NAC459.371. Submission of written reports for certain occurrences; contents of reports.

     1. In addition to the notification required by NAC 459.3695, each licensee and registrant shall submit a written report to the Division within 30 days after learning of any of the following occurrences:

     (a) Incidents for which notification is required pursuant to NAC 459.3695.

     (b) Doses in excess of:

          (1) The limits for an occupational dose for an adult specified in NAC 459.325;

          (2) The limits for an occupational dose for a minor specified in NAC 459.331;

          (3) The limits for an embryo of a woman who has declared her pregnancy specified in NAC 459.333;

          (4) The limits for a member of the public specified in NAC 459.335;

          (5) Any applicable limits set forth in the license or registration; or

          (6) The constraints on air emissions of radioactive material, excluding radon 222 and its decay products, specified in subsection 2 of NAC 459.321.

     (c) Levels of radiation or concentrations of radioactive material in:

          (1) A restricted area in excess of any applicable limits set forth in the license or registration; or

          (2) An unrestricted area in excess of 10 times the applicable limits set forth in NAC 459.010 to 459.950, inclusive, or in the license or registration.

     (d) For licensees subject to the provisions of the generally applicable environmental standards for radiation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency set forth in 40 C.F.R. Part 190, levels of radiation or releases of radioactive material in excess of those standards, or of conditions set forth in the license related to those standards.

     2. Each report required pursuant to subsection 1 must describe the extent of exposure of persons to radiation and radioactive material, including, as appropriate:

     (a) Estimates of the dose of each person;

     (b) The levels of radiation and concentrations of radioactive material involved;

     (c) The cause of the elevated exposures, dose rates or concentrations; and

     (d) Corrective steps taken or planned to ensure against a recurrence, including, without limitation, the schedule for achieving conformance with applicable limits, constraints on air emissions of radioactive material, excluding radon 222 and its decay products, specified in subsection 2 of NAC 459.321, generally applicable environmental standards for radiation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and associated conditions set forth in the license or registration.

     3. Each report filed pursuant to this section must include, for each person exposed, his or her name, social security number and date of birth. With respect to reports of exposure to an embryo, the information must relate to the woman carrying the embryo. The report must be prepared so that the information required by this subsection is stated in a separate and detachable portion of the report.

     (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; A by Bd. of Health by R149-07, 1-30-2008)