10 CFR 39.69
§ 39.69 Radioactive contamination control.
United States · 10 CFR — Energy · Status: effective
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- 10 CFR 39.69, § 39.69 Radioactive contamination control, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/37168
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(a) If the licensee detects evidence that a sealed source has ruptured or licensed materials have caused contamination, the licensee shall initiate immediately the emergency procedures required by § 39.63.
(b) If contamination results from the use of licensed material in well logging, the licensee shall decontaminate all work areas, equipment, and unrestricted areas.
(c) During efforts to recover a sealed source lodged in the well, the licensee shall continuously monitor, with an appropriate radiation detection instrument or a logging tool with a radiation detector, the circulating fluids from the well, if any, to check for contamination resulting from damage to the sealed source.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.