control and accounting, and management review that are necessary to assure safe operations, including:

(1) The appointment of a radiological safety officer who is qualified by training and experience in radiation protection, and who is available for advice and assistance on radiological safety matters; and

(2) The establishment of appropriate administrative procedures to assure:

(i) Control of procurement and use of byproduct material;

(ii) Completion of safety evaluations of proposed uses of byproduct material which take into consideration such matters as the adequacy of facilities and equipment, training and experience of the user, and the operating or handling procedures; and

(iii) Review, approval, and recording by the radiological safety officer of safety evaluations of proposed uses prepared in accordance with subdivision (ii) of this subparagraph (2) prior to use of the byproduct material.

§ 33.15 Requirements for the issuance of a Type C specific license of broad

scope.

An application for a Type C specific license of broad scope will be approved if:

(a) The applicant satisfies the general requirements specified in § 30.33 of this chapter; and

(b) The applicant submits a statement that byproduct material will be used only by, or under the direct supervision of, individuals who have received:

(1) A college degree at the bachelor level, or equivalent training and experience, in the physical or biological sciences or in engineering; and

(2) At least 40 hours of training and experience in the safe handling of radioactive materials, and in the characteristics of ionizing radiation, units of radiation dose and quantities, radiation detection instrumentation, and biological hazards of exposure to radiation appropriate to the type and forms of byproduct material to be used; and

(c) The applicant has established administrative controls and provisions relating to procurement of byproduct material, procedures, record keeping, material control and accounting, and management review necessary to assure safe operations.

§ 33.16 Application for other specific licenses.

other than one of broad scope will be considered by the Commission as an application for a specific license of broad scope under this part if the requirements of the applicable sections of this part are satisfied.

§ 33.17 Conditions of specific licenses of broad scope.

(a) Unless specifically authorized pursuant to other parts of this chapter, persons licensed under this part shall not: (1) Conduct tracer studies in the environment involving direct release of byproduct material; (2) receive, acquire, own, possess, use, transfer, or import devices containing 100,000 curies or more of byproduct material in sealed sources used for irradiation of materials; (3) conduct activities for which a specific license issued by the Commission under Part 32, 34, or 35 of this chapter is required; or (4) add or cause the addition of byproduct material to any food, beverage, cosmetic, drug, or other product designed for ingestion or inhalation by, or application to, a human being.

(b) Each Type A specific license of broad scope issued under this part shall be subject to the condition that byproduct material possessed under the license may only be used by, or under the direct supervision of, individuals approved by the licensee's radiation safety committee.

(c) Each Type B specific license of broad scope issued under this part shall be subject to the condition that byproduct material possessed under the license may only be used by, or under the direct supervision of, individuals approved by the licensee's radiological safety officer.

(d) Each Type C specific license of broad scope issued under this part shall be subject to the condition that byproduct material possessed under the license may only be used by, or under the direct supervision of, individuals who satisfy the requirements of § 33.15. SCHEDULES

§ 33.100 Schedule A.

Byproduct material

Col. I curies

Col. II curies

Arsenic-74.

.01

An application filed pursuant to Part 30 of this chapter for a specific license

PART 34-LICENSES FOR RADIOGRAPHY AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS

Sec.

34.1

34.2

34.3

Purpose and scope.

Definitions.

Applications for specific licenses.

Subpart A-Specific Licensing Requirements 34.11 Issuance of specific licenses for use of sealed sources in radiography.

Subpart B-Radiation Safety Requirements
EQUIPMENT CONTROL

34.21 Limit on levels of radiation for radiographic exposure devices and storage containers.

34.22 Locking of radiographic exposure devices and storage containers.

34.23 Storage precautions. 34.24

Radiation survey instruments.

84.25 Leak testing, repair, tagging, opening, modification and replacement of sealed sources.

34.26 Quarterly inventory. 34.27 Utilization logs.

PERSONAL RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIOGRAPHERS AND RADIOGRAPHERS'

AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 34 issued under secs. 81, 161, 182, 183, 68 Stat. 935, 948, 953, 954; 42 U.S.C. 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 34 appear at 30 F.R. 8198, June 26, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

§ 34.1 Purpose and scope.

