South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A)
Part III - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION
Section 61-63.III.RHA 3.45 - Notification of Incidents

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-63.III.RHA 3.45

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

3.45.1 Immediate notification. Notwithstanding any other requirements for notification, each licensee shall immediately notify the S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control, Bureau of Land and Waste Management, 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201, by telephone (803-545-4400) and confirming letter of any event involving radioactive material possessed by the licensee that may have caused or threatens to cause any of the following conditions-

3.45.1.1 An individual to receive-
3.45.1.1.1 A total effective dose equivalent of 25 rems (0.25 Sv) or more;

3.45.1.1.2 A lens dose equivalent of 75 rems (0.75 Sv) or more;

3.45.1.1.3 A shallow-dose equivalent to the skin or extremities of 250 rads (2.5 Gy) or more; or

3.45.1.2 The release of radioactive material, inside or outside of a restricted area, so that, had an individual been present for 24 hours, the individual could have received an intake five times the occupational annual limit on intake (the provisions of this paragraph do not apply to locations where personnel are not normally stationed during routine operations, such as hot-cells or process enclosures).

3.45.2 Twenty-four hour notification. Each licensee shall, within 24 hours of discovery of the event, report any event involving loss of control of licensed material possessed by the licensee that may have caused, or threatens to cause, any of the following conditions:

3.45.2.1 An individual to receive, in a period of 24 hours-
3.45.2.1.1 A total effective dose equivalent exceeding 5 rems (0.05 Sv);

3.45.2.1.2 A lens dose equivalent exceeding 15 rems (0.15 Sv);

3.45.2.1.3 A shallow-dose equivalent to the skin or extremities exceeding 50 rems (0.5 Sv); or

3.45.2.2 The release of radioactive material, inside or outside of a restricted area, so that, had an individual been present for 24 hours, the individual could have received an intake in excess of one occupational annual limit on intake (the provisions of this paragraph do not apply to locations where personnel are not normally stationed during routine operations, such as hot-cells or process enclosures).

3.45.3 The licensee shall prepare any report filed with the Department pursuant to this section so that names of individuals who have received exposure to radiation or radioactive material are stated in a separate and detachable part of the report.

3.45.4 Licensees shall make the reports required by RHA 3.45.1 and 3.45.2 of this section by telephone to S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control, Bureau of Land and Waste Management (803-545-4400 or 888-481-0125).

3.45.5 The provisions of this section do not include doses that result from planned special exposures, that are within the limits for planned special exposures, and that are reported under RHA 3.47.

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