10 CFR 36.61, Inspection and Maintenance
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Inspection and maintenance
a
(a) The licensee shall perform inspection and maintenance checks that include, as a minimum, each of the following at the frequency specified in the license or license application:
- (1) Operability of each aspect of the access control system required by § 36.23.
- (2) Functioning of the source position indicator required by § 36.31(b).
- (3) Operability of the radiation monitor for radioactive contamination in pool water required by § 36.59(b) using a radiation check source, if applicable.
- (4) Operability of the over-pool radiation monitor at underwater irradiators as required by § 36.29(b).
- (5) Operability of the product exit monitor required by § 36.29(a).
- (6) Operability of the emergency source return control required by § 36.31(c).
- (7) Leak-tightness of systems through which pool water circulates (visual inspection).
- (8) Operability of the heat and smoke detectors and extinguisher system required by § 36.27 (but without turning extinguishers on).
- (9) Operability of the means of pool water replenishment required by § 36.33(c).
- (10) Operability of the indicators of high and low pool water levels required by § 36.33(d).
- (11) Operability of the intrusion alarm required by § 36.23(i), if applicable.
- (12) Functioning and wear of the system, mechanisms, and cables used to raise and lower sources.
- (13) Condition of the barrier to prevent products from hitting the sources or source mechanism as required by § 36.35.
- (14) Amount of water added to the pool to determine if the pool is leaking.
- (15) Electrical wiring on required safety systems for radiation damage.
- (16) Pool water conductivity measurements and analysis as required by § 36.63(b).
b
(b) Malfunctions and defects found during inspection and maintenance checks must be repaired without undue delay.
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