INFICON Explorer Portable Gas Chromatograph - Manual (Page 24)

Warnings and Safety Information
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Cell Failure or Damage
If a leak test detects more than 0.005 microcuries of removable Ni
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on the surface of
the ECD cell, or if the cell itself is damaged in such a way as to indicate that it may
no longer adequately shield the radioactive material inside, you must immediately
suspend operation of your gas chromatograph until the cell has been repaired or
disposed of by a person specifically licensed to do so.
You must report any such incident, to the Regional Office, Inspection and
Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. You must also report the
incident to the regulatory authority of your Agreement State.
In Canada, you must report the incident to the AECB, see page 367.
Reporting Radiation Incidents, Theft or Loss
Please read NRC Regulation 10 C.F.R. Section 20.2201 and 20.2202, as
reproduced starting on page
341.
In Canada, read Atomic Energy Control Regulations, Part VI, Section 20,
as reproduced starting on page
358.
These regulations describe your duties should Explorer, equipped with an ECD,
be lost, stolen, or released, or should any person be exposed to radiation.
Other Requirements
Regulation 10 C.F.R. Section 31.5 does not permit you to abandon Explorer,
equipped with an ECD, or export it. It may not be transferred except to a person
specifically licensed to receive it. Within thirty days of such a transfer, you must
report to the Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, the name and address of the
transferee.