New Mexico Administrative Code

A. Labels. (1) The licensee may not use a source, source holder or logging tool that contains licensed material unless the smallest component that is transported as a separate piece of equipment with the licensed material inside bears a durable, legible and clearly visible markin…

A. The licensee shall keep a calibrated and operable radiation survey instrument capable of detecting beta and gamma radiation at each field station and temporary jobsite to make the radiation surveys required by this part and by 20.3.4 NMAC. To satisfy this requirement, the radi…

A. Testing and recordkeeping requirements. Each licensee who uses a sealed source of radioactive material shall have the source tested for leakage periodically. Records of leak tests results shall be kept in units of microcuries and maintained for inspection by the department for…

Each licensee shall conduct a semi-annual physical inventory to account for all licensed material received and possessed under the license. The licensee shall retain records of the inventory for 3 years from the date of the inventory for inspection by the department. The inventor…

The regulations in this part apply to all licensees who use sources of radiation for well logging service operations, radioactive markers or subsurface tracer studies in oil, gas, mineral, groundwater or geological exploration.

A. Each licensee shall maintain records for each use of licensed material showing: (1) the make, model number and serial number or a description of each sealed source used; (2) in the case of unsealed licensed material used for subsurface tracer studies, the radionuclide and quan…

A. A licensee may use a sealed source for use in well logging applications if: (1) the sealed source is doubly encapsulated; (2) the sealed source contains licensed material whose chemical and physical forms are as insoluble and nondispersible as practical; and (3) meets the requ…

A. Each licensee shall visually check source holders, logging tools and source handling tools, for defects before each use to ensure that the equipment is in good working condition and that required labeling is present. If defects are found, the equipment must be removed from ser…

A. The licensee shall require all personnel handling radioactive tracer material to use protective gloves and, if required by the license, other protective clothing and equipment. The licensee shall take precautions to avoid ingestion or inhalation of radioactive tracer material …

The licensee may use radioactive markers in wells only if the individual markers contain quantities of licensed material not exceeding the exempt quantities specified in 20.3.3.330 NMAC. The use of markers is subject only to the requirements of physical inventory in 20.3.12.19 NM…

The licensee may use a uranium sinker bar in well logging applications only if it is legibly impressed with the words "Caution - radioactive - depleted uranium" and "Notify civil authorities (or name of company) if found."

The licensee may use a sealed source in a well without a surface casing for protecting fresh water aquifers only if the licensee follows a procedure for reducing the probability of the source becoming lodged in the well. The procedure must be approved by the department pursuant t…

A. The licensee may use an energy compensation source (ECS) which is contained within a logging tool or other tool components, only if the ECS contains quantities of licensed material not exceeding 100 microcuries (3.7 megabecquerels). B. For well logging applications with a surf…

A. Use of a tritium neutron generator target source, containing quantities not exceeding 30 curies (1,110 megabecquerels) and in a well with a surface casing to protect fresh water aquifers, is subject to the requirements of this part except 20.3.12.10 NMAC, 20.3.12.21 NMAC and 2…

A. A logging supervisor must be physically present at a temporary jobsite whenever licensed materials are being handled or are not stored and locked in a vehicle or storage place. The logging supervisor may leave the jobsite in order to obtain assistance if a source becomes lodge…

Sections 74-1-9, 74-3-5, and 74-3-9 NMSA 1978.

Each licensee shall maintain the following documents and records at the field station: A. a copy of 20.3.4 NMAC, 20.3.10 NMAC and 20.3.12 NMAC; B. the license authorizing the use of licensed material; C. operating and emergency procedures required by 20.3.12.12 NMAC; D. the recor…

Each licensee conducting operations at a temporary jobsite shall maintain the following documents and records at the temporary jobsite until the well logging operation is completed: A. operating and emergency procedures required by 20.3.12.12 NMAC; B. evidence of latest calibrati…

A. The licensee shall immediately notify the department by telephone and subsequently, within 30 days, by confirmation in writing, if the licensee knows or has reason to believe that a sealed source has been ruptured. The written confirmation must designate the well or other loca…

Permanent.

June 30, 2011, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

A. This part prescribes requirements for the issuance of a license authorizing the use of licensed materials including sealed sources, radioactive tracers, radioactive markers and uranium sinker bars in well logging in a single well. This part also prescribes radiation safety req…

As used in this part, the following definitions apply. A. "Energy compensation source" (ECS) means a small sealed source, with an activity not exceeding 100 microcuries (3.7 megabecquerels), used within a logging tool, or other tool components, to provide a reference standard to …

A person, as defined in 20.3.1.7 NMAC, shall file an application in duplicate for a specific license authorizing the use of licensed material in well logging on a department prescribed form pursuant to 20.3.3.307 NMAC. The application must be sent to the department for review and…

The department will approve an application for a specific license for the use of licensed material in well logging if the applicant meets the following requirements. A. The applicant shall satisfy the general requirements specified in 10 CFR 30.33 for byproduct material, 10 CFR 4…

Environmental Improvement Board.

