Section 351.40  Prohibition

No licensee or registrant shall perform wireline service operations with sealed source(s) unless, prior to commencement of the operation, the licensee has a written agreement with the well operator, well owner, drilling contractor or land owner that:  

a)         In the event a sealed source is lodged downhole, efforts at recovery will be made that are commensurate with the circumstances of the specific case, e.g., quantity and half-life of the radionuclide, depth of the source and presence of potable water aquifers; and

b)         In the event a decision is made to abandon the sealed source downhole, the requirements of Section 351.5010(d) of this Part shall be met within 30 days after a decision by the licensee to abandon the source has been approved by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (Agency).

(Source:  Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 12643, effective October 1, 2004)