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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 20.3.9.910 - RADIATION MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

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A. There shall be available at each particle
				accelerator facility, appropriate portable monitoring equipment which is
				operable and has been calibrated for the appropriate radiations being produced
				at the facility. Such equipment shall be tested for proper operation daily,
				when in use, and calibrated at intervals not to exceed one year, and after each
				servicing and repair.
B. A
				radiation protection survey shall be performed and documented by a qualified
				expert specifically approved by the Department when changes have been made in
				shielding, operation, equipment, or occupancy of adjacent areas.
C. Radiation levels in all high radiation
				areas shall be continuously monitored. The monitoring devices shall be
				electrically independent of the accelerator control and interlock systems and
				capable of providing a remote and local readout with visual and audible alarms
				at both the control panel and at entrance to high radiation areas, and other
				appropriate locations, so that people entering or present become aware of the
				existence of the hazard.
D. All
				area monitors shall be calibrated at intervals not to exceed one year and after
				each servicing and repair.
E.
				Whenever applicable, periodic surveys shall be made to determine the degree of
				contamination in target and other pertinent areas.
F. All area surveys shall be made in
				accordance with the written procedures established by a qualified expert, or
				the radiation safety officer of the particle accelerator facility.
G. Records of all radiation protection
				surveys, calibration results, instrumentation tests, and smear results shall be
				kept and on file at each accelerator facility.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 9 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATORS › Section 20.3.9.911 - VENTILATION SYSTEMS

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A.
				Adequate ventilation shall be provided in areas where airborne radioactivity
				may be produced.
B. A registrant,
				as required by Section 433 [20.3.4.433 NMAC], shall not vent, release or
				otherwise discharge airborne radioactive material to a restricted area which
				exceed the limits specified in Subpart 4, 461 [20.3.4.461 NMAC], Table II,
				except as authorized pursuant to Section 434 [20.3.4.434 NMAC]. For purposes of
				this paragraph, concentrations may be averaged over a period not greater than
				one year. Every reasonable effort should be made to maintain releases of
				radioactive material to unrestricted areas as far below these limits as is
				reasonably achievable.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 20.3.10.2 - SCOPE

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This part establishes requirements for notices, instructions
				  and reports by licensees, registrants and regulated entities to individuals
				  engaged in department-licensed and regulated activities. This includes options
				  available to such individuals in connection with department inspections of
				  licensees or registrants, in order to ascertain compliance with the provisions
				  of the act, rules, orders and licenses issued thereunder. The provisions in
				  this part apply to all persons who receive, possess, use or transfer sources of
				  radiation licensed by or registered with the department pursuant to 20.3.10
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 20.3.10.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  74-1-9,
				  74-3-5
				  and
				  74-3-9
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 20.3.10.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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June 30, 2011, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 20.3.10.6 - OBJECTIVE

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A. To ensure the
				proper instruction of workers in regards to radiological working conditions,
				and to ensure that adequate notice and reporting is provided to workers
				regarding radiological working conditions.
B. To provide for the safe possession and use
				of radioactive materials and radiation machines in keeping with the ALARA
				principle.
C. To ensure that worker
				rights are protected during department inspection of regulated
				entities.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 20.3.10.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Regulated
				activities" means any activity carried on which is under the jurisdiction of
				the department under the act.
B.
				"Regulated entities" means any individual, person, organization or corporation
				that is subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the department, including but
				not limited to an applicant for or a holder of a standard design approval or a
				standard design certification.
C.
				"Worker" means any individual engaged in activities licensed or regulated by
				the department and controlled by a licensee or regulated entity, but does not
				include the licensee or regulated entity.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 20.3.10.1001 - POSTING OF NOTICES TO WORKERS