A. No person may receive, possess, and dispose of waste received from other persons at a land disposal facility, unless authorized by a license issued by the department pursuant to this part (20.3.13 NMAC), and 20.3.3 NMAC. B. Each person shall file an application with the depart…

In addition to the requirements set forth in 20.3.3.308 NMAC, an application to receive from others, possess and dispose of wastes shall consist of general information, specific technical information, institutional information, and financial information as set forth in 20.3.13.13…

The general information shall include each of the following. A. Identity of the applicant including:(1) the full name, address, telephone number and description of the business or occupation of the applicant; (2) if the applicant is a partnership, the name and address of each par…

The specific technical information shall include the following information needed for demonstration that the performance objectives and the applicable technical requirements of this part (20.3.13 NMAC) will be met: A. a description of the natural and demographic disposal site cha…

The specific technical information shall also include the following analyses needed to demonstrate that the performance objectives of this part (20.3.13 NMAC) will be met: A. pathways analyzed in demonstrating protection of the general population from releases of radioactivity sh…

The institutional information submitted by the applicant shall include: A. a certification by the federal or state agency which owns the disposal site that the federal or state agency is prepared to accept transfer of the license when the provisions of 20.3.13.1304 NMAC are met, …

The financial information shall be sufficient to demonstrate that the financial qualifications of the applicant are adequate to carry out the activities for which the license is sought and meet other financial assurance requirements of 20.3.3 NMAC.

A license for the receipt, possession, and disposal of waste containing or contaminated with radioactive material will be issued by the department upon finding that: A. the issuance of the license will not constitute an unreasonable risk to the health and safety of the public; B.…

A. A license issued under this part (20.3.13 NMAC), or any right there under, may be transferred, assigned or in any manner disposed of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of the license to any person, only if the department f…

A. An application for renewal or an application for closure under 20.3.13.1302 NMAC must be filed at least 90 days prior to license expiration. B. Applications for renewal of a license must be filed in accordance with sections 20.3.13.1304 NMAC through 20.3.13.1308 NMAC. Applicat…

A. Prior to final closure of the disposal site, or as otherwise directed by the department, the applicant shall submit an application to amend the license for closure. This closure application shall include a final revision and specific details of the disposal site closure plan i…

The licensee shall observe, monitor and carry out necessary maintenance and repairs at the disposal site until the site closure is complete and the license is transferred by the department in accordance with 20.3.13.1314 NMAC. Responsibility for the disposal site must be maintain…

Following closure and the period of post-closure observation and maintenance, the licensee may apply for an amendment to transfer the license to the disposal site owner. The license shall be transferred when the department finds: A. that the closure of the disposal site has been …

A. Following any period of institutional control needed to meet the requirements found necessary under 20.3.13.1309 NMAC, the licensee may apply for an amendment to terminate the license. B. This application will be reviewed in accordance with the provisions of 20.3.3.307 NMAC. C…

Land disposal facilities shall be sited, designed, operated, closed and controlled after closure so that reasonable assurance exists that exposure to individuals are within the requirements established in the performance objectives in sections 20.3.13.1317 NMAC through 20.3.13.13…

Concentrations of radioactive material, which may be released to the general environment in ground water, surface water, air, soil, plants or animals, shall not result in an annual dose exceeding an equivalent of 25 millirems (250 microsieverts) to the whole body, 75 millirems (7…

Design, operation and closure of the land disposal facility shall ensure protection of any individual inadvertently intruding into the disposal site and occupying the site or contacting the waste at any time after active institutional controls over the disposal sites are removed.

Operations at the land disposal facility shall be conducted in compliance with the standards for radiation protection set out in Part 4 (20.3.4) NMAC, except for releases of radioactivity in effluents from the land disposal facility, which shall be governed by 20.3.13.1317 NMAC. …

The disposal facility shall be sited, designed, used, operated and closed to achieve long-term stability of the disposal site and to eliminate, to the extent practicable, the need for ongoing active maintenance of the disposal site following closure so that only surveillance, mon…

Disposal site suitability for near-surface disposal: The primary emphasis in disposal site suitability is given to isolation of wastes, and to disposal site features that ensure that the long-term performance objectives are met. A. The disposal site shall be capable of being char…

Disposal site design for near-surface disposal. A. Site design features shall be directed toward long-term isolation and avoidance of the need for continuing active maintenance after site closure. B. The disposal site design and operation shall be compatible with the disposal sit…