Section 22-B6914. INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY

 

6914.1A specific license for use of sealed sources in industrial radiography (that is, the examination of the structure of materials by nondestructive methods utilizing sealed sources of radioactive material) shall be issued if the requirements of this section are met.

 

6914.2The applicant shall have an adequate program for training radiographers and radiographers’ assistants.

 

6914.3The applicant shall submit to the Director a schedule or description of the program for training radiographers and radiographers’ assistants which specifies the following:

 

(a)Initial training;

 

(b)Periodic training;

 

(c)On-the-job training;

 

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

 

(e)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.

 

6914.4The applicant shall establish and submit to the Director operating and emergency procedures that comply with the standards issued by the Director.

 

6914.5The applicant shall have an adequate internal inspection system, or another management control, to assure that license provisions, regulations, and the applicant’s operating and emergency procedures are followed by each radiographer and each radiographer’s assistant.

 

6914.6The applicant shall submit to the Director a description of the applicant’s overall organizational structure pertaining to the industrial radiography program, including specified delegations of authority and responsibility for operation of the program.

 

6914.7The applicant who desires to conduct his or her own leak tests shall establish adequate procedures to be followed in leak testing sealed sources for possible leakage and contamination, and shall submit to the Director a description of the procedures, including the following:

 

(a)Instrumentation to be used;

 

(b)Method of performing tests, such as the points on the equipment to be smeared and the method of taking a smear; and

 

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

 

source

Regulation No. 70-33 (July 10, 1970), 17 DCR 39 (July 27, 1970); 6A DCRR § 8-2:1021(g); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 3721 (May 5, 2006).