105 CMR 120.282 - Notification of Incidents
(A)
Immediate Notification. Notwithstanding any other
requirements for notification, each licensee or registrant shall immediately
report each event involving a source of radiation possessed by the licensee or
registrant that may have caused or threatens to cause any of the following
conditions:
(1) An individual to receive:
(a) a total effective dose equivalent of 0.25
sievert (25 rems) or more;
(b) a
lens dose equivalent of 0.75 sievert (75 rems) or more;
(c) a shallow dose equivalent to the skin or
extremities or a total organ dose equivalent of 2.5 grays (250 rads) or more;
or
(2) The release of
radioactive material, inside or outside of a restricted area, so that, had an
individual been present for 24 hours, the individual could have received an
intake five times the occupational ALI. This provision does not apply to
locations where personnel are not normally stationed during routine operations,
such as hot-cells or process enclosures.
(B)
24 Hour
Notification. Each licensee or registrant shall, within 24 hours
of discovery of the event, report to the Agency each event involving 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, any of the
following conditions:
(1) An individual to
receive, in a period of 24 hours:
(a) a total
effective dose equivalent exceeding 0.05 sievert (five rems);
(b) a lens dose equivalent exceeding 0.15
sievert (15 rems);
(c) a shallow
dose equivalent to the skin or extremities or a total organ dose equivalent
exceeding 0.5 sievert (50 rems); or
(2) The release of radioactive material,
inside or outside of a restricted area, so that, had an individual been present
for 24 hours, the individual could have received an intake in excess of one
occupational ALI. This provision does not apply to locations where personnel
are not normally stationed during routine operations, such as hot-cells or
process enclosures.
(C)
Licensees or registrants shall make the reports required by 105 CMR 120.282(A)
and (B) by initial contact by telephone to the Agency and shall confirm the
initial contact by telegram, mailgram, or facsimile to the Agency.
(D) The licensee or registrant shall prepare
each report filed with the Agency pursuant to 105 CMR 120.282 so that names of
individuals who have received exposure to sources of radiation are stated in a
separate and detachable portion of the report.
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