South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A)
Part VIII - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING OPERATIONS
Section 61-63.VIII.RHA 8.20 - Operating and Emergency Procedures
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
Each licensee shall develop and follow written operating and emergency procedures that cover the following items:
8.20.1 The handling and use of radioactive materials including the use of sealed sources in wells without surface casings for protecting fresh water aquifers, if appropriate;
8.20.2 The use of remote handling tools for handling sealed sources and radioactive tracer material except low-activity calibration sources;
8.20.3 Methods and occasions for conducting radiation surveys including surveys for detecting contamination, as required by RHA 8.22.3 through 8.22.5;
8.20.4 Minimizing personnel exposure including exposures from inhalation and ingestion of radioactive tracer materials;
8.20.5 Methods and occasions for locking and securing stored radioactive materials;
8.20.6 Personnel monitoring and the use of personnel monitoring equipment;
8.20.7 Transportation of radioactive materials to field stations or temporary jobsites, packaging of radioactive materials for transport in vehicles, placarding of vehicles when needed, and physically securing radioactive material in transport vehicles during transportation to prevent accidental loss, tampering, or unauthorized removal;
8.20.8 Receiving and opening packages containing radioactive materials in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part 20.205 and RHA 3.14 of these regulations;
8.20.9 For the use of tracers, decontamination of the environment, equipment, and personnel;
8.20.10 Maintenance of records generated by logging personnel at temporary jobsites;
8.20.11 The inspection and maintenance of sealed sources, source holders, logging tools, injection tools, source handling tools, storage containers, transport containers, and uranium sinker bars as required by RHA 8.14.
8.20.12 Identifying and reporting defects and noncompliance to the Department;
8.20.13 Actions to be taken if a sealed source is lodged in a well;
8.20.14 Notifying proper persons in the event of an accident; and
8.20.15 Actions to be taken if a sealed source is ruptured including actions to prevent the spread of contamination and minimize inhalation and ingestion of radioactive material and actions to obtain suitable radiation survey instruments as required by RHA 8.9.2.
