South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A)
Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.5 - Filing of Application for Specific Licenses

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-63.II.RHA 2.5

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

2.5.1 Applications for specific licenses shall be filed on a form prescribed by the Department. The applicant shall set forth all applicable information called for by the form.

2.5.2 The Department may at any time after the filing of the original application, and before the expiration of the license, require further statements in order to enable the Department to determine whether the application should be granted or denied or whether a license should be modified or revoked. Prelicensing visits may be made to the applicant's facility for purpose of amplying information furnished in the original application.

2.5.3 Each application shall be signed by the applicant or licensee or a person duly authorized to act for and on his behalf.

2.5.4 An application for a license may include a request for a license authorizing one or more activities.

2.5.5 In his application, the applicant may incorporate by reference information contained in previous applications, statements, or reports filed with the Department provided such references are clear and specific.

2.5.6 Applications and documents submitted to the Department may be made available for public inspection except that the Department may withhold upon request, any document or part thereof from public inspection if disclosure of its contents is not required in the public interest and would adversely affect the interest of a person concerned.

2.5.7 Application for a specific license in form of sealed source.

2.5.7.1 Except as provided in RHA 2.5.7.2, 2.5.7.3, and 2.5.7.4, an application for a specific license to use byproduct material in the form of a sealed source or in a device that contains the sealed source must either--
2.5.7.1.1 Identify the source or device by manufacturer and model number as registered with the Department under RHA 2.29 or comparable regulation, or for a source or a device containing radium 226 or accelerator-produced radioactive material with a State under provisions comparable to RHA 2.29; or

2.5.7.1.2 Contain the information identified in RHA 2.29.

2.5.7.2 For sources or devices manufactured before October 23, 2012 that are not registered with the Commission under 10 CFR 32.210 or with an Agreement State, and for which the applicant is unable to provide all categories of information specified in RHA 2.29, the application must include:
2.5.7.2.1 All available information identified in RHA 2.29 concerning the source, and, if applicable, the device; and

2.5.7.2.2 Sufficient additional information to demonstrate that there is reasonable assurance that the radiation safety properties of the source or device are adequate to protect health and minimize danger to life and property. Such information must include a description of the source or device, a description of radiation safety features, the intended use and associated operating experience, and the results of a recent leak test.

2.5.7.3 For sealed sources and devices allowed to be distributed without registration of safety information in accordance with RHA 2.29, the applicant may supply only the manufacturer, model number, and radionuclide and quantity.

2.5.7.4 If it is not feasible to identify each sealed source and device individually, the applicant may propose constraints on the number and type of sealed sources and devices to be used and the conditions under which they will be used, in lieu of identifying each sealed source and device.

2.5.8 An application from a medical facility, educational institution, or Federal facility to produce Positron Emission Tomography (PET) radioactive drugs for noncommercial transfer to licensees in its consortium authorized for medical use under Part 4 of this Regulation shall include:

2.5.8.1 A request for authorization for the production of PET radionuclides or evidence of an existing license issued under Part 2 of this Regulation for a PET radionuclide production facility within its consortium from which it receives PET radionuclides.

2.5.8.2 Evidence that the applicant is qualified to produce radioactive drugs for medical use by meeting one of the criteria in Part 2 of this Regulation.

2.5.8.3 Identification of individual(s) authorized to prepare the PET radioactive drugs if the applicant is a pharmacy, and documentation that each individual meets the requirements of an authorized nuclear pharmacist as specified in Part 2 of this Regulation.

2.5.8.4 Information identified in Part 2 of this Regulation on the PET drugs to be noncommercially transferred to members of its consortium.

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