Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A. Except as provided in C.16.B and paragraph
D of this section, each specific license expires at the end of the day, in the
month and year stated in the license.
B. Each licensee shall notify the Agency
immediately, in writing, and request termination of the license when the
licensee decides to terminate all activities involving materials authorized
under the license. The notification and request for termination of the license
must include the reports and information specified in paragraphs E.(1) d and e
of this section. The licensee is subject to the provisions of paragraphs E and
F of this section, as applicable.
C. Each licensee shall notify the Agency
immediately, in writing, and request termination of the license when no
principal activities under the license have been conducted for a period of 24
months, or no principal activities have been conducted for a period of 24
months in any separate building or outdoor area that contains residual
radioactivity such that the building or outdoor area is unsuitable for release
in accordance with Agency requirements.
D. No fewer than 30 days before the
expiration date specified in a specific license the licensee shall either:
(1) Submit an application for license renewal
under C.16; or
(2) Notify the
Agency in writing if the licensee decides not to renew the license.
E. Licensees not submitting an
application for renewal
(1) If a licensee does
not submit an application for license renewal under C.16, the licensee shall,
on or before the expiration date specified in the license:
(a) Terminate use of radioactive, source, or
special nuclear material, as appropriate;
(b) Remove radioactive contamination to the
extent practicable except for those procedures covered by paragraph C.15.E(3)
of this section;
(c) Properly
dispose of source material;
(d)
Submit a completed form, Certificate of Disposition of Material; and
(e) Submit a radiation survey report of the
premises to confirm the absence of radioactive materials or to establish the
levels of residual radioactive contamination, unless the licensee demonstrates
the absence of residual radioactive contamination in some other manner. The
licensee shall, as appropriate:
(i) Report
levels of radiation in units of microrads (mGy) per hour of beta and gamma
radiation at one centimeter and gamma radiation at one meter from surfaces and
report levels of radioactivity in units of disintegrations per minute (or
microcuries/Bq) per 100 square centimeters for removable and fixed surfaces,
microcuries (or Bq) per milliliter for water, and picocuries per gram for
contaminated solids such as soils, or concrete; and
(ii) Specify the survey instrument(s) used
and certify that each instrument is properly calibrated and tested.
(2) If no residual
radioactive contamination attributable to activities conducted under the
license is detected, the licensee shall submit a certification that no
detectable radioactive contamination was found. If the information submitted
under this paragraph and paragraphs E(1) d and e of this section is adequate,
the Agency will notify the licensee in writing that the license is
terminated.
(3)
(a) If detectable levels of residual
radioactive contamination attributable to activities conducted under a license
are found, the license continues in effect beyond the expiration date, if
necessary, with respect to possession of residual radioactive material present
as contamination until the Agency notifies the licensee in writing that the
license is terminated. During this time the licensee is subject to the
provisions of paragraph E of this section.
(b) In addition to the information submitted
under paragraphs E(1) d and e of this section the licensee shall submit a plan
for decontamination, if required, as regards residual radioactive contamination
remaining at the time the license expires.
(c) The licensee shall also submit a plan for
completion of decommissioning, recovery, or site reclamation if the procedures
necessary to carry these out have not been previously approved by the Agency.
F. The
proposed decommissioning, recovery, or site reclamation plan, if required by
paragraph C.15.E(3) or by license condition, must include:
(1) Discussion of these planned
activities;
(2) Description of
methods used to assure protection of workers and the environment against
radiation hazards during such activities;
(3) A description of the planned final
radiation survey; and
(4) An
updated detailed cost estimate, comparison of that estimate with present funds
set aside, and plans for assuring the availability of adequate funds for
completion of decommissioning, recovery or site reclamation.
(5) The proposed plan will be approved by the
Agency if the information therein demonstrates that the objectives of the plan
will be completed as soon as is reasonable and that the health and safety of
workers and the public will be adequately protected.
G. Each licensee who possesses residual
radioactive material, source material, or special nuclear material under
paragraph C.15.E(3), following the expiration date specified in the license,
shall:
(1) Limit actions involving source
radioactive material to those related to decontamination and other activities
related to preparation for release for unrestricted use; and
(2) Continue to control entry to restricted
areas until they are suitable for release for unrestricted use and the Agency
notifies the licensee in writing that the license is terminated.
H. As the final step in
decommissioning, the licensee shall:
(1)
Certify the disposition of all licensed material, including accumulated wastes,
by submitting Maine Form HHE-892 or equivalent information; and
(2) Conduct a radiation survey of the
premises where the licensed activities were carried out and submit a report of
the results of this survey, unless the licensee demonstrates in some other
manner that the premises are suitable for release in accordance with the
criteria for decommissioning in D.60 through D.65. The licensee shall, as
appropriate-
(a) Report levels of gamma
radiation in units if millirem (or mSv) per hour at one meter from surfaces,
and report levels of radioactivity, including alpha and beta, in units of
microcuries (or Bq) per 100 square centimeters -- removable or fixed -- for
surfaces, microcuries per milliliter for water, and picocuries per gram for
solids such as soils or concrete; and
(b) Specify the survey instrument(s) used and
certify that each instrument is properly calibrated and tested.
(I) Specific licenses, including expired
licenses, will be terminated by written notice to the licensee when the Agency
determines that:
(1) Radioactive material has
been properly disposed;
(2)
Reasonable effort has been made to eliminate residual radioactive
contamination, if present; and
(3)
(a) A radiation survey has been performed
which demonstrates that the premises are suitable for release in accordance
with the criteria for decommissioning in D.1401 through D.1406; or
(b) Other information submitted by the
licensee is sufficient to demonstrate that the premises are suitable for
release in accordance with the criteria for decommissioning in D.1401 through
D.1406.
(4) Records
required by Part D have been received.
