Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation
GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS
Section 120.782 - General License

Universal Citation: 105 CMR 120.000 MA Code of Regs 120.782

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(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 105 CMR 120.782. This material need not be contained in a package which meets the standards of subparts E and F of 10 CFR 71; however, the material must be contained in a Type A package. The Type A package must also meet the DOT requirements of 49 CFR 173.417(a).

(B) The general license applies only to a licensee who has a quality assurance program approved by the Agency as satisfying the provisions of 105 CMR 120.791 through 120.797.

(C) The general license applies only when a package's contents:

(1) Contain no more than a Type A quantity of radioactive material; and,

(2) Contain less than 1000 g 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 which:

(1) Has been determined in accordance with 105 CMR 120.782(E);

(2) Has a value less than or equal to 100; and,

(3) For a shipment of multiple packages containing Pu Be sealed sources, the sum of the CSIs must be less than or equal to 50 (for shipment on a nonexclusive use conveyance) and less than or equal to 100 (for shipment on an exclusive use conveyance).

(E)

(1) The value for the CSI must be greater than or equal to the number calculated by the following equation:

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(2) The calculated CSI must be rounded up to the first decimal place.

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