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

Affected: IC 14-37

Sec. 2. (a) An owner or operator of a facility found to contain NORM-contaminated equipment shall prepare a plan for the identification and management of NORM-contaminated equipment that identifies the procedures for:

1. (1) calibrating radiation survey instruments according to the requirements of the equipment manufacturer;
2. (2) training users in the proper use of the radiation survey instruments; and
3. (3) inventorying and tracking the location of each piece of NORM-contaminated equipment at the facility.

The plan shall be made available for inspection and copying by the division of reclamation during reasonable business hours.

(b) An inventory shall identify for each item of NORM-contaminated equipment:

1. (1) the radiation exposure levels recorded;
2. (2) the date the levels were measured;

3. (3) whether the NORM-contaminated equipment is currently:

   1. (A) in use; or
   2. (B) located in a designated NORM-contaminated equipment storage area awaiting treatment or disposal.

(c) For each item of NORM-contaminated equipment that has been removed from the facility for treatment or disposal the owner or operator shall maintain records of the following:

1. (1) The date the equipment was removed from the facility.
2. (2) The identity and the location of the entity treating or disposing of the equipment.
3. (3) The method used for disposal of the NORM-contaminated equipment or oil and gas NORM waste removed from the equipment by treatment operations.

(d) The owner or operator shall review and update the inventory no less frequently than every ninety (90) days as long as NORM-contaminated equipment is present at the facility.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-32-2; 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)