Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4731 - RADIATION SAFETY
SPECIFIC DOMESTIC LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Part 4731.3500 - SPECIFIC DOMESTIC LICENSES OF BROAD SCOPE FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

Universal Citation: MN Rules 4731.3500

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024

Subpart 1. Applicability.

Parts 4731.3500 to 4731.3580 contain requirements for the issuance of specific licenses of broad scope for radioactive material and for holders of such licenses. Parts 4731.3500 to 4731.3580 are in addition to and not in substitution for other requirements of this chapter. In particular, parts 4731.3000 to 4731.3175 apply to applications and licenses subject to parts 4731.3500 to 4731.3580.

Subp. 2. Types of broad scope licenses.

The different types of broad scope licenses are as follows:

A. "Type A specific license of broad scope" is a specific license authorizing receipt, acquisition, ownership, possession, use, and transfer of any chemical or physical form of the radioactive material specified in the license, but not exceeding quantities specified in the license, for purposes authorized by the commissioner. The quantities specified are usually in the multicurie range;

B. "Type B specific license of broad scope" is a specific license authorizing receipt, acquisition, ownership, possession, use, and transfer of any chemical or physical form of radioactive material specified in part 4731.3580 for purposes authorized by the commissioner. The possession limit for a Type B specific license of broad scope:
(1) if only one radionuclide is possessed thereunder, is the quantity specified for that radionuclide in part 4731.3580, Column I; and

(2) if two or more radionuclides are possessed thereunder, is determined as follows:
(a) for each radionuclide, determine the ratio of the quantity possessed to the applicable quantity specified in part 4731.3580, Column I, for that radionuclide; and

(b) the sum of the ratios for all radionuclides possessed under the license must not exceed unity; and

C. "Type C specific license of broad scope" is a specific license authorizing receipt, acquisition, ownership, possession, use, and transfer of any chemical or physical form of radioactive material specified in part 4731.3580 for purposes authorized by the commissioner. The possession limit for a Type C specific license of broad scope:
(1) if only one radionuclide is possessed thereunder, is the quantity specified for that radionuclide in part 4731.3580, Column II; and

(2) if two or more radionuclides are possessed thereunder, is determined for each as follows:
(a) for each radionuclide, determine the ratio of the quantity possessed to the applicable quantity specified in part 4731.3580, Column II, for that radionuclide; and

(b) the sum of ratios for all radionuclides possessed under the license must not exceed unity.

Statutory Authority: MS s 144.1202; 144.1203

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