Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION
Chapter 13 - TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Section 180-13-011 - GENERAL LICENSE: FISSILE MATERIAL

Universal Citation: 180 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 13 ยง 011

Current through September 17, 2024

011.01 GENERAL LICENSE ISSUANCE. A general license is issued to any licensee to transport fissile material, or to deliver fissile material to a carrier for transport, if the material is shipped according to 180 NAC 13-011. The fissile material need not be contained in a package which meets the standards of 10 CFR 71 subparts E and F; however the material must be contained in a Type A package that meets the DOT requirements of 49 CFR 173.417(a).

011.02 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM. The general license applies only to a licensee who has a quality assurance program approved by the Department.

011.03 PACKAGE CONTENTS. The general license applies only when a package's contents contain less than:

(A) A Type A quantity of fissile material; and

(B) 500 total grams of beryllium, graphite, or hydrogenous material enriched in deuterium.

011.04 CSl LABELING. The general license applies only to packages containing fissile material labeled with a CSI which:

(A) Has been determined according to 180 NAC 13-011.05;

(B) Has a value less than or equal to 10; and

(C) For a shipment of multiple packages containing fissile material, 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.

011.05 CRITICALITY SAFETY INDEX (CSI) DETERMINATION. This section addresses how to determine the CSI of fissile material.

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

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The calculated CSI must be rounded up to the first decimal place;

(B) Values of X, Y, and Z used in the Index CSI equation must be taken from Table 13-1 or Table 13-2, as appropriate;

(C) If Table 13-2 is used to obtain the value of X, then the values for the terms in the equation for uranium-233 and plutonium must be assumed to be zero; and

(D) Table 13-1 values for X, Y, and Z must be used to determine the CSI if:
(i) Uranium-233 is present in the package;

(ii) The mass of the plutonium exceeds 1% of the mass of uranium-235;

(iii) The uranium is of unknown uranium-235 enrichment or greater than 24 weight percent enrichment; or

(iv) Substances having a moderating effectiveness, that is, an average hydrogen density greater than H2O, certain hydrocarbon oils or plastics, are present in any form, except as polyethylene used for packing or wrapping.

TABLE 13-1

Mass Limits for General License Packages Containing Mixed Quantities of Fissile Material or Uranium-235 of Unknown Enrichment per 180 NAC 13-011.05.

Fissile material

Fissile material mass mixed with moderating substances having an average hydrogen density less than or equal to H2O (grams)

Fissile material mass mixed with moderating substances having an average hydrogen density greater than H2Oa (grams)

235U (X)

60

38

233U (Y)

43

27

239Pu or241Pu (Z)

37

24

a When mixtures of moderating substances are present, the lower mass limits must be used if more than 15% of the moderating substance has an average hydrogen density greater than H2O.

TABLE 13-2

Mass Limits for General License Packages Containing Uranium-235 of Known Enrichment per 180 NAC 13-011.

Uranium enrichment in weight percent of uranium-235 not exceeding

Fissile material mass of uranium-235 U(X) (grams)

24

60

20

63

15

67

11

72

10

76

9.5

78

9

81

8.5

82

8

85

7.5

88

7

90

6.5

93

6

97

5.5

102

5

108

4.5

114

4

120

3.5

132

3

150

2.5

180

2

246

1.5

408

1.35

480

1

1,020

0.92

1,800

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