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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.15 - Transfer of License

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Following closure and the period of postclosure observation and
				  maintenance, the licensee may apply for an amendment to transfer the license to the
				  disposal site owner. The license shall be transferred when the Department
				  finds:
7.15.1 That the closure of the
				disposal site has been made in conformance with the licensee's disposal site closure
				plan, as amended and approved as part of the license;
7.15.2 That reasonable assurance has been provided
				by the licensee that the performance objectives of this part are met;
7.15.3 That any funds for care and records
				required by RHA 7.32.4 and 7.32.5 have been transferred to the disposal site
				owner;
7.15.4 That the postclosure
				monitoring program is operational for implementation by the disposal site owner;
				and
7.15.5 That the federal or state
				agency which will assume responsibility for institutional control of the disposal
				site is prepared to assume responsibility and ensure that the institutional
				requirements found necessary under 7.10.8 will be met.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.16 - Termination of License

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7.16.1 Following any
				period of institutional control needed to meet the requirements found necessary
				under 7.10, the licensee may apply for an amendment to terminate the
				license.
7.16.2 This application will be
				reviewed in accordance with the provisions of 2.19 of these regulations.
7.16.3 A license shall be terminated only when the
				Department finds:
7.16.3.1 That the institutional
				control requirements found necessary under 7.10.8 have been met;
7.16.3.2 That any additional requirements
				resulting from new information developed during the institutional control period
				have been met; and
7.16.3.3 That
				permanent monuments or markers warning against intrusion have been
				installed.
7.16.3.4 That the records
				required by RHA 7.32.4 and 7.32.5 have been sent to the party responsible for
				institutional control of the disposal site and a copy has been sent to the
				Department immediately prior to license termination.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.17 - General Requirements

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Land disposal facilities shall be sited, designed, operated,
				  closed, and controlled after closure so that reasonable assurance exists that
				  exposures to individuals are within the requirements established in the performance
				  objectives in 7.18 through 7.21.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.18 - Protection of the General Population from Releases of Radioactivity

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Concentrations of radioactive material which may be released to
				  the general environment in groundwater, surface water, air, soil, plants, or animals
				  shall not result in an annual dose exceeding an equivalent of 25 millirems (0.25
				  mSv) to the whole body, 75 millirems (0.75 mSv) to the thyroid, and 25 millirems
				  (0.25 mSv) to any other organ of any member of the public. Reasonable effort should
				  be made to maintain releases of radioactivity in effluents to the general
				  environment as low as is reasonably achievable.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.19 - Protection of Individuals from Inadvertent Intrusion

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Design, operation, and closure of the land disposal facility shall
				  ensure protection of any individual inadvertently intruding into the disposal site
				  and occupying the site or contacting the waste at any time after active
				  institutional controls over the disposal site are removed.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.20 - Protection of Individuals During Operations

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Operations at the land disposal facility shall be conducted in
				  compliance with the standards for radiation protection set out in Part III of these
				  regulations, except for releases of radioactivity in effluents from the land
				  disposal facility, which shall be governed by 7.18. Every reasonable effort should
				  be made to maintain radiation exposures as low as is reasonably
				  achievable.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.21 - Stability of the Disposal Site After Closure

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The disposal facility shall be sited, designed, used, operated,
				  and closed to achieve long-term stability of the disposal site and to eliminate, to
				  the extent practicable, the need for ongoing active maintenance of the disposal site
				  following closure so that only surveillance, monitoring, or minor custodial care are
				  required. Engineered barriers shall be used to ensure that the stability
				  requirements are met.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.23 - Disposal Site Design for Near-Surface Disposal

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7.23.1 Site design
				features shall be directed toward long-term isolation and avoidance of the need for
				continuing active maintenance after site closure.
7.23.2 The disposal site design and operation
				shall be compatible with the disposal site closure and stabilization plan and lead
				to disposal site closure that provides reasonable assurance that the performance
				objectives will be met.
7.23.3 The
				disposal site shall be designed to complement and improve, where appropriate, the
				ability of the disposal site's natural characteristics to assure that the
				performance objectives will be met.
7.23.4 Covers shall be designed to minimize to the
				extent practicable water infiltration, to direct percolating or surface water away
				from the disposed waste, and to resist degradation by surface geologic processes and
				biotic activity.
7.23.5 Surface features
				shall direct surface water drainage away from disposal units at velocities and
				gradients which will not result in erosion that will require ongoing active
				maintenance in the future.
7.23.6 The
				disposal site shall be designed to minimize to the extent practicable the contact of
				water with waste during storage, the contact of standing water with waste during
				disposal, and the contact of percolating or standing water with wastes after
				disposal.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.25 - Environmental Monitoring

