and (iii) of this subparagraph.
However, this exemption does not apply to any person who also holds
a specific license issued under §289.252 of this title.
(v) No person may initially transfer or distribute
source material to persons generally licensed as specified in clause
(i)(I) or (II) of this subparagraph, or equivalent regulations of
any agreement state, unless authorized by a specific license issued
in accordance with §289.252(cc)(6)(A) of this title or equivalent
regulations of the NRC or any agreement state. This prohibition does
not apply to analytical laboratories returning processed samples to
the client who initially provided the sample. Initial distribution
of source material to persons generally licensed by clause (i) of
this subparagraph may be continued until the NRC takes final action
on a pending application for license or license amendment to specifically
authorize distribution submitted on or before August 27, 2014.
(B) A general license is issued to own source material
without regard to quantity. This general license does not authorize
any person to receive, possess, use or transfer source material.
(C) A general license is issued to mine, transport,
and transfer ores containing source material without regard to quantity.
In addition to the provisions of subsection (f) of this section, persons
who mine, transport, and transfer ores containing source material
in accordance with this section shall comply with the provisions of §289.202(n)
and (ff) of this title.
(D) A general license is issued to receive, acquire,
possess, use, or transfer depleted uranium contained in products or
devices for the purpose of providing shielding, including beam shaping
and collimation, in accordance with clauses (i) - (iv) of this subparagraph.
(i) The general license in this paragraph applies only
to products or devices that have been manufactured either in accordance
with a specific license issued by the agency to the manufacturer of
the products or devices in accordance with §289.252(s) of this
title or in accordance with a specific license issued to the manufacturer
by another agreement state or the NRC that authorizes manufacture
of the products or devices for distribution to persons generally licensed
by another agreement state or the NRC.
(ii) Persons who receive, acquire, possess, or use
depleted uranium in accordance with the general license in this paragraph
shall notify the agency within 30 days after the first receipt of
acquisition of such depleted uranium. The general licensee shall furnish
the following information and such other information as may be required
by the agency:
(I) name and address of the general licensee;
(II) a statement that the general licensee has developed
and will maintain procedures designed to establish physical control
over the depleted uranium in accordance with this paragraph and designed
to prevent transfer of such depleted uranium in any form, including
metal scrap, to persons not authorized to receive the depleted uranium;
and
(III) name and/or title, address, and telephone number
of the individual duly authorized to act for and on behalf of the
general licensee in supervising the procedures identified in clause
(ii) of this subparagraph.
(iii) The general licensee possessing or using depleted
uranium in accordance with the general license in this paragraph shall
report in writing to the agency any changes in information furnished
by the general licensee. The report shall be submitted within 30 days
after the effective date of such change.
(iv) A person who receives, acquires, possesses, or
uses depleted uranium in accordance with the general license in this
paragraph:
(I) shall not introduce such depleted uranium, in any
form, into a chemical, physical, or metallurgical treatment or process,
except a treatment or process for repair or restoration of any plating
or other covering of the depleted uranium;
(II) shall not abandon such depleted uranium;
(III) shall transfer or dispose of such depleted uranium
only in accordance with the provisions of §289.252(cc) of this
title. In the case where the transferee receives the depleted uranium
in accordance with the general license in this paragraph or equivalent
rule of the NRC or an agreement state, the transferor shall furnish
the transferee a copy of this paragraph;
(IV) within 30 days of transfer, shall report in writing
to the agency the name and address of the person receiving the depleted
uranium in accordance with such transfer; and
(V) shall not export such depleted uranium except in
accordance with a license issued by the NRC in accordance with Title
10, CFR, Part 110.
(v) Any person receiving, acquiring, possessing, using,
or transferring depleted uranium in accordance with the general license
in this paragraph is exempt from the requirements of §289.202
of this title and §289.203 of this title with respect to the
depleted uranium covered by that general license.
(4) General licenses for radioactive material other
than source material.
(A) General licenses for static elimination devices
and ion generating tubes. A general license is issued to transfer,
receive, acquire, possess, and use radioactive material incorporated
in the devices or equipment specified in the following clauses (i)
and (ii) of this paragraph that have been manufactured, tested, and
labeled by the manufacturer in accordance with a specific license
issued to the manufacturer by the NRC. In addition to the provisions
of subsection (f) of this section, this general license is subject
to the provisions of subsection (e)(1)(B) of this section and §289.252(cc)
of this title:
(i) static elimination devices designed for use as
static eliminators that contain, as a sealed source or sources, radioactive
material totaling not more than 500 µCi (18.5 MBq) of polonium-210
per device; or
(ii) ion generating tubes designed for ionization of
air that contain, as a sealed source or sources, radioactive material
totaling not more than 500 µCi (18.5 MBq) of polonium-210 per
device or a total of not more than 50 mCi (1.85 GBq) of tritium per
device.
(B) General license for luminous safety devices for
aircraft.
(i) A general license is issued to receive, acquire,
possess, and use tritium or promethium-147 contained in luminous safety
devices for use in aircraft, provided:
(I) each device contains not more than 10 curies (Ci)
(370 GBq) of tritium or 300 mCi (11.1 GBq) of promethium-147; and
(II) each device has been manufactured, assembled,
or initially transferred in accordance with a specific license issued
by the NRC, or each device has been manufactured or assembled in accordance
with the specifications contained in a specific license issued by
the agency or any agreement state that authorizes the manufacture
or assembly of the device to persons generally licensed by the agency
or an agreement state.
(ii) The general license in clause (i) of this subparagraph
does not authorize the manufacture, assembly, or repair of luminous
safety devices containing tritium or promethium-147.
(iii) The general license in clause (i) of this subparagraph
does not authorize the receipt, acquisition, possession, or use of
tritium or promethium-147 contained in instrument dials.
(C) General license for ownership of radioactive material.
A general license is issued to own radioactive material without regard
to quantity. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section,
this general license does not authorize the manufacture, production,
transfer, receipt, possession, or use of radioactive material.
(D) General license for calibration, stabilization,
and reference sources.
(i) A general license is issued to own, receive, acquire,
possess, use, and transfer, in accordance with the provisions of clauses
(ii) and (iii) of this subparagraph, americium-241, plutonium, and/or
radium-226, in the form of calibration, stabilization, or reference
sources to any person who holds a specific license issued by the:
(I) agency that authorizes that person to receive,
possess, use, and transfer radioactive material; and
(II) NRC that authorizes that person to receive, possess,
use, and transfer radioactive material.
(ii) The general license in clause (i) of this subparagraph
applies only to calibration, stabilization, or reference sources that
have been manufactured or initially transferred in accordance with
the specifications contained in a specific license issued to the manufacturer
or importer of the sources by the NRC in accordance with Title 10,
CFR, §32.57 or Title 10, CFR, §70.39 or that have been manufactured
or initially transferred in accordance with the authorizations contained
in a specific license issued to the manufacturer by the agency or
any agreement state, in accordance with licensing requirements equivalent
to those contained in Title 10, CFR, §32.57 or Title 10, CFR, §70.39.
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