Chapter 481. Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations

Article 2 General Regulatory Provisions No person shall transport radioactive material or deliver radioactive material to a carrier for transport except as authorized in a general or specific license issued by the agency or as exempted in 12VAC5-481-2970. Statutory Authority§ 32.…

A. Common and contract carriers, freight forwarders, and warehouse workers that are subject to the requirements of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) in 49 CFR Part 170 through 49 Part CFR 189 or the United States Postal Service in the Postal Service Domestic Ma…

A. Each licensee who transports licensed material outside the site of usage, as specified in the agency license, or where transport is on public highways, or who delivers licensed material to a carrier for transport, shall: 1. Comply with the applicable requirements, appropriate …

Article 3 General Licenses A. A general license is hereby issued to any common or contract carrier not exempt under 12VAC5-481-2970 to receive, possess, transport, and store radioactive material in the regular course of their carriage for others or storage incident thereto, provi…

A. No person may do any of the following: 1. Engage in deliberate misconduct that causes or would have caused, if not detected, a licensee, registrant or applicant under this chapter to be in violation of any rule or order of the agency; or any term, condition or limitation of an…

A. Upon a determination that an applicant meets the requirements of this chapter and has paid the appropriate registration fee, the agency shall issue a registration certificate. B. The agency may incorporate in the registration certificate at the time of issuance or thereafter b…

A. A general license is hereby issued to any licensee to transport, or to deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed material in a package for which a license, certificate of compliance (CoC), or other approval has been issued by the NRC. This general license applies only to a …

A Type B(U) package, a Type B(M) package or a fissile material package, previously approved by the NRC but without the designation "-85" in the identification number of the NRC CoC, may be used under the general license of 12VAC5-481-3000 with the following additional conditions:…

A. A general license is issued to any licensee to transport, or to deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed material in a specification container for fissile material or for a Type B quantity of radioactive material as specified in 49 CFR Parts 173 and 178. B. This general li…

A. A general license is issued to any licensee to transport, or to deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed material in a package the design of which has been approved in a foreign national competent authority certificate that has been revalidated by the DOT as meeting the ap…

A. A general license is issued to any licensee to transport fissile material, or to deliver fissile material to a carrier for transport, if the material is shipped in accordance with this section. The fissile material need not be contained in a package that meets the standards of…

(Repealed.)

A. A general license is issued to any licensee to transport fissile material in the form of plutonium-beryllium (Pu-Be) special form sealed sources, or to deliver Pu-Be sealed sources to a carrier for transport, if the material is shipped in accordance with this section. This mat…

Article 4 Operating Controls and Procedures When the isotopic abundance, mass, concentration, degree of irradiation, degree of moderation, or other pertinent property of fissile material in any package is not known, the licensee shall package the fissile material as if the unknow…

Prior to the first use of any packaging for the shipment of radioactive material, the licensee shall ascertain that the determinations made in 10 CFR 71.85(a) through (c) have been made. Statutory Authority§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.

Prior to each shipment of licensed material, the licensee shall determine that: 1. The package is proper for the contents to be shipped; 2. The package is in unimpaired physical condition except for superficial defects such as marks or dents; 3. Each closure device of the packagi…

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general licenses and notwithstanding any exemptions stated directly in this part or included indirectly by citation of the DOT regulations, as may be applicable, the licensee shall assure that plutonium in any form is not transported by air, …

Before delivery of a package to a carrier for transport, the licensee shall ensure that any special instructions needed to safely open the package have been sent to, or otherwise made available to, the consignee for the consignee's use in accordance with 12VAC5-481-900.Statutory …

A. Application for renewal of registration shall be filed in accordance with 12VAC5-481-290. B. In any case in which a registrant not less than 30 days prior to the expiration of his existing registration certificate has filed an application in proper form for renewal, such exist…

A. Each licensee shall maintain for a period of three years after shipment a record of each shipment of licensed material not exempt under 12VAC5-481-2970, showing, where applicable: 1. Identification of the packaging by model number and serial number; 2. Verification that the pa…

The licensee shall report to the agency within 30 days: 1. Any instance in which there is significant reduction in the effectiveness of any packaging during use; 2. Details of any defects with safety significance in the packaging after first use, with the means employed to repair…

A. Prior to the transport of any nuclear waste outside of the confines of the licensee's facility or other place of use or storage, or prior to the delivery of any nuclear waste to a carrier for transport, each licensee shall provide advance notification of such transport. B. Adv…

Article 5 Quality Assurance A. Quality assurance requirements apply to the design, purchase, fabrication, handling, shipping, storing, cleaning, assembly, inspection, testing, operation, maintenance, repair, and modification of components of packaging that are important to safety…

Article 1 Purpose and Scope The regulations in this part establish radiation safety requirements for using sources of radiation for wireline service operations including mineral-logging, radioactive markers, and subsurface tracer studies. The requirements of this part are in addi…

The regulations in this part apply to all licensees or registrants who use sources of radiation for wireline service operations including mineral-logging, radioactive markers, or subsurface tracer studies. Statutory Authority§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.

