Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 37 - Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material › Rule 641-37.81 - Reporting of Events

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) The
			 shipping licensee shall notify the appropriate LLEA and the agency at
			 (515)281-3478 (normal hours) or (515)323-4360 (after hours and holidays) within
			 1 hour of the shipping licensee's determination that a shipment of category 1
			 quantities of radioactive material is lost or missing. The appropriate LLEA
			 would be the law enforcement agency in the area of the shipment's last
			 confirmed location. During the investigation required by 37.79(3), the shipping
			 licensee will provide agreed-upon updates to the agency on the status of the
			 investigation.
(2) The shipping
			 licensee shall notify the agency at (515)281-3478 (normal hours) or
			 (515)323-4360 (after hours and holidays) within 4 hours of the shipping
			 licensee's determination that a shipment of category 2 quantities of
			 radioactive material is lost or missing. If, after 24 hours of its
			 determination that the shipment is lost or missing and the radioactive material
			 has not been located and secured, the licensee shall immediately notify the
			 agency.
(3) 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 agency at (515)281-3478
			 (normal hours) or (515)3 23 -43 60 (after hours and holidays) 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.
(4) The shipping licensee shall notify the
			 agency at (515)281-3478 (normal hours) or (515)323-4360 (after hours and
			 holidays) 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.
(5) The shipping licensee shall notify the
			 agency at (515)281-3478 (normal hours) or (515)323-4360 (after hours and
			 holidays) and the LLEA as soon as possible upon recovery of any lost or missing
			 category 1 quantities of radioactive material.
(6) The shipping licensee shall notify the
			 agency at (515)281-3478 (normal hours) or (515)323-4360 (after hours and
			 holidays) as soon as possible upon recovery of any lost or missing category 2
			 quantities of radioactive material.
(7) The initial telephonic notification
			 required by 37.81(1) through 37.81(4) must be followed within a period of 30
			 days by a written report submitted to the agency. A written report is not
			 required for notifications on suspicious activities required by 37.81 (3) and
			 37.81 (4). The report must set forth the following information:
a. A description of the licensed material
			 involved, including kind, quantity, and chemical and physical form;
b. A description of the circumstances under
			 which the loss or theft occurred;
c. A statement of disposition, or probable
			 disposition, of the licensed material involved;
d. Actions that have been taken, or will be
			 taken, to recover the material; and
e. Procedures or measures that have been, or
			 will be, adopted to ensure against a recurrence of the loss or theft of
			 licensed material.