Illinois Administrative Code
Title 32 - ENERGY
Part 346 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS
Subpart D - OPERATION OF IRRADIATORS
Section 346.530 - Operating and Emergency Procedures
Universal Citation: 32 IL Admin Code ยง 346.530
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The licensee shall have and follow written operating procedures for:
1) Operation of the
irradiator, including entering and leaving the radiation room;
2) Use of personnel dosimeters;
3) Surveying the shielding of panoramic
irradiators;
4) Monitoring pool
water for contamination while the water is in the pool and before release of
pool water to unrestricted areas;
5) Leak testing of sources;
6) Inspection and maintenance checks required
by Section
346.610
of this Part;
7) Loading, unloading
and repositioning sources, if the operations will be performed by the licensee;
and
8) Inspection of movable
shielding required by Section
346.230(h)
of this Part, if applicable.
b) The licensee shall have and follow emergency or abnormal event procedures, appropriate for the irradiator type, for:
1) Sources stuck in the unshielded
position;
2) Failure of hoists or
cables involving the source racks;
3) Personnel overexposures;
4) A radiation alarm from the product exit
portal monitor or pool monitor;
5)
Detection of leaking sources, pool contamination or alarm caused by
contamination of pool water;
6) A
low or high water level indicator or an abnormal water loss or leakage from the
source storage pool;
7) A prolonged
loss of electrical power;
8) A fire
alarm or explosion in the radiation room;
9) An alarm indicating unauthorized entry
into the radiation room, area around the pool or another alarmed
area;
10) Natural phenomena,
including an earthquake, tornado, flooding or other phenomena as appropriate
for the geological location of the facility; and
11) The jamming of automatic conveyor
systems.
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