Chapter 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL

A. General provisions and scope: 1. The criteria in this Section apply to the decommissioning of facilities licensed under Article 3 of this Chapter. The criteria do not apply to uranium and thorium recovery facilities already subject to 10 CFR 40, Appendix A, or to uranium solut…

Any licensee or registrant that reports a personnel exposure to the Department in accordance with R9-7-413(A)(6), R9-7-444, or R9-7-452 shall: 1. Notify the exposed individual of the exposure addressed in the report; and 2. Transmit the report to the exposed individual at the sam…

A. A licensee who manufactures, receives, transfers, disassembles, or disposes of a nationally tracked source shall complete and submit to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s National Source Tracking System and the Department, a National Source Tracking Transaction Report that co…

A. A licensee that uses a portable gauge shall use a minimum of two independent controls to maintain security while: 1. Transporting a portable gauge; and 2. Storing a portable gauge. B. Each control shall form a tangible barrier that will prevent unauthorized removal whenever a …

“Access panel” means any panel that is designed to be removed or opened for maintenance or service purposes, opened using tools, and used to provide access to the interior of the cabinet x-ray unit. “Annual refresher safety training” means a review conducted or provided by the li…

A. The Department shall review an application for a specific license for the use of radioactive material in industrial radiography and approve the license if an applicant meets all of the following requirements: 1. The applicant satisfies the general requirements in R9-7-309 and …

A. A licensee shall ensure that equipment used in industrial radiographic operations meets the following minimum criteria: 1. Each radiographic exposure device, source assembly or sealed source, and all associated equipment meet the requirements in American National Standards Ins…

A. A licensee shall maintain at least two calibrated and operable radiation survey instruments at each location where sources of radiation are present to make radiation surveys required by this Article and Article 4 of this Chapter. Instrumentation required by this Section shall …

A. A licensee shall ensure that replacement of any sealed source fastened to or contained in a radiographic exposure device and leak testing of any sealed source is performed by a person authorized to do so by the Department, the NRC, or another Agreement State. B. A licensee sha…

A. A licensee shall conduct a quarterly physical inventory to account for all sealed sources and devices that contain depleted uranium. B. A licensee shall maintain a record of the quarterly inventory required under subsection (A) for three years after it is made. C. The record r…

A. A licensee shall maintain for each sealed source a utilization log that provides all of the following information: 1. A description, including the make, model, and serial number of each radiographic exposure device, and each sealed source transport and storage container that c…

A. A licensee shall perform visual and operability checks on each survey instrument, radiographic exposure device, transport and storage container, source changer, and associated equipment before use on each day the equipment is to be used to ensure that the equipment is in good …

During each radiographic operation, a radiographer or the radiographer’s assistant, as permitted by R9-7-510, shall maintain continuous direct visual surveillance of the operation to protect against unauthorized entry into a high radiation area, except at permanent radiographic i…

A. If industrial radiography is performed at a location other than a permanent radiographic installation, a licensee shall ensure that the radiographer is accompanied by at least one other radiographer or radiographer’s assistant, qualified under R9-7-543. The additional radiogra…

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A. A licensee shall have a radiation safety officer (RSO) who is responsible for implementing procedures and regulatory requirements in the daily operation of the radiation safety program. B. Except as provided in subsection (C), the licensee shall ensure that the RSO satisfies t…

A licensee shall maintain records in accordance with R9-7-405. Historical Note New Section R9-7-513 recodified from R12-1-513 at 24 A.A.R. 813, effective March 22, 2018 (Supp. 18-1).

The maximum rate limits for storage containers and source changers are 2 millisieverts (200 mRem/hr) at any exterior surface and 0.1 millisieverts (10 mRem/hr) at 1 meter from any exterior surface with the sealed source in the shielded position. Historical Note New Section R9-7-5…

A. Except at permanent radiographic installations governed by R9-7-539, a licensee shall ensure that each radiographic exposure device has a lock or an outer container with a lock designed to prevent unauthorized or accidental removal of the sealed source from its shielded positi…

A. A licensee shall maintain records that show each receipt and transfer of a sealed source or device that uses DU for shielding and retain each record for three years after it is made. B. The records shall contain separate entries for each transaction, including the date, name o…

A licensee shall post any area in which industrial radiography is performed as required by R9-7-429. Exceptions listed in R9-7-430 do not apply to industrial radiographic operations. Historical Note New Section R9-7-517 recodified from R12-1-517 at 24 A.A.R. 813, effective March …

A. A licensee shall not use a source changer or a storage container to store licensed material unless the source changer or the storage container has securely attached to it a durable, legible, and clearly visible label that bears the standard trefoil radiation caution symbol and…

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A. A licensee shall ensure that the operating and emergency procedures include, at a minimum, instructions in the following, as applicable: 1. Handling and use of sealed sources or radiographic exposure devices, so that persons are not exposed to radiation that exceeds the limits…

A. A licensee shall not permit any individual to act as a radiographer or a radiographer’s assistant unless, at all times during radiographic operations, each individual wears, on the trunk of the body, a direct reading dosimeter, an operating alarm rate meter, and a personnel do…

If a radiographer’s assistant uses a radiographic exposure device, associated equipment, or a sealed source or conducts a radiation survey required by R9-7-533(B) to determine that the sealed source has returned to the shielded position after an exposure, the licensee shall ensur…

Each day radioactive material is used for industrial radiography, a licensee shall notify the Department of any planned field radiography. The notice shall be in writing and specify the location of the field work, the name of the supervising individual at the job site, and the ex…

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During each radiographic operation, the radiographer or radiographer’s assistant shall maintain continuous direct visual surveillance of the operation to protect against unauthorized entry into a high radiation area, as defined in Article 1, unless: 1. The high radiation area is …

Notwithstanding any provisions in R9-7-430, areas in which radiography is being performed shall be conspicuously posted as required by R9-7-429(A) and (B). Historical Note New Section R9-7-532 recodified from R12-1-532 at 24 A.A.R. 813, effective March 22, 2018 (Supp. 18-1).

A. A licensee shall conduct surveys with a calibrated and operable radiation survey instrument that meets the requirements of R9-7-504. B. Using a survey instrument that complies with subsection (A), the licensee shall conduct a survey of the radiographic exposure device and the …

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A. In addition to the reporting requirements specified in Article 4, each licensee shall provide a written report to the Department if any of the following incidents involving radiography equipment occur: 1. Unintentional disconnection of the source assembly from the control cabl…

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A. If a licensee maintains a permanent radiographic installation that does not fall within the definition of “enclosed radiography” in R9-7-102, the licensee shall ensure that each entrance, used for personnel access to the high radiation area, has either: 1. An entrance control …

A. A licensee shall maintain a copy of each record required by this Article and other applicable Articles of this Chapter at a location specified under R9-7-502(I). B. A licensee shall maintain a copy of each record listed below at each field station and temporary job site; 1. Th…

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A. A licensee shall not allow an individual to act as a radiographer until the individual has received training in the subjects in subsection (G), has participated in a minimum of two months of on-the-job training, and is certified through a radiographer certification program by …

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The following definitions apply in this Article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Accessible surface” means the external surface of the enclosure or housing provided by the manufacturer. “Added filter” means the filter added to the inherent filtration. “Aluminum equivalent…

A. A person shall not make, sell, lease, transfer, lend, or install x-ray equipment or the supplies used in connection with the equipment unless the supplies and equipment, when properly placed in operation and properly used, meets the requirements of 9 A.A.C. 7. B. A registrant …