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TITLE 25HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 289RADIATION CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER FLICENSE REGULATIONS
RULE §289.251Exemptions, General Licenses, and General License Acknowledgements

        (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.

      (iii) Persons who own, receive, acquire, possess, use, or transfer one or more calibration or reference sources in accordance with these general licenses:

        (I) shall not possess at any one time, at any one location of storage or use, more than 5 µCi (185 kBq) each of americium-241, plutonium-238, plutonium-239, and radium-226 in such sources;

        (II) shall not receive, possess, use, or transfer such source unless the source or the storage container bears a label that includes the following statements, or a substantially similar statement that contains the information in the following statements:

          (-a-) option 1, as appropriate:

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          (-b-) option 2, as appropriate:

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        (III) shall not transfer, abandon, or dispose of such source except by transfer to a person authorized by a specific license from the agency, the NRC, or any agreement state to receive the source;

        (IV) shall store such source, except when the source is being used, in a closed container adequately designed and constructed to contain americium-241, plutonium-238, plutonium-239, or radium-226 that might otherwise escape during storage; and

        (V) shall not use such source for any purpose other than the calibration of radiation detectors or the standardization of other sources.

      (iv) The general license in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph does not authorize the manufacture of calibration or reference sources containing americium-241, plutonium-238, plutonium-239, or radium-226.

    (E) General license for ice detection devices.

      (i) A general license is issued to own, receive, acquire, possess, use, and transfer strontium-90 contained in ice detection devices, provided each device contains not more than 50 µCi (1.85 MBq) of strontium-90 and each device has been manufactured or initially transferred in accordance with a specific license issued by the NRC or each device has been manufactured in accordance with the authorizations contained in a specific license issued by the agency or any agreement state to the manufacturer of such device in accordance with licensing requirements equivalent to those in Title 10, CFR, §32.61.

      (ii) Persons who receive, acquire, possess, use, or transfer strontium-90 contained in ice detection devices in accordance with the general license in clause (i) of this paragraph shall do the following:

        (I) upon occurrence of visually observable damage, such as bend or crack or discoloration from overheating to the device, discontinue use of the device until it has been inspected, tested for leakage, and repaired by a person holding a specific license from the NRC or an agreement state to manufacture or service such devices; or dispose of the device by transfer to a person authorized by a specific license from the agency, the NRC, or an agreement state; and

        (II) assure that all labels affixed to the device at the time of receipt, and which bear a statement prohibiting removal of the labels, are maintained on the device.

      (iii) The general license in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph does not authorize the manufacture, assembly, disassembly, or repair of strontium-90 in ice detection devices.

    (F) General license for intrastate transportation of radioactive material.

      (i) A general license is issued to any common or contract carrier to transport and store radioactive material in the regular course of their carriage for another or storage incident to transport, provided the transportation and storage is in accordance with the applicable requirements of §289.257 of this title insofar as such requirements relate to the loading and storage of packages, placarding of the transporting vehicle, and incident reporting. Any notification of incidents referred to in those requirements shall be filed with the agency and the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). Persons who transport and store radioactive material in accordance with the general license in this paragraph are exempt from the requirements of §289.202 and §289.203 of this title except for §289.202(ww) - (yy) of this title.

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