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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 4 - Operating Controls and Procedures › Section 12VAC5-481-3080 - Routine determinations

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Prior to each shipment of licensed material, the licensee
						shall determine that:
1. The package
					 is proper for the contents to be shipped;
2. The package is in unimpaired physical
					 condition except for superficial defects such as marks or dents;
3. Each closure device of the packaging,
					 including any required gasket, is properly installed and secured and free of
					 defects;
4. Any system for
					 containing liquid is adequately sealed and has adequate space or other
					 specified provision for expansion of the liquid;
5. Any pressure relief device is operable and
					 set in accordance with written procedures;
6. The package has been loaded and closed in
					 accordance with written procedures;
7. For fissile material, any moderator or
					 neutron absorber, if required, is present and in proper condition;
8. Any structural part of the package that
					 could be used to lift or tie down the package during transport is rendered
					 inoperable for that purpose unless it satisfies design requirements specified
					 in 10 CFR
					 71.45;
9. The level of nonfixed radioactive
					 contamination on the external surfaces of each package offered for shipment is
					 ALARA and within the limits specified in
					 49 CFR
					 173.443;
10. External radiation levels around the
					 package and around the vehicle, if applicable, will not exceed the limits
					 specified in 10 CFR
					 71.47 at any time during transportation;
					 and
11. Accessible package surface
					 temperatures will not exceed the limits specified in
					 10 CFR
					 71.43(g) at any time during
					 transportation.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 4 - Operating Controls and Procedures › Section 12VAC5-481-3090 - Air transport of plutonium

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Notwithstanding the provisions of any general licenses
						and notwithstanding any exemptions stated directly in this part or included
						indirectly by citation of the DOT regulations, as may be applicable, the
						licensee shall assure that plutonium in any form is not transported by air, or
						delivered to a carrier for air transport, unless:
1. The plutonium is contained in a medical
					 device designed for individual human application;
2. The plutonium is contained in a material
					 in which the specific activity is less than or equal to the activity
					 concentration values for plutonium specified in Table A-2 of
					 12VAC5-481-3770 and in which the
					 radioactivity is essentially uniformly distributed;
3. The plutonium is shipped in a single
					 package containing no more than an A2 quantity of
					 plutonium in any isotope or form and is shipped in accordance with
					 12VAC5-481-2980;
4. The plutonium is shipped in a package
					 specifically authorized, in the CoC, issued by the NRC, for the shipment of
					 plutonium by air and the licensee requires, through special arrangement with
					 the carrier, compliance with 49 CFR 175.704, the DOT
					 regulations applicable to the air transport of plutonium.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 4 - Operating Controls and Procedures › Section 12VAC5-481-3091 - Opening instructions

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Before delivery of a package to a carrier for transport,
						the licensee shall ensure that any special instructions needed to safely open
						the package have been sent to, or otherwise made available to, the consignee
						for the consignee's use in accordance with
						12VAC5-481-900.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of
						  Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 4 - Operating Controls and Procedures › Section 12VAC5-481-3100 - Shipment records

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A. Each licensee
					 shall maintain for a period of three years after shipment a record of each
					 shipment of licensed material not exempt under
					 12VAC5-481-2970, showing, where
					 applicable:
1. Identification of the packaging
					 by model number and serial number;
2. Verification that the packaging, as
					 shipped, had no significant defect;
3. Volume and identification of
					 coolant;
4. Type and quantity of
					 licensed material in each package, and the total quantity of each
					 shipment;
5. Date of the
					 shipment;
6. Name and address of
					 the transferee;
7. Address to which
					 the shipment was made; and
8.
					 Results of the determinations required by
					 12VAC5-481-3080 and by the
					 conditions of the package approval.
9. For each item of irradiated fissile
					 material, in addition to the items listed in subdivisions 1 through 8 of this
					 subsection, identification by model number and serial number; irradiation and
					 decay history to the extent appropriate to demonstrate that its nuclear and
					 thermal characteristics comply with license conditions; and any abnormal or
					 unusual condition relevant to radiation safety.
10. For each fissile package and for Type B
					 packages, in addition to the items listed in subdivisions 1 through 8 of this
					 subsection, any special controls exercised.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 4 - Operating Controls and Procedures › Section 12VAC5-481-3110 - Reports

