Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-237 - Radiation protection Physical protection of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material › Section 246-237-081 - Reporting requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The shipping
				licensee shall notify the appropriate LLEA and the department within one hour
				of its determination that a shipment of Category 1 quantities of radioactive
				material is lost or missing. The appropriate LLEA would be the law enforcement
				agency in the area of the shipment's last confirmed location. During the
				investigation required by WAC 246-237-079(3), the shipping licensee will
				provide agreed upon updates to the department on the status of the
				investigation.
(2) The shipping
				licensee shall notify the department within four hours of its determination
				that a shipment of Category 2 quantities of radioactive material is lost or
				missing. If, after 24 hours of the determination that the shipment is lost or
				missing, the radioactive material has not been located and secured, the
				licensee shall immediately notify the department.
(3) The shipping licensee shall notify the
				designated LLEA along the shipment route as soon as possible upon discovery of
				any actual or attempted theft or diversion of a shipment or suspicious
				activities related to the theft or diversion of a shipment of a Category 1
				quantity of radioactive material. As soon as possible after notifying the LLEA,
				the licensee shall notify the department upon discovery of any actual or
				attempted theft or diversion of a shipment, or any suspicious activity related
				to the shipment of Category 1 radioactive material.
(4) The shipping licensee shall notify the
				department as soon as possible upon discovery of any actual or attempted theft
				or diversion of a shipment, or any suspicious activity related to the shipment,
				of a Category 2 quantity of radioactive material.
(5) The shipping licensee shall notify the
				department and the LLEA as soon as possible upon recovery of any lost or
				missing Category 1 quantities of radioactive material.
(6) The shipping licensee shall notify the
				department as soon as possible upon recovery of any lost or missing Category 2
				quantities of radioactive material.
(7) The initial telephonic notification
				required by subsections (1) through (4) of this section must be followed within
				a period of 30 days by a written report submitted to the department by an
				appropriate method. A written report is not required for notifications of
				suspicious activities required by subsections (3) and (4) of this section. In
				addition, the licensee shall provide a copy of the written report to the
				department. The report must set forth the following information:
(a) A description of the licensed material
				involved, including kind, quantity, chemical and physical form;
(b) A description of the circumstances under
				which the loss or theft occurred;
(c) A statement of disposition, or probable
				disposition, of the licensed material involved;
(d) Actions that have been taken, or will be
				taken, to recover the material; and
(e) Procedures or measures that have been, or
				will be, adopted to ensure against a recurrence of the loss or theft of
				licensed material.