Section R12-1-807. Surveys

A.      To ensure that personnel exposure does not result in a dose to an individual that exceeds the dose limits specified in Article 4, a registrant shall perform a radiation survey upon:

1.        Installation of the equipment and at least once each year after installation;

2.        Change in the initial arrangement, number, or type of local components in the system;

3.        Maintenance that involves disassembly or removal of a local component in the system;

4.        Maintenance that involves alignment, if alignment requires the generation of the primary x-ray beam while any local component of the system is disassembled or removed;

5.        A visual inspection of the local components in the system that reveals an abnormal condition; or

6.        Determination that personnel are being exposed to radia- tion in excess of established levels recorded in monitor- ing records for personnel during previous monitoring periods or the occupational dose limits specified in Arti- cle 4.

B.       The radiation surveys in subsection (A) are not required if the registrant demonstrates that the local components of an analyt- ical x-ray system are located and arranged, and have sufficient shielding or access control, to limit personnel exposure to a level that is ALARA and below the occupational dose limits in Article 4. The Agency shall determine ALARA radiation lev- els based on the specified x-ray tube rating.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R.

2122, effective July 3, 2004 (Supp. 04-2).