New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION
Part 12 - LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING
Section 20.3.12.21 - DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR SEALED SOURCES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. A licensee may use a sealed source for use in well logging applications if:
B. For a sealed source manufactured on or before July 14, 1989, a licensee may use the sealed source, for use in well logging applications if it meets the requirements of USASI N5.10-1968, classification of sealed radioactive sources, or the requirements in Subsections C and D of this section.
C. For a sealed source manufactured after July 14, 1989, a licensee may use the sealed source, for use in well logging applications if it meets the oil well logging requirements of ANSI/HPS N43.6-1997, sealed radioactive sources - classification.
D. For a sealed source manufactured after July 14, 1989, a licensee may use the sealed source, for use in well logging applications, if the sealed source's prototype has been tested and found to maintain its integrity after each of the tests in Paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection.
E. The requirements in Subsections A, B, C and D of this section do not apply to sealed sources that contain licensed material in gaseous form.
F. The requirements in Subsections A, B, C and D of this section do not apply to energy compensation sources (ECS). ECSs shall be registered with the sealed source and device registry (see definition in 20.3.1.7 NMAC) upon an approval by the NRC under 10 CFR 32.210 or an agreement state equivalent regulations.