Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 459 - Hazardous Materials
RADIATION CONTROL
Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging
Section 459.7725 - Surveys of radiation: Requirements; records

1. A licensee shall make radiation surveys of each area where radioactive materials are used and stored.

2. Before transporting radioactive materials, a licensee shall make a radiation survey of the position occupied by each person in the vehicle and of the exterior of each vehicle used to transport the materials.

3. If a sealed source assembly is removed from a logging tool before departure from a temporary job site, the licensee shall confirm that the logging tool is free of contamination by energizing the logging tool detector or by using a survey meter.

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

5. A licensee shall make a radiation survey at a temporary job site before and after each subsurface tracer study to confirm the absence of contamination.

6. The results of surveys required by subsections 1 to 5, inclusive, must be recorded and must include:

7. A licensee shall retain the records of surveys required by subsection 6, for inspection by the Division, for 3 years after they are made.