Section 180-24-025 - REPORTING OF EVENTS025.01CATEGORY 1 IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF LOSS. The shipping licensee must notify the appropriate LLEA and the licensee must notify the Department at (402) 471-2168 during business hours or (402) 479-4921 after business hours within one hour of its determination that a shipment of category 1 quantities of radioactive material is lost or missing. The appropriate LLEA would be the law enforcement agency in the area of the shipment's last confirmed location. During the investigation required by 180 NAC 24-024.03, the shipping licensee will provide agreed upon updates to the Department on the status of the investigation.025.02CATEGORY 2 IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF LOSS. The shipping licensee must notify the Department at (402) 471-2168 during business hours or (402) 479-4921 after business hours within four hours of its determination that a shipment of category 2 quantities of radioactive material is lost or missing. If, after 24 hours of its determination that the shipment is lost or missing, the radioactive material has not been located and secured, the licensee must immediately notify the Department.025.03CATEGORY 1 NOTIFICATION OF THEFT OR DIVERSION. The shipping licensee must notify the designated LLEA along the shipment route as soon as possible upon discovery of any actual or attempted theft or diversion of a shipment or suspicious activities related to the theft or diversion of a shipment of a category 1 quantity of radioactive material. As soon as possible after notifying the LLEA, the licensee must notify the Department upon discovery of any actual or attempted theft or diversion of a shipment, or any suspicious activity related to the shipment of category 1 radioactive material.025.04CATEGORY 2 NOTIFICATION OF THEFT OR DIVERSION. The shipping licensee must notify the Department at (402) 471-2168 during business hours or (402) 479-4921 after business hours as soon as possible upon discovery of any actual or attempted theft or diversion of a shipment, or any suspicious activity related to the shipment, of a category 2 quantity of radioactive material.025.05CATEGORY 1 NOTIFICATION OF RECOVERY. The shipping licensee must notify the Department at (402) 471-2168 during business hours or (402) 479-4921 after business hours and the LLEA as soon as possible upon recovery of any lost or missing category 1 quantities of radioactive material.025.06CATEGORY 2 NOTIFICATION OF RECOVERY. The shipping licensee must notify the Department at (402) 471-2168 during business hours or (402) 479-4921 after business hours as soon as possible upon recovery of any lost or missing category 2 quantities of radioactive material.025.07SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN REPORT. The initial telephonic notification required by 180 NAC 24-025.01 through 24-025.04 must be followed within a period of 30 days by a written report submitted to the Department in accordance with 180 NAC 1-012. A written report is not required for notifications on suspicious activities required by 180 NAC 24-025.03 and 24-025.04. The report must include the following information: (A) Description of the licensed material involved, including kind, quantity, and chemical and physical form;(B) Description of the circumstances under which the loss or theft occurred;(C) Statement of disposition, or probable disposition, of the licensed material involved;(D) Actions that have been taken, or will be taken, to recover the material; and(E) Procedures or measures that have been, or will be, adopted to ensure against a recurrence of the loss or theft of licensed material.025.08REPORT OF ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION. Subsequent to filing the written report, the licensee must also report any additional substantive information on the loss or theft within 30 days after the licensee learns of such information.180 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 24, § 025
Adopted effective 11/25/2020Amended effective 11/2/2022