---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 36.53"
title: "10"
number: "36.53"
heading: "Operating and emergency procedures."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/36.53"
---

# §36.53. Operating and emergency procedures.

- (a) The licensee shall have and follow written operating procedures for—
  - (1) Operation of the irradiator, including entering and leaving the radiation room;
  - (2) Use of personnel dosimeters;
  - (3) Surveying the shielding of panoramic irradiators;
  - (4) Monitoring pool water for contamination while the water is in the pool and before release of pool water to unrestricted areas;
  - (5) Leak testing of sources;
  - (6) Inspection and maintenance checks required by [§ 36.61](/cfr/10/36.61.md);
  - (7) Loading, unloading, and repositioning sources, if the operations will be performed by the licensee; and
  - (8) Inspection of movable shielding required by [§ 36.23(h)](/cfr/10/36.23.md?p=h), if applicable.
- (b) The licensee shall have and follow emergency or abnormal event procedures, appropriate for the irradiator type, for—
  - (1) Sources stuck in the unshielded position;
  - (2) Personnel overexposures;
  - (3) A radiation alarm from the product exit portal monitor or pool monitor;
  - (4) Detection of leaking sources, pool contamination, or alarm caused by contamination of pool water;
  - (5) A low or high water level indicator, an abnormal water loss, or leakage from the source storage pool;
  - (6) A prolonged loss of electrical power;
  - (7) A fire alarm or explosion in the radiation room;
  - (8) An alarm indicating unauthorized entry into the radiation room, area around pool, or another alarmed area;
  - (9) Natural phenomena, including an earthquake, a tornado, flooding, or other phenomena as appropriate for the geographical location of the facility; and
  - (10) **The jamming of automatic conveyor systems.**
- (c) The licensee may revise operating and emergency procedures without Commission approval only if all of the following conditions are met:
  - (1) The revisions do not reduce the safety of the facility,
  - (2) The revisions are consistent with the outline or summary of procedures submitted with the license application,
  - (3) The revisions have been reviewed and approved by the radiation safety officer, and
  - (4) The users or operators are instructed and tested on the revised procedures before they are put into use.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 81, 161, 181, 182, 183, 223, 234, 274 (42 U.S.C. 2111, 2112, 2201, 2231, 2233, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 206 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5846); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 7728, Feb. 9, 1993, unless otherwise noted.