Article 12. Records
12VAC5-481-980. General provisions.
Article 12
Records
A. Licensees shall (i) use the units curie, rad, rem, and roentgen, including multiples and subdivisions, and may include the International System of Units (SI) units (Becquerel, gray, sievert, and coulomb per kilogram) and (ii) clearly indicate the units of all quantities on records required by this part.
B. Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection A of this section, when recording information on shipment manifests as required in 12VAC5-481-960 B, information shall be recorded in SI units or in SI units and units as specified in subsection A of this section.
C. The licensee shall make a clear distinction among the quantities entered on the records required by this part (e.g., total effective dose equivalent, shallow dose equivalent, lens dose equivalent, deep dose equivalent, and committed dose equivalent).
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 18, eff. June 12, 2008; Volume 32, Issue 24, eff. August 25, 2016.
12VAC5-481-990. Records of radiation protection programs.
A. Licensees shall maintain records of the radiation protection program, including:
1. The provisions of the program; and
2. Audits and other reviews of program content and implementation.
B. Licensees shall retain the records required by subdivision A 1 of this section until the agency terminates each pertinent license requiring the record. Licensees shall retain the records required by subdivision A 2 of this section for three years after the record is made.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 18, eff. June 12, 2008; Volume 32, Issue 24, eff. August 25, 2016.
12VAC5-481-1000. Records of surveys.
A. Licensees shall maintain records showing the results of surveys and calibrations required by 12VAC5-481-750 and 12VAC5-481-900 B. Licensees shall retain these records for three years after the record is made.
B. Licensees shall retain each of the following records until the agency terminates each pertinent license condition requiring the record:
1. Records of the results of surveys to determine the dose from external sources and used in the absence of or in combination with individual monitoring data in the assessment of individual dose equivalents;
2. Records of the results of measurements and calculations used to determine individual intakes of radioactive material and used in the assessment of internal dose;
3. Records showing the results of air sampling, surveys, and bioassays required pursuant to 12VAC5-481-830 A 3; and
4. Records of the results of measurements and calculations used to evaluate the release of radioactive effluents to the environment.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 18, eff. June 12, 2008; Volume 32, Issue 24, eff. August 25, 2016.
12VAC5-481-1010. Records of tests for leakage or contamination of sealed sources.
Records of tests for leakage or contamination of sealed sources (required by 12VAC5-481-740) shall be kept in units of becquerel or microcurie and maintained for five years after the records are made.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 18, eff. June 12, 2008.
12VAC5-481-1020. Records of prior occupational dose.
The licensee or registrant shall retain the records of prior occupational dose and exposure history as specified in 12VAC5-481-680 on an occupational radiation exposure form provided by the agency or equivalent until the agency terminates each pertinent license or registration requiring this record. The licensee or registrant shall retain records used in preparing an occupational radiation exposure form provided by the agency or equivalent for three years after the record is made.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 18, eff. June 12, 2008.
12VAC5-481-1030. Records of planned special exposures.
A. For each use of the provisions of 12VAC5-481-690 for planned special exposures, licensees shall maintain records that describe the following:
1. The exceptional circumstances requiring the use of a planned special exposure;
2. The name of the management official who authorized the planned special exposure and a copy of the signed authorization;
3. What actions were necessary;
4. Why the actions were necessary;
5. How doses were maintained ALARA; and
6. What individual and collective doses results were expected and the doses actually received in the planned special exposure.
B. Licensees shall retain the records until the agency terminates each pertinent license requiring these records.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 18, eff. June 12, 2008; Volume 32, Issue 24, eff. August 25, 2016.
12VAC5-481-1040. Records of individual monitoring results.
A. Licensees shall maintain records of doses received by all individuals for whom monitoring is required pursuant to 12VAC5-481-760 and records of doses received during planned special exposures, accidents, and emergency conditions. These records shall include, when applicable:
1. The deep dose equivalent to the whole body, lens deep dose equivalent, shallow dose equivalent to the skin, and shallow dose equivalent to the extremities;
2. The estimated intake of radionuclides (see 12VAC5-481-650);
3. The committed effective dose equivalent assigned to the intake of radionuclides;
4. The specific information used to assess the committed effective dose equivalent pursuant to 12VAC5-481-670 A and C and when required by 12VAC5-481-760;
5. The total effective dose equivalent when required by 12VAC5-481-650; and
6. The total of the deep dose equivalent and the committed dose to the organ receiving the highest total dose.
B. Licensees shall make entries of the records specified in subsection A of this section at least annually.
C. Licensees shall maintain the records specified in subsection A of this section in clear and legible records containing all the information required by 12VAC5-481-2280.
D. The records required under this section should be protected from public disclosure because of the personal privacy nature of the records. These records are protected by privacy laws, including when the records are transferred to the agency.
E. Licensees shall maintain the records of dose to an embryo/fetus with the records of dose to the declared pregnant woman. The declaration of pregnancy, including the estimated date of conception, shall also be kept on file, but may be maintained separately from the dose records.
F. Licensees shall retain the required form or record until the agency terminates each pertinent license requiring this record.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 18, eff. June 12, 2008; Volume 32, Issue 24, eff. August 25, 2016.
12VAC5-481-1050. Records of dose to individual members of the public.
A. Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the dose limit for individual members of the public per 12VAC5-481-720.
B. The licensee or registrant shall retain the records required by subsection A of this section until the agency terminates each pertinent license or registration requiring the record.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 18, eff. June 12, 2008.
12VAC5-481-1060. Records of waste disposal.
A. Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records of the disposal of licensed or registered materials made pursuant to 12VAC5-481-920 through 12VAC5-481-950, Part XI (12VAC5-481-2330 et seq.) of this chapter, and disposal by burial in soil, including burials authorized before, September 1, 1980, of the rule that removed the authorization.
B. The licensee or registrant shall retain the records required by subsection A of this section until the agency terminates each pertinent license or registration requiring the record.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2006.
12VAC5-481-1070. Records of testing entry control devices for very high radiation areas.
A. Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records of tests made on entry control devices for very high radiation areas. These records must include the date, time, and results of each such test of function.
B. The licensee or registrant shall retain the records required by subsection A of this section for three years after the record is made.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 18, eff. June 12, 2008.
12VAC5-481-1080. Form of records.
Each record required by Part IV (12VAC5-481-600 et seq.) of this chapter shall be legible throughout the specified retention period. The record shall be the original or a reproduced copy or a microform, provided that the copy or microform is authenticated by authorized personnel and that the microform is capable of producing a clear copy throughout the required retention period or the record may also be stored in electronic media with the capability for producing legible, accurate, and complete records during the required retention period. Records, such as letters, drawings, and specifications, shall include all pertinent information, such as stamps, initials, and signatures. The licensee shall maintain adequate safeguards against tampering with and loss of records.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2006.