WAC 246-221-235
Reports of transactions involving
nationally tracked sources. Each licensee who manufactures,
transfers, receives, disassembles, or disposes of a nationally
tracked source shall complete and submit a National Source
Tracking Transaction Report as specified in subsections (1)
through (5) of this section for each type of transaction.
(1) Each licensee who manufactures a nationally tracked
source shall complete and submit a National Source Tracking
Transaction Report. The report must include the following
information:
(a) The name, address, and license number of the
reporting licensee;
(b) The name of the individual preparing the report;
(c) The manufacturer, model, and serial number of the
source;
(d) The radioactive material in the source;
(e) The initial source strength in becquerels (curies) at
the time of manufacture; and
(f) The manufacture date of the source.
(2) Each licensee that transfers a nationally tracked
source to another person shall complete and submit a National
Source Tracking Transaction Report. The report must include
the following information:
(a) The name, address, and license number of the
reporting licensee;
(b) The name of the individual preparing the report;
(c) The name and license number of the recipient facility
and the shipping address;
(d) The manufacturer, model, and serial number of the
source or, if not available, other information to uniquely
identify the source;
(e) The radioactive material in the source;
(f) The initial or current source strength in becquerels
(curies);
(g) The date for which the source strength is reported;
(h) The shipping date;
(i) The estimated arrival date; and
(j) For nationally tracked sources transferred as waste
under a Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest, the
waste manifest number and the container identification of the
container with the nationally tracked source.
(3) Each licensee that receives a nationally tracked
source shall complete and submit a National Source Tracking
Transaction Report. The report must include the following
information:
(a) The name, address, and license number of the
reporting licensee;
(b) The name of the individual preparing the report;
(c) The name, address, and license number of the person
that provided the source;
(d) The manufacturer, model, and serial number of the
source or, if not available, other information to uniquely
identify the source;
(e) The radioactive material in the source;
(f) The initial or current source strength in becquerels
(curies);
(g) The date for which the source strength is reported;
(h) The date of receipt; and
(i) For material received under a Uniform Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Manifest, the waste manifest number and the
container identification with the nationally tracked source.
(4) Each licensee that disassembles a nationally tracked
source shall complete and submit a National Source Tracking
Transaction Report. The report must include the following
information:
(a) The name, address, and license number of the
reporting licensee;
(b) The name of the individual preparing the report;
(c) The manufacturer, model, and serial number of the
source or, if not available, other information to uniquely
identify the source;
(d) The radioactive material in the source;
(e) The initial or current source strength in becquerels
(curies);
(f) The date for which the source strength is reported;
(g) The disassemble date of the source.
(5) Each licensee who disposes of a nationally tracked
source shall complete and submit a National Source Tracking
Transaction Report. The report must include the following
information:
(a) The name, address, and license number of the
reporting licensee;
(b) The name of the individual preparing the report;
(c) The waste manifest number;
(d) The container identification with the nationally
tracked source;
(e) The date of disposal; and
(f) The method of disposal.
(6) The reports discussed in subsections (1) through (5)
of this section must be submitted by the close of the next
business day after the transaction. A single report may be
submitted for multiple sources and transactions. The reports
must be submitted to the National Source Tracking System by
using:
(a) The on-line National Source Tracking System;
(b) Electronically using a computer-readable format;
(c) By facsimile;
(d) By mail to the address on the National Source
Tracking Transaction Report Form (NRC Form 748); or
(e) By telephone with follow-up by facsimile or mail.
(7) Each licensee shall correct any error in previously
filed reports or file a new report for any missed transaction
within five business days of the discovery of the error or
missed transaction. Such errors may be detected by a variety
of methods such as administrative reviews or by physical
inventories required by regulation. In addition, each
licensee shall reconcile the inventory of nationally tracked
sources possessed by the licensee against that licensee's data
in the National Source Tracking System. The reconciliation
must be conducted during the month of January in each year.
The reconciliation process must include resolving any
discrepancies between the National Source Tracking System and
the actual inventory by filing the reports identified by
subsections (1) through (5) of this section. By January 31,
of each year, each licensee must submit to the National Source
Tracking System confirmation that the data in the National
Source Tracking System is correct.
(8) Each licensee that possesses Category 1 or 2
nationally tracked sources shall report its initial inventory
of Category 1 or 2 nationally tracked sources to the National
Source Tracking System by January 31, 2009. The information
may be submitted by using any of the methods identified in
subsection (6)(a) through (d) of this section. The initial
inventory report shall include the following information:
(a) The name, address, and license number of the
reporting licensee;
(b) The name of the individual preparing the report;
(c) The manufacturer, model, and serial number of each
nationally tracked source or, if not available, other
information to uniquely identify the source;
(d) The radioactive material in the sealed source;
(e) The initial or current source strength in becquerels
(curies); and
(f) The date for which the source strength is reported.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050 and 70.98.080. 09-06-003, § 246-221-235, filed 2/18/09, effective 3/21/09.]