South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A)
Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 61-63.I.RHB 1.9 - Impounding

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-63.I.RHB 1.9

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

The following are exempt from the provisions of Part II, Licensing of Radioactive Materials:

1.9.1 Carriers. Common and contract carriers, freight forwarders and warehousemen operating within this State are exempt from these regulations to the extent that they transport or store sources of radiation in the regular course of their carriage for another or storage incident thereto.

1.9.2 U. S. Department of Energy contractors and U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission contractors. Any U. S. Department of Energy contractor or subcontractor and any U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission contractor or subcontractor of the following categories operating within the state is exempt from these regulations to the extent that such contractor or subcontractor under his contract receives, possesses, uses, transfers, or acquires sources of radiation:

1.9.2.1 Prime contractors performing work for the Department of Energy at U. S. Government-owned or controlled sites, including the transportation of sources of radiation to or from such sites and the performance of contract services during temporary interruptions of such transportation;

1.9.2.2 Prime contractors of the Department of Energy performing research in, or development, manufacture, storage, testing, or transportation of, atomic weapons or components thereof;

1.9.2.3 Prime contractors of the Department of Energy using or operating nuclear reactors or other nuclear devices in a United States Government-owned vehicle or vessel; and

1.9.2.4 Any other prime contractor or subcontractor of the Department of Energy or of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission when the State and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission jointly determine:
1.9.2.4.1 that the exemption of the prime contractor or subcontractor is authorized by law, and

1.9.2.4.2 that under the terms of the contract or subcontract, there is adequate assurance that the work thereunder can be accomplished without undue risk to the public health and safety.

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