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A. Each licensee or registrant shall post
				current copies of the following documents:
(1) the regulations in this part and in
				20.3.4 NMAC;
(2) the license,
				certificate of registration, license conditions or documents incorporated into
				a license by reference and amendments thereto;
(3) the operating procedures applicable to
				activities under the license or registration; and
(4) any notice of violation involving
				radiological working conditions, proposed imposition of civil penalty or order
				issued pursuant to 20.1.5 NMAC, and any response from the licensee or
				registrant.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 20.3.10.1002 - INSTRUCTIONS TO WORKERS

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A. All
				individuals who in the course of employment are likely to receive in a year an
				occupational dose in excess of 100 millirems (1 millisievert) shall be:
(1) kept informed of the storage, transfer,
				or use of radiation or radioactive material or both;
(2) instructed in the health protection
				problems associated with exposure to radiation or radioactive material or both,
				in precautions or procedures to minimize exposure, and in the purposes and
				functions of protective devices employed;
(3) instructed in, and required to observe,
				to the extent within the worker's control, the applicable provisions of
				department rules and licenses for the protection of personnel from exposure to
				radiation or radioactive material or both;
(4) instructed of their responsibility to
				report promptly to the licensee or registrant any condition which may lead to
				or cause a violation of the act, department rules and licenses; or unnecessary
				exposure to radiation or radioactive material or both;
(5) instructed in the appropriate response to
				warnings made in the event of any unusual occurrence or malfunction that may
				involve exposure to radiation or radioactive material or both; and
(6) advised as to the radiation exposure
				reports which workers may request pursuant to 20.3.10.1003 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 20.3.10.1003 - NOTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS TO INDIVIDUALS

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A. Radiation exposure data for an individual
				and the results of any measurements, analyses and calculations of radioactive
				material deposited or retained in the body of an individual shall be reported
				to the individual as specified in this section. The information reported shall
				include data and results obtained pursuant to department rules, orders or
				license conditions, as shown in records maintained by the licensee or
				registrant pursuant to department rules. Each notification and report shall:
(1) be in writing;
(2) include appropriate identifying data such
				as the name of the licensee or registrant, the name of the individual and the
				individual's identification number, preferably social security
				number;
(3) include the
				individual's exposure information; and
(4) contain the following statement: "This
				report is furnished to you under the provisions of 20.3.10 NMAC. You should
				preserve this report for further reference."
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 20.3.10.1004 - PRESENCE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF LICENSEE OR REGISTRANT AND WORKERS DURING INSPECTION

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A. Each
				licensee, applicant for a license or registrant shall afford to the department
				at all reasonable times opportunity to inspect materials, machines, activities,
				facilities, premises and records pursuant to this chapter.
B. During an inspection, department
				inspectors may consult privately with workers as specified in 20.3.10.1005
				NMAC. The licensee, registrant or their representative may accompany department
				inspectors during other phases of an inspection.
C. If, at the time of inspection, an
				individual has been authorized by the workers to represent them during
				department inspections, the licensee or registrant shall notify the inspectors
				of such authorization and shall give the workers' representative an opportunity
				to accompany the inspectors during the inspection of physical working
				conditions.
D. Each worker's
				representative shall be routinely engaged in work under control of the licensee
				or registrant and shall have received instructions as specified in 20.3.10.1002
				NMAC.
E. Different representatives
				of licensees or registrants, and workers may accompany the inspectors during
				different phases of an inspection if there is no resulting interference with
				the conduct of the inspection. However, only one worker's representative at a
				time may accompany the inspectors.
F. With the approval of the licensee or
				registrant, and the workers' representative, and individual who is not
				routinely engaged in work under control of the licensee or registrant, for
				example, a consultant to the licensee or registrant, or to the workers'
				representative, shall be afforded the opportunity to accompany department
				inspectors during the inspection of physical working conditions.
G. Notwithstanding the other provisions of
				this section, department inspectors are authorized to refuse to permit
				accompaniment by any individual who deliberately interferes with a fair and
				orderly inspection. With regard to any area containing information classified
				by an agency of the United States government in the interest of national
				security, an individual who accompanies an inspector may have access to such
				information only if authorized to do so. With regards to any area containing
				proprietary information, the workers' representative for that area shall be an
				individual previously authorized by the licensee or registrant to enter the
				area.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 20.3.10.1005 - CONSULTATION WITH WORKERS DURING INSPECTIONS

