[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR36.53]

[Page 595]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 36--LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart D--Operation of Irradiators
 
Sec. 36.53  Operating and emergency procedures.

    (a) The licensee shall have and follow written operating procedures 
for--
    (1) Operation of the irradiator, including entering and leaving the 
radiation room;
    (2) Use of personnel dosimeters;
    (3) Surveying the shielding of panoramic irradiators;
    (4) Monitoring pool water for contamination while the water is in 
the pool and before release of pool water to unrestricted areas;
    (5) Leak testing of sources;
    (6) Inspection and maintenance checks required by Sec. 36.61;
    (7) Loading, unloading, and repositioning sources, if the operations 
will be performed by the licensee; and
    (8) Inspection of movable shielding required by Sec. 36.23(h), if 
applicable.
    (b) The licensee shall have and follow emergency or abnormal event 
procedures, appropriate for the irradiator type, for--
    (1) Sources stuck in the unshielded position;
    (2) Personnel overexposures;
    (3) A radiation alarm from the product exit portal monitor or pool 
monitor;
    (4) Detection of leaking sources, pool contamination, or alarm 
caused by contamination of pool water;
    (5) A low or high water level indicator, an abnormal water loss, or 
leakage from the source storage pool;
    (6) A prolonged loss of electrical power;
    (7) A fire alarm or explosion in the radiation room;
    (8) An alarm indicating unauthorized entry into the radiation room, 
area around pool, or another alarmed area;
    (9) Natural phenomena, including an earthquake, a tornado, flooding, 
or other phenomena as appropriate for the geographical location of the 
facility; and
    (10) The jamming of automatic conveyor systems.
    (c) The licensee may revise operating and emergency procedures 
without Commission approval only if all of the following conditions are 
met:
    (1) The revisions do not reduce the safety of the facility,
    (2) The revisions are consistent with the outline or summary of 
procedures submitted with the license application,
    (3) The revisions have been reviewed and approved by the radiation 
safety officer, and
    (4) The users or operators are instructed and tested on the revised 
procedures before they are put into use.