1.
Immediate
Report. Each licensee shall notify the Agency as soon as possible but
not later than 4 hours after the discovery of an event that prevents immediate
protective actions necessary to avoid exposures to radiation or radioactive
materials that could exceed regulatory limits or releases of licensed material
that could exceed regulatory limits (events may include fires, explosions,
toxic gas releases, etc.).
2.
Twenty-Four Hour Report. Each licensee shall notify the Agency
within 24 hours after the discovery of any of the following events involving
licensed material:
a. An unplanned
contamination event that:
i. requires access
to the contaminated area, by workers or the public, to be restricted for more
than 24 hours by imposing additional radiological controls or by prohibiting
entry into the area;
ii. 'the
damage affects the integrity of the licensed material or its container.
iii. has access to the area
restricted for a reason other than to allow isotopes with a half-life of less
than 24 hours to decay prior to decontamination.
b. An event that requires unplanned medical
treatment at a medical facility of an individual with spreadable radioactive
contamination on the individual's clothing or body.
c. An unplanned fire or explosion damaging
any licensed material or any device, container, or equipment containing
licensed material when:
ii. 'the damage
affects the integrity of the licensed material or its container.
ii. the damage affects the integrity of the
licensed material or its container.
3.
Twenty-Four Hour Report. Each
licensee or registrant shall notify the Agency within 24 hours after the
discovery of an event in which equipment is disabled or fails to function as
designed when:
a. The equipment is required
by regulation or license condition to prevent releases exceeding regulatory
limits, to prevent exposures to radiation and radioactive materials exceeding
regulatory limits, or to mitigate the consequences of an accident;
b. The equipment is required to be available
and operable when it is disabled or fails to function; and
c. No redundant equipment is available and
operable to perform the required safety function.
4.
Preparation and Submission of
Reports. Reports made by licensees or registrants in response to the
requirements of this section must be made as follows:
a. Licensees or registrants shall make
reports required by 1.1.7(1), (2), and (3) by telephone to the Agency. To the
extent that the information is available at the time of notification, the
information provided in these reports must include:
i. the caller's name and call back telephone
number;
ii. a description of the
event, including the manufacturer and model number (if applicable) of any
equipment that failed or malfunctioned;
iii. the exact location of the event;
iv. the date and time of the
event;
v. the isotopes, quantities,
and chemical and physical form of the licensed material involved; and
vi. any personnel radiation exposure data
available.
b.
Written Report. Each licensee or registrant who makes a report
required by 1.1.7(1), (2), or (3) shall submit a written follow-up report
within 30 days of the initial report. Written reports prepared pursuant to
other regulations may be submitted to fulfill this requirement if the reports
contain all of the necessary information and the appropriate distribution is
made. The reports must include the following:
i. a description of the event, including the
probable cause and the manufacturer and model number (if applicable) of any
equipment that failed or malfunctioned;
ii. the exact location of the event;
iii. the isotopes, quantities and
chemical and physical form of the licensed material involved;
iv. date and time of the event;
v. corrective actions taken or planned and
the results of any evaluations or assessments; and
vi. the extent of exposure of individuals to
radiation or to radioactive materials without identification of individuals by
name.
Miss. Code Ann.
§
45-14-11