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A. Department inspectors may consult
				privately with workers concerning matters of occupational radiation protection
				and other matters related to applicable provisions of the department rules and
				licenses to the extent the inspectors deem necessary for the conduct of an
				effective and thorough inspection.
B. During the course of an inspection, any
				worker may bring privately to the attention of the inspectors, either orally or
				in writing, any past or present condition which the worker has reason to
				believe may have contributed to or caused any violation of the act, the rules
				in this chapter or license condition, or any unnecessary exposure of an
				individual to sources of radiation under the licensee's or registrant's
				control. Any such notice in writing shall comply with the requirements of
				20.3.10.1006 NMAC.
C. The provision
				of Subsection B of this section shall not be interpreted as authorization to
				disregard instructions pursuant to 20.3.10.1002 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 20.3.10.1006 - REQUESTS BY WORKERS FOR INSPECTION

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A. Any worker or representative of workers
				who believes that a violation of the act, the rules in this chapter, or license
				conditions exists or has occurred in work under a licensee or registration with
				regard to radiological working conditions in which the worker is engaged, may
				request an inspection by giving notice of the alleged violation to the
				department. Any such notice shall be in writing, shall set forth the specific
				grounds for the notice, and shall be signed by the worker or a representative
				of the workers. A copy shall be provided to the licensee or registrant by the
				department no later than at the time of inspection except that, upon the
				request of the worker giving such notice, such worker's name and the name of
				individuals referred to therein shall not appear in such copy or on any record
				published, released or made available by the department, except for good cause
				shown.
B. If, upon receipt of such
				notice, the department determines that the complaint meets the requirements set
				forth in Subsection A of this section, and that there are reasonable grounds to
				believe that the alleged violation exists or has occurred, the department shall
				cause an inspection to be made as soon as practicable to determine if such
				alleged violation exists or has occurred. Inspections pursuant to this section
				need not be limited to matters referred to in the complaint.
C. No licensee, registrant, contractor or
				subcontractor of a licensee or registrant shall discharge or in any manner
				discriminate against any worker because such worker has filed any complaint or
				instituted or caused to be instituted any proceedings under the provisions of
				this chapter or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding or
				because of the exercise by such worker on behalf of such worker or others of
				any option afforded by this part.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 10 - NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTIONS › Section 20.3.10.1007 - INSPECTIONS NOT WARRANTED: INFORMAL REVIEW

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A. If the department determines with respect
				to a complaint under 20.3.10.1006 NMAC, that an inspection is not warranted
				because there are no reasonable grounds to believe that a violation exists or
				has occurred, the department shall notify the complainant in writing of such
				determination. The complainant may obtain review of such determination by
				submitting a written statement of position with the secretary who will provide
				the licensee or registrant with a copy of such statement by certified mail,
				excluding, at the request of the complainant, the name of the complainant. The
				licensee or registrant may submit an opposing written statement of position
				with the secretary who will provide the complainant with a copy of such
				statement by certified mail. Upon the request of the complainant, the secretary
				may hold an informal conference in which the complainant and the licensee or
				registrant may orally present their views. An informal conference may also be
				held at the request of the licensee or registrant, but disclosure of the
				identity of the complainant will be made only following receipt of written
				authorization from the complainant. After considering all written or oral views
				presented, the secretary shall affirm, modify or reverse the determination of
				the department and furnish the complainant and the licensee or registrant a
				written notification of the decision and the reason therefore.
B. If the department determines that an
				inspection is not warranted because the requirements of Subsection A of
				20.3.10.1006 NMAC have not been met, the complainant shall be notified in
				writing of such determination. Such determination shall be without prejudice to
				the filing of a new complaint meeting the requirements of Subsection A of
				20.3.10.1006 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 11 - CABINET X-RAY SYSTEMS › Section 20.3.11.2 - SCOPE

