Council Directive 2013/59/EuratomShow full title

ANNEX XV U.K. Requirements for undertakings responsible for a high-activity sealed source as referred to in Article 91

Each undertaking responsible for a high-activity sealed source shall:

(a)

ensure that suitable tests, such as leak tests based on international standards, are undertaken regularly in order to check and maintain the integrity of each source;

(b)

regularly verify at specific intervals, which may be determined by Member States, that each source and, where relevant, the equipment containing the source are still present and in apparently good condition at their place of use or storage;

(c)

ensure that each fixed and mobile source is subject to adequate documented measures, such as written protocols and procedures, aimed at preventing unauthorised access to or loss or theft of the source or its damage by fire;

(d)

promptly notify the competent authority of any loss, theft, leakage or unauthorised use of a source, arrange for a check on the integrity of each source after any event, including fire, that may have damaged the source, and, if appropriate, inform the competent authority thereof and of the measures taken;

(e)

return each disused source to the supplier or place it in a facility for long term storage or disposal or transfer it to another authorised undertaking unless otherwise agreed by the competent authority, without undue delay after termination of the use;

(f)

ascertain that, before a transfer is made, the recipient has appropriate licence.

(g)

promptly notify the competent authority of any accident or incident resulting in unintentional exposure of a worker or a member of the public.