OAR 333-120-0450
Precautionary Procedures: Procedures for Receiving and Opening Packages

(1)

Each licensee who expects to receive a package containing quantities of radioactive material in excess of a Type A quantity, as defined in 49 CFR 173.435 Table of A1 and A2 Values for Radionuclides, must make arrangements to receive:

(a)

The package when the carrier offers it for delivery; or

(b)

Notification of the arrival of the package at the carrier’s terminal and to take possession of the package expeditiously.

(2)

Each licensee must:

(a)

Monitor the external surfaces of a labeled package for radioactive contamination unless the package contains only radioactive material in the form of a gas or in special form as defined in OAR 333-118-0020 (Definitions);

(b)

Monitor the external surfaces of a labeled package for radiation levels; and
NOTE: Labeled with a Radioactive White I, Yellow II, or Yellow III label as specified in U.S. Department of Transportation regulations, 49 CFR 172.403 and 172.436-440.

(c)

Monitor all packages known to contain radioactive material for radioactive contamination and radiation levels if there is evidence of degradation of package integrity, such as packages that are crushed, wet, or damaged.

(3)

The licensee must perform the monitoring required by section (2) of this rule as soon as practicable after receipt of the package, but not later than three hours after the package is received at the licensee’s facility if it is received during the licensee’s normal working hours, or not later than three hours from the beginning of the next working day if it is received after working hours.

(4)

The licensee must immediately notify the final delivery carrier and the Authority, by telephone when:

(a)

Removable radioactive surface contamination exceeds the limits of OAR 333-118-0150 (Operating Controls and Procedures: Routine Determinations) Table 3;

(b)

External radiation levels exceed the limits of OAR 333-118-0150 (Operating Controls and Procedures: Routine Determinations)(11).

(5)

Each licensee must:

(a)

Establish, maintain, and retain written procedures for safely opening packages in which radioactive material is received; and

(b)

Ensure that the procedures are followed and that due consideration is given to special instructions for the type of package being opened.

(6)

Licensees transferring special form sources in licensee-owned or licensee-operated vehicles to and from a work site are exempt from the contamination monitoring requirements of section (2) of this rule, but are not exempt from the survey requirement in section (2) of this rule for measuring radiation levels, which is required to ensure that the source is still properly lodged in its shield.
[ED. NOTE: Tables referenced are available from the agency.]

Source: Rule 333-120-0450 — Precautionary Procedures: Procedures for Receiving and Opening Packages, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-120-0450.

333–120–0000
General Provisions: Purpose 333–120–0010
General Provisions: Scope 333–120–0015
General Provisions: Definitions 333–120–0017
General Provisions: Implementation 333–120–0020
General Provisions: Radiation Protection Programs 333–120–0100
Radiation Dose Limits: Occupational Dose Limits For Adults 333–120–0110
Radiation Dose Limits: Compliance with Requirements for Summation of External and Internal Doses 333–120–0120
Radiation Dose Limits: Determination of External Dose from Airborne Radioactive Material 333–120–0130
Radiation Dose Limits: Determination of Internal Exposure 333–120–0150
Radiation Dose Limits: Planned Special Exposures 333–120–0160
Radiation Dose Limits: Occupational Dose Limits for Minors 333–120–0170
Radiation Dose Limits: Dose to an Embryo/Fetus 333–120–0180
Radiation Dose Limits: Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public 333–120–0190
Radiation Dose Limits: Compliance with Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public 333–120–0200
Surveys and Monitoring: General 333–120–0210
Surveys and Monitoring: Conditions Requiring Individual Monitoring of External and Internal Occupational Dose 333–120–0215
Surveys and Monitoring: Location of Individual Monitoring Devices 333–120–0220
Control of Exposure from External Sources in Restricted Areas: Control of Access to High Radiation Areas 333–120–0230
Control of Exposure from External Sources in Restricted Areas: Control of Access to Very High Radiation Areas 333–120–0240
Control of Exposure from External Sources in Restricted Areas: Control of Access to Very High Radiation Areas — Irradiators 333–120–0250
Storage and Control of Licensed Material: Security of Stored Material 333–120–0260
Storage and Control of Licensed Material: Control of Material Not in Storage 333–120–0300
Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict Internal Exposure in Restricted Areas: Use of Process or Other Engineering Controls 333–120–0310
Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict Internal Exposure in Restricted Areas: Use of Other Controls 333–120–0320
Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict Internal Exposure in Restricted Areas: Use of Individual Respiratory Protection Equipment 333–120–0330
Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict Internal Exposure in Restricted Areas: Further Restrictions on the Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment 333–120–0340
Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict Internal Exposure in Restricted Areas: Application for Use of Higher Assigned Protection Factors 333–120–0400
Precautionary Procedures: Caution Signs 333–120–0410
Precautionary Procedures: Posting Requirements 333–120–0420
Precautionary Procedures: Exceptions to Posting Requirements 333–120–0430
Precautionary Procedures: Labeling Containers 333–120–0440
Precautionary Procedures: Exemptions to Labeling Requirements 333–120–0450
Precautionary Procedures: Procedures for Receiving and Opening Packages 333–120–0460
Precautionary Procedures: Testing for Leakage or Contamination of Sealed Sources 333–120–0500
Waste Disposal: General Requirements 333–120–0510
Waste Disposal: Method for Obtaining Approval of Proposed Disposal Procedures 333–120–0520
Waste Disposal: Disposal by Release into Sanitary Sewerage 333–120–0530
Waste Disposal: Treatment of Disposal by Incineration 333–120–0540
Waste Disposal: Disposal of Specific Wastes 333–120–0545
Disposal of Certain Byproduct Material 333–120–0550
Waste Disposal: Transfer for Disposal and Manifests 333–120–0560
Waste Disposal: Compliance with Environmental and Health Protection Regulations 333–120–0600
Records: General Provisions 333–120–0610
Records of Radiation Protection Programs 333–120–0620
Records of Surveys and Leak Tests 333–120–0630
Records: Determination of Prior Occupational Dose 333–120–0640
Records of Planned Special Exposures 333–120–0650
Records of Individual Monitoring Results 333–120–0660
Records of Dose to Individual Members of the Public 333–120–0670
Records of Waste Disposal 333–120–0680
Records of Testing Entry Control Devices for Very High Radiation Areas 333–120–0690
Form of Records 333–120–0700
Reports of Theft or Loss of Licensed Material 333–120–0710
Reports: Notification of Incidents 333–120–0720
Reports of Exposures, Radiation Levels, Leak Tests, and Concentrations of Radioactive Material Exceeding the Limits 333–120–0730
Reports of Planned Special Exposures and Individual Monitoring 333–120–0740
Reports to Individuals Exceeding Dose Limits
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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