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| number = ML022660312
| issue date = 09/27/2002
| title = Appointment of Radiation Safety Officers and Authorized Users Under 10 CFR Part 35
| author name = Cool D
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| document report number = IN-02-028
| document type = NRC Information Notice
| page count = 7
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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDSWASHINGTON, D.C.  20555 September 27, 2002NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 2002-28:APPOINTMENT OF RADIATION SAFETYOFFICERS AND AUTHORIZED USERS UNDER
 
10 CFR PART 35
 
==Addressees==
:All medical licensees.
 
==Purpose==
:The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this information notice (IN) to informlicensees of the importance of ensuring that Radiation Safety Officers (RSOs) and Authorized
 
Users (AUs) are appointed with the individuals' knowledge and consent.  This IN is also being
 
issued to inform licensees of the new requirement affecting the appointment of RSOs under the
 
revised 10 CFR Part 35, "Medical Use of Byproduct Material."  It is expected that recipients will
 
review the information for applicability to their facilities and consider actions, as appropriate, to
 
ensure compliance with the new NRC requirement.  However, no specific action nor written
 
response is required.
 
==Description of Circumstances==
:Several recent NRC inspections have identified cases involving medical licensees whoappointed an RSO or AU without this individual's knowledge or consent.  As a result, licensed
 
activities were performed without the oversight of an RSO and dosages were administered to
 
human patients without the supervision of an AU.
 
Discussion
 
:The current Part 35 states that a licensee shall appoint an RSO responsible for implementingthe radiation safety program, but there is no explicit regulatory requirement for written
 
acceptance by the RSO.  The revised Part 35, which becomes effective October 24, 2002, provides a new requirement for appointment of the RSO for medical facilities.  Specifically,
10 CFR 35.24(b) states that a licensee's management shall appoint an RSO, who agrees, in
 
writing, to be responsible for implementing the radiation protection program.  A clear written
 
agreement between licensee management and the RSO can prevent confusion about the
 
RSO's role and responsibilities.  Licensees appointing RSOs after the effective date of the
 
revised rule are required to adhere to this new requirement. The revised Part 35 also requires that the AU provide supervision to individuals using licensedmaterial.  Specifically, 10 CFR 35.27(a)(2) requires the supervised individual to follow the
 
instructions of the supervising AU for medical uses of byproduct material.  Although there is no
 
requirement for a written agreement between the AU and management, licensees are expected
 
to ensure that AUs are aware of their respective roles and responsibilities. This IN requires no specific action nor written response.  If you have any questions about theinformation in this notice, please contact one of the technical contacts listed below, or the
 
appropriate regional office./RA/Donald A. Cool, Director Division of Industrial and Medical
 
Nuclear Safety
 
Office of Nuclear Material
 
Safety and Safeguards Technical contacts:Ivelisse Cabrera, NMSSRoberto Torres, NMSS(301) 415-8152(301) 415-8112 E-mail: imc1@nrc.govE-mail: rjt@nrc.gov
 
Attachments:1.  List of Recently Issued NMSS Information Notices
 
2.  List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices
 
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______________________________________________________________________________________OL = Operating License
 
CP = Construction PermitAttachment 1 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUEDNMSS INFORMATION NOTICES
 
_____________________________________________________________________________________InformationDate of
 
===Notice No.        SubjectIssuanceIssued to===
 
_____________________________________________________________________________________2002-23Unauthorized Administration ofByproduct Material for Medical
 
Use07/16/2002All medical licensees.2002-19Medical MisadministrationsCaused By Failure to Properly
 
===Perform Tests on Dose===
Calibrators for Beta- and Low- Energy Photon-Emitting
 
Radionuclides06/14/2002All nuclear pharmacies andmedical licensees.2002-17Medical Use of Strontium-90Eye Applicators: New
 
===Requirements for Calibration===
and Decay Correction05/30/2002All U.S. Nuclear RegulatoryCommission medical licensees
 
that use strontium-90 (Sr-90) eye
 
applicators.2002-16Intravascular BrachytherapyMisadministrations05/01/2002All Medical Licensees.2001-18Degraded and FailedAutomatic Electronic
 
Monitoring, Control, Alarming,
 
===Response, and===
Communications Needed for
 
Safety and Safeguards12/14/2001All uranium fuel conversion,enrichment and fabrication
 
licenses and certificate holders
 
authorized to receive safeguards
 
information.  Information notice is
 
not available to the public
 
because it contains safeguards
 
information.Note:NRC generic communications may be received in electronic format shortly after they are issued bysubscribing to the NRC listserver as follows:To subscribe send an e-mail to <listproc@nrc.gov >, no subject, and the following command in themessage portion:subscribe gc-nrr firstname lastname
 
______________________________________________________________________________________OL = Operating License
 
CP = Construction PermitAttachment 2 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUEDNRC INFORMATION NOTICES
 
_____________________________________________________________________________________InformationDate of
 
Notice No.        SubjectIssuanceIssued to_____________________________________________________________________________________2002-27Recent Fires at CommercialNuclear Power Plants in the
 
United States09/20/2002All holders of operating licensesfor nuclear power reactors, except those who have
 
permanently ceased operations
 
and have certified that fuel has
 
been permanently removed from
 
the reactor.2002-26Failure of Steam Dryer CoverPlate After a Recent Power
 
Uprate09/11/2002All holders of operating license orconstruction permits for nuclear
 
power reactors, except those that
 
have permanently ceased
 
operations and have certified that
 
fuel has been permanently
 
removed from the reactor.2002-25Challenges to Licensees
 
'Ability to Provide Prompt
 
===Public Notification and===
Information During an
 
===Emergency Preparedness===
Event08/26/2002All holders of operating licensesfor nuclear power reactors, except those who have
 
permanently ceased operations
 
and have certified that fuel has
 
been permanently removed from
 
the reactor vessel.2002-24Potential Problems With HeatCollectors on Fire Protection
 
Sprinklers07/19/2002All holders of licenses for nuclearpower, research, and tests
 
reactors and fuel cycle facilities.2002-02,Supplement 1Recent Experience WithPlugged Steam Generator
 
Tubes07/17/2002All holders of operating licensesfor pressurized-water reactors
 
(PWRs), except those who have
 
permanently ceased operations
 
and have certified that fuel has
 
been permanently removed from
 
the reactor.Note:NRC generic communications may be received in electronic format shortly after they are issued bysubscribing to the NRC listserver as follows:To subscribe send an e-mail to <listproc@nrc.gov >, no subject, and the following command in themessage portion:subscribe gc-nrr firstname lastname}}
 
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