Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Except as provided in §
228.24a (relating to renewal of
licenses), and subject to subsection (d)(5)(ii), a specific license expires on
the date specified in the license. A license is effective for 5
years.
(b) A licensee shall notify
the Department in writing when the licensee decides to permanently discontinue
activities involving the accelerator authorized under the license and request
termination of the license. The notification and request for termination shall
include the reports and information specified in subsection (d)(3)-(5). The
licensee is subject to subsections (d) and (e), as applicable, until
termination.
(c) At least 30 days
before the expiration date specified in a specific license, the licensee shall
do one of the following:
(1) Submit an
application for license renewal under § 228.24a.
(2) Notify the Department in writing if the
licensee decides not to renew the license.
(d) If the licensee does not submit an
application for license renewal under §
228.24a on or before the
expiration date specified in the license, the licensee shall:
(1) Terminate the use of, and transfer or
dispose of the accelerator.
(2)
Properly dispose of incidental radioactive material generated by the operation
of the accelerator.
(3) Submit a
completed Department Form 2900-PM-RP0314, "Certificate of Disposition of
Materials," describing the disposition of materials in paragraph (2).
(4) Submit a radiation survey report to
confirm the absence of radioactive materials or establish the levels of
residual radioactive contamination unless the Department determines a radiation
survey report is not necessary. This report shall include:
(i) The levels of beta and gamma radiation
(in units of microrems or microsieverts, or in microrads or micrograys per
hour) at 1 centimeter and gamma radiation at 1 meter from surfaces, levels of
removable and fixed alpha, beta and gamma contamination on surfaces (in
becquerels or microcuries per 100 square centimeters), and concentrations of
contamination in soils (in units of picocuries or becquerels per gram) or in
water (in units of picocuries or becquerels per liter) where soil and water
concentrations are reported.
(ii)
The survey instrumentation used to perform these surveys.
(5) Proceed with one of the following:
(i) Submit a certification that no detectable
radioactive contamination was found if no residual contamination attributable
to activities conducted under the license is detected. If the information
submitted under this section is adequate, the Department will notify the
licensee in writing that the license is terminated.
(ii) Continue the license in effect beyond
the expiration date. If necessary, with respect to possession of residual
radioactive material present as contamination if detectable levels of residual
radioactive contamination attributable to activities conducted under the
license are found, until the Department notifies the licensee in writing that
the license is terminated. During this time, the licensee shall comply with
subsection (e), in addition to the information submitted under paragraphs (3)
and (4) and this paragraph, the licensee shall submit a plan for
decontamination, if necessary.
(e) A licensee who possesses residual
radioactive material under subsection (d)(5)(ii) following the expiration date
specified in the license, shall:
(1) Limit
activities involving radioactive materials to those activities which are solely
related to decontamination and other activities related to preparation for
release for unrestricted use.
(2)
Continue to control entry to restricted areas until the restricted areas are
suitable for release for unrestricted use and until the Department notifies the
licensee in writing that the license is terminated.