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This Subpart [20.3.11 NMAC] establishes requirements for use
				  of cabinet x-ray systems, including x-ray systems used for inspection of
				  carry-on baggage at airline terminals and similar facilities. The provisions of
				  this Subpart [20.3.11 NMAC] are not applicable to systems which are designed
				  exclusively for microscopic examination of material, e.g., x-ray defraction,
				  spectroscopic, and electron microscope equipment, or to systems for intentional
				  exposure of humans to x-rays.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 11 - CABINET X-RAY SYSTEMS › Section 20.3.11.1102 - GENERAL SAFETY PROVISION

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A.
				Use.
(1) The registrant shall assure that all
				x-ray equipment under his control is operated only by individuals adequately
				instructed in safe operating procedures and competent in safe use of the
				equipment.
(2) The registrant shall
				provide safety rules to each individual operating x-ray equipment under his
				control, including any restrictions of the operating technique required for the
				safe operation of the particular x-ray apparatus, and require that the operator
				demonstrate familiarity with these regulations.
(3) The registrant shall provide personnel
				monitoring in accordance with Section 417 [20.3.4.417 NMAC] of these
				regulations.
(4) The registrant
				shall report to the Department, in writing, a list of those individuals whose
				exposure equals or exceeds 1.250 rem per quarter, and reasons for the
				exposure.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 11 - CABINET X-RAY SYSTEMS › Section 20.3.11.1103 - REQUIREMENTS

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A. Emission Limit.:
(1) Radiation emitted from the cabinet x-ray
				system shall not exceed an exposure of 0.5 mrem (5 mSv) per hour at any point 5
				cm outside the external surface.
(2) Compliance with the exposure limit in
				Section 1103.A.1 [Paragraph (1), Subsection A of 20.3.11.1103 NMAC], shall be
				determined by measurements averaged over a cross-sectional area of ten square
				centimeters with no linear dimension greater than 5 centimeters, with the
				cabinet x-ray system operated at those combinations of x-ray tube potential,
				current, beam orientation, and conditions of scatter radiation which produce
				the maximum x-ray exposure at the external surface, and with the door and
				access panel fully closed as well as fixed at any other position which will
				allow the generation of x-radiation.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.2 - SCOPE

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The regulations in this part apply to all licensees who use
				  sources of radiation for well logging service operations, radioactive markers
				  or subsurface tracer studies in oil, gas, mineral, groundwater or geological
				  exploration.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  74-1-9,
				  74-3-5,
				  and
				  74-3-9
				  NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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June 30, 2011, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.6 - OBJECTIVE

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A. This part
				prescribes requirements for the issuance of a license authorizing the use of
				licensed materials including sealed sources, radioactive tracers, radioactive
				markers and uranium sinker bars in well logging in a single well. This part
				also prescribes radiation safety requirements for persons using licensed
				materials in these operations. The provisions and requirements of this part are
				in addition to, and not in substitution for, other requirements of this
				chapter. In particular, the provisions of 20.3.1 NMAC, 20.3.3 NMAC, 20.3.4 NMAC
				and 20.3.10 NMAC apply to applicants and licensees subject to this
				part.
B. The requirements set out
				in this part do not apply to the issuance of a license authorizing the use of
				licensed material in tracer studies involving multiple wells, such as field
				flooding studies, or to the use of sealed sources auxiliary to well logging but
				not lowered into wells.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.8 - APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL LICENSE

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A person, as defined in
				  20.3.1.7
				  NMAC, shall file an application in duplicate for a specific license authorizing
				  the use of licensed material in well logging on a department prescribed form
				  pursuant to
				  20.3.3.307
				  NMAC. The application must be sent to the department for review and
				  approval.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.9 - SPECIFIC LICENSES FOR WELL LOGGING

