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...(A) The licensee may not permit any individual to act as a radiographer until the individual: Has received training in the subjects in paragraph (G) of this rule, in addition to a minimum of two months of on-the-job training, is certified through a radiographer certification program by a certifying entity in accordance with the criteria specified in appendix A to this rule and is approved by the director. (B) In ad...

...(A) Operating and emergency procedures must include, as a minimum, instructions in the following: (1) Appropriate handling and use of licensed sealed sources and radiographic exposure devices so that no person is likely to be exposed to radiation doses in excess of the limits established in Chapter 3701:1-38 of the Administrative Code; (2) Methods and occasions for conducting radiation surveys; ...

...Whenever a radiographer's assistant uses radiographic exposure devices, associated equipment or sealed sources or conducts radiation surveys required by paragraph (B) of rule 3701:1-48-20 of the Administrative Code to determine that the sealed source has returned to the shielded position after an exposure, the assistant shall be under the personal supervision of a radiographer. The personal supervision must include: ...

...(A) The licensee may not permit any individual to act as a radiographer or a radiographer's assistant unless, at all times during radiographic operations, each individual wears, on the trunk of the body, a direct reading dosimeter, an operating alarm rate meter, and a personnel dosimeter that is processed and evaluated by an accredited national voluntary laboratory accreditation program (NVLAP) pr...

...(A) The licensee may not permit any individual to act as a radiographer or a radiographer's assistant unless, at all times during radiographic operations, each individual wears, on the trunk of the body, a direct reading dosimeter, an operating alarm rate meter, and a personnel dosimeter. At permanent radiography installations where other appropriate alarming or warning devices are in routine use,...

...The licensee shall: (A) Conduct surveys with a calibrated and operable radiation survey instrument that meets the requirements of rule 3701:1-48-08 of the Administrative Code. (B) Using a survey instrument meeting the requirements of paragraph (A) of this rule, conduct a survey of the radiographic exposure device and the guide tube after each exposure when approaching the device or the guide tube. The survey must d...

...During each radiographic operation the radiographer, or the other qualified individual present, as required by rule 3701:1-48-14 of the Administrative Code, shall maintain continuous direct visual surveillance of the operation to protect against unauthorized entry into a high radiation area, as defined in rule 3701:1-38-01 of the Administrative Code, except at permanent radiographic installations where all entryways ...

...All areas in which industrial radiography is being performed must be conspicuously posted as required by paragraphs (A)(4)(a) and (A)(4)(b) of rule 3701:1-38-18 of the Administrative Code. Exceptions listed in paragraph (B) of rule 3701:1-38-18 of the Administrative Code do not apply to industrial radiographic operations.

...(A) Each licensee shall maintain a copy of its license, license conditions, documents incorporated by reference, and amendments to each of these items until superseded by new documents approved by the director, or until the director terminates the license. (B) Each licensee shall maintain records showing the receipts and transfers of all sealed sources and all devices using depleted uranium for shielding and retain ...

...(A) Each licensee shall maintain a copy of its license, license conditions, documents incorporated by reference, and amendments to each of these items until superseded by new documents approved by the director, or until the director terminates the license. (B) Each licensee shall maintain records showing the receipts and transfers of all sealed sources and all devices using depleted uranium for s...

...(A) In addition to the reporting requirements specified in rules 3701:1-40-20 and 3701:1-38-23 of the Administrative Code, each licensee shall provide a written report to the director, within thirty days of the occurrence of any of the following incidents involving radiographic equipment: (1) Unintentional disconnection of the source assembly from the control cable; (2) Inability to retract the source assembly to i...

...Terms defined in rule 3701:1-38-01 of the Administrative Code shall have the same meaning when used in this chapter except terms redefined within a given rule for use within that rule only, and additionally, as used in this chapter of the Administrative Code: (A) "Energy Compensation Source" (ECS) means a small sealed source, with an activity not exceeding 3.7 megabecquerels (one hundred microcuries), used within a ...

...Chapter 3701:1-49 of the Administrative Code covers requirements for the issuance of a license authorizing the use of licensed materials including sealed sources, radioactive tracers, radioactive markers, and uranium sinker bars in well logging in a single well. This chapter also prescribes radiation safety requirements for persons using licensed materials in these operations. The provisions and requirements of this ...