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7.25.1 At the time a
				license application is submitted, the applicant shall have conducted a
				preoperational monitoring program to provide basic environmental data on the
				disposal site characteristics. The applicant shall obtain information about the
				ecology, meteorology, climate, hydrology, geology, geochemistry and seismology of
				the disposal site. For those characteristics that are subject to seasonal variation,
				data must cover at least a twelve month period.
7.25.2 During the land disposal facility site
				construction and operation, the licensee shall maintain an environmental monitoring
				program. Measurements and observations must be made and recorded to provide data to
				evaluate the potential health and environmental impacts during both the construction
				and the operation of the facility and to enable the evaluation of long-term effects
				and the need for mitigative measures. The monitoring system must be capable of
				providing early warning of releases of waste from the disposal site before they
				leave the site boundary.
7.25.3 After
				the disposal site is closed, the licensee responsible for post-operational
				surveillance of the disposal site shall maintain a monitoring system based on the
				operating history and the closure and stabilization of the disposal site. The
				monitoring system must be capable of providing early warning of releases of waste
				from the disposal site before they leave the site boundary.
7.25.4 The licensee shall have plans for taking
				corrective measures if the environmental monitoring program detects migration of
				waste which would indicate that the performance objectives may not be met.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.26 - Alternative Requirements for Design and Operations

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The Department may, upon request or on its own initiative,
				  authorize provisions other than those set forth in 7.23 through 7.25 for the
				  segregation and disposal of waste and for the design and operation of a land
				  disposal facility on a specific basis, if it finds reasonable assurance of
				  compliance with the performance objectives of this part.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.27 - Institutional Requirements

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7.27.1 Land Ownership.
				Disposal of waste received from other persons may be permitted only on land owned in
				fee by the federal or a state government.
7.27.2 Institutional Control. The land owner or
				custodial agency shall conduct an institutional control program to physically
				control access to the disposal site following transfer of control of the disposal
				site from the disposal site operator.
The institutional control program shall also include, but not be
				  limited to, conducting an environmental monitoring program at the disposal site,
				  periodic surveillance, minor custodial care, and other requirements as determined by
				  the Department, and administration of funds to cover the costs for these activities.
				  The period of institutional controls will be determined by the Department but
				  institutional controls may not be relied upon for more than 100 years following
				  transfer of control of the disposal site to the owner.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.28 - Alternative Requirements for Waste Classification and Characteristics

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The Department licensing a low-level disposal facility may, upon
				  request or on its own initiative, authorize other provisions for the classification
				  and characteristics of waste on a specific basis, if, after evaluation of the
				  specific characteristics of the waste, disposal site, and method of disposal, it
				  finds reasonable assurance of compliance with the performance objectives specified
				  in this part.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.29 - Applicant Qualifications and Assurances

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Each applicant shall show that it either possesses the necessary
				  funds or has reasonable assurance of obtaining the necessary funds, or by a
				  combination of the two, to cover the estimated costs of conducting all licensed
				  activities over the planned operating life of the project, including costs of
				  construction and disposal.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.31 - Financial Assurances for Institutional Controls

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7.31.1 Prior to the
				issuance of the license, the applicant shall provide for Department approval, a
				binding arrangement, between the applicant and the disposal site owner that ensures
				that sufficient funds will be available to cover the costs of monitoring and any
				required maintenance during the institutional control period. The binding
				arrangement shall be reviewed annually by the Department to ensure that changes in
				inflation, technology, and disposal facility operations are reflected in the
				arrangements.
7.31.2 Subsequent changes
				to the binding arrangement specified in 7.31.1 relevant to institutional control
				shall be submitted to the Department for prior approval.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.33 - Tests on Land Disposal Facilities

