Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation
RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Section 120.941 - Radiation Surveys

(A) Radiation surveys shall be made and recorded for each area where radioactive materials are stored.

(B) Before transporting licensed material, radiation surveys and/or calculations shall be made and recorded for the radiation levels in positions occupied by each individual in the vehicle and on the exterior of each vehicle used to transport the licensed radioactive material. Such surveys and/or calculations shall include each source of radiation or combination of sources to be transported in the vehicle.

(C) If the sealed source is removed from the logging tool before the departure from the temporary jobsite, the logging tool detector shall be energized, or a survey meter used, to assure that the logging tool is free of contamination.

(D) If the licensee has reason to believe that, as a result of any operation involving a sealed source, the encapsulation of the sealed source could be damaged by the operation, the licensee shall conduct a radiation survey, including a contamination survey, during and after the operation.

(F) Records required pursuant to 105 CMR 120.951(A) through (E) shall include the dates, the identification of individual(s) making the survey, the identification of survey instrument(s) used, and an exact description of the location of the survey. Records of these surveys shall be maintained for inspection by the Agency for three years after completion of the survey.