Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701:1 - Radiation Control
Chapter 3701:1-44 - Licensing of Source Material
Section 3701:1-44-12 - Small quantities of source material
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) A general license is hereby issued authorizing commercial and industrial firms; research, educational and medical institutions; and federal, state, and local government agencies to receive, possess, use and transfer uranium and thorium, in their natural isotopic concentrations and in the form of depleted uranium for research, development, educational, commercial or operational purposes in the following forms and quantities:
(B) Any person who receives, possesses, uses, or transfers source material in accordance with the general license in paragraph (A) of this rule:
(C) Any person who receives, possesses, uses, or transfers source material in accordance with paragraph (A) of this rule shall conduct activities so as to minimize contamination of the facility and the environment. When activities involving such source material are permanently ceased at any site, if evidence of significant contamination is identified, the general licensee shall notify the director by an appropriate method listed in rule 3701:1-44-05 of the Administrative Code about such contamination and may consult with the director as to the appropriateness of sampling and restoration activities to ensure that any contamination or residual source material remaining at the site where source material was used under this general license is not likely to result in exposures that exceed the limits in rule 3701:1-38-22 of the Administrative Code.
(D) Any person who receives, possesses, uses, or transfers source material in accordance with the general license granted in paragraph (A) of this rule is exempt from the provisions of Chapter 3701:1-38 of the Administrative Code to the extent that such receipt, possession, use, and transfer are within the terms of this general license, except that such person shall comply with the provisions of rules 3701:1-38-19 and 3701:1-38-22 of the Administrative Code to the extent necessary to meet the provisions of paragraphs (B)(2) and (C) of this rule. However, this exemption does not apply to any person who also holds a specific license issued under Chapter 3701:1-44 of the Administrative Code.
(E) No person may initially transfer or distribute source material to persons generally licensed under paragraph (A)(1) or (A)(2) of this rule, unless authorized by a specific license issued in accordance with rule 3701:1-44-26 of the Administrative Code. This prohibition does not apply to analytical laboratories returning processed samples to the client who initially provided the sample.