Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701:1 - Radiation Control
Chapter 3701:1-48 - Licensing and Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiography
Section 3701:1-48-09 - Leak testing and replacement of sealed sources
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) The replacement of any sealed source fastened to or contained in a radiographic exposure device and leak testing of any sealed source must be performed by persons authorized by the director, the United States nuclear regulatory commission, or an agreement state to do so.
(B) The opening, repair, or modification of any sealed source must be performed by persons specifically authorized by the director, the United States nuclear regulatory commission, or an agreement state to do so.
(C)
(D) Any test conducted pursuant to paragraph (C) of this rule which reveals the presence of one hundred eighty-five becquerels ( 0.005 microcurie) or more of removable radioactive material must be considered evidence that the sealed source is leaking. The licensee shall immediately withdraw the equipment involved from use and shall have it decontaminated and repaired or disposed of in accordance with department rules. A report must be filed with the director, within five days of any test with results that exceed the threshold in this paragraph, describing the equipment involved, the test results, and the corrective action taken.
(E) Each exposure device using depleted uranium shielding and an S-tube configuration must be tested for depleted uranium contamination at intervals not to exceed twelve months. The analysis must be capable of detecting the presence of one hundred eighty-five becquerels ( 0.005 microcurie) of radioactive material on the test sample and must be performed by a person specifically authorized by the director, the United States nuclear regulatory commission or an agreement state to perform the analysis. Should such testing reveal the presence of one hundred eighty-five becquerels ( 0.005 microcurie) or more of removable depleted uranium contamination, the exposure device must be removed from use until an evaluation of the wear of the S-tube has been made. Should the evaluation reveal that the S-tube is worn through, the device may not be used again. Depleted uranium shielded devices do not have to be tested for depleted uranium contamination while in storage and not in use. Before using or transferring such a device, however, the device must be tested for depleted uranium contamination, if the interval of storage has exceeded twelve months. A record of the depleted uranium leak-test must be made in accordance with paragraph (D) of rule 3701:1-48-23 of the Administrative Code.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
04/04/2016 and
04/01/2021
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 3748.04
Rule
Amplifies: 3748.06,
3748.07
Prior
Effective Dates: 10/20/2002, 3/22/07,
1/1/12