Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Authorization required.
No licensee shall transfer radioactive material except as
authorized under this chapter.
Subp.
2.
Approved transfer.
Except as otherwise provided in a license and subject to
subpart 3, a licensee may transfer radioactive material:
B. to the DOE or an agency in an agreement
state that regulates radioactive material;
C. to any person exempt from the licensing
requirements of parts 4731.3000 to 4731.3245, to the extent permitted under the
exemption;
D. to a person in an
agreement state subject to the jurisdiction of that state or the NRC who has
been exempted from the licensing requirements of that state or the NRC, to the
extent permitted under the exemption;
E. to a person authorized to receive
radioactive material under terms of a specific license or a general license or
their equivalents issued by the Atomic Energy Commission, the NRC, or an
agreement state; or
F. as otherwise
authorized by the commissioner in writing.
Subp. 3.
Verification for
transfer.
A. Before transferring
radioactive material to a specific licensee of the NRC or an agreement state,
or to a general licensee who is required to register with the NRC or an
agreement state before receipt of the radioactive material, the licensee
transferring the material must verify that the transferee's license authorizes
the receipt of the type, form, and quantity of radioactive material to be
transferred.
B. Any of the
following methods of verification are acceptable:
(1) the transferor may possess and read a
current copy of the transferee's specific license or general license
registration certificate;
(2) the
transferor may possess a written certification by the transferee that the
transferee is authorized by license or registration certificate to receive the
type, form, and quantity of radioactive material to be transferred, specifying:
(a) the license or registration certificate
number;
(b) the issuing agency;
and
(3) for emergency
shipments, the transferor may accept oral certification by the transferee that
the transferee is authorized by license or registration certificate to receive
the type, form, and quantity of radioactive material to be transferred,
specifying:
(a) the license or registration
certificate number;
(b) the issuing
agency; and
(c) the expiration
date.
The oral certification must be confirmed in writing within
ten days; or
(4)
the transferor may obtain other information compiled by a reporting service
from official records of the NRC or the licensing agency of an agreement state
regarding the identity of licensees or registrants and the scope and expiration
dates of the licenses or registrations.
Subp. 4.
Confirmation.
The transferor may obtain and record confirmation from the
NRC or the licensing agency of an agreement state that the transferee is
licensed to receive the radioactive material:
A. when none of the methods of verification
described in subpart 3 are readily available; or
B. when a transferor desires to verify that
information received by one of the verification methods is correct or
up-to-date.
Statutory Authority: MS s
144.1202;
144.1203