...(A) A person, as defined in rule 3701:1-38-01 of the Administrative Code, shall file an application for a specific license authorizing the use of licensed material in well logging on a form provided by the director. Each application for a license, must be accompanied by the fee prescribed in rule 3701:1-38-02 of the Administrative Code. (B) The director will approve an application for a specific license for the use ...

...(A) A licensee may perform well logging with a sealed source only after the licensee has a written agreement with the employing well owner or operator. This written agreement must identify which party shall be responsible for meeting the following requirements: (1) If a sealed source becomes lodged in the well, a reasonable effort will be made to recover it; (2) A person may not attempt to recover a sealed source i...

...(A) The licensee may not use a source, source holder, or logging tool that contains licensed material unless the smallest component that is transported as a separate piece of equipment with the licensed material inside bears a durable, legible, and clearly visible marking or label. The marking or label must contain the radiation symbol specified in paragraph (A) of rule 3701:1-38-18 of the Administrative Code without...

...(A) The licensee shall keep a calibrated and operable radiation survey instrument capable of detecting beta and gamma radiation at each field station and temporary job site to make the radiation surveys required by rules 3701:1-49-03 to 3701:1-49-24 of the Administrative Code and by Chapter 3701:1-38 of the Administrative Code. To satisfy this requirement, the radiation survey instrument must be capable of measuring ...

...(A) A licensee may use a sealed source in well logging applications if the sealed source: (1) Is doubly encapsulated; (2) Contains licensed material whose chemical and physical forms are as insoluble and non-dispersible as practical; and (3) Meets the requirements of paragraph (B), (C), or (D) of this rule. (B) For a sealed source manufactured on or before July 14, 1989, a licensee may use the sealed source for u...

...(A) Each licensee shall visually check source holders, logging tools, and source handling tools for defects before each use to ensure that the equipment is in good working condition and that required labeling is present. If defects are found, the equipment must be removed from service until repaired, and a record must be made listing: the date of check, name of inspector, equipment involved, defects found, and repair...

...The licensee may use radioactive markers in wells only if the individual markers contain quantities of licensed material not exceeding the quantities specified in rule 3701:1-40-11 of the Administrative Code. The use of markers is subject only to the requirements of rule 3701:1-49-08 of the Administrative Code.

...The licensee may use a sealed source in a well without a surface casing for protecting fresh water aquifers only if the licensee follows a procedure for reducing the probability of the source becoming lodged in the well. The procedure must be approved by the director pursuant to paragraph (B)(3) of rule 3701:1-49-03 of the Administrative Code, the United States nuclear regulatory commission or an agreement state.

...The licensee may use an energy compensation source (ECS) which is contained within a logging tool, or other tool components, only if the ECS contains quantities of licensed material not exceeding 3.7 megabecquerels (one hundred microcuries). (A) For well logging applications with a surface casing for protecting fresh water aquifers, use of the ECS is only subject to the requirements of rules 3701:1-49-07, 3701:1-49-...

...(A) Use of a tritium neutron generator target source, containing quantities not exceeding one thousand one hundred ten gigabecquerels (thirty curies) and in a well with a surface casing to protect fresh water aquifers, is subject to the requirements of this chapter except rules 3701:1-49-04, 3701:1-49-10, and 3701:1-49-26 of the Administrative Code. (B) Use of a tritium neutron generator target source, containing qu...

...(A) The licensee may not permit an individual to act as a logging supervisor until that person has: (1) Completed training in the subjects outlined in paragraph (E) of this rule; (2) Received copies of, and instruction in the: (a) Applicable rules of Chapter 3701:1-38 of the Administrative Code and this chapter; (b) License under which the logging supervisor will perform well logging; and (c) Licensee's operatin...

...Each licensee shall develop and follow written operating and emergency procedures that cover: (A) The handling and use of licensed materials including the use of sealed sources in wells without surface casing for protecting fresh water aquifers, if appropriate; (B) The use of remote handling tools for handling sealed sources and radioactive tracer material except low-activity calibration sources; (C) Methods and o...