Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3701:1 - Radiation Control › Chapter 3701:1-37 - Physical Protection of Category One and Category Two Quantities of Radioactive Material › Section 3701:1-37-28 - Reporting of transportation events

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The shipping licensee shall notify the
			 appropriate LLEA and the director in accordance with rule
			 3701:1-37-05
			 of the Administrative Code within one hour of its determination that a shipment
			 of category one 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
			 paragraph (C) of rule
			 3701:1-37-27
			 of the Administrative Code, the shipping licensee will provide agreed upon
			 updates to the director on the status of the investigation.
(B) The shipping licensee shall notify the
			 director in accordance with rule
			 3701:1-37-05
			 of the Administrative Code within four hours of its determination that a
			 shipment of category two quantities of radioactive material is lost or missing.
			 If, after twenty-four 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 director.
(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 one
			 quantity of radioactive material. As soon as possible after notifying the LLEA,
			 the licensee shall notify the director in accordance with rule
			 3701:1-37-05
			 of the Administrative Code upon discovery of any actual or attempted theft or
			 diversion of a shipment, or any suspicious activity related to the shipment of
			 category one radioactive material.
(D) The shipping licensee shall notify the
			 director in accordance with rule
			 3701:1-37-05
			 of the Administrative Code 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 two quantity of radioactive material.
(E) The shipping licensee shall notify the
			 director in accordance with rule
			 3701:1-37-05
			 of the Administrative Code and the LLEA as soon as possible upon recovery of
			 any lost or missing category one quantities of radioactive material.
(F) The shipping licensee shall notify the
			 director in accordance with rule
			 3701:1-37-05
			 of the Administrative Code as soon as possible upon recovery of any lost or
			 missing category two quantities of radioactive materials.
(G) The initial telephonic notification
			 required by paragraphs (A) to (D) of this rule must be followed within a period
			 of thirty days by a written report submitted to the director by an appropriate
			 method listed in rule
			 3701:1-37-04 of
			 the Administrative Code. A written report is not required for notifications on
			 suspicious activities required by paragraphs (C) and (D) of this rule.
			  The report must 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.