DHS 157.13(17)(a) (a) Events that must be reported immediately. A licensee shall notify the department by telephone as soon as possible but not later than 4 hours after the discovery of an event, such as a fire, explosion or toxic gas release, which prevents immediate protective actions necessary to avoid exposures to radiation, radioactive materials or releases of licensed radioactive material that could exceed regulatory limits established in this chapter.

DHS 157.13(17)(b) (b) Events that must be reported within 24 hours. A licensee shall notify the department within 24 hours by telephone, facsimile, or in person after the discovery of any of the following events involving licensed material:

DHS 157.13(17)(b)1. 1. An unplanned contamination event that meets all of the following criteria:

DHS 157.13(17)(b)1.a. a. Requires access to the contaminated area, by workers or the public, to be restricted for more than 24 hours by imposing additional radiological controls or by prohibiting entry into the area.

DHS 157.13(17)(b)1.b. b. Involves a quantity of material greater than 5 times the lowest annual limit on intake specified in ch. DHS 157 Appendix E for the material.

DHS 157.13(17)(b)1.c. c. Restricts access to the area for a reason other than to allow isotopes with a half-life of less than 24 hours to decay prior to decontamination.

DHS 157.13(17)(b)2. 2. An event in which equipment is disabled or fails to function as designed under any of the following circumstances:

DHS 157.13(17)(b)2.a. a. The equipment is required by regulation or license condition to prevent releases exceeding regulatory limits, to prevent exposures to radiation and radioactive materials exceeding regulatory limits, or to mitigate the consequences of an accident.

DHS 157.13(17)(b)2.b. b. The equipment is required to be available and operable when it is disabled or fails to function.

DHS 157.13(17)(b)2.c. c. No redundant equipment is available and operable to perform the required safety function.

DHS 157.13(17)(b)3. 3. An event that requires unplanned medical treatment of an individual with spreadable radioactive contamination on the individual’s clothing or body.

DHS 157.13(17)(b)4. 4. A fire or explosion damaging any licensed material or any device, container or equipment containing licensed material under any of the following circumstances:

DHS 157.13(17)(b)4.a. a. The quantity of material involved is greater than 5 times the lowest annual limit on intake specified in ch. DHS 157 Appendix E for the material limits.

DHS 157.13(17)(b)4.b. b. The damage affects the integrity of the licensed material or its container.

DHS 157.13 Note Note: Submit report to the Department via telephone at [phone] or via facsimile at [phone].

DHS 157.13(17)(c) (c) Content and submission of reports.

DHS 157.13(17)(c)1. 1. Reports required to be submitted to the department under pars. (a) and (b) shall, to the extent that the information is available, include all the following information:

DHS 157.13(17)(c)1.a. a. The caller’s name and call back telephone number.

DHS 157.13(17)(c)1.b. b. A description of the event, including the date and time of its occurrence.

DHS 157.13(17)(c)1.c. c. The exact location of the event.

DHS 157.13(17)(c)1.d. d. The isotopes, quantities, and chemical and physical form of the licensed material involved in the event.

DHS 157.13(17)(c)1.e. e. Any personnel radiation exposure data available.

DHS 157.13(17)(c)2. 2. A licensee who makes a report required by par. (a) or (b) shall submit a written report within 30 days of the initial telephone or facsimile report containing all of the following information:

DHS 157.13(17)(c)2.a. a. A description of the event, including the probable cause and the manufacturer and model number, if applicable, of any equipment that failed or malfunctioned.

DHS 157.13(17)(c)2.b. b. The exact location of the event.

DHS 157.13(17)(c)2.c. c. The isotopes, quantities, and chemical and physical form of the licensed material involved.

DHS 157.13(17)(c)2.d. d. The date and time of the event.

DHS 157.13(17)(c)2.e. e. Corrective actions taken or planned and the results of any evaluations or assessments.

DHS 157.13(17)(c)2.f. f. The extent to which individuals were exposed to radiation or to radioactive materials without identification of individuals by name.