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The department will approve an application for a specific
				  license for the use of licensed material in well logging if the applicant meets
				  the following requirements.
A. The
				applicant shall satisfy the general requirements specified in
				10 CFR
				30.33 for byproduct material,
				10 CFR
				40.32 for source material and in
				10 CFR
				70.23 for special nuclear material and in
				20.3.3.308 NMAC and any special
				requirements contained in this part.
B. An application for a specific license of
				category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material shall comply with
				10 CFR
				37. The licensee shall comply with
				10 CFR
				37 except as follows:
(1) any reference to the commission or NRC
				shall be deemed a reference to the department;
(2)
										10 CFR
				37.5 definitions of agreement state,
				byproduct material, commission and person shall not be applicable;
(3)
										10 CFR
				37.7,
				10 CFR
				37.9,
				37.11(a)
				and (b),
				10 CFR
				37.13,
				10 CFR
				37.71,
				10 CFR
				37.105, and
				10 CFR
				37.107 shall not be applicable;
(4) for any reporting or notification
				requirements that the licensee must follow in
				10 CFR
				37.45,
				10 CFR
				37.57,
				10 CFR
				37.77(a) through (d), and
				10 CFR
				37.81, the licensee shall use the following
				address when applicable: New Mexico Environment Department/RCB, P.O. Box 5469,
				Santa Fe, NM 87502-5469 address information.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.10 - RETRIEVAL OR ABANDONMENT OF SEALED SOURCES

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A. Agreement with well owner or operator.
(1) A licensee may perform well logging with
				a sealed source only after the licensee has a written agreement with the
				employing well owner or operator. This written agreement shall identify who
				will meet the requirements of Subsections B and C of this section and who will
				meet the following requirements:
(a) the
				radiation monitoring requirements of Subsection A of 20.3.12.15 NMAC shall be
				performed; and
(b) if the
				environment, any equipment or personnel are contaminated with licensed
				material, they shall be decontaminated before release from the site or release
				for unrestricted use.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.11 - TRAINING

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A. Logging
				supervisor. The licensee may not permit an individual to act as a logging
				supervisor until that person has met all of the following requirements:
(1) the person has completed training in the
				subjects outlined in Subsection E of this section;
(2) the person has received copies of, and
				instruction in:
(a) the department rules
				contained in the applicable sections of 20.3.4 NMAC, 20.3.10 NMAC and 20.3.12
				NMAC;
(b) the department license
				under which the logging supervisor will perform well logging; and
(c) the licensee's operating and emergency
				procedures required by 20.3.12.12 NMAC;
(3) the person has completed on-the-job
				training and demonstrated competence in the use of licensed materials, remote
				handling tools and radiation survey instruments by a field evaluation;
				and
(4) the person has demonstrated
				understanding of the requirements in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection
				by successfully completing a written test.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.12 - OPERATING AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

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Each licensee shall develop and follow written operating and
				  emergency procedures that cover the following topics:
A. the handling and use of licensed materials
				including the use of sealed sources in wells without surface casing for
				protecting fresh water aquifers, if appropriate;
B. the use of remote handling tools for
				handling sealed sources and radioactive tracer material except low-activity
				calibration sources;
C. methods and
				occasions for conducting radiation surveys, including surveys for detecting
				contamination, as required by Subsections C through E of 20.3.12.14
				NMAC;
D. minimizing personnel
				exposure including exposures from inhalation and ingestion of licensed tracer
				materials;
E. methods and occasions
				for locking and securing stored licensed materials;
F. personnel monitoring and the use of
				personnel monitoring equipment;
G.
				transportation of licensed materials to field stations or temporary jobsites,
				packaging of licensed materials for transport in vehicles, placarding of
				vehicles when needed, and physically securing licensed materials in transport
				vehicles during transportation to prevent accidental loss, tampering or
				unauthorized removal;
H. picking
				up, receiving and opening packages containing licensed materials, in accordance
				with 20.3.4.432 NMAC;
I. for the
				use of tracers, decontamination of the environment, equipment, and
				personnel;
J. maintenance of
				records generated by logging personnel at temporary jobsites;
K. the inspection and maintenance of sealed
				sources, source holders, logging tools, injection tools, source handling tools,
				storage containers, transport containers and uranium sinker bars as required by
				20.3.12.22 NMAC;
L. actions to be
				taken if a sealed source is lodged in a well;
M. notifying proper persons in the event of
				an accident; and
N. actions to be
				taken if a sealed source is ruptured including actions to prevent the spread of
				contamination and minimize inhalation and ingestion of licensed materials and
				actions to obtain suitable radiation survey instruments as required by
				Subsection B of 20.3.12.17 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.13 - PERSONNEL MONITORING

