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10 CFR 40.22 - Small quantities of source material.

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§ 40.22
Small quantities of source material.
(a) A general license is hereby issued authorizing commercial and industrial firms, research, educational and medical institutions and Federal, State and local government agencies to use and transfer not more than fifteen (15) pounds of source material at any one time for research, development, educational, commercial or operational purposes. A person authorized to use or transfer source material, pursuant to this general license, may not receive more than a total of 150 pounds of source material in any one calendar year.
(b) Persons who receive, possess, use, or transfer source material pursuant to the general license issued in paragraph (a) of this section are exempt from the provisions of parts 19, 20, and 21, of this chapter to the extent that such receipt, possession, use or transfer are within the terms of such general license: Provided, however, That this exemption shall not be deemed to apply to any such person who is also in possession of source material under a specific license issued pursuant to this part.
(c) Persons who receive, possess, use or transfer source material pursuant to the general license in paragraph (a) of this section are prohibited from administering source material, or the radiation therefrom, either externally or internally, to human beings except as may be authorized by NRC in a specific license.
[26 FR 284, Jan. 14, 1961, as amended at 38 FR 22221, Aug. 17, 1973; 42 FR 28896, June 6, 1977; 45 FR 55420, Aug. 20, 1980]

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  • 2013-01-04; vol. 78 # 3 - Friday, January 4, 2013
    1. 78 FR 663 - Decommissioning Planning During Operations
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      Regulatory guide; issuance.
      10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72

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United States Code
U.S.C. : Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

§ 2014 - Definitions

§ 2021 - Cooperation with States

§ 2022 - Health and environmental standards for uranium mill tailings

§ 2092 - License requirements for transfers

§ 2093 - Domestic distribution of source material

§ 2094 - Foreign distribution of source material

§ 2095 - Reports

§ 2111 - Domestic distribution

§ 2113 - Ownership and custody of certain byproduct material and disposal sites

§ 2114 - Authorities of Commission respecting certain byproduct material

§ 2152 - Policies contained in international arrangements

§ 2232 - License applications

§ 2233 - Terms of licenses

§ 2234 - Inalienability of licenses

§ 2236 - Revocation of licenses

§ 2237 - Modification of license

§ 2243 - Licensing of uranium enrichment facilities

§ 2282 - Civil penalties

§ 5842 - Licensing and related regulatory functions respecting selected Administration facilities

§ 5846 - Compliance with safety regulations

§ 5851 - Employee protection

Statutes at Large

119 Stat. 594

Title 10 published on 2013-01-01

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 10 CFR 40 after this date.

  • 2013-01-04; vol. 78 # 3 - Friday, January 4, 2013
    1. 78 FR 663 - Decommissioning Planning During Operations
      GPO FDSys XML | Text
      NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
      Regulatory guide; issuance.
      10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72