Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES
Subchapter D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION
Section 336.331 - Transfer of Radioactive Material

Universal Citation: 30 TX Admin Code § 336.331

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) The licensee shall not transfer source material, by-product material, or other licensed radioactive material except as authorized under the rules in this subchapter.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in the license and subject to the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a licensee shall transfer source material, by-product material, or other licensed radioactive material:

(1) to the agency (A licensee shall transfer material to the agency only after receiving prior approval from the agency. If the material to be transferred is special nuclear material, the quantity must not be sufficient to form a critical mass.);

(2) to the United States Department of Energy;

(3) to any person exempt from licensing requirements by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) under the Texas Health and Safety Code, § 401.106(a), the rules in this chapter, or exempt from the licensing requirements of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or an Agreement State, to the extent permitted by those exemptions;

(4) to any person authorized to receive this material under terms of a specific or a general license or its equivalent issued by the commission, DSHS, NRC, or any Agreement State, or to any person authorized to receive this material by the federal government; or

(5) as otherwise authorized by the commission in writing by DSHS, any Agreement State, or the federal government.

(c) Before transferring source material, by-product material, or other radioactive material to a specific licensee of the commission, DSHS, NRC, or an Agreement State or to a general licensee who is required to register with DSHS, NRC, or an Agreement State prior to receipt of the source material, by-product material, or other radioactive material, the licensee transferring the material shall verify that the transferee's license authorizes the receipt of the type, form, and quantity of radioactive material to be transferred.

(d) The following methods for the verification required by subsection (c) of this section are acceptable.

(1) The transferor shall possess and have read a current copy of the transferee's specific license or certificate of registration.

(2) The transferor may possess a written certification by the transferee that the transferee is authorized by the license or certificate of registration to receive the type, form, and quantity of radioactive material to be transferred, specifying the license or certificate of registration number, issuing agency, and expiration date.

(3) For emergency shipments, the transferor may accept oral certification by the transferee that the transferee is authorized by license or certificate of registration to receive the type, form, and quantity of radioactive material to be transferred, specifying the license or certificate of registration number, issuing agency, and expiration date, provided that the oral certification is confirmed in writing within ten days.

(4) The transferor may obtain other sources of information compiled by a reporting service from official records of the commission, DSHS, NRC, or an Agreement State as to the identity of licensees and registrants and the scope and expiration dates of licenses and registrations.

(5) When none of the methods of verification described in paragraphs (1) - (4) of this subsection are readily available or when a transferor desires to verify that information received by one of these methods is correct or up-to-date, the transferor may obtain and record confirmation from the commission, DSHS, NRC, or an Agreement State that the transferee is licensed to receive the source material, by-product material, or other radioactive material.

(e) Transportation of radioactive material shall also be subject to applicable rules of the United States Department of Transportation, United States Postal Service, NRC, or DSHS.

(f) The licensee shall keep records showing the transfer of any source material, by-product material, or other radioactive material.

(g) Transfer of low-level radioactive waste by a waste generator, waste collector, or waste processor who ships this waste either directly, or indirectly through a collector or processor, to a licensed land disposal facility shall also be subject to applicable rules of DSHS. A commission licensee who transfers low-level radioactive waste for disposal at a licensed land disposal facility shall also be subject to applicable rules of DSHS with respect to transfers.

(h) A licensed land disposal facility operator shall use and comply with the requirements of § 336.363 of this title (relating to Appendix F. Requirements for Receipt of Low-Level Radioactive Waste for Disposal at Licensed Land Disposal Facilities and Uniform Manifests).

(i) Any licensee shipping by-product material, as defined in § 336.2(16)(C) - (E) of this title (relating to Definitions) concerning the definition of by-product material, intended for ultimate disposal must document the information required on the shipping manifest and transfer this recorded manifest information to the intended consignee.

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