| (5) Liquid solutions of uranyl nitrate enriched in
uranium-235 to a maximum of two percent by mass, with a total plutonium
and uranium-233 content not exceeding 0.002 percent of the mass of
uranium, and with a minimum nitrogen to uranium atomic ratio (N/U)
of 2. The material shall be contained in at least a DOT Type A package.
(6) Packages containing, individually, a total plutonium
mass of not more than 1000 grams, of which not more than 20 percent
by mass may consist of plutonium-239, plutonium-241, or any combination
of these radionuclides.
(i) General license.
(1) NRC-approved package.
(A) A general license is issued to any licensee of
the department to transport, or to deliver to a carrier for transport,
radioactive material in a package for which a license, certificate
of compliance (CoC), or other approval has been issued by the NRC.
(B) This general license applies only to a licensee
who has a quality assurance program approved by the NRC as satisfying
the provisions of Title 10, CFR, Part 71, Subpart H.
(C) This general license applies only to a licensee
who meets the following requirements:
(i) has a copy of the CoC or other approval by the
NRC of the package, and has the drawings and other documents referenced
in the approval relating to the use and maintenance of the packaging
and to the actions to be taken before shipment; and
(ii) complies with the terms and conditions of the
specific license, certificate, or other approval by the NRC, as applicable,
and the applicable requirements of Title 10, CFR, Part 71, Subparts
A, G, and H; and
(iii) before the licensee's first use of the package,
submits in writing to: ATTN: Document Control Desk, Director, Division
of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,
using an appropriate method listed in Title 10, CFR, Part 71, the
licensee's name and license number and the package identification
number specified in the package approval.
(D) This general license applies only when the package
approval authorizes use of the package in accordance with this general
license.
(E) For a Type B or fissile material package, the design
of which was approved by NRC before April 1, 1996, the general license
is subject to the additional restrictions of paragraph (2) of this
subsection.
(F) For radiography containers, a program for transport
container inspection and maintenance limited to radiographic exposure
devices, source changers, or packages transporting these devices and
meeting the requirements of §289.255(m)(2)(B) of this title (relating
to Radiation Safety Requirements and Licensing and Registration Procedures
for Industrial Radiography), is deemed to satisfy the requirements
of subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
(2) Use of foreign approved package.
(A) A general license is issued to any licensee to
transport, or to deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed material
in a package the design of which has been approved in a foreign national
competent authority certificate that has been revalidated by the DOT
as meeting the applicable requirements of Title 49, CFR, §171.23.
(B) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the
general license applies only to a licensee who has a quality assurance
program approved by the department as satisfying the applicable provisions
of subsection (s) - (u) and (w) - (bb) of this section.
(C) This general license applies only to shipments
made to or from locations outside the United States.
(D) Each licensee issued a general license under subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph shall:
(i) maintain a copy of the applicable certificate,
the revalidation, and the drawings and other documents referenced
in the certificate relating to the use and maintenance of the packaging
and to the actions to be taken before shipment; and
(ii) comply with the terms and conditions of the certificate
and revalidation, and with the applicable requirements of §289.205(j)
and (k) of this title and subsections (a) - (e), (j) - (q), (s) -
(u) and (w) - (bb) of this section.
(3) Fissile material.
(A) A general license is issued to any licensee to
transport fissile material, or to deliver fissile material to a carrier
for transport, if the material is shipped in accordance with this
section. The fissile material need not be contained in a package that
meets the standards of this section; however, the material shall be
contained in a Type A package. The Type A package shall also meet
the DOT requirements of Title 49, CFR, §173.417(a).
(B) The general license applies only to a licensee
who has a quality assurance program approved by the NRC as satisfying
the provisions of Title 10, CFR, Part 71.
(C) The general license applies only when a package's
contents:
(i) contain no more than a Type A quantity of radioactive
material; and
(ii) contain less than 500 total grams of beryllium,
graphite, or hydrogenous material enriched in deuterium.
(D) The general license applies only to packages containing
fissile material that are labeled with a CSI that:
(i) has been determined in accordance with paragraph
(E) of this subsection;
(ii) has a value less than or equal to 10.0; and
(iii) for a shipment of multiple packages containing
fissile material, the sum of the CSIs shall be less than or equal
to 50.0 (for shipment on a nonexclusive use conveyance) and less than
or equal to 100.0 (for shipment on an exclusive use conveyance).
(E) The CSI shall be as follows:
(i) the value for the CSI shall be greater than or
equal to the number calculated by the following equation:
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(ii) the calculated CSI shall be rounded up to the
first decimal place;
(iii) the values of X, Y, and Z used in the CSI equation
shall be taken from Tables 257-1 or 257-2 of this clause, as appropriate;
Attached Graphic
(iv) if Table 257-2 of clause (iii) of this subparagraph
is used to obtain the value of X, then the values for the terms in
the equation for uranium-233 and plutonium shall be assumed to be
zero; and
(v) Table 257-1 values of clause (iii) of this subparagraph
for X, Y, and Z shall be used to determine the CSI if:
(I) uranium-233 is present in the package;
(II) the mass of plutonium exceeds one percent of the
mass of uranium-235;
(III) the uranium is of unknown uranium-235 enrichment,
or greater than 24 weight percent enrichment; or
(IV) substances having a moderating effectiveness (i.e.
an average hydrogen density greater than H2O)
(e.g. certain hydrocarbon oils or plastics) are present in any form,
except as polyethylene used for packing or wrapping.
(4) Plutonium-beryllium special form material.
(A) A general license is issued to any licensee to
transport fissile material in the form of plutonium-beryllium (Pu-Be)
special form sealed sources, or to deliver Pu-Be sealed sources to
a carrier for transport, if the material is shipped in accordance
with this section. This material need not be contained in a package
that meets the standards of Title 10, CFR, Part 71, however, the material
shall be contained in a Type A package. The Type A package shall also
meet the DOT requirements of Title 49, CFR, §173.417(a).
(B) The general license applies only to a licensee
who has a quality assurance program approved by the NRC as satisfying
the provisions of Title 10, CFR, Part 71.
(C) The general license applies only when a package's
contents:
(i) contain no more than a Type A quantity of material;
and
(ii) contain less than 1000g of plutonium, provided
that plutonium-239, plutonium-241, or any combination of these radionuclides,
constitutes less than 240 g of the total quantity of plutonium in
the package.
(D) The general license applies only to packages labeled
with a CSI that:
(i) has been determined in accordance with subparagraph
(E) of this paragraph;
(ii) has a value less than or equal to 100.0; and
(iii) for a shipment of multiple packages containing
Pu-Be sealed sources, the sum of the CSIs shall be less than or equal
to 50.0 (for shipment on a nonexclusive use conveyance) and less than
or equal to 100.0 (for shipment on or exclusive use conveyance).
(E) The value for the CSI shall be as follows:
(i) the CSI shall be greater than or equal to the number
calculated by the following equation:
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