Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION
Chapter 24 - PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Section 180-24-003 - SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS
Current through March 20, 2024
A licensee that possesses radioactive waste containing category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material is exempt from the requirements 180 NAC 24 24-004 through 25-025. Except that any radioactive waste that contains discrete sources, ion-exchange resins, or activated material that weighs less than 4,409 pounds (2,000 kg) is not exempt from the requirements 180 NAC 24. To secure radioactive waste licensees must:
(A) Use continuous physical barriers that allow access to the radioactive waste only through established access control points;
(B) Use a locked door or gate with monitored alarm at the access control point;
(C) Assess and respond to each actual or attempted unauthorized access to determine whether an actual or attempted theft, sabotage, or diversion occurred; and
(D) Immediately notify the LLEA and request an armed response from the LLEA upon determination that there was an actual or attempted theft, sabotage, or diversion of the radioactive waste that contains category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material.
