Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article V - Radiological Health
Chapter 217 - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Section 217.137 - Exempt quantities
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 52, December 28, 2024
In addition to the parts of 10 CFR 30 incorporated by reference, the following requirements apply:
(1) A person may receive, possess, use, transfer, own or acquire radioactive material in individual quantities each of which is less than those listed in Table 2 if the person does not produce, package or repackage radioactive material for purposes of commercial distribution or incorporate radioactive material into products intended for commercial distribution.
(2) Except under a specific license issued by the Department or the NRC under 10 CFR 32.18 (relating to manufacture, distribution and transfer of exempt quantities of byproduct material: Requirements for license), a person may not, for purposes of commercial distribution, transfer radioactive material for distribution to persons exempt under paragraph (1) or equivalent regulations of the NRC, an agreement state or licensing state.
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TABLE 2 EXEMPT QUANTITIES |
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| Radioactive Material | Microcuries |
| Actinium-228 (Ac 228) | 1 |
| Beryllium-7 (Be 7) | 10 |
| Bismuth-207 (Bi 207) | 10 |
| Cesium-129 (Cs 129) | 100 |
| Cobalt-57 (Co 57) | 100 |
| Gallium-67 (Ga 67) | 100 |
| Germanium-68 | 10 |
| Gold-195 (Au 195) | 10 |
| Gold-196 (Au 196) | 1 |
| Indium-111 (In 111) | 100 |
| Iodine-123 (I 123) | 100 |
| Iodine-124 (I 124) | 1 |
| Iridium-190 (Ir 190) | 100 |
| Lead-203 (Pb 203) | 100 |
| Lead-210 (Pb 210) | 0.1 |
| Lead-212 (Pb 212) | 10 |
| Phosphorus-33 (P 33) | 10 |
| Potassium-43 (K 43) | 10 |
| Protactinium-230 (Pa 230) | 10 |
| Protactinium-231 (Pa 231) | 0.1 |
| Radium-223 (Ra 223) | 1 |
| Radium-224 (Ra 224) | 1 |
| Radium-226 (Ra 226) | 0.1 |
| Radium-228 (Ra 228) | 0.1 |
| Radon-220 (Rn 220) | 1 |
| Radon-222 (Rn 222) | 1 |
| Rhenium-183 (Re 183) | 100 |
| Rhenium-187 (Re 187) | 100 |
| Rubidium-81 (Rb 81) | 10 |
| Scandium-46 (Sc 46) | 10 |
| Sodium-22 (Na 22) | 10 |
| Technetium-96m (Tc 96m) | 100 |
| Xenon-127 (Xe 127) | 1,000 |
| Yttrium-87 (Y 87) | 10 |
| Yttrium-88 (Y 88) | 10 |
