Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 459 - Hazardous Materials
RADIATION CONTROL
Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging
Section 459.7715 - Operating and emergency procedures

1. The handling and use of radioactive materials including, if appropriate, the use of sealed sources in wells without surface casing;

2. The use of remote handling tools for handling sealed sources and radioactive tracer material, except low activity calibration sources;

3. Methods and occasions for conducting radiation surveys, including surveys for detecting contamination, as required by NAC 459.7725;

4. Minimizing exposure of personnel to radiation including exposure from inhalation and ingestion of tracer radioactive materials;

5. Methods and occasions for locking and securing stored radioactive materials;

6. Equipment and procedures for monitoring personnel;

7. The transportation of radioactive materials to field stations or temporary jobsites, including:

8. Picking up, receiving and opening packages containing radioactive materials, in accordance with NAC 459.3585;

9. The use of tracers;

10. Decontamination of the environment, equipment and personnel;

11. Maintenance of records generated by logging personnel at temporary jobsites;

12. The inspection and maintenance of:

13. Actions to be taken if a sealed source is lodged in a well;

14. Notifying proper persons in the event of an accident; and

15. Actions to be taken if a sealed source is ruptured, including: