NAC459.3695. Report of certain incidents.

     1. Each licensee and registrant shall immediately report to the Division each event involving a source of radiation possessed by the licensee or registrant that may have caused, or threatens to cause:

     (a) A person to receive:

          (1) A total effective dose equivalent of 25 rems (250 millisieverts) or more;

          (2) A lens dose equivalent of 75 rems (750 millisieverts) or more; or

          (3) A shallow-dose equivalent to the skin or extremities or a total organ dose equivalent of 250 rads (2.5 grays) or more.

     (b) The release of radioactive material, inside or outside a restricted area, in a manner in which, had a person been present for 24 hours, the person could have received an intake of radiation that is five times the annual limit on intake for occupational exposure. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to an area where personnel are not normally stationed during routine operations.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 459.369, each licensee and registrant shall, within 24 hours after discovery, report to the Division each event involving the loss of control of a licensed or registered source of radiation possessed by the licensee or registrant that may have caused, or threatens to cause:

     (a) A person to receive, in a period of 24 hours:

          (1) A total effective dose equivalent exceeding 5 rems (50 millisieverts);

          (2) A lens dose equivalent exceeding 15 rems (150 millisieverts); or

          (3) A shallow-dose equivalent to the skin or extremities or a total organ dose equivalent exceeding 50 rems (500 millisieverts).

     (b) The release of radioactive material, inside or outside a restricted area, in a manner in which, had a person been present for 24 hours, the person could have received an intake of radiation that is more than the annual limit on intake for occupational exposure. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to an area where personnel are not normally stationed during routine operations.

     3. The licensee or registrant shall prepare each report filed with the Division pursuant to this section so that the names of persons who have received exposure are stated in a separate and detachable portion of the report.

     4. Licensees or registrants shall make the reports required by subsections 1 and 2 to the Division by telephone, telegram, mailgram or facsimile.

     5. The provisions of this section do not apply to doses that result from planned special exposures, if such doses are within the limits for planned special exposures and are reported pursuant to NAC 459.371.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-18-94; A by R084-98, 1-26-99; A by Dep’t of Human Resources by R137-01, 5-30-2003)