A. The agency will approve an application for a specific license for the use of licensed material in well logging if the applicant meets the following requirements: 1. The applicant satisfies the general requirements specified in 12VAC5-481-440 and 12VAC5-481-450. 2. The applican…

Article 2 Prohibition A. No licensee shall perform wireline service operations with a sealed source(s) unless, prior to commencement of the operation, the licensee has a written agreement with the well operator, well owner, drilling contractor, or land owner that: 1. In the event…

Article 3 Equipment Control Sources of radiation shall be used, stored, and transported in such a manner that the transportation requirements of Part XIII (12VAC5-481-2950 et seq.) of this chapter and the dose limitation requirements of Part IV (12VAC5-481-600 et seq.) of this ch…

A. Each source of radiation, except accelerators, shall be provided with a storage or transport container. The container shall be provided with a lock, or tamper seal for calibration sources, to prevent unauthorized removal of, or exposure to, the source of radiation. B. Sources …

Transport containers shall be physically secured to the transporting vehicle to prevent accidental loss, tampering, or unauthorized removal. Statutory Authority§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.

Except as provided by 12VAC5-481-310 B, each registration certificate shall expire at the end of the specified day in the month and year stated therein or upon notice issued to the registrant by the agency. Statutory Authority§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.

A. The licensee or registrant shall maintain sufficient calibrated and operable radiation survey instruments at each field station to make physical radiation surveys as required by this part and by Part IV (12VAC5-481-600 et seq.). Instrumentation shall be capable of measuring 0.…

A. Requirements. Each licensee using sealed sources of radioactive material shall have the sources tested for leakage. Records of leak test results shall be kept in units of becquerels (microcuries) and maintained for three years after the leak test is performed. B. Method of Tes…

Each licensee or registrant shall conduct a semi-annual physical inventory to account for all sources of radiation. Records of inventories shall be maintained for three years from the date of the inventory and shall include the quantities and kinds of sources of radiation, the lo…

Each licensee or registrant shall maintain current records, which shall be kept available for three years from the date of the recorded event, showing the following information for each source of radiation: 1. Make, model number, and a serial number or a description of each sourc…

A. Each sealed source, except those containing radioactive material in gaseous form, and ECSs used in downhole operations, shall meet the following minimum criteria: 1. Be of doubly encapsulated construction; 2. Contain radioactive material whose chemical and physical forms are a…

A. Use of a tritium neutron generator target source, containing quantities not exceeding 1,110 GBq (30 curies) and in a well with a surface casing to protect fresh water aquifers, is subject to the requirements of this part except 12VAC5-481-3160, 12VAC5-481-3240 and 12VAC5-481-3…

A. Each source, source holder, or logging tool containing radioactive material shall bear a durable, legible, and clearly visible marking or label, that has, as a minimum, the standard radiation caution symbol, without the conventional color requirement, and the following wording…

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 se…

The licensee may use radioactive markers in wells only if the individual markers contain quantities of licensed material not exceeding the quantities specified in 12VAC5-481-3730. The use of markers is subject only to the requirements of 12VAC5-481-3220.Statutory Authority§ 32.1-…

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 COMPANY NAME) IF FOUND."Statutory Authority§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.

Article 4 Requirements for Personal Safety A. No licensee shall permit any individual to act as a logging supervisor as defined in this part until such individual has: 1. Received instruction in the following and demonstrated an understanding thereof: a. Fundamentals of radiation…

The licensee's or registrant's operating and emergency procedures shall include instructions in at least the following: 1. Handling and use of sources of radiation to be employed so that no individual is likely to be exposed to radiation doses in excess of the standards establish…

A. No licensee shall permit any individual to act as a logging supervisor or a logging assistant unless each such individual wears a personnel dosimeter at all times during the handling of licensed radioactive materials. Each personnel dosimeter shall be assigned to and worn by o…

The registrant shall notify the agency in writing before making any change that would render the information contained in the application for registration and/or the notice of registration no longer accurate. Statutory Authority§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.

Article 5 Precautionary Procedures in Logging and Subsurface Tracer Studies A. A logging supervisor must be physically present at a temporary job site whenever licensed materials are being handled or are not stored and locked in a vehicle or storage place. The logging supervisor …

The licensee shall provide and require the use of tools that will assure remote handling of sealed sources other than low-activity calibration sources. Statutory Authority§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.