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Each licensee shall perform, or permit the Department to perform,
				  any tests the Department deems appropriate or necessary for the administration of
				  the regulations in this part, including, but not limited to, tests of:
7.33.1 Wastes;
7.33.2 Facilities used for the receipt, storage,
				treatment, handling or disposal of wastes;
7.33.3 Radiation detection and monitoring
				instruments; or
7.33.4 Other equipment
				and devices used in connection with the receipt, possession, handling, treatment,
				storage, or disposal of waste.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.34 - Department Inspections of Land Disposal Facilities

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7.34.1 Each licensee
				shall afford to the Department at all reasonable times opportunity to inspect waste
				not yet disposed of, and the premises, equipment, operations, and facilities in
				which wastes are received, possessed, handled, treated, stored, or
				disposed.
7.34.2 Each licensee shall
				make available to the Department for inspection, upon reasonable notice, records
				kept by it pursuant to these regulations. Authorized representatives of the
				Department may copy and take away copies of, for the Department's use, any record
				required to be kept pursuant to these regulations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.1 - Purpose

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The regulations of this Part establish licensing and radiation
				  safety requirements for persons utilizing sealed sources, radioactive tracers,
				  radioactive marker, and uranium sinker bars for well logging in a single well. The
				  provisions and requirements of this Part are in addition to, and not in substitution
				  for, other requirements of these regulations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.2 - Scope

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The regulations established in this Part apply to all licensees
				  using radioactive material for well logging; provided, however, that nothing in this
				  Part applies to the use of radioactive 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.4 - Specific Licenses for Well Logging

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The Department will approve an application for a specific license
				  for the use of radioactive material in well logging if the applicant meets the
				  following requirements:
8.4.1 The applicant
				shall satisfy the general requirements specified in RHA 2.6 of these regulations, as
				appropriate, and any special requirements contained in this Part.
8.4.2 The applicant shall develop a program for
				training logging supervisors and logging assistants and submit to the Department a
				description of this program which specifies:
8.4.2.1 Initial training;
8.4.2.2 On-the-job training;
8.4.2.3 Annual safety reviews provided by the
				licensee;
8.4.2.4 Means the applicant
				will use to demonstrate the logging supervisor's knowledge and understanding of and
				ability to comply with the Department's regulations and licensing requirements and
				the applicant's operating and emergency procedures; and
8.4.2.5 Means the applicant will use to
				demonstrate the logging assistant's knowledge and understanding of and ability to
				comply with the applicant's operating and emergency procedures.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.5 - Agreement with Well Owner or Operator

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8.5.1 The 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 must
				identify who will meet the following requirements:
8.5.1.1 If a sealed source becomes lodged in the
				well, a reasonable effort will be made to recover it;
8.5.1.2 A person may not attempt to recover a
				sealed source in a manner which, in the licensee's opinion, could result in its
				rupture;
8.5.1.3 The radiation
				monitoring required in RHA 8.23.1 will be performed;
8.5.1.4 If the environment, any equipment, or
				personnel are contaminated with radioactive material, they must be decontaminated
				before release from the site or release for unrestricted use; and
8.5.1.5 If the sealed source is classified as
				irretrievable after reasonable efforts at recovery have been expended, the following
				requirements must be implemented within 30 days:
8.5.1.5.1 Each irretrievable well logging source
				must be immobilized and sealed in place with a cement plug;
8.5.1.5.2 A means to prevent inadvertent intrusion
				on the source, unless the source is not accessible to any subsequent drilling
				operations; and
8.5.1.5.3 A permanent
				identification plaque, constructed of long lasting material such as stainless steel,
				brass, bronze, or Monel, must be mounted at the surface of the well, unless the
				mounting of the plaque is not practical. The size of the plaque must be at least 7
				inches (17 cm) square and 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick. The plaque must contain:
8.5.1.5.3.1 The word "CAUTION";
8.5.1.5.3.2 The radiation symbol (the color
				requirement in RHA 3.8.1 of these regulations need not be met);
8.5.1.5.3.3 The date the source was
				abandoned;
8.5.1.5.3.4 The name of the
				well owner or operator, as appropriate;
8.5.1.5.3.5 The well name and well identification
				number(s) or other designation;
8.5.1.5.3.6 An identification of the sealed
				source(s) by radionuclide and quantity;
8.5.1.5.3.7 The depth of the source and depth of
				the top of the plug; and
8.5.1.5.3.8 An
				appropriate warning, such as "DO NOT RE-ENTER THIS WELL".
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.6 - Labeling of Well Logging Devices