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The licensee shall report to the agency within 30
						days:
1. Any instance in which there
					 is significant reduction in the effectiveness of any packaging during
					 use;
2. Details of any defects with
					 safety significance in the packaging after first use, with the means employed
					 to repair the defects and prevent their recurrence; or
3. Instances in which the conditions of
					 approval in the CoC were not observed in making a shipment.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIII - Transportation of Radioactive Material › Article 4 - Operating Controls and Procedures › Section 12VAC5-481-3120 - Advance notification of transport of nuclear waste

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A. Prior to the
					 transport of any nuclear waste outside of the confines of the licensee's
					 facility or other place of use or storage, or prior to the delivery of any
					 nuclear waste to a carrier for transport, each licensee shall provide advance
					 notification of such transport.
B.
					 Advance notification for transport of licensed material is required when:
1. The licensed material is required to be in
					 Type B packaging for transportation;
2. The licensed material is being transported
					 to or across state boundary en route to a disposal facility or to a collection
					 point for transport to a disposal facility; and
3. The quantity of licensed material in a
					 single package exceeds:
a. 3000 times the
					 A1 value of the radionuclides as specified in
					 12VAC5-481-3770;
b. 3000 times the A2
					 value of the radionuclides as specified in
					 12VAC5-481-3770; or
c. 1000 terabecquerel (27,000
					 curies).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 1 - Purpose and Scope › Section 12VAC5-481-3140 - Purpose

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The regulations in this part establish radiation safety
						requirements for using sources of radiation for wireline service operations
						including mineral-logging, radioactive markers, and subsurface tracer studies.
						The requirements of this part are in addition to, and not in substitution for,
						the requirements of Parts I (12VAC5-481-10 et
						seq.), II (12VAC5-481-260 et seq.), III
						(12VAC5-481-380 et seq.), IV
						(12VAC5-481-600 et seq.), and X
						(12VAC5-481-2250 et seq.) of this
						chapter.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 1 - Purpose and Scope › Section 12VAC5-481-3150 - Scope

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The regulations in this part apply to all licensees or
						registrants who use sources of radiation for wireline service operations
						including mineral-logging, radioactive markers, or subsurface tracer
						studies.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 1 - Purpose and Scope › Section 12VAC5-481-3151 - Licensing

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A. The agency will
					 approve an application for a specific license for the use of licensed material
					 in well logging if the applicant meets the following requirements:
1. The applicant satisfies the general
					 requirements specified in
					 12VAC5-481-440 and
					 12VAC5-481-450.
2. The applicant shall develop a program for
					 training logging supervisors and logging assistants and submit to the agency a
					 description of this program that specifies:
a. Initial training;
b. On-the-job training;
c. Annual safety reviews provided by the
					 licensee;
d. Means the applicant
					 will use to demonstrate the logging supervisor's knowledge and understanding of
					 and ability to comply with the agency's regulations and licensing requirements
					 and the applicant's operating and emergency procedures; and
e. 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.
3. The applicant shall submit to
					 the agency written operating and emergency procedures as described in
					 12VAC5-481-3280 or an outline or
					 summary of the procedures that includes the important radiation safety aspects
					 of the procedures.
4. The applicant
					 shall establish and submit to the agency its program for annual inspections of
					 the job performance of each logging supervisor to ensure that the agency's
					 regulations, license requirements, and the applicant's operating and emergency
					 procedures are followed. Inspection records shall be retained for three years
					 after each annual internal inspection.
5. The applicant shall submit a description
					 of its overall organizational structure as it applies to the radiation safety
					 responsibilities in well logging, including specified delegations of authority
					 and responsibility.
6. If an
					 applicant wants to perform leak testing of sealed sources, the applicant shall
					 identify the manufacturers and the model numbers of the leak test kits to be
					 used. If the applicant wants to analyze its own wipe samples, the applicant
					 shall establish procedures to be followed and submit a description of these
					 procedures to the agency. The description must include the following:
a. Instruments to be used;
b. Methods of performing the analysis;
					 and
c. Pertinent experience of the
					 person who will analyze the wipe samples.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 2 - Prohibition › Section 12VAC5-481-3160 - Agreement with well owner

