Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3

Affected: IC 14-37

Sec. 1. (a) For purposes of this rule, "production facilities considered at risk for containing NORM contamination" means the following:

1. (1) New Albany Shale gas production operations.
2. (2) Enhanced recovery oil production operations.
3. (3) Any production facility where equipment used in operations described in subdivision (1) or (2) has been stored.
4. (4) Any production facility determined by the division of reclamation to contain NORM contamination based on radiation survey instrument measurements.

(b) An owner or operator of production facilities at risk for containing NORM contamination shall be responsible for determining whether NORM-contaminated equipment is present at any of their production operations as follows:

1. (1) Radiation survey instruments used shall be:

   1. (A) tested and calibrated using methods and at intervals recommended by the equipment manufacturer; and
   2. (B) capable of detecting and measuring radiation exposure levels from one (1) μR/hr through at least five hundred (500) μR/hr.
2. (2) Measurements shall be performed by an operator knowledgeable of and properly trained in the use and operation of the radiation survey instrument.

(c) Upon request by the division of reclamation, the owner or operator shall provide evidence that:

1. (1) the radiation survey instrument was properly tested and calibrated; and
2. (2) the measurement was performed by an operator with knowledge and training in the use of the radiation survey instrument.

(d) Upon a determination that NORM-contaminated equipment is present the owner or operator shall provide written notice to the division of reclamation within thirty (30) days that includes:

1. (1) the name and location of the facility; and
2. (2) a description of the equipment identified as NORM-contaminated.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-32-1; filed Dec 1, 2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR-312160230FRA; readopted filed Jan 17, 2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA; errata filed Mar 18, 2026, 9:59 a.m.: 20260325-IR-312260094ACA)