Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 19 - PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section R9-7-1981 - Reporting of Events

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A.
				Within one hour of its determination that a shipment of category 1 quantities
				of radioactive material is lost or missing, a shipping licensee shall notify
				the appropriate LLEA and the Department. The Department shall be notified by
				calling (602) 255-4845 during business hours, or by calling the after-hours
				emergency Department of Public Safety dispatch line, at (602) 223-2212. The
				appropriate LLEA is the law enforcement agency in the area of the shipment's
				last confirmed location. During the investigation required by R9-7-1979(C), the
				shipping licensee shall provide agreed upon updates to the Department on the
				status of the investigation.
B.
				Within four (4) hours of its determination that a shipment of category 2
				quantities of radioactive material is lost or missing, a shipping licensee
				shall notify the appropriate LLEA and the Department. The Department shall be
				notified by calling (602) 255-4845 during business hours, or by calling the
				after-hours emergency Department of Public Safety dispatch line, at (602)
				223-2212. If, after 24 hours of its determination that the shipment is lost or
				missing, the radioactive material has not been located and secured, the
				licensee shall immediately notify the Department.
C. The shipping licensee shall notify the
				designated LLEA along the shipment route as soon as possible upon discovery of
				any actual or attempted theft or diversion of a shipment or suspicious
				activities related to the theft or diversion of a shipment of a category 1
				quantity of radioactive material. As soon as possible after notifying the LLEA,
				the licensee shall notify the Department upon discovery of any actual or
				attempted theft or diversion of a shipment, or any suspicious activity related
				to the shipment of category 1 radioactive material. The Department shall be
				notified by calling (602) 255-4845 during business hours, or by calling the
				after-hours emergency Department of Public Safety dispatch line, at (602)
				223-2212.
D. The shipping licensee
				shall notify the Department as soon as possible upon discovery of any actual or
				attempted theft or diversion of a shipment, or any suspicious activity related
				to the shipment, of a category 2 quantity of radioactive material. The
				Department shall be notified by calling (602) 255-4845 during business hours,
				or by calling the after-hours emergency Department of Public Safety dispatch
				line, at (602) 223-2212.
E. The
				shipping licensee shall notify the Department and the LLEA as soon as possible
				upon recovery of any lost or missing category 1 quantities of radioactive
				material. The Agency shall be notified by calling (602) 255-4845 during
				business hours, or by calling the after-hours emergency Department of Public
				Safety dispatch line, at (602) 223-2212.
F. The shipping licensee shall notify the
				Department as soon as possible upon recovery of any lost or missing category 2
				quantities of radioactive material. The Department shall be notified by calling
				(602) 255-4845 during business hours, or by calling the after-hours emergency
				Department of Public Safety dispatch line, at (602) 223-2212.
G. The initial telephonic notification
				required by subsections (A) through (D) shall be followed within a period of 30
				days by a written report submitted to the Department by an appropriate method
				listed in R9-7-1907. A written report is not required for notifications on
				suspicious activities required by subsections (C) and (D). The report shall set
				forth the following information:
1. A
				description of the licensed material involved, including kind, quantity, and
				chemical and physical form;
2. A
				description of the circumstances under which the loss or theft
				occurred;
3. A statement of
				disposition, or probable disposition, of the licensed material
				involved;
4. Actions that have been
				taken, or will be taken, to recover the material; and
5. Procedures or measures that have been, or
				will be, adopted to ensure against a recurrence of the loss or theft of
				licensed material.