10 CFR § 34.51 - Surveillance.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s34.51"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 34.51 - Surveillance."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "34.51"
section_name: "Surveillance."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "34"
part_name: "LICENSES FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 81, 161, 181, 182, 183, 223, 234, 274 (42 U.S.C. 2111, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 206 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5846); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 28963, May 28, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "34"
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# 34.51 Surveillance.

During each radiographic operation the radiographer, or the other individual present, as required by § 34.41, shall maintain continuous direct visual surveillance of the operation to protect against unauthorized entry into a high radiation area, as defined in 10 CFR part 20 of this chapter, except at permanent radiographic installations where all entryways are locked and the requirements of § 34.33 are met.