor must be physically present
at a temporary jobsite whenever radioactive material is being handled
or is not stored and locked in a vehicle or storage place. The logging
supervisor may leave the jobsite in order to obtain assistance if
a sealed source becomes lodged in a well.
(2) During well logging, except when sealed sources
are below ground or in shipping or storage containers, the logging
supervisor or other individual designated by the logging supervisor
shall maintain direct surveillance of the operation to prevent unauthorized
entry into a restricted area, as defined in §289.201(b) of this
title, or §289.231(c) of this title, as applicable.
(u) Handling tools. The licensee shall provide and
require the use of tools that will assure remote handling of sealed
sources other than low activity calibration sources.
(v) Tracer studies.
(1) Appropriate protective clothing and equipment shall
be used by all personnel handling radioactive tracer material. Precautions
shall be taken to avoid ingestion or inhalation of radioactive material
and to avoid contamination of field stations, temporary job sites,
vehicles, associated equipment, and clothing.
(2) No licensee shall permit the injection of radioactive
material into usable quality groundwater (3,000 parts per million
(ppm) total dissolved solids or less) without prior written authorization
from the agency.
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