(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 department's twenty-four hour number,
614-644-2727. To the extent that the information is available at the time of
notification, the information provided in these reports must include:
(a)
Caller's name,
position title, and call back telephone number;
(b)
Date, time, and
exact location of the event;
(c)
Description of
the event, including:
(i)
Radiological or chemical hazards involved, including
isotopes, quantities, and chemical and physical form of any material
released;
(ii)
Actual or potential health and safety consequences to
the workers, the public, and the environment, including relevant chemical and
radiation data for actual personnel exposures to radiation or radioactive
materials or hazardous chemicals produced from licensed materials (e.g., level
of radiation exposure, concentration of chemicals, and duration of
exposure);
(iii)
The sequence of occurrences leading to the event,
including degradation or failure of structures, systems, equipment, components,
and activities of personnel relied on to prevent potential accidents or
mitigate their consequences; and
(iv)
Whether the
remaining structures, systems, equipment, components, and activities of
personnel relied on to prevent potential accidents or mitigate their
consequences are available and reliable to perform their
function;
(d)
External conditions affecting the
event;
(e)
Additional actions taken by the licensee in response to
the event;
(f)
Status of the event (e.g., whether the event is
on-going or was terminated);
(g)
Current and
planned site status, including any declared emergency class;
(h) Notifications,
related to the event, that were made or are planned to any local, state, or
federal agencies; and
(i)
Status of any press releases, related to the event,
that were made or are planned.
(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 reports contain all of the necessary information and the
appropriate distribution is made. These written reports must be sent to the
director in accordance with rule
3701:1-56-12 of
the Administrative Code. The reports must include the following:
(a)
Complete
applicable information required by paragraph (C)(1) of this
rule;
(b)
The probable cause of the event, including all factors
that contributed to the event and the manufacturer and model number (if
applicable) of any equipment that failed or malfunctioned; and
(c)
Corrective
actions taken or planned to prevent occurrence of similar or identical events
in the future and the results of any evaluations or assessments.
Replaces: 3701:1-56-09