NUREG 1556 Vol 4, Rev 1 (2016), NRC regulation: 10 CFR 20, 10 CFR 30

RSO qualifications and Training

Education: N/A RSO Training: 40-hour RSO

Experience: Supervised OJT on operating procedures, emergency procedures, maintenance, and lock-out procedures

Rad workers: Rad Worker training and OJT on SOPs for operators

Facilities: Must be adequate to protect health and to secure the source against loss or theft. Environment must fall within “Conditions of normal use” on source certificate

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Radiation Safety Program Components

Dosimetry: Not required if applicant submits a prospective evaluation showing personnel are not likely to receive a radiation dose in excess of any limits.

Instrumentation: Not normally required for routine operations unless licensee installs, relocates, dismantles, aligns, or undertakes other activities that would call for performing radiation and/or contamination surveys upon completion

Surveys: (10 CFR 20.1501) Frequently performed by contractor.

Sealed source inventory and leak testing: Required every 6 months; leak testing may be performed by licensee and counted by vendor or can all be performed by vendor.

Program audit: Annual (by internal or external auditor)

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Procedures: Required to develop and use security procedures, operating procedures and emergency response procedures for each type of fixed gauge

Radioactive package receiving: Required to have SOP

Radioactive materials accountability: Inventory every 6 months

Other considerations: Sources are often placed in harsh environments

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Records retention

Receipt records: 3 years following transfer or disposal of source

Inventory: 5 years

Source transfer: 3 years following transfer or disposal of source

Disposal: Until license terminated

Important to decommissioning: Until site released for unrestricted use

Dosimetry: Until license terminated