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A. No
					 licensee shall perform wireline service operations with a sealed source(s)
					 unless, prior to commencement of the operation, the licensee has a written
					 agreement with the well operator, well owner, drilling contractor, or land
					 owner that:
1. In the event a sealed source
					 is lodged downhole, a reasonable effort at recovery will be made;
2. No person may attempt to recover a sealed
					 source in a manner which, in the licensee's opinion, could result in its
					 rupture;
3. In the event a decision
					 is made to abandon the sealed source downhole, the requirements of
					 12VAC5-481-3370 C shall be
					 met;
4. The radiation monitoring
					 required in
					 12VAC5-481-3340 will be performed;
					 and
5. If the environment, any
					 equipment, or personnel are contaminated with licensed material, they must be
					 decontaminated before release from the site or release for unrestricted
					 use.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 3 - Equipment Control › Section 12VAC5-481-3170 - Limits on levels of radiation

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Sources of radiation shall be used, stored, and
						transported in such a manner that the transportation requirements of Part XIII
						(12VAC5-481-2950 et seq.) of this
						chapter and the dose limitation requirements of Part IV (12VAC5-481-600 et seq.) of this
						chapter are met.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 3 - Equipment Control › Section 12VAC5-481-3180 - Storage precautions

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A. Each
					 source of radiation, except accelerators, shall be provided with a storage or
					 transport container. The container shall be provided with a lock, or tamper
					 seal for calibration sources, to prevent unauthorized removal of, or exposure
					 to, the source of radiation.
B.
					 Sources of radiation shall be stored in a manner that will minimize danger from
					 explosion or fire.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 3 - Equipment Control › Section 12VAC5-481-3190 - Transport precautions

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Transport containers shall be physically secured to the
						transporting vehicle to prevent accidental loss, tampering, or unauthorized
						removal.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 3 - Equipment Control › Section 12VAC5-481-3200 - Radiation survey instruments

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A.
					 The licensee or registrant shall maintain sufficient calibrated and operable
					 radiation survey instruments at each field station to make physical radiation
					 surveys as required by this part and by Part IV (12VAC5-481-600 et seq.).
					 Instrumentation shall be capable of measuring 0.001 mSv (0.1 mrem) per hour
					 through at least 0.5 mSv (50 mrem) per hour.
B. Each radiation survey instrument shall be
					 calibrated:
1. At intervals not to exceed six
					 months and after each instrument servicing;
2. For linear scale instruments, at two
					 points located approximately 25% and 75% 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
3. So that accuracy within 20%
					 of the true radiation level can be demonstrated on each scale.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 3 - Equipment Control › Section 12VAC5-481-3210 - Leak testing of sealed sources

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A. Requirements. Each licensee using sealed
					 sources of radioactive material shall have the sources tested for leakage.
					 Records of leak test results shall be kept in units of becquerels (microcuries)
					 and maintained for three years after the leak test is performed.
B. Method of Testing. Tests for leakage shall
					 be performed only by persons specifically authorized to perform such tests by
					 the agency, the NRC, or another agreement state. The test sample shall be taken
					 from the surface of the source, source holder, or from the surface of the
					 device in which the source is stored or mounted and on which one might expect
					 contamination to accumulate. The test sample shall be analyzed for radioactive
					 contamination, and the analysis shall be capable of detecting the presence of
					 185 Bq (0.005 µCi) of radioactive material on the test sample.
C. Interval of Testing. Each sealed source
					 (except an energy compensated source (ECS)) shall be tested at intervals not to
					 exceed six months. Each ECS that is not exempt in subsection E of this section
					 must be tested at intervals not to exceed three years. In the absence of a
					 certificate from a transferor indicating that a test has been made prior to the
					 transfer, the sealed source shall not be put into use until tested. If, for any
					 reason, it is suspected that a sealed source may be leaking, it shall be
					 removed from service immediately and tested for leakage as soon as
					 practical.
D. Leaking or
					 Contaminated Sources. If the test reveals the presence of 185 Bq (0.005
					 µCi) or more of leakage or contamination, the licensee shall immediately
					 withdraw the source from use and shall cause it to be decontaminated, repaired,
					 or disposed of in accordance with these regulations. The licensee shall check
					 the equipment associated with the leaking source for radioactive contamination
					 and, if contaminated, have it decontaminated or disposed of in accordance with
					 these regulations. A report describing the equipment involved, the test
					 results, and the corrective action taken shall be filed with the agency within
					 five days of receiving the test results.
E. Exemptions. The following sources are
					 exempted from the periodic leak test requirements of subsections A through D of
					 this section:
1. Hydrogen-3 sources;
2. Sources of radioactive material with a
					 half-life of 30 days or less;
3.
					 Sealed sources of radioactive material in gaseous form;
4. Sources of beta- or gamma-emitting
					 radioactive material with an activity of 3.7 MBq (100 µCi) or less; and
5. Sources of alpha-emitting
					 radioactive material with an activity of 0.37 MBq (10 µCi) or
					 less.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 3 - Equipment Control › Section 12VAC5-481-3220 - Physical inventory