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8.6.1 The licensee may
				not use a source, source holder, or logging tool that contains radioactive material
				unless the smallest component that is transported as a separate piece of equipment
				with the radioactive material inside bears a durable, legible, and clearly visible
				marking or label. The marking or label must contain the radiation symbol specified
				in RHA 3.8.1 of these regulations, without the conventional color requirements, and
				the wording "DANGER (or CAUTION) RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL."
8.6.2 The licensee may not use a container to
				store radioactive 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 RHA 3.8.1 of these regulations and the wording "CAUTION (or
				DANGER), RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES (or NAME OF
				COMPANY)."
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.7 - Storage of Well Logging Devices

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The licensee shall store each source containing radioactive
				  material in a storage container or transportation package. The container or package
				  must be locked and physically secured to prevent tampering or removal of radioactive
				  material from storage by unauthorized personnel. The licensee shall store
				  radioactive material in a manner which will minimize danger from explosion or
				  fire.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.8 - Transportation of Well Logging Devices

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8.8.1 The licensee may
				not transport radioactive material unless the material is packaged, labeled, marked,
				and accompanied with appropriate shipping papers in accordance with regulations set
				out in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part 71.
8.8.2 The licensee shall lock and physically
				secure the transportation package containing radioactive material in the
				transporting vehicle to prevent accidental loss, tampering, or unauthorized removal
				of the radioactive material from the vehicle.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.9 - Radiation Survey Instruments

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8.9.1 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 Part III of these
				regulations. To satisfy this requirement, the radiation survey instrument must be
				capable of measuring 0.001 mSv (0.1 mrem) per hour through at least 0.5 mSv (50
				mrem) per hour
8.9.2 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.
8.9.3 The licensee shall have each radiation
				survey instrument required under RHA 8.9.1 calibrated as follows:
8.9.3.1 At intervals not to exceed 6 months and
				after instrument servicing;
8.9.3.2 For
				linear scale instruments, at two points located approximately 1/3 and 2/3 of
				full-scale on each scale; for logarithmic scale instruments, at midrange of each
				decade, and at two points of at least one decade; and for digital instruments, at
				appropriate points; and
8.9.3.3 So that
				an accuracy within plus or minus 20 percent of the calibration standard can be
				demonstrated on each scale.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.11 - Physical Inventory

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Each licensee shall conduct a semi-annual physical inventory to
				  account for all radioactive 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 radioactive material, the location of the radioactive 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.12 - Utilization Logs

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8.12.1 Each licensee
				shall maintain records for each use of radioactive material showing:
8.12.1.1 The make, model number, and a serial
				number or a description of each sealed source used;
8.12.1.2 In the case of unsealed radioactive
				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;
8.12.1.3 The identity of the
				logging supervisor who is responsible for the radioactive material and the identity
				of logging assistants present; and
8.12.1.4 The location and date of use of the
				radioactive material.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.13 - Criteria for Sealed Source Design and Integrity

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8.13.1 A licensee
				may use a sealed source in well logging applications if:
8.13.1.1 The sealed source is doubly
				encapsulated;
8.13.1.2 The sealed source
				contains radioactive material whose chemical and physical forms are as insoluble and
				nondispersible as practical; and
8.13.1.3 The sealed source meets the requirements
				of RHA 8.13.2, 8.13.3 or 8.13.4.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.14 - Inspection, Maintenance, and Opening of a Source or Source Holder

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8.14.1
				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.
8.14.2 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.
8.14.3 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
				procedure developed pursuant to
				RHA 8.20 has been approved either
				by the Department pursuant to RHA 8.4.3, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, any
				Agreement State, or a Licensing State.
8.14.4 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, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, any Agreement State or a
				Licensing State to perform this operation.
8.14.5 The opening, repair, or modification of any
				sealed source must be performed by persons specifically approved to do so by the
				Department, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, any Agreement State, or a
				Licensing State.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.15 - Subsurface Tracer Studies

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8.15.1 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.
8.15.2 A licensee may not
				knowingly inject radioactive material into fresh water aquifers unless specifically
				authorized to do so by the Department.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.16 - Radioactive Markers

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The licensee may use radioactive markers in wells only if the
				  individual markers contain quantities of radioactive material not exceeding the
				  quantities specified in RHA 2.24 of these regulations. The use of markers is subject
				  only to the requirements of RHA 8.11.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.17 - 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 COMPANY NAME) IF
				  FOUND."
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.18 - Use Of Sealed Sources in a Well Without Surface Casings