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A. The
				licensee may not permit an individual to act as a logging supervisor or logging
				assistant unless that person wears, at all times during the handling of
				licensed radioactive materials, a personnel dosimeter. Each personnel dosimeter
				shall be assigned to and worn by only one individual. Film badges shall be
				replaced at least monthly and other personnel dosimeters evaluated at least
				quarterly.
B. The licensee shall
				provide bioassay services to individuals using licensed radioactive materials
				in subsurface tracer studies if required by the license.
C. Recordkeeping. The licensee shall retain
				records of personnel dosimeters required by Subsection A of this section and
				bioassay results for inspection until the department authorizes disposition of
				the records.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.14 - RADIATION SURVEYS

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A. The
				licensee shall make radiation surveys, including but not limited to the surveys
				required under Subsections B through E of this section, of each area where
				licensed materials are used and stored.
B. Before transporting licensed materials,
				the licensee shall make a radiation survey of the position occupied by each
				individual in the vehicle and of the exterior of each vehicle used to transport
				the licensed materials.
C. If the
				sealed source assembly is removed from the logging tool before departure from
				the temporary jobsite, the licensee shall confirm that the logging tool is free
				of contamination by energizing the logging tool detector or by using a survey
				meter.
D. If the licensee has
				reason to believe that, as a result of any operation involving a sealed source,
				the encapsulation of the sealed source could be damaged by the operation, the
				licensee shall conduct a radiation survey, including a contamination survey,
				during and after the operation.
E.
				The licensee shall make a radiation survey at the temporary jobsite before and
				after each subsurface tracer study to confirm the absence of
				contamination.
F. Recordkeeping.
				The results of surveys required under Subsections A through E of this section
				must be recorded and must include the date of the survey, the name of the
				individual making the survey, the identification of the survey instrument used,
				and the location of the survey. The licensee shall retain records of surveys
				for inspection by the department for 3 years after they are made.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.15 - RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION CONTROL

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A. If the licensee detects evidence that a
				sealed source has ruptured or licensed materials have caused contamination, the
				licensee shall initiate immediately the emergency procedures required by
				20.3.12.12 NMAC.
B. If
				contamination results from the use of licensed material in well logging, the
				licensee shall decontaminate all work areas, equipment and unrestricted
				areas.
C. During efforts to recover
				a sealed source lodged in the well, the licensee shall continuously monitor,
				with an appropriate radiation detection instrument or a logging tool with a
				radiation detector, the circulating fluids from the well, if any, to check for
				contamination resulting from damage to the sealed source.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.16 - LABELS, SECURITY AND TRANSPORT PRECAUTIONS

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A. Labels.
(1) The licensee may not use a source, source
				holder or logging tool that contains licensed material unless the smallest
				component that is transported as a separate piece of equipment with the
				licensed material inside bears a durable, legible and clearly visible marking
				or label. The marking or label must contain the radiation symbol specified in
				20.3.4.427 NMAC, without the conventional color requirements, and the wording
				"Danger (or Caution) radioactive material."
(2) The licensee may not use a container to
				store licensed material unless the container has securely attached to it a
				durable, legible and clearly visible label. The label must contain the
				radiation symbol specified in 20.3.4.427 NMAC and the wording "Danger (or
				Caution), radioactive material, notify civil authorities (or name of
				company)."
(3) The licensee may not
				transport licensed material unless the material is packaged, labeled, marked
				and accompanied with appropriate shipping papers in accordance with regulations
				set out in 20.3.3.306 NMAC, incorporating 10 CFR Part 71.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.17 - RADIATION SURVEY INSTRUMENTS

