Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection
Part N - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF TECHNOLOGICALLY ENHANCED NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (TENORM)
Section 144-220-N-2 - Scope

A. Except as otherwise excluded in this Part, Part N applies to any person who receives, owns, possesses, uses, processes, transfers, distributes, or disposes of TENORM.

B. The regulations in this Part address the introduction of TENORM into products in which neither the TENORM, nor the radiation emitted from the TENORM, is considered to be beneficial to the products.

C. The manufacture and distribution of products containing TENORM, in which the TENORM and/or its emitted radiation is considered to be a beneficial attribute, are licensed under the provisions of Part C of this rule.

D. This Part does not apply to source material and byproduct material as both are defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 USC § 2011 et seq.) as implemented by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

E. The transportation and storage incident to transportation are governed by Parts L and D respectively of this rule.