This part prescribes requirements for the issuance of licenses for the use of sealed sources containing byproduct material and radiation safety requirements for persons using such sealed sources in radiography. The provisions and requirements of this part are in addition to, and not in substitution for, other requirements of this chapter. In particular, the provisions of Part 30 of this capter apply to applications and licenses subject to this part. Nothing in this part

As used in this part:

(a) "Radiography" means the examination of the structure of materials by nondestructive methods, utilizing sealed sources of byproduct materials;

(b) "Radiographer" means any individual who performs or who, in attendance at the site where the sealed source or sources are being used, personally supervises radiographic operations and who is responsible to the licensee for assuring compliance with the requirements of the Commission's regulations and the conditions of the license;

(c) "Radiographer's assistant" means any individual who under the personal supervision of a radiographer, uses radiographic exposure devices, sealed sources or related handling tools, or radiation survey instruments in radiography;

(d) "Radiographic exposure device" means any instrument containing a sealed source fastened or contained therein, in which the sealed source or shielding thereof may be moved, or otherwise changed, from a shielded to unshielded position for purposes of making a radiographic exposure;

(e) "Sealed source" means any byproduct material that is encased in a capsule designed to prevent leakage or escape of the byproduct material;

(f) "Storage container" means a device in which sealed sources are transported or stored.

§ 34.3 Applications for specific licenses. Applications for specific licenses for use of sealed sources in radiography shall be filed on Form AEC 313R, "Application for Byproduct Material License-Use of Sealed Sources in Radiography."

description of such program which specifies the :

(1) Initial training;
(2) Periodic training;
(3) On-the-job training;

(4) Means to be used by the licensee to determine the radiographer's knowledge and understanding of and ability to comply with Commission regulations and licensing requirements, and the operating and emergency procedures of the applicant; and

(5) Means to be used by the licensee to determine the radiographer's assistant's knowledge and understanding of and ability to comply with the operating and emergency procedures of the applicant;

(c) The applicant has established and submits to the Commission satisfactory written operating and emergency procedures as described in § 34.32;

(d) The applicant will have an adequate internal inspection system, or other management control, to assure that Commission license provisions, Commission regulations, and the applicant's operating and emergency procedures are followed by radiographers and radiographers' assistants;

(e) The applicant submits a description of its over-all organizational structure pertaining to the radiography program, including specified delegations of authority and responsibility for operation of the program; and

(f) The applicant who desires to conduct his own leak tests has established adequate procedures to be followed in leak testing sealed sources, for possible leakage and contamination and submits to the Commission a description of such procedures including:

(1) Instrumentation to be used,

(2) Method of performing test, e.g., points on equipment to be smeared and method of taking smear, and

(3) Pertinent experience of the person who will perform the test.

Subpart B-Radiation Safety
Requirements

EQUIPMENT CONTROL

§ 34.21 Limits on levels of radiation for radiographic exposure devices and storage containers.

Radiographic exposure devices measuring less than four (4) inches from the sealed source storage position to any exterior surface of the device shall have no radiation level in excess of 50 milliroentgens per hour at six (6) inches

from any exterior surface of the device. Radiographic exposure devices measureing a minimum of four (4) inches from the sealed source storage position to any exterior surface of the device, and all storage containers for sealed sources or for radiographic exposure devices, shall have no radiation level in excess of 200 milliroentgens per hour at any exterior surface, and ten (10) milliroentgens per hour at one meter from any exterior surface. The radiation levels specified are with the sealed source in the shielded (i.e., "off") position.

§ 34.22 Locking of radiographic exposure devices and storage contain

ers.

Each radiographic exposure device shall be provided with a lock or outer locked container designed to prevent unauthorized or accidental removal or exposure of a sealed source and shall be kept locked at all times except when under the direct surveillance of a radiographer or radiographer's assistant, or as may be otherwise authorized pursuant to § 34.41. Each storage container likewise shall be provided with a lock and kept locked when containing sealed sources except when the container is under the direct surveillance of a radiographer or radiographer's assistant. § 34.23 Storage precautions.