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A.
				The licensee shall keep a calibrated and operable radiation survey instrument
				capable of detecting beta and gamma radiation at each field station and
				temporary jobsite to make the radiation surveys required by this part and by
				20.3.4 NMAC. To satisfy this requirement, the radiation survey instrument must
				be capable of measuring 0.001 millisievert (0.1 millirem) per hour through at
				least 0.5 millisievert (50 millirems) per hour.
B. The licensee shall have available
				additional calibrated and operable radiation detection instruments sensitive
				enough to detect the low radiation and contamination levels that could be
				encountered if a sealed source ruptured. The licensee may own the instruments
				or may have a procedure to obtain them quickly from a second party.
C. The licensee shall have each radiation
				survey instrument required under this section calibrated:
(1) at intervals not to exceed 6 months and
				after each instrument servicing;
(2) for linear scale instruments, at two
				points located approximately 1/3 and 2/3 of full-scale on each scale; for
				logarithmic scale instruments, and mid-range of each decade, and at two points
				of at least one decade; and for digital instruments, at appropriate points;
				and
(3) so that an accuracy within
				plus or minus 20 percent of the calibration standard can be demonstrated on
				each scale.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.18 - LEAK TESTING OF SEALED SOURCES

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A. Testing and recordkeeping requirements.
				Each licensee who uses a sealed source of radioactive material shall have the
				source tested for leakage periodically. Records of leak tests results shall be
				kept in units of microcuries and maintained for inspection by the department
				for 3 years after the leak test is performed.
B. Method of testing. The wipe of a sealed
				source shall be performed using a leak test kit or method approved by the
				department, NRC or an agreement state. The wipe sample shall be taken from the
				nearest accessible point to the sealed source where contamination might
				accumulate. The wipe sample shall be analyzed for radioactive contamination.
				The analysis shall be capable of detecting the presence of 0.005 microcurie
				(185 becquerels) of radioactive material on the test sample and shall be
				performed by a person approved by the department, NRC or an agreement state to
				perform the analysis.
C. Test
				frequency.
(1) Each sealed source (except an
				energy compensation source (ECS)) shall be tested at intervals not to exceed 6
				months. In the absence of a certificate from a transferor that a test has been
				made within the 6 months before the transfer, the sealed source may not be used
				until tested.
(2) Each energy
				compensation source (ECS) that is not exempt from testing in accordance with
				Subsection E of this section shall be tested at intervals not to exceed 3
				years. In the absence of a certificate from a transferor that a test has been
				made within the 3 years before the transfer, the energy compensation source
				(ECS) may not be used until tested.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.19 - PHYSICAL INVENTORY

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Each licensee shall conduct a semi-annual physical inventory
				  to account for all licensed material received and possessed under the license.
				  The licensee shall retain records of the inventory for 3 years from the date of
				  the inventory for inspection by the department. The inventory must indicate the
				  quantity and kind of licensed material, the location of the licensed material,
				  the date of the inventory and the name of the individual conducting the
				  inventory. Physical inventory records may be combined with leak test
				  records.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.20 - RECORDS OF MATERIAL USE

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A.
				Each licensee shall maintain records for each use of licensed material showing:
(1) the make, model number and serial number
				or a description of each sealed source used;
(2) in the case of unsealed licensed material
				used for subsurface tracer studies, the radionuclide and quantity of activity
				used in a particular well and the disposition of any unused tracer
				materials;
(3) the identity of the
				logging supervisor who is responsible for the licensed material and the
				identity of logging assistants present; and
(4) the location and date of use of the
				licensed material.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.21 - DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR SEALED SOURCES