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Each licensee or registrant shall conduct a semi-annual
						physical inventory to account for all sources of radiation. Records of
						inventories shall be maintained for three years from the date of the inventory
						and shall include the quantities and kinds of sources of radiation, the
						location the date of the inventory, and the name of the individual conducting
						the inventory.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 3 - Equipment Control › Section 12VAC5-481-3230 - Utilization records

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Each licensee or registrant shall maintain current
						records, which shall be kept available for three years from the date of the
						recorded event, showing the following information for each source of
						radiation:
1. Make, model number, and
					 a serial number or a description of each source of radiation used;
2. The identity of the well-logging
					 supervisor responsible for the source and the logging assistant
					 present;
3. Locations where used
					 and dates of use; and
4. In the
					 case of tracer materials and radioactive markers, the utilization record shall
					 indicate the radionuclide and activity used in a particular well.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 3 - Equipment Control › Section 12VAC5-481-3240 - Design, performance, and certification criteria for sealed sources used in downhole operations

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A. Each
					 sealed source, except those containing radioactive material in gaseous form,
					 and ECSs used in downhole operations, shall meet the following minimum
					 criteria:
1. Be of doubly encapsulated
					 construction;
2. Contain
					 radioactive material whose chemical and physical forms are as insoluble and
					 nondispersible as practical; and
3.
					 Certified by one of the following methods:
a.
					 For a sealed source manufactured on or before July 14,1989, a licensee may use
					 the sealed source, for use in well-logging applications if it meets the
					 requirements of USASI N5.10-1968, "Classification of Sealed Radioactive
					 Sources," or the requirements in subdivision 3 b or c of this
					 subsection;
b. For a sealed source
					 manufactured after July 1989, a licensee may use the sealed source, for use in
					 well-logging applications if it meets the oil well-logging requirements of
					 ANSI/HPS N43.6-1997, "Sealed Radioactive Sources-Classification"; or
c. For a sealed source manufactured after
					 July 14, 1989, a licensee may use the sealed source, for use in well-logging
					 applications, if the sealed source's prototype has been tested and found to
					 maintain its integrity after each of the following tests:
(1) Temperature. The test source must be held
					 at -40°C for 20 minutes, 600°C for 1 hour, and then be subject to a
					 thermal shock test with a temperature drop from 600°C to 20°C within 15
					 seconds.
(2) Impact test. A 5 kg
					 steel hammer, 2.5 cm in diameter, must be dropped from a height of 1 m onto the
					 test source.
(3) Vibrations test.
					 The test source must be subject to a vibration from 25 Hz to 500 Hz at 5 g
					 amplitude for 30 minutes.
(4)
					 Puncture test. A 1 gram hammer and pin, 0.3 cm pin diameter, must be dropped
					 from a height of 1 m onto the test source.
(5) Pressure test. The test source must be
					 subject to an external pressure of 1.695 x 107
					 pascals (24,600 pounds per square inch absolute).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 3 - Equipment Control › Section 12VAC5-481-3241 - Tritium neutron generator target sources

