(A) Except as provided in paragraph (D) of
this rule, each licensee shall notify the director as soon as possible, but not
later than four hours after the discovery of an event that prevents immediate
protective action necessary to avoid exposure to radiation or radioactive
material that could exceed regulatory limits, or a release of licensed material
that could exceed regulatory limits. An event that requires such an immediate
report may include a fire, explosion, or toxic gas release.
(B) Each licensee shall notify the director
within twenty-four hours after the discovery of any of the following events
involving licensed material:
(1) An unplanned
contamination event that involves:
(a) Access
to the contaminated area, by workers or the public, to be restricted for more
than twenty-four hours by imposing additional radiological controls or by
prohibiting entry into the area;
(b) A quantity of material greater than five
times the lowest annual limit on intake specified in the appendices to rule
3701:1-38-12 of the
Administrative Code; and
(c) Access
to the area restricted for a reason other than to allow radionuclides with a
half-life of less than twenty-four hours to decay prior to
decontamination;
(2) An
event in which equipment is disabled or fails to function as designed when:
(a) The equipment is required by regulation
or license condition to prevent a release exceeding regulatory limits, to
prevent exposure to radiation or radioactive material exceeding regulatory
limits, or to mitigate the consequences of an accident;
(b) The equipment is required to be available
and operable when it is disabled or fails to function; and
(c) No redundant equipment is available and
operable to perform the required safety function;
(3) An event that requires unplanned medical
treatment of an individual with spreadable radioactive contamination on the
individual's clothing or body; and
(4) An unplanned fire or explosion damaging
any licensed material or any device, container, or equipment containing
licensed material when:
(a) The quantity of
material involved is greater than five times the lowest annual limit on intake
specified in the appendices to rule
3701:1-38-12 of the
Administrative Code; and
(b) The
damage affects the integrity of the licensed material or its
container.
(C)
The licensee shall prepare and submit a report in response to the requirements
of this rule as follows:
(1) Licensees shall
make reports required by paragraphs (A) and (B) of this rule by telephone, to
the director at the telephone number listed in the notice to employees required
by paragraph (A)(1)(e) of rule
3701:1-38-10 of the
Administrative Code. To the extent that the information is available at the
time of notification, the information provided in these reports must include:
(a) The caller's name and call back telephone
number;
(b) A description of the
event, including date and time;
(c)
The exact location of the event;
(d) The radionuclides, quantities, and
chemical and physical form of the licensed material involved; and
(e) Any personnel radiation exposure data
available.
(2) Each
licensee who makes a report required by paragraph (A) or (B) of this rule shall
submit a written follow-up report within thirty days of the initial report.
Written reports prepared pursuant to other regulations may be submitted to
fulfill this requirement if the report contains all of the necessary
information and the appropriate distribution is made. These written reports
shall be sent to the director in the manner specified in rule
3701:1-43-04 of the
Administrative Code. The report must include the following:
(a) A description of the event, including the
probable cause and the manufacturer and model number, if applicable, of any
equipment that failed or malfunctioned;
(b) The exact location of the
event;
(c) The radionuclides,
quantities, and chemical and physical form of the licensed material
involved;
(d) Date and time of the
event;
(e) Corrective actions taken
or planned and the results of any evaluations or assessments; and
(f) The extent of exposure of individuals to
radiation or to radioactive materials without identification of individuals by
name.
(D) This
rule applies to all licensees possessing material licensed under rule
3701:1-38-02 of the
Administrative Code. This rule does not apply to material under a license
subject to the notification requirements in
10 C.F.R.
50.72 (
as in effect on the effective date of this
rule).
(E) An applicant for a
license or a licensee shall notify the director within two working days of
information identified by the applicant or licensee as having for the regulated
activity, an active adverse impact on equipment or personnel readily obvious by
human observation or instrumentation, or a radiological impact on personnel or
the environment in excess of regulatory limits. An applicant or licensee
violates this paragraph only if the applicant or licensee fails to notify the
director of information that the applicant or licensee has or should have
identified.