Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 459 - Hazardous Materials
RADIATION CONTROL
Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging
Section 459.7735 - Prohibited acts

1. A licensee shall not use sealed sources in a well that penetrates a fresh water aquifer if the well does not have a surface casing, or if the well has a surface casing that does not isolate the fresh water aquifer from the well.

2. A licensee shall not use sealed sources in any well that is producing water for human or animal consumption, or for irrigation purposes.

3. A licensee shall not release any tracer radioactive materials in a well unless a written authorization has been obtained from the Division for each specific operation.

4. A registrant shall not activate a radiation machine used in a well logging operation so that it emits radiation, unless the radiation machine is in the well and at least 10 feet below the surface of the ground.