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A. Use of a tritium neutron generator target
					 source, containing quantities not exceeding 1,110 GBq (30 curies) and in a well
					 with a surface casing to protect fresh water aquifers, is subject to the
					 requirements of this part except
					 12VAC5-481-3160,
					 12VAC5-481-3240 and
					 12VAC5-481-3370.
B. Use of a tritium neutron generator target
					 source, containing quantities exceeding 1,110 GBq (30 curies) or in a well
					 without a surface casing to protect fresh water aquifers, is subject to the
					 requirements of this part except
					 12VAC5-481-3240.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of
						  Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 3 - Equipment Control › Section 12VAC5-481-3250 - Labeling

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A. Each source,
					 source holder, or logging tool containing radioactive material shall bear a
					 durable, legible, and clearly visible marking or label, that has, as a minimum,
					 the standard radiation caution symbol, without the conventional color
					 requirement, and the following wording:
DANGER or CAUTION
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
This labeling shall be on the smallest component
						transported as a separate piece of equipment.
B. Each transport container shall have
					 permanently attached to it a durable, legible, and clearly visible label which
					 has, as a minimum, the standard radiation caution symbol and the following
					 wording:
DANGER or CAUTION
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES (OR NAME OF COMPANY)
C. Uranium sinker bars used in well-logging
					 applications shall be legibly impressed with the following words:
CAUTION
RADIOACTIVE DEPLETED URANIUM
NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES (OR NAME OF COMPANY) IF
						FOUND
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 3 - Equipment Control › Section 12VAC5-481-3260 - Inspection and maintenance

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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 three years
					 after the defect is found.
B. Each
					 licensee or registrant shall conduct, at intervals not to exceed six months, a
					 program of inspection and maintenance of source holders, logging tools, source
					 handling tools, storage containers, transport containers, and injection tools
					 to assure proper labeling and physical condition. Records of inspection and
					 maintenance shall be maintained for a period of three years.
C. If any inspection conducted pursuant to
					 subsection B of this section reveals damage to labeling or components critical
					 to radiation safety, the device shall be removed from service until repairs
					 have been made.
D. If a sealed
					 source is stuck in the source holder, the licensee shall not perform any
					 operation, such as drilling, cutting, or chiseling, on the source holder unless
					 the licensee is specifically approved by the agency, NRC, or another agreement
					 state to perform this operation.
E.
					 The repair, opening, or modification of any sealed source shall be performed
					 only by persons specifically authorized to do so by the agency, the NRC, or
					 another agreement state.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 3 - Equipment Control › Section 12VAC5-481-3261 - 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 quantities specified in
						12VAC5-481-3730. The use of
						markers is subject only to the requirements of
						12VAC5-481-3220.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of
						  Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 3 - Equipment Control › Section 12VAC5-481-3262 - 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."
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 4 - Requirements for Personal Safety › Section 12VAC5-481-3270 - Training requirements

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A. No
					 licensee shall permit any individual to act as a logging supervisor as defined
					 in this part until such individual has:
1.
					 Received instruction in the following and demonstrated an understanding
					 thereof:
a. Fundamentals of radiation safety
					 including:
(1) Characteristics of
					 radiation;
(2) Units of radiation
					 dose and quantity of radioactivity;
(3) Hazards of exposure to
					 radiation;
(4) Levels of radiation
					 from licensed material;
(5) Methods
					 of controlling radiation dose (time, distance, and shielding); and
(6) Radiation safety practices, including
					 prevention of contamination, and methods of decontamination;
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 4 - Requirements for Personal Safety › Section 12VAC5-481-3280 - Operating and emergency procedures

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The licensee's or registrant's operating and emergency
						procedures shall include instructions in at least the following:
1. Handling and use of sources of radiation
					 to be employed so that no individual is likely to be exposed to radiation doses
					 in excess of the standards established in Part IV (12VAC5-481-600 et seq.) of this
					 chapter;
2. Methods and occasions
					 for conducting radiation surveys;
3. Methods and occasions for locking and
					 securing sources of radiation;
4.
					 Personnel monitoring and the use of personnel monitoring equipment;
5. Transportation to temporary jobsites and
					 field stations, including the packaging and placing of sources of radiation in
					 vehicles, placarding of vehicles, and securing sources of radiation during
					 transportation;
6. Minimizing
					 exposure of individuals in the event of an accident;
7. Procedure for notifying proper personnel
					 in the event of an accident;
8.
					 Maintenance of records;
9. Use,
					 inspection and maintenance of source holders, logging tools, source handling
					 tools, storage containers, transport containers, and injection tools;
10. Procedure to be followed in the event a
					 sealed source is lodged downhole;
11. Procedures to be used for picking up,
					 receiving, and opening packages containing radioactive material;
12. For the use of tracers, decontamination
					 of the environment, equipment, and personnel;
13. Maintenance of records generated by
					 logging personnel at temporary jobsites;
14. Notifying proper persons in the event of
					 an accident; and
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
					 12VAC5-481-3200.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 4 - Requirements for Personal Safety › Section 12VAC5-481-3290 - Personnel monitoring

