NAC459.3585. Precautionary procedures: Receiving, monitoring and opening packages.

     1. Each licensee who expects to receive a package containing quantities of radioactive material in excess of a type A quantity, as defined in 10 C.F.R. § 71.4, as that section existed on November 14, 2007, shall make arrangements to receive:

     (a) The package when the carrier offers it for delivery; or

     (b) Notification of the arrival of the package at the terminal of the carrier and to take possession of the package expeditiously.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, each licensee shall monitor the external surfaces of a package known to contain radioactive material for radioactive contamination and radiation levels if the package:

     (a) Is labeled as containing radioactive material; or

     (b) Has evidence of potential contamination.

     3. The licensee shall perform the monitoring required by subsection 2 as soon as practicable after receipt of the package, but not later than 3 hours after the package is received at the facility of the licensee if the package is received during the normal working hours of the licensee. If the package is received after the normal working hours of the licensee, the monitoring must be performed not later than 3 hours after the beginning of the next normal working day of the licensee.

     4. A licensee shall immediately notify the carrier who made the final delivery of a package and, by telephone and telegram, mailgram or facsimile, the Division if:

     (a) Removable radioactive contamination on the surface of the package is detected that exceeds 22,000 disintegrations per minute per 100 square centimeters of package surface; or

     (b) The radiation level at 1 meter from the surface of the package exceeds 10 milliroentgens per hour.

     5. Each licensee shall:

     (a) Establish, maintain and retain written procedures for safely opening packages in which radioactive material is received; and

     (b) Ensure that the procedures established pursuant to paragraph (a) are followed and that consideration is given to any special instructions for the type of package being opened.

     6. A licensee transferring a source of radiation in a special form in a motor vehicle owned or operated by the licensee to and from a work site is not required to comply with the requirements of subsection 2, but shall ensure that the source of radiation is still properly lodged in its shield.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-18-94; A by R185-08, 5-7-2010)