§ 20.402 Reports of theft or loss of licensed material. (a) Each licensee shall report by telephone and telegraph to the Director of the appropriate Atomic Energy Commission Regional Compliance Office listed in Appendix D, immediately after its occurrence becomes known to the licensee, any loss or theft of licensed material in such quantities and under such circumstances that it appears to the licensee that a substantial hazard may result to persons in unrestricted areas. (b) Each licensee who is required to make a telephonic and telegraphic report pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section shall, within 30 days after he learns of the loss or theft, make a report in writing to the Director, Division of Compliance, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C. 20545, with a copy to the Director of the appropriate Atomic Energy Commission Regional Compliance Office listed in Appendix D, setting forth the following information: (1) A description of the licensed material involved, including kind, quantity, chemical, and physical form; (2) A description of the circumstances under which the loss or theft occurred; (3) A statement of disposition or probable disposition of the licensed material involved; (4) Radiation exposures to individuals, circumstances under which the exposures occurred, and the extent of possible hazard to persons in unrestricted areas; (5) Actions which have been taken, or will be taken, to recover the material; and (6) Procedures or measures which have been or will be adopted to prevent a recurrence of the loss or theft of licensed material. (c) Subsequent to filing the written report the licensee shall also report any substantive additional information on the loss or theft which becomes available to the licensee, within 30 days after he learns of such information. (d) Any report filed with the Commission pursuant to this section shall be so prepared that names of individuals who may have received exposure to radiation are stated in a separate part of the report. [84 F.R. 7500, May 9, 1969] § 20.403 Notifications of incidents. (a) Immediate notification. Each licensee shall immediately notify the Director of the appropriate Atomic Energy Commission Regional Compliance Office shown in Appendix D by telephone and telegraph of any incident involving byproduct, source or special nuclear material possessed by him and which may have caused or threatens to cause: (1) Exposure of the whole body of any individual to 25 rems or more of radiation; exposure of the skin of the whole body of any individual of 150 rems or more or radiation; or exposure of the feet, ankles, hands or forearms of any individual to 375 rems or more of radiation; or (2) The release of radioactive material in concentrations which, if averaged over a period of 24 hours, would exceed 5,000 times the limits specified for such materials in Appendix B, Table II; or (3) A loss of one working week or more of the operation of any facilities affected; or (4) Damage to property in excess of $100,000. (b) Twenty-four hour notification. Each licensee shall within 24 hours notify the Director of the appropriate Atomic Energy Commission Regional Compliance Office listed in Appendix D by telephone and telegraph of any incident involving licensed material possessed by him and which may have caused or threatens to cause: (1) Exposure of the whole body of any individual to 5 rems or more of radiation; exposure of the skin of the whole body of any individual to 30 rems or more of radiation; or exposure of the feet, ankles, hands, or forearms to 75 rems or more of radiation; or (2) The release of radioactive material in concentrations which, if averaged over a period of 24 hours, would exceed 500 times the limits specified for such materials in Appendix B, Table II; or (3) A loss of one day or more of the operation of any facilities affected; or (4) Damage to property in excess of $1,000. (c) Any report filled with the Commission pursuant to this section shall be prepared so that names of individuals who have received exposure to radiation will be stated in a separate part of the report. [27 FR. 5905, June 22, 1962, as amended at 28 F.R. 6823, July 3, 1963] § 20.404 Report to former employees of exposure to radiation. At the request of a former employee each licensee shall furnish to the former employee a report of the former employee's exposure to radiation as shown in records maintained by the licensee pursuant to § 20.401(a). Such report shall be furnished within 30 days from the time the request is made; shall cover each calendar quarter of the individual's employment involving exposure to radiation, or such lesser period as may be requested by the employee. The report shall also include the results of any calculations and analyses of radioactive material deposited in the body of the employee and made pursuant to the provisions of § 20.108. The report shall be in writing and contain the following statement: This report is furnished to you under the provisions of the Atomic Energy Commission regulations entitled "Standards for Protection Against Radiation" (10 CFR Part 20). You should preserve this report for future reference. (b) The former employee's request should include appropriate identifying data, such as social security number and dates and locations of employment. § 20.405 Reports of overexposures and excessive levels and concentrations. (a) In addition to any notification required by § 20.403, each licensee shall make a report in writing within 30 days to the Director, Division of Compliance, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C. 20545, with a copy to the Director of the appropriate Atomic Energy Commission Regional Compliance Office listed in Appendix D, of (1) each exposure of an individual to radiation or concentrations of radioactive material in excess of any applicable limit in this part or in the licensee's license; (2) any incident for which notification is required by § 20.403; and (3) levels of radiation or concentrations of radioactive material (not involving excessive exposure of any individual) in