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A. No
					 licensee shall permit any individual to act as a logging supervisor or a
					 logging assistant unless each such individual wears a personnel dosimeter at
					 all times during the handling of licensed radioactive materials. Each personnel
					 dosimeter shall be assigned to and worn by only one individual. Film badges
					 must be replaced at least monthly and all 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.
B.
					 Personnel monitoring records shall be maintained for inspection until the
					 agency authorizes disposition.
Statutory Authority: §
													32.1-229
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 5 - Precautionary Procedures in Logging and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Section 12VAC5-481-3300 - Security

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A. A logging
					 supervisor must be physically present at a temporary job site whenever licensed
					 materials are being handled or are not stored and locked in a vehicle or
					 storage place. The logging supervisor may leave the job site to obtain
					 assistance if a source becomes lodged in a well.
B. 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 must
					 maintain direct surveillance of the operation to prevent unauthorized entry
					 into a restricted area as defined in
					 12VAC5-481-10.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 5 - Precautionary Procedures in Logging and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Section 12VAC5-481-3310 - Handling tools

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The licensee shall provide and require the use of tools
						that will assure remote handling of sealed sources other than low-activity
						calibration sources.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 5 - Precautionary Procedures in Logging and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Section 12VAC5-481-3320 - Subsurface tracer studies

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A.
					 Protective gloves and other appropriate protective clothing and equipment shall
					 be used by all personnel handling radioactive tracer material. Precautions
					 shall be taken to avoid ingestion or inhalation of radioactive
					 material.
B. No licensee shall
					 cause the injection of radioactive material into potable aquifers without prior
					 written authorization from the agency.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 5 - Precautionary Procedures in Logging and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Section 12VAC5-481-3330 - Particle accelerators

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No licensee or registrant shall permit above-ground
						testing of particle accelerators, designed for use in well-logging, which
						results in the production of radiation, except in areas or facilities so
						controlled or shielded that the requirements of
						12VAC5-481-630 and
						12VAC5-481-640, as applicable, are
						met.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 6 - Radiation Surveys and Records › Section 12VAC5-481-3340 - Radiation surveys and contamination control

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A. Radiation surveys or calculations shall be
					 made and recorded for each area where radioactive materials are used and
					 stored.
B. Radiation surveys shall
					 be made and recorded for the radiation levels in occupied positions and on the
					 exterior of each vehicle used to transport radioactive material. Such surveys
					 shall include each source of radiation or combination of sources to be
					 transported in the vehicle.
C. If
					 the sealed source assembly is removed from the logging tool before departing
					 the jobsite, the logging tool detector shall be energized, or a survey meter
					 used, to assure that the logging tool is free of contamination.
D. Radiation surveys shall be made and
					 recorded at the jobsite or well-head for each tracer operation, except those
					 using hydrogen-3, carbon-14, and sulfur-35. These surveys shall include
					 measurements of radiation levels before and after the operation.
E. Records required pursuant to subsections A
					 through D of this section shall include the dates, the identification of
					 individual(s) making the survey, the identification of survey instrument(s)
					 used, and an exact description of the location of the survey. Records of these
					 surveys shall be maintained for three years after completion of the
					 survey.
F. 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
					 12VAC5-481-3280 and contact the
					 agency immediately.
G. 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.
H. If contamination results
					 from the use of licensed material in well logging, the licensee shall
					 decontaminate all work area equipment and personnel before release from the
					 site or release for unrestricted use.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 6 - Radiation Surveys and Records › Section 12VAC5-481-3350 - Documents and records required at field stations

