(A) 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
actions necessary to avoid exposures to radiation or radioactive materials that
could exceed regulatory limits or releases of licensed material that could
exceed regulatory limits (events may include fires, explosions, toxic gas
releases, etc.).
(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:
(a) Requires 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) Involves a quantity of material greater
than five times the lowest annual limit on intake specified in appendix C to
rule
3701:1-38-12
of the Administrative Code for the material; and
(c) Has 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 rule or license condition to prevent releases
exceeding regulatory limits, to prevent exposures to radiation and radioactive
materials 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 at a medical facility of an individual with
spreadable radioactive contamination on the individual's clothing or
body.
(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 appendix C to rule
3701:1-38-12
of the Administrative Code for the material; and
(b) The damage affects the integrity of the
licensed material or its container.
(C) Reports made by licensees in response to
the requirements of this rule must be made as follows:
(1) Licensees shall make reports required by
paragraphs (A) and (B) of this rule by telephone to the
director. 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 rules may be submitted to fulfill this requirement if the reports contain
all of the necessary information and the appropriate distribution is made.
These written reports must be sent to the director by
an appropriate method listed in rule
3701:1-44-05 of
the Administrative Code. The reports 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.