NAC 459.369 Requirement
for report of lost, stolen or missing licensed
radioactive material or radiation machines.
1.
Each licensee and registrant shall report to the
Division by telephone:
(a) Any lost, stolen or missing licensed radioactive
material in an aggregate quantity which is equal to or
greater than 1,000 times the quantity specified in
Appendix C
(pdf), if it
appears to the licensee that an exposure could result to
persons in unrestricted areas. The report must be made
immediately after the occurrence becomes known to the
licensee.
(b) Any lost, stolen or missing licensed radioactive
material in an aggregate quantity which is greater than
10 times the quantity specified in Appendix C
(pdf) within 30
days after the occurrence becomes known to the licensee.
The report is not required if the material is located or
otherwise recovered by the licensee or registrant within
the specified 30-day period.
(c) A lost, stolen or missing radiation machine. The
report must be made immediately after the occurrence
becomes known to the registrant. 2. Each licensee and
registrant required to make a report pursuant to
subsection 1 shall, within 30 days after making the
report by telephone, file a written report with the
Division setting forth the following information:
(a) A description of the licensed or registered source
of radiation that is lost, stolen or missing, including:
(1) For licensed radioactive material, the kind,
quantity, and chemical and physical form of the
material; and
(2) For a radiation machine, the manufacturer and model
and serial number of the machine and the type and
maximum energy of radiation emitted from the machine.
(b) A description of the circumstances under which the
loss or theft occurred.
(c) A statement of disposition, or probable disposition,
of the licensed or registered source of radiation.
(d) Exposures of persons to radiation emitted from the
licensed or registered source of radiation, the
circumstances under which the exposures occurred and the
possible total effective dose equivalent to persons in
unrestricted areas.
(e) Actions that have been taken, or will be taken, to
recover the source of radiation.
(f) Procedures or measures that have been, or will be,
adopted to ensure against a recurrence of the loss or
theft of licensed or registered sources of radiation.
3. After filing the report required pursuant to
subsection 2, the licensee or registrant shall, within
30 days after he learns of any additional substantive
information regarding the loss or theft, file an
additional written report with the Division.
4. The licensee or registrant shall prepare any report
filed with the Division pursuant to this section so that
the names of persons who may have received exposure to
radiation are stated in a separate and detachable
portion of the report. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health,
eff. 1-18-94)
NAC 459.3695 Report of
Certain Incidents
1. Each licensee and registrant
shall immediately report to the Division each event
involving a source of radiation possessed by the
licensee or registrant that may have caused, or
threatens to cause:
(a) A person to receive:
(1) A total effective dose equivalent of 25 rems (250
millisieverts) or more;
(2) A lens dose equivalent of 75 rems (750
millisieverts) or more; or
(3) A shallow-dose equivalent to the skin or extremities
or a total organ dose equivalent of 250 rads (2.5 grays)
or more.
(b) The release of radioactive material, inside or
outside a restricted area, in a manner in which, had a
person been present for 24 hours, the person could have
received an intake of radiation that is five times the
annual limit on intake for occupational exposure. The
provisions of this paragraph do not apply to an area
where personnel are not normally stationed during
routine operations.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 459.369, each
licensee and registrant shall, within 24 hours after
discovery, report to the Division each event involving
the loss of control of a licensed or registered source
of radiation possessed by the licensee or registrant
that may have caused, or threatens to cause:
(a) A person to receive, in a period of 24 hours:
(1) A total effective dose equivalent exceeding 5 rems
(50 millisieverts);
(2) A lens dose equivalent exceeding 15 rems (150
millisieverts); or
(3) A shallow-dose equivalent to the skin or extremities
or a total organ dose equivalent exceeding 50 rems (500
millisieverts).
(b) The release of radioactive material, inside or
outside a restricted area, in a manner in which, had a
person been present for 24 hours, the person could have
received an intake of radiation that is more than the
annual limit on intake for occupational exposure. The
provisions of this paragraph do not apply to an area
where personnel are not normally stationed during
routine operations.
3. The licensee or registrant shall prepare each report
filed with the Division pursuant to this section so that
the names of persons who have received exposure are
stated in a separate and detachable portion of the
report.
4. Licensees or registrants shall make the reports
required by subsections 1 and 2 to the Division by
telephone, telegram, mailgram or facsimile.
5. The provisions of this section do not apply to doses
that result from planned special exposures, if such
doses are within the limits for planned special
exposures and are reported pursuant to NAC 459.371.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-18-94; A by
R084-98, 1-26-99; A by Dep't of Human Resources by
R137-01, 5-30-2003)