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Each licensee shall maintain the following documents and
						records for the specific devices and sources used at the field station:
1. Appropriate license, certificate of
					 registration, or equivalent document(s);
2. Operating and emergency
					 procedures;
3. Copy of Part IV
					 (12VAC5-481-600 et seq.), Part X
					 (12VAC5-481-2250 et seq.) and this
					 part;
4. Records of the latest
					 survey instrument calibrations pursuant to
					 12VAC5-481-3200;
5. Records of the latest leak test results
					 pursuant to
					 12VAC5-481-3210;
6. Records of physical inventories required
					 pursuant to
					 12VAC5-481-3220;
7. Utilization records required pursuant to
					 12VAC5-481-3230;
8. Records of inspection and maintenance
					 required pursuant to
					 12VAC5-481-3260;
9. Survey records required pursuant to
					 12VAC5-481-3340; and
10. Training records required pursuant to
					 12VAC5-481-3270.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 6 - Radiation Surveys and Records › Section 12VAC5-481-3360 - Documents and records required at temporary jobsites

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Each licensee or registrant conducting operations at a
						temporary jobsite shall have the following documents and records available at
						that site for inspection by the agency:
1. Operating and emergency
					 procedures;
2. Survey records
					 required pursuant to
					 12VAC5-481-3340 for the period of
					 operation at the site;
3. Evidence
					 of current calibration for the radiation survey instruments in use at the
					 site;
4. When operating in the
					 state under reciprocity, a copy of the appropriate license, certificate of
					 registration, or equivalent document(s); and
5. Shipping papers for the transportation of
					 radioactive material.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XIV - Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies › Article 7 - Notification › Section 12VAC5-481-3370 - Notification of incidents, abandonment, and lost sources

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A. Notification of incidents and sources lost
					 in other than downhole logging operations shall be made in accordance with
					 appropriate provisions of Part IV (12VAC5-481-600 et seq.) of this
					 chapter.
B. Whenever a sealed
					 source or device containing radioactive material is lodged downhole, the
					 licensee shall:
1. Monitor at the surface for
					 the presence of radioactive contamination with a radiation survey instrument or
					 logging tool during logging tool recovery operations; and
2. Notify the agency immediately by telephone
					 and subsequently, within 30 days, by confirmatory letter if the licensee knows
					 or has reason to believe that a sealed source has been ruptured. This letter
					 shall identify the well or other location, 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.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XV - Therapeutic Radiation Machines › Section 12VAC5-481-3380 - Purpose and scope

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A. This
				  part establishes requirements, for which the registrant is responsible, for use
				  of therapeutic radiation machines. The provisions of this part are in addition
				  to, and not in substitution for, other applicable provisions of these
				  regulations.
B. The use of
				  therapeutic radiation machines shall be by, or under the supervision of, a
				  licensed practitioner of the healing arts who meets the training/experience
				  criteria established by
				  12VAC5-481-3390 C.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XV - Therapeutic Radiation Machines › Section 12VAC5-481-3390 - General administrative requirements for facilities using therapeutic radiation machines

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A.
				  Administrative controls. The registrant shall be responsible for directing the
				  operation of the therapeutic radiation machines that have been registered with
				  the agency . The registrant or the registrant's agent shall ensure that the
				  requirements of Part XV (12VAC5-481-3380 et seq.) of this
				  chapter are met in the operation of the therapeutic radiation
				  machines.
B. A therapeutic
				  radiation machine that does not meet the provisions of this chapter shall not
				  be used for irradiation of patients.
C. Training for external beam radiation
				  therapy authorized users. The registrant for any therapeutic radiation machine
				  subject to
				  12VAC5-481-3420 or
				  12VAC5-481-3430 shall require the
				  authorized user to be a physician who:
1. Is
				  certified in:
a. Radiation oncology or
				  therapeutic radiology by the American Board of Radiology or radiology (combined
				  diagnostic and therapeutic radiology program) by the American Board of
				  Radiology prior to 1976;
b.
				  Radiation oncology by the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology;
c. Radiology, with specialization in
				  radiotherapy, as a British "Fellow of the Faculty of Radiology" or "Fellow of
				  the Royal College of Radiology"; or
d. Therapeutic radiology by the Canadian
				  Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons;
or