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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 RHA 8.4.3, the U.S. Nuclear
				  Regulatory Commission, any Agreement State or a Licensing State.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.19 - Training Requirements for Well Logging Personnel

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8.19.1 The licensee
				may not permit an individual to act as a logging supervisor until that person:
8.19.1.1 Has completed training in the subjects
				outlined in RHA 8.19.5;
8.19.1.2 Has
				received copies of, and instruction in:
8.19.1.2.1
				The requirements contained in the applicable sections of Parts III, VI and VIII of
				these regulations;
8.19.1.2.2 The
				license under which the logging supervisor will perform well logging; and
8.19.1.2.3 The licensee's operating and emergency
				procedures required by
				RHA 8.20;
8.19.1.3 Has completed on-the-job training and
				demonstrated competence in the use of radioactive material, remote handling tools,
				and radiation survey instruments by a field evaluation; and
8.19.1.4 Has demonstrated understanding of the
				requirements in RHA 8.19.1.1 and 8.19.1.2 by successfully completing a written
				test.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.20 - Operating and Emergency Procedures

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Each licensee shall develop and follow written operating and
				  emergency procedures that cover the following items:
8.20.1 The handling and use of radioactive
				materials including the use of sealed sources in wells without surface casings for
				protecting fresh water aquifers, if appropriate;
8.20.2 The use of remote handling tools for
				handling sealed sources and radioactive tracer material except low-activity
				calibration sources;
8.20.3 Methods and
				occasions for conducting radiation surveys including surveys for detecting
				contamination, as required by RHA 8.22.3 through 8.22.5;
8.20.4 Minimizing personnel exposure including
				exposures from inhalation and ingestion of radioactive tracer materials;
8.20.5 Methods and occasions for locking and
				securing stored radioactive materials;
8.20.6 Personnel monitoring and the use of
				personnel monitoring equipment;
8.20.7
				Transportation of radioactive materials to field stations or temporary jobsites,
				packaging of radioactive materials for transport in vehicles, placarding of vehicles
				when needed, and physically securing radioactive material in transport vehicles
				during transportation to prevent accidental loss, tampering, or unauthorized
				removal;
8.20.8 Receiving and opening
				packages containing radioactive materials in accordance with the Code of Federal
				Regulations, Title 10, Part 20.205 and RHA 3.14 of these regulations;
8.20.9 For the use of tracers, decontamination of
				the environment, equipment, and personnel;
8.20.10 Maintenance of records generated by
				logging personnel at temporary jobsites;
8.20.11 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
				RHA 8.14.
8.20.12 Identifying and reporting defects and
				noncompliance to the Department;
8.20.13
				Actions to be taken if a sealed source is lodged in a well;
8.20.14 Notifying proper persons in the event of
				an accident; and
8.20.15 Actions to be
				taken if a sealed source is ruptured including actions to prevent the spread of
				contamination and minimize inhalation and ingestion of radioactive material and
				actions to obtain suitable radiation survey instruments as required by RHA
				8.9.2.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.21 - Personnel Monitoring

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8.21.1 The licensee may
				not permit an individual to act as a logging supervisor or logging assistant unless
				that person wears a personnel dosimeter at all times during the handling of
				radioactive materials. Each personnel dosimeter must be assigned to and worn by only
				one individual. Film badges must be replaced at least monthly and other personnel
				dosimeters that require replacement must be replaced at least quarterly. All
				personnel dosimeters must be evaluated at least quarterly or promptly after
				replacement, whichever is more frequent.
8.21.2 The licensee shall provide bioassay
				services to individuals using radioactive material in subsurface tracer studies if
				required by the license.
8.21.3 The
				licensee shall retain records of personnel dosimeters and bioassay results for
				inspection until the Department authorizes disposition of the records.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.22 - Radiation Surveys

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8.22.1 The licensee
				shall make radiation surveys, including but not limited to the surveys required
				under RHA 8.22.2 through 8.22.5, of each area where radioactive materials are used
				and stored.
8.22.2 Before transporting
				radioactive material, 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 radioactive materials.
8.22.3 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.
8.22.4 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.
8.22.5 The licensee shall
				make a radiation survey at the temporary jobsite before and after each subsurface
				tracer study to confirm the absence of contamination.
8.22.6 The results of surveys required under RHA
				8.22.1 through 8.22.5 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.23 - Contamination Control

