NAC459.7665. Inspection and maintenance of equipment; restrictions on handling sealed sources.

     1. Each licensee shall visually inspect source holders, logging tools and source handling tools for defects before each use to ensure that the equipment is in good working condition and that the required labeling is present.

     2. If defects in equipment are found during the inspection required by subsection 1, the equipment must be removed from service until repaired and a record must be made listing:

     (a) The date of inspection;

     (b) The name of the licensee who performed the inspection;

     (c) The equipment involved;

     (d) The defects found; and

     (e) The repairs made.

     3. The records required by subsection 2 must be retained by the licensee for 3 years after the defect is found.

     4. Each licensee must have a program for semiannual visual inspection and routine maintenance of source holders, logging tools, injection tools, source handling tools, storage containers, transport containers and uranium sinker bars to ensure that the required labeling is legible and that no physical damage is visible.

     5. If defects are found during the inspection required by subsection 4, the defective equipment must be removed from service until repaired and a record must be made listing:

     (a) The date of inspection;

     (b) The equipment involved;

     (c) The inspection and maintenance operations performed;

     (d) The defects found; and

     (e) The repairs made.

     6. The records required by subsection 5 must be retained by the licensee for 3 years after the defect is found.

     7. A licensee shall not remove a sealed source from a source holder or logging tool or perform maintenance on a sealed source or source holder unless a written procedure developed for that purpose has been approved by the Division.

     8. If a sealed source is stuck in a source holder a licensee shall not perform any operation to remedy the situation, such as drilling, cutting or chiseling on the source holder, unless the licensee is specifically approved by the Division to perform such an operation.

     9. No person shall open, repair or modify any sealed source unless specifically approved by the Division to perform such an operation.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 9-6-88)