Minnesota Administrative Rules

4731.4421 CALIBRATION OF SURVEY INSTRUMENTS.

A.

A licensee must calibrate the survey instruments used to show compliance with parts 4731.2000 to 4731.2950 and 4731.4400 to 4731.4527 before first use, annually, and following a repair that affects the calibration. A licensee must:

(1)

calibrate all scales with readings up to 1,000 millirems (10 mSv) per hour with a radiation source;

(2)

calibrate two separate readings on each scale or decade that will be used to show compliance; and

(3)

conspicuously note on the instrument the date of calibration.

B.

A licensee may not use survey instruments if the difference between the indicated exposure rate and the calculated exposure rate is more than 20 percent.

C.

A licensee must retain a record of each survey instrument calibration according to part 4731.4502, subpart 2.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.1202; 144.1203

History:

29 SR 755

Published Electronically:

March 12, 2009