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8.23.1 If the licensee
				detects evidence that a sealed source has ruptured or radioactive material has
				caused contamination, the licensee shall initiate immediately the emergency
				procedures required by
				RHA 8.20.
8.23.2 If contamination results from the use of
				radioactive materials in well logging, the licensee shall decontaminate all work
				areas, equipment and unrestricted areas.
8.23.3 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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.24 - Surveillance of Operations

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8.24.1 A logging
				supervisor must be physically present at a temporary jobsite whenever radioactive
				materials are being handled or are not stored and locked in a vehicle or storage
				place. The logging supervisor may leave the jobsite in order to obtain assistance if
				a source becomes lodged in a well.
8.24.2 During well logging, except when radiation
				sources are below ground or in shipping or storage containers, the logging
				supervisor or other individual designated by the logging supervisor shall maintain
				direct surveillance of the operation to prevent unauthorized entry into a restricted
				area, as defined in RHA 1.2 of these regulations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.25 - Documents and Records Required at Field Stations

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8.25.1 Each licensee
				shall maintain the following documents and records at the field station:
8.25.1.1 A copy of Parts III, VI and VIII of these
				regulations;
8.25.1.2 The license
				authorizing the use of radioactive materials;
8.25.1.3 Operating and emergency
				procedures;
8.25.1.4 The record of the
				radiation survey instrument calibration required by
				RHA
				8.9;
8.25.1.5
				The record of the leak test results required by
				RHA
				8.10;
8.25.1.6
				Physical inventory records required by
				RHA
				8.11;
8.25.1.7
				Utilization records required by
				RHA
				8.12;
8.25.1.8
				Records of inspection and maintenance required by
				RHA 8.14;
8.25.1.9 Training records required by RHA 8.19.4;
				and
8.25.1.10 Survey records required by
				RHA
				8.22.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.26 - Documents and Records Required at Temporary Jobsites

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Each licensee conducting operations at a temporary jobsite shall
				  maintain the following documents and records at the temporary jobsite until the well
				  logging operation is completed:
8.26.1
				Operating and emergency procedures as outlined in
				RHA 8.20;
8.26.2 Evidence of latest calibration of the
				radiation survey instruments in use at the site required by
				RHA
				8.9;
8.26.3
				Latest survey records required by RHA 8.22.2, 8.22.3 and 8.22.5;
8.26.4 The shipping papers for the transportation
				of radioactive materials required by the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part
				71.5;
8.26.5 A copy of the U.S. Nuclear
				Regulatory Commission, an Agreement State, or Licensing State license authorizing
				the use of radioactive materials when operating under reciprocity pursuant to RHA
				2.20 of these regulations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS › Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.27 - Notification of Incidents and Lost Sources; Abandonment Procedures for Irretrievable Sources

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8.27.1 The licensee shall immediately notify the
				Department by telephone and subsequently within 30 days by confirmatory letter if it
				knows or has reason to believe that a sealed source has been ruptured. This notice
				must designate the well or other location and describe the magnitude and extent of
				the escape of radioactive material, assess the consequences of the rupture, and
				explain efforts planned or being taken to mitigate these consequences.
8.27.2 The licensee shall notify the Department of
				the theft or loss of radioactive materials, radiation overexposures, excessive
				levels and concentrations of radiation, and certain other accidents as required by
				RHA 3.17, 3.18 and 3.19 of these regulations.
8.27.3 If a sealed source becomes lodged in a
				well, and when it becomes apparent that efforts to recover the sealed source will
				not be successful, the licensee shall:
8.27.3.1
				Notify the Department by telephone of the circumstances that resulted in the
				inability to retrieve the source and request approval to implement abandonment
				procedures; or that the licensee implemented abandonment before receiving
				Departmental approval because the licensee believed there was an immediate threat to
				public health and safety; and
8.27.3.2
				Advise the well owner or operator, as appropriate, of the abandonment procedures
				under RHA 8.5.1 or 8.5.3.
8.27.3.3
				Either ensure that abandonment procedures are implemented within 30 days after the
				sealed source has been classified as irretrievable or request an extension of time
				if unable to complete the abandonment procedures.