Locked radiographic exposure devices and storage containers shall be physically secured to prevent tampering or removal by unauthorized personnel. § 34.24 Radiation survey instruments.

The licensee shall maintain sufficient calibrated and operable radiation survey instruments to make physical radiation surveys as required by this part and Part 20 of this chapter. Each radiation survey instrument shall be calibrated at intervals not to exceed three (3) months and after each instrument servicing and a record maintained of the latest date of calibration. Instrumentation required by this section shall have a range such that two milliroentgens per hour through one roentgen per hour can be measured. § 34.25 Leak testing, repair, tagging, opening, modification and replacement of sealed sources.

(a) The replacement of any sealed source fastened to or contained in a radiographic exposure device and leak testing, repair, tagging, opening or any other modification of any sealed source

shall be performed only by persons specifically authorized by the Commission to do so.

(b) Each sealed source shall be tested for leakage at intervals not to exceed 6 months. In the absence of a certificate from a transferor that a test has been made within the 6 months prior to the transfer, the sealed source shall not be put into use until tested.

(c) The leak test shall be capable of detecting the presence of 0.005 microcurie of removable contamination on the sealed source. An acceptable leak test for sealed sources in the possession of a radiography licensee would be to test at the nearest accessible point to the sealed source storage position, or other appropriate measuring point, by a procedure to be approved pursuant to § 34.11 (f). Records of leak test results shall be kept in units of microcuries and maintained for inspection by the Commission.

(d) Any test conducted pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section which reveals the presence of 0.005 microcurie or more of removable radioactive material shall be considered evidence that the sealed source is leaking. The licensee shall immediately withdraw the equipment involved from use and shall cause it to be decontaminated and repaired or to be disposed of, in accordance with Commission regulations. A report shall be filed, within 5 days of the test, with the Director, Division of Materials Licensing, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C. 20545, describing the equipment involved, the test results, and the corrective action taken. A copy of such report shall be sent to the Director of the appropriate Atomic Energy Commission Regional Compliance Office listed in Appendix D of Part 20 of this chapter "Standards for Protection Against Radiation."

(e) A sealed source which is not fastened to or contained in a radiographic exposure device shall have permanently attached to it a durable tag at least one (1) inch square bearing the prescribed radiation caution symbol in conventional colors, magenta or purple on a yellow background, and at least the instructions: "Danger-Radioactive Material-Do Not Handle-Notify Civil Authorities if Found."

§ 34.26 Quarterly inventory.

Each licensee shall conduct a quarterly physical inventory to account for all sealed sources received and possessed under his license. The records of the inventories shall be maintained for inspection by the Commission, and shall include the quantities and kinds of byproduct material, location of sealed sources, and the date of the inventory. § 34.27 Utilization logs.

Each licensee shall maintain current logs, which shall be kept available for inspection by the Commission at the address specified in the license, showing for each sealed source the following information:

(a) A description (or make and model number) of the radiographic exposure device or storage container in which the sealed source is located;

(b) The identity of the radiographer to whom assigned; and

(c) The plant or site where used and dates of use.

PERSONAL RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIOGRAPHERS AND RADIOGRAPHER'S ASSISTANTS

(a) The licensee shall not permit any person to act as a radiographer until such person:

(1) Has been instructed in the subjects outlined in Appendix A of this part and shall have demonstrated understanding thereof;

(2) Has received copies of and instructions in the regulations contained in this part and the applicable sections of Part 20 of this chapter, AEC license(s), and the licensee's operating and emergency procedures, and shall have demonstrated understanding thereof; and

(3) Has demonstrated competence to use the radiographic exposure devices, sealed sources, related handling tools and survey instruments which will be employed in his assignment.

(b) The licensee shall not permit any person to act as a radiographer's assistant until such person:

(1) Has received copies of and instructions in the licensee's operating and emergency procedures, and shall have demonstrated understanding thereof;

and