Document: 10 CFR Part 20
Document ID: 9443f631-3181-4cfc-b323-c36bb7ef7563
Document Type: cfr
Title: Notification of incidents.
Source: 10 CFR Part 20
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-20/section-20.2202
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Chapter: 
Section ID: 20.2202
CFR Part: 20
CFR Title: 10

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§ 20.2202 Notification of incidents. ( a ) Immediate notification. Notwithstanding any other requirements for notification, each licensee shall immediately report any event involving byproduct, source, or special nuclear material possessed by the licensee that may have caused or threatens to cause any of the following conditions— ( 1 ) An individual to receive— ( i ) A total effective dose equivalent of 25 rems (0.25 Sv) or more; or ( ii ) A lens dose equivalent of 75 rems (0.75 Sv) or more; or ( iii ) A shallow-dose equivalent to the skin or extremities of 250 rads (2.5 Gy) or more; or ( 2 ) The release of radioactive material, inside or outside of a restricted area, so that, had an individual been present for 24 hours, the individual could have received an intake five times the annual limit on intake (the provisions of this paragraph do not apply to locations where personnel are not normally stationed during routine operations, such as hot-cells or process enclosures). ( b ) Twenty-four hour notification. Each licensee shall, within 24 hours of discovery of the event, report any event involving loss of control of licensed material possessed by the licensee that may have caused, or threatens to cause, any of the following conditions: ( 1 ) An individual to receive, in a period of 24 hours— ( i ) A total effective dose equivalent exceeding 5 rems (0.05 Sv); or ( ii ) A lens dose equivalent exceeding 15 rems (0.15 Sv); or ( iii ) A shallow-dose equivalent to the skin or extremities exceeding 50 rems (0.5 Sv); or ( 2 ) The release of radioactive material, inside or outside of a restricted area, so that, had an individual been present for 24 hours, the individual could have received an intake in excess of one occupational annual limit on intake (the provisions of this paragraph do not apply to locations where personnel are not normally stationed during routine operations, such as hot-cells or process enclosures). ( c ) The licensee shall prepare any report filed