an unrestricted area in excess of ten times any applicable limit set forth in this part or in the licensee's license. Each report required under this paragraph shall describe the extent of exposure of persons to radiation or to radioactive material; levels of radiation and concentrations of radioactive material involved; the cause of the exposure, levels or concentrations; and corrective steps taken or planned to assure against a recurrence. (b) In any case where a licensee is required pursuant to the provisions of this section to report to the Commission any exposure of an individual to radiation or to concentrations of radioactive material, the licensee shall also notify such individual of the nature and extent of exposure. Such notice shall be in writing and shall contain the following statement: This report is furnished to you under the provisions of the Atomic Energy Commission regulations entitled "Standards for Protection Against Radiation" (10 CFR Part 20). You should preserve this report for future reference. (c) Any report filed with the Commission pursuant to this section shall be prepared so that names of individuals who have received exposure to radiation will be stated in a separate part of the report. [25 F.R. 10914, Nov. 17, 1960, as amended at 27 F.R. 5906, June 22, 1962; 28 F.R. 6823, July 3, 1963; 31 F.R. 4669, Mar. 19, 1966; 32 F.R. 10432, July 15, 1967] § 20.406 Notice to employees of exposure to radiation. At the request of any employee, each licensee shall advise such employee annually of the employee's exposure to radiation as shown in records maintained by the licensee pursuant to § 20.401(a). § 20.407 Personnel exposure and monitoring reports. (a) This section applies to each person licensed by the Commission to: (1) Operate a nuclear reactor designed to produce electrical or heat energy pursuant to § 50.21 (b) or § 50.22 of this chapter or a testing facility as defined in § 50.2(r) of this chapter; (2) Possess or use byproduct material for purposes of radiography pursuant to Parts 30 and 34 of this chapter; (3) Possess or use at any one time, for purposes of fuel processing, fabrication, or reprocessing, special nuclear material in a quantity exceeding 5,000 grams of contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium or any combination thereof pursuant to Part 70 of this chapter; or (4) Possess or use at any one time, for processing or manufacturing for distribution pursuant to Part 30, 32 or 33 of this chapter, byproduct material in quantities exceeding any one of the following quantities: 1 The Commission may require, as a license condition, or by rule, regulation or order pursuant to § 20.502, reports from licensees who are licensed to use radionuclides not on this list, in quantities sufficient to cause comparable radiation levels. (b) Each person described in paragraph (a) of this section shall, within the first quarter of each calendar year, submit to the Director of Regulation, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C. 20545, the following reports, applicable to the described licensed activities, covering the preceding calendar year: 2 (1) A report of either (i) the total number of individuals for whom personnel monitoring was required under § 20.202(a) or § 34.33 (a) of this chapter during the calendar year, or (ii) the total number of individuals for whom personnel monitoring was provided during the calendar year: Provided, That such total includes at least the number of individuals required to be reported under subdivision (i) of this subparagraph. The report shall indicate whether it is submitted in accordance with subdivision (i) or (ii) of this subparagraph. (2) A report on individuals for whom personnel monitoring was required under § 20.202(a) or § 34.33 (a) of this chapter, which contains, for each individual 18 years of age or over whose annual radiation dose exceeded the applicable quarterly numerical values specified in § 20.101(a), and, for each individual under 18 years of age whose annual radiation dose exceeded 10 percent of the applicable quarterly numerical values specified in § 20.101(a), the information recorded by the licensee pursuant to § 20.401(a). [33 F.R. 18927, Dec. 19, 1968] 2 The report for calendar year 1968 shall be submitted within 90 days of the effective date of this rule. A licensee whose license expires or terminates prior to, or on the last day of the calendar year, shall submit reports at the expiration or termination of the license, covering that part of the year during which the license was in effect. § 20.408 Reports of personnel exposure on termination of employment or work. When an individual terminates employment with a licensee subject to § 20.407, or an individual assigned to work in such a licensee's facility, but not employed by the licensee, completes his work assignment in the licensee's facility, the licensee shall furnish to such individual and to the Director of Regulation, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C. 20545, a report of the individual's exposure to radiation and radioactive material, incurred during the period of employment or work assignment in the licensee's facility, containing information recorded by the licensee pursuant to §§ 20.401(a) and 20.108. Such report shall be furnished within 30 days after the exposure of the individual has been determined by the licensee or 90 days after the date of termination of employment or work assignment, whichever is earlier. [34 F.R. 5254, Mar. 14, 1969] EXCEPTIONS AND ADDITIONAL § 20.501 Applications for exemptions. The Commission may, upon application by any licensee or upon its own initiative, grant such exemptions from the requirements of the regulations in this part as it determines are authorized by law and will not result in undue hazard to life or property. § 20.502 Additional requirements. The Commission may, by rule, regulation, or order, impose upon any licensee such requirements, in addition to those established in the regulations in this part, as it deems appropriate or necessary to protect health or to minimize danger to life or property. |