10A NCAC 15 .0357         REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

(a)  All reports required by this Rule shall be made to the agency in accordance with Rule .0111 of this Chapter.

(b)  Reports of incidents involving exposure, or incidents threatening to cause exposure to radiation in excess of the annual occupational limits of Rule .1604 of this Chapter, shall be made to the agency in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 20.2202.

(c)  Reports of an event that prevents taking protective actions to avoid exposure to radiation or to radioactive material that could cause exposures in excess of the regulatory limits of this Chapter shall be made to the agency in accordance with the provisions of:

(1)           10 CFR 30.50 for licensees authorized for the possession and use of byproduct material;

(2)           10 CFR 40.60 for licensees authorized for the possession and use of source material; and

(3)           10 CFR 70.50 of this Chapter for licensees authorized for the possession and use of special nuclear material.

(d)  Reports of exposure to radiation exceeding the exposure limits in Section .1600 of this Chapter, or to concentrations of radioactive material in any restricted or unrestricted area in excess of licensed or regulatory limits of 10 CFR 20.2203(a)(3) shall be made to the agency in accordance with 10 CFR 20.2203.

(e)  Reports of incidents or events occurring at irradiation facilities licensed under the provisions of 10 CFR 36.1(b) shall be made to the agency in accordance with 10 CFR 36.83.

(f)  Notwithstanding Rule .0117 of this Chapter, the regulations cited in this Rule from 10 CFR Chapter I (2015) are hereby incorporated by reference, excluding subsequent amendments and editions. Copies of these regulations are available free of charge at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=2beeece594411a03e50b2468ae31f89b&pitd=20160101&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title10/10tab_02.tpl.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 104E-7(a)(2); 104E-10(b);

Temporary Adoption Eff. August 20, 1994 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;

Eff. May 1, 1995;

Transferred and Recodified from 15A NCAC 11 .0357 Eff. February 1, 2015;

Amended Eff. March 1, 2017.