Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1)
Annual Reports of Environmental Effects. By August 1 of each calendar year, the
operator of any reactor described in OAR 345-030-0005 shall submit a report to
the Council that contains the following information on reactor operation during
the previous calendar year:
(a) The total
amounts (measured or calculated) of radioactivity released to the environment
in gaseous, liquid or solid effluents.
(b) The radionuclides present in these
effluents and the quantities of principal radionuclides.
(c) The location and magnitude of the maximum
measured or calculated direct radiation level in unrestricted areas from:
(A) Direct radiation from the
facility;
(B) Direct radiation from
facility effluents.
(d)
A description of the general methods and the results of environmental
monitoring.
(2)
Notification of Incidents
(a) The operator of
any reactor described in OAR 345-030-0005 shall promptly notify the Council by
telephone of the occurrence of any incident or condition relating to the
operation of the reactor that could have prevented a nuclear system from
performing its safety functions as described in the Technical Specifications,
as set forth at
10 CFR
50.36 in effect January 2006, or in the
Safety Analysis Report, as required by
10 CFR
50.34, in effect January 2006. In addition,
the operator shall submit a written report within 10 days after the
occurrence.
(b) The operator of any
reactor described in OAR 345-030-0005 shall notify the Council in writing
within 30 days after the occurrence of any substantial variance from
performance specifications contained in the Technical Specifications or Safety
Analysis Report.
(3)
Reports of Overexposures (from the reactor and its effluents) and Excessive
Levels or Concentrations
(a) The operator of
any reactor described in OAR 345-030-0005 shall promptly notify the Council by
telephone if any of the following events occur:
(A) Exposure (from the reactor or its
effluents) of the whole body of any individual to 25 rems or more of radiation;
exposure of the skin of the whole body of any individual of 150 rems or more;
or exposure of the feet, ankles, hands, or forearms of any individual to 375
rems or more of radiation.
(B) The
release of radioactive material in concentrations that, if averaged over a
period of 24 hours, would exceed 5,000 times the applicable limits specified
for such material in the Technical Specifications for effluents under
10
CFR 50.36a or personnel exposure regulations
under 10 CFR 20.
(b) The
operator of any reactor described in OAR 345-030-0005 shall notify the Council
by telephone within 24 hours if any of the following events occur:
(A) Exposure (from the reactor or its
effluents) of the whole body of any individual to 5 rems or more of radiation;
exposure of the skin of the whole body of any individual to 30 rems or more or
radiation; or exposure of the feet, ankles, hand, or forearms to 75 rems or
more of radiation.
(B) The release
of radioactive material in concentrations that, if averaged over a period of 24
hours, would exceed 500 times the applicable limits specified for such
materials in the Technical Specifications for effluents under
10
CFR 50.36a or personnel exposure regulations
under 10 CFR 20.
(c) The
operator of any reactor described in OAR 345-030-0005 shall notify the Council
in writing within 30 days after occurrence of the events described in
subsections (A) and (B) below. Each report required shall describe the extent
of exposure of persons to radiation or to radioactive material, including
estimates of each individual's exposure; the levels of radiation and
concentrations of radioactive material involved; the cause of the exposure,
levels or concentrations; and the corrective steps taken or planned to ensure
against a recurrence.
(A) Exposure (from the
reactor or its effluents) of an individual to radiation or concentrations of
radioactive material in excess of any applicable limits specified in U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations or in the reactor operating license
required under
10 CFR
50.10.
(B) Levels of radiation or concentrations of
radioactive material (not involving excessive exposure of any individual) in an
unrestricted area in excess of ten times any applicable limit specified in U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations or in the operating license for the
reactor.
(4)
Correspondence with Other State or Federal Agencies. The operator of any
reactor described in OAR 345-030-0005 shall provide to the Council a copy of
each report related to reactor operations that the operator submits to a state
or federal agency, except for material withheld from public disclosure under
10 CFR, Part 2, Section 790.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 469
Stats. Implemented: ORS
469.470