Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-7-318 - Transfer of Radioactive Material
A. A licensee shall not transfer radioactive
material except as authorized under this Section.
B. Except as otherwise provided in the
license and subject to the provisions of subsections (C) and (D), any licensee
may transfer radioactive material:
1. To the
Department, after receiving prior approval from the Department;
2. To the Department of Energy;
3. To any person exempt from the rules in
this Article to the extent permitted under the exemption;
4. To any person authorized to receive
radioactive material under terms of a general license or its equivalent, or a
specific license or equivalent licensing document, issued by the Department,
the NRC, or any Agreement State or Licensing State, or to any person otherwise
authorized to receive radioactive material by the Federal Government or any
agency of the Federal Government, the Department, any Agreement State or
Licensing State; or
5. As otherwise
authorized by the Department in writing.
C. Before transferring radioactive material
to a specific licensee of the Department, the NRC, or another Agreement State
or Licensing State, or to a general licensee who is required to register with
the Department, the NRC, or another Agreement State or Licensing State prior to
receipt of the 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 transferor shall use one or more of
the following methods for the verification required by subsection (C):
1. The transferor shall possess, and read, a
current copy of the transferee's specific license or registration
certificate;
2. The transferor
shall possess a written certification by the transferee that the transferee is
authorized by license or registration certificate to receive the type, form,
and quantity of radioactive material to be transferred, specifying the license
or registration certificate number, issuing agency, and expiration
date;
3. For emergency shipments
the transferor shall accept oral certification by the transferee that the
transferee is authorized by license or registration certificate to receive the
type, form, and quantity of radioactive material to be transferred, specifying
the license or registration certificate number, issuing agency, and expiration
date; provided the oral certification is confirmed in writing within 10
days;
4. The transferor shall
obtain information equivalent to that in subsection (D)(1) to (3) compiled by a
reporting service from official records of the Department, the NRC, or the
licensing agency of another Agreement State or Licensing State regarding the
identity of any licensee and the scope and expiration date of any license,
registration, or certificate; or
5.
When none of the methods of verification described in subsections (D)(1) to (4)
are readily available or when a transferor desires to verify that information
received by one of the above methods is correct or up-to-date, the transferor
shall obtain and record confirmation from the Department, the NRC, or the
licensing agency of another Agreement State or Licensing State that the
transferee is licensed to receive the radioactive material.
E. A transferor shall prepare and
transport radioactive material as prescribed in the provisions of 9 A.A.C. 7,
Article 15.
F. The Department shall
approve an application for a specific license to initially transfer source
material for use under
R9-7-305, or equivalent regulations
of the NRC or another Agreement State, if:
1.
The applicant satisfies the general requirements specified in
R9-7-309; and
2. The applicant submits adequate information
on, and the Department approves, the methods to be used for quality control,
labeling, and providing safety instructions to recipients.
G. Each person licensed under subsection (F)
shall label the immediate container of each quantity of source material with
the type of source material and quantity of material and the words,
"RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL."
H. Each
person licensed under subsection (F) shall ensure that the quantities and
concentrations of source material are as labeled and indicated in any transfer
records.
I. Each person licensed
under subsection (F) shall provide the information specified in subsections
(I)(1) and (2) to each person to whom source material is transferred for use
under R9-7-305 or equivalent provisions
in the NRC or Agreement State regulations. This information must be transferred
before the source material is transferred for the first time in each calendar
year to the particular recipient. The required information includes:
1. A copy of
R9-7-305 and this Section, or
relevant equivalent regulations of the NRC or another Agreement State;
and
2. Appropriate radiation safety
precautions and instructions relating to handling, use, storage, and disposal
of the source material.
J. Each person licensed under subsection (F)
shall report transfers as follows:
1. File a
report with the Department, as specified in
R9-7-1907(1) through
(3), that includes the following information:
1.a. The
name, address, and license number of the person who transferred the source
material;
2.b. For each general
licensee under
R9-7-305 or equivalent NRC or
Agreement State regulations to whom greater than 50 grams (0.11 lb) of source
material has been transferred in a single calendar quarter, the name and
address of the general licensee to whom source material is distributed; a
responsible agent, by name and/or position and phone number, of the general
licensee to whom the material was sent; and the type, physical form, and
quantity of source material transferred; and
3.c. The total quantity of
each type and physical form of source material transferred in the reporting
period to all such generally licensed recipients.
2. File a report with the Department and each
responsible NRC and/or Agreement State agency that identifies all persons,
operating under provisions equivalent to
R9-7-305, to whom greater than 50
grams (0.11 lb) of source material has been transferred within a single
calendar quarter. The report shall include the following information specific
to those transfers made to the NRC or another Agreement State being reported
to:
a. The name, address, and license number
of the person who transferred the source material;
b. For each general licensee under
R9-7-305 or equivalent NRC or
Agreement State regulations to whom greater than 50 grams (0.11 lb) of source
material has been transferred in a single calendar quarter, the name and
address of the general licensee to whom source material is distributed; a
responsible agent, by name and/or position and phone number, of the general
licensee to whom the material was sent; and the type, physical form, and
quantity of source material transferred; and
c. The total quantity of each type and
physical form of source material transferred in the reporting period to all
such generally licensed recipients with the NRC or another Agreement
State.
3. Submit each
report by January 31 of each year covering all transfers for the previous
calendar year. If no transfers were made to persons generally licensed under
R9-7-305 or equivalent NRC or another Agreement State provisions during the
current period, a report shall be submitted to the Department indicating so. If
no transfers have been made to general licensees in NRC jurisdiction or a
particular Agreement State during the reporting period, this information shall
be reported to the NRC or responsible Agreement State upon request of the
Agency.
K. Each person
licensed under subsection (F) shall maintain all information that supports the
reports required by this Section concerning each transfer to a general licensee
for a period of one year after the event is included in a report to the
Department, the NRC, or another Agreement State.
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