NUREG 1556 Vol 1, Rev 2 (2016), NRC regulation: 10 CFR 20, 10 CFR 30, 10 CFR 71

RSO qualifications and Training

Education: N/A RSO Training: Manufacturer’s RSO course

Experience: Three months OJT at applicant’s or another similar facility, including experience operating the same type(s) of gauge(s) to be licensed

Gauge users: Portable gauge manufacturer’s course and hand-on training

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 licensee can show that workers are unlikely to exceed a limit

Instrumentation: Radiation survey instrument (e.g. Geiger tube, scintillation detector, ionization chamber) to locate lost source or check shielding after an incident.

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; example audit program in Appendix E of this NUREG

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

Radioactive package receiving: Required to have SOP for package receipt

Other considerations: If a licensee has multiple gauges in which the total activity of all sources exceeds Category 1 or Category 2 levels, refer to 10 CFR 37.

Portable gauges are sometimes damaged when in use in the field; survey in event of an accident or damage to instrument casing

Records retention

Receipt records: 3 years following transfer or disposal of source

Source transfer: 3 years following transfer or disposal of source

Inventory: 5 years

Disposal: Until license terminated

Important to decommissioning: Until site released for unrestricted use

Dosimetry: Until license terminated