Wash. Admin. Code § 246-237-081 - Reporting requirements
(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.
(8)
Subsequent to filing the written report, the licensee shall also report any
additional substantive information about the loss or theft to the department
within 30 days after the licensee learns of such information.
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