[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: 10CFR39.43]

[Page 606-607]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 39--LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL LOGGING--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart C--Equipment
 
Sec. 39.43  Inspection, maintenance, and opening of a source or source holder.

    (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 
repairs made. These records must be retained for 3 years after the 
defect is found.
    (b) Each licensee shall have a program for semiannual visual 
inspection and routine maintenance of source holders, logging tools, 
injection tools, source handling tools, storage containers, transport 
containers, and uranium sinker bars to ensure that the required labeling 
is legible and that no physical damage is visible. If defects are found, 
the equipment must be removed from service until repaired, and a record 
must be made listing: date, equipment involved, inspection and 
maintenance operations performed, any defects found, and any actions 
taken to correct the defects. These

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records must be retained for 3 years after the defect is found.
    (c) Removal of a sealed source from a source holder or logging tool, 
and maintenance on sealed sources or holders in which sealed sources are 
contained may not be performed by the licensee unless a written 
procedure developed pursuant to Sec. 39.63 has been approved either by 
the Commission pursuant to Sec. 39.13(c) or by an Agreement State.
    (d) If a sealed source is stuck in the source holder, the licensee 
may not perform any operation, such as drilling, cutting, or chiseling, 
on the source holder unless the licensee is specifically approved by the 
Commission or an Agreement State to perform this operation.
    (e) The opening, repair, or modification of any sealed source must 
be performed by persons specifically approved to do so by the Commission 
or an Agreement State.