Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION
Chapter 13 - TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Section 180-13-012 - GENERAL LICENSE: PLUTONIUM-BERYLLIUM SPECIAL FORM MATERIAL

Universal Citation: 180 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 13 ยง 012

Current through September 17, 2024

012.01 GENERAL LICENSE ISSUANCE. A general license is issued to any licensee to transport fissile material, or to deliver 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 according to this subsection. This material need not be contained in a package which meets the standards of 10 CFR 71 subpart E and F; however the material must be contained in a Type A package that meets the DOT requirements of 40 CFR 173.417(a).

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

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

(B) 1000 g of plutonium, provided that: plutonium-239, plutonium-241, or any combination of these radionuclides, constitutes less than 240g of the total quantity of plutonium in the package.

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

012.04 CSI LABELING. The general license applies only to packages labeled with a CSI which:

(A) Has been determined per 180 NAC 13-012.05;

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

(C) For a shipment of multiple packages containing Pu-Be sealed sources, the sum of the CSI 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.

012.05 CSI DETERMINATION. This section addresses how to determine the CSI of plutonium-beryllium special form 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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(B) The calculated CSI must be rounded up to the first decimal place.

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