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A. A licensee may use a sealed source for use
				in well logging applications if:
(1) the
				sealed source is doubly encapsulated;
(2) the sealed source contains licensed
				material whose chemical and physical forms are as insoluble and nondispersible
				as practical; and
(3) meets the
				requirements of Subsections B, C and D of this section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.22 - INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND OPENING OF A SOURCE OR SOURCE HOLDER

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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 service until repaired, and a record must be
				made listing: the date of check, name of inspector, equipment involved, defects
				found and repairs made. These records must be retained for 3 years after the
				defect is found.
B. Each licensee
				shall have a program for semiannual visual inspection and routine maintenance
				of source holders, logging tools, injection tools, source handling tools,
				storage containers, transport containers and uranium sinker bars to ensure that
				the required labeling is legible and that no physical damage is visible. If
				defects are found, the equipment must be removed from service until repaired,
				and a record must be made listing: date, equipment involved, inspection and
				maintenance operations performed, any defects found and any actions taken to
				correct the defects. These records must be retained for 3 years after the
				defect is found.
C. Removal of a
				sealed source from a source holder or logging tool, and maintenance on sealed
				sources or holders in which sealed sources are contained may not be performed
				by the licensee unless a written operating procedure is developed and has been
				approved either by the department, NRC or an agreement state.
D. If a sealed source is stuck in the source
				holder, the licensee may not perform any operation, such as drilling, cutting
				or chiseling, on the source holder unless the licensee is specifically approved
				by the department, NRC or an agreement state to perform this
				operation.
E. The opening, repair
				or modification of any sealed source must be performed by persons specifically
				approved to do so by the department, NRC or an agreement state.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.23 - SUBSURFACE TRACER STUDIES

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A. The
				licensee shall require all personnel handling radioactive tracer material to
				use protective gloves and, if required by the license, other protective
				clothing and equipment. The licensee shall take precautions to avoid ingestion
				or inhalation of radioactive tracer material and to avoid contamination of
				field stations and temporary jobsites.
B. A licensee shall not knowingly inject
				licensed material into fresh water aquifers unless specifically authorized to
				do so by the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.24 - RADIOACTIVE MARKERS

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The licensee may use radioactive markers in wells only if the
				  individual markers contain quantities of licensed material not exceeding the
				  exempt quantities specified in
				  20.3.3.330
				  NMAC. The use of markers is subject only to the requirements of physical
				  inventory in
				  20.3.12.19
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.25 - URANIUM SINKER BARS

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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 name of
				  company) if found."
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.26 - USE OF A SEALED SOURCE IN A WELL WITHOUT A SURFACE CASING

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The licensee may use a sealed source in a well without a
				  surface casing for protecting fresh water aquifers only if the licensee follows
				  a procedure for reducing the probability of the source becoming lodged in the
				  well. The procedure must be approved by the department pursuant to Subsection C
				  of
				  20.3.12.9
				  NMAC, the NRC or an agreement state.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING › Section 20.3.12.27 - ENERGY COMPENSATION SOURCE

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A.
				The licensee may use an energy compensation source (ECS) which is contained
				within a logging tool or other tool components, only if the ECS contains
				quantities of licensed material not exceeding 100 microcuries (3.7
				megabecquerels).
B. For well
				logging applications with a surface casing for protecting fresh water aquifers,
				use of the ECS is only subject to the requirements of 20.3.12.18 NMAC,
				20.3.12.19 NMAC and 20.3.12.20 NMAC.
C. For well logging applications without a
				surface casing for protecting fresh water aquifers, use of the ECS is only
				subject to the requirements of 20.3.12.10 NMAC, 20.3.12.18 NMAC, 20.3.12.19
				NMAC, 20.3.12.20 NMAC, 20.3.12.26 NMAC and 20.3.12.32 NMAC.