a)
Each licensee who manufactures a nationally tracked source after April 1, 2008
shall assign a unique serial number to each nationally tracked source. Serial
numbers shall be composed only of alpha-numeric characters.
b) Each licensee who manufactures a
nationally tracked source shall complete and submit a National Source Tracking
Transaction Report. The report shall include the following information:
1) The name, address and license number of
the reporting licensee;
2) The name
of the individual preparing the report;
3) The manufacturer, model and serial number
of the source;
4) The radioactive
material in the source;
5) The
initial source strength in becquerels (curies) at the time of manufacture;
and
6) The manufacture date of the
source.
c) Each licensee
who transfers a nationally tracked source to another person shall complete and
submit a National Source Tracking Transaction Report. The report shall include
the following information:
1) The name,
address and license number of the reporting licensee;
2) The name of the individual preparing the
report;
3) The name and license
number of the recipient facility and the shipping address;
4) The manufacturer, model and serial number
of the source or, if not available, other information to uniquely identify the
source;
5) The radioactive material
in the source;
6) The initial or
current source strength in becquerels (curies);
7) The date for which the source strength is
reported;
8) The shipping
date;
9) The estimated arrival
date; and
10) For nationally
tracked sources transferred as waste under a Uniform Low-Level Radioactive
Waste Manifest, the waste manifest number and the container identification with
the nationally tracked source.
d) Each licensee who receives a nationally
tracked source shall complete and submit a National Source Tracking Transaction
Report. The report shall include the following information:
1) The name, address and license number of
the reporting licensee;
2) The name
of the individual preparing the report;
3) The name, address and license number of
the person who provided the source;
4) The manufacturer, model and serial number
of the source or, if not available, other information to uniquely identify the
source;
5) The radioactive material
in the source;
6) The initial or
current source strength in becquerels (curies);
7) The date for which the source strength is
reported;
8) The date of receipt;
and
9) For material received under
a Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest, the waste manifest number and
the container identification with the nationally tracked source.
e) Each licensee who disassembles
a nationally tracked source shall complete and submit a National Source
Tracking Transaction Report. The report shall include the following
information:
1) The name, address and license
number of the reporting licensee;
2) The name of the individual preparing the
report;
3) The manufacturer, model
and serial number of the source or, if not available, other information to
uniquely identify the source;
4)
The radioactive material in the source;
5) The initial or current source strength in
becquerels (curies);
6) The date
for which the source strength is reported; and
7) The disassembly date of the
source.
f) Each licensee
who disposes of a nationally tracked source shall complete and submit a
National Source Tracking Transaction Report. The report shall include the
following information:
1) The name, address
and license number of the reporting licensee;
2) The name of the individual preparing the
report;
3) The waste manifest
number;
4) The container
identification with the nationally tracked source;
5) The date of disposal; and
6) The method of disposal.
g) The reports discussed in
subsections (b) through (f) shall 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 shall be submitted to the
National Source Tracking System by using:
1)
The on-line National Source Tracking System;
2) Electronic submission in a
computer-readable format;
3)
Facsimile;
4) Mail to the address
on the National Source Tracking Transaction Report Form (NRC Form 748);
or
5) Telephone with follow up by
facsimile or mail.
h)
Each licensee shall correct any error in previously filed reports or file a new
report for any missed transaction within 5 business days after discovery of the
error or missed transaction. Such errors may be detected by a variety of
methods, such as administrative reviews or 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 shall be
conducted during January of each year. The reconciliation process shall include
resolving any discrepancies between the National Source Tracking System and the
actual inventory by filing the reports identified by subsections (b) through
(f). By January 31 of each year, each licensee shall submit to the National
Source Tracking System confirmation that the data in the National Source
Tracking System is correct.
i) Each
licensee who possesses Category 1 and/or Category 2 nationally tracked sources
shall report its initial inventory of Category 1 and/or Category 2 nationally
tracked sources to the National Source Tracking System in accordance with the
schedule specified in
10 CFR
20.2207(h) of the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations. The information may be submitted by
using any of the methods identified by subsection (g)(1) through (g)(4). The
initial inventory report must include the following information:
1) The name, address and license number of
the reporting licensee;
2) The name
of the individual preparing the report;
3) The manufacturer, model and serial number
of each nationally tracked source or, if not available, other information to
uniquely identify the source;
4)
The radioactive material in the sealed source;
5) The initial or current source strength in
becquerels (curies); and
6) The
date for which the source strength is reported;