Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-20-12-.26 - NOTIFICATION OF INCIDENTS AND LOST SOURCES; ABANDONMENT PROCEDURES FOR IRRETRIEVABLE SOURCES
(1) The licensee
shall immediately notify the Division of Radiological Health 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. The letter must
designate the well or other location, describe the magnitude and extent of the
escape of radioactive materials, assess the consequences of the rupture, and
explain efforts planned or being taken to mitigate these
consequences.
(2) The licensee or
registrant shall notify the Division of Radiological Health of the theft or
loss of radioactive materials, radiation overexposures, excessive levels and
concentrations of radiation, and certain other accidents as required by Rules
0400-20-05-.140, 0400-20-05-.141, and 0400-20-05-.143.
(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:
(a) Notify the Division of Radiological
Health by telephone of the circumstances that resulted in the inability to
retrieve the source and:
1. Obtain Division
approval to implement abandonment procedures; or
2. That the licensee implemented abandonment
before receiving Division approval because the licensee believed there was an
immediate threat to public health and safety; and
(b) Advise the well owner or operator as
appropriate, of the abandonment procedures under paragraph (1) or (3) of Rule
0400-20-12-.06; and
(c) 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.
(4) Within 30 days after a sealed source has
been classified as irretrievable, the licensee shall make a written report to
the Division at the address in Rule 0400-20-04-.07. The licensee shall send a
copy of the report to each state or Federal agency that issued permits or
otherwise approved of the drilling operation. The report must contain the
following information:
(a) Date of
occurrence;
(b) A description of
the irretrievable well logging source involved including the radionuclide and
its quantity, chemical, and physical form;
(c) Surface location and identification of
the well;
(d) Results of efforts to
immobilize and seal the source in place;
(e) A brief description of the attempted
recovery effort;
(f) Depth of the
source;
(g) Depth of the top of the
cement plug;
(h) Depth of the
well;
(i) The immediate threat to
public health and safety justification for implementing abandonment if prior
Division approval was not obtained in accordance with part (3)(a)2 of this
rule;
(j) Any other information,
such as a warning statement, contained on the permanent identification plaque;
and
(k) State and Federal agencies
receiving a copy of this report.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง 68-202-101 et seq., 68-202-201 et seq., and 4-5-201 et seq.
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