Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation
PHYSICAL PROTECTION IN TRANSIT
Section 120.073 - Applicability of Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material During Transit

(A) For shipments of category 1 quantities of radioactive material, each shipping licensee shall comply with the requirements for physical protection contained in 105 CMR 120.074(A) and (E); 120.075; 120.076(A)(1), (B)(1) and (C); and 120.077(A), (C), (E), (G), and (H).

(B) For shipments of category 2 quantities of radioactive material, each shipping licensee shall comply with the requirements for physical protection contained in 105 CMR 120.074(B) through (E); 120.076(A)(2) and (3) and (B)(2), and (C); and 120.077(B), (D), (F), (G), and (H). For those shipments of category 2 quantities of radioactive material that meet the criteria of 105 CMR 120.790(B), the shipping licensee shall also comply with the advance notification provisions of 105 CMR 120.790.

(C) The shipping licensee shall be responsible for meeting the requirements of 105 CMR 120.072 through 120.077 unless the receiving licensee has agreed in writing to arrange for the in-transit physical protection required under 105 CMR 120.072 through 120.077.

(D) Each licensee that imports or exports category 1 quantities of radioactive material shall comply with the requirements for physical protection during transit contained in 105 CMR 120.074(A)(2) and (E); 120.075; 120.076(A)(1), (B)(1), and (C); and 120.077(A), (C), (E), (G), and (H) for the domestic portion of the shipment.

(E) Each licensee that imports or exports category 2 quantities of radioactive material shall comply with the requirements for physical protection during transit contained in 105 CMR 120.076(A)(2) and (3), and (B)(2); and 120.077(B), (D), (F), (G), and (H) for the domestic portion of the shipment.