Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 459 - Hazardous Materials
RADIATION CONTROL
Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging
Section 459.773 - Control of radioactive contamination

1. If a licensee detects evidence that a sealed source has ruptured or radioactive materials have caused contamination, the licensee shall immediately initiate the emergency procedures required by NAC 459.7715.

2. If contamination results from the use of radioactive material in well logging, a licensee shall decontaminate all work areas, equipment and unrestricted areas.

3. During efforts to recover a sealed source lodged in a well, a licensee shall continuously monitor, with an appropriate radiation detection instrument or logging tool with a radiation detector, the circulating fluids from the well, if any, to check for contamination resulting from damage to the sealed source.