Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter459 Hazardous Materials |
RADIATION CONTROL |
Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging |
NAC459.7735. Prohibited acts.
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1. A licensee shall not use sealed sources in a well that penetrates a fresh water aquifer if the well does not have a surface casing, or if the well has a surface casing that does not isolate the fresh water aquifer from the well.
2. A licensee shall not use sealed sources in any well that is producing water for human or animal consumption, or for irrigation purposes.
3. A licensee shall not release any tracer radioactive materials in a well unless a written authorization has been obtained from the Division for each specific operation.
4. A registrant shall not activate a radiation machine used in a well logging operation so that it emits radiation, unless the radiation machine is in the well and at least 10 feet below the surface of the ground.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 9-6-88)