8.2 Dosimeter
Personnel using the equipment should wear personnel dosimeters in order
to assure that proper care is being taken in storage, transport and use.
Some regulations allow dispensing with this requirement after a period of
monitoring.
All visitors in the area of use should be kept to a minimum. If long term
observance of the use of the equipment is needed then dosimeters should
be supplied. The general rule is that any individual that is likely to receive
10% or more of the regulatory maximum is required to be monitored.
Any person whose age is less than 18 years must not be exposed to any
dose which is likely to exceed 10% of the regulatory maximum for radiation
workers.
8.3 Leak Tests
There is a legal requirement that the sealed capsules containing the
radioactive materials in this Gauge must be tested for integrity of the seals.
This test is described in detail in 5.4. The record of this test must be retained
for inspection by the regulatory agency. The user's license will specify who
may make the wipe and process the material.
8.4 Transport
Any equipment given to a common carrier for shipment must have a current
negative leak test. The shipper must have this record in his possession along
with a certification that the capsule, and transport container meet the US
Department of Transportation requirements as specified in Title 49 Parts
172 and 173 of the Code of Federal Regulations these certification must
be on file for one year after the shipment. For international shipment the
Regulations of the international Atomic Energy Agency apply and other
countries have their own regulations for domestic shipment. The consignee
of any shipment other than a freight forwarder or customs agent must be in
possession of a license for the radioactive materials.
A shipping paper presented to the carrier along with the package
certification must contain the following information
RQ, Radioactive Material, TYPE A PACKAGE, Special Form, UN3332
A record of the shipment and copies of all the documentation including a
copy of the consignee's license must be retained by the shipper.
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Name
Cesium-137
Americium-241
Activity
1.48 GBq (40 mCi)
0.37 GBq (10 mCi)
Category
YELLOW II
Transport Index
0.2
Type
A
