Subpart
1.
Authorization required.
No licensee shall transfer radioactive material except as
authorized under this part.
Subp.
2.
Approved transfer.
Except as otherwise provided in a license and subject to
subpart 3, a licensee may transfer radioactive material:
A. to the United States Department of
Energy;
B. to the agency in an
agreement state that regulates radioactive material;
C. to a person exempt from parts 4731.0700 to
4731.0840, to the extent permitted under the exemption;
D. to a person in an agreement state, subject
to the jurisdiction of that state, who has been exempted from licensing
requirements of that state, to the extent permitted under the
exemption;
E. to a person
authorized to receive radioactive material under terms of a specific license or
a general license or their equivalents issued by the commissioner, the NRC, or
an agreement state; or
F. as
otherwise authorized by the commissioner in writing.
Subp. 3.
Verification for
transfer.
A. Before transferring
radioactive material to a specific licensee of the commissioner, the NRC, an
agreement state, or a licensing state or to a general licensee who is required
to register with the commissioner, the NRC, an agreement state, or a licensing
state before receipt of the radioactive material, the licensee transferring
radioactive material must verify that the transferee's license authorizes the
receipt of the type, form, and quantity of radioactive material to be
transferred.
B. Any of the
following methods of verification are acceptable:
(1) the transferor may possess and read a
current copy of the transferee's specific license or general license
registration certificate. The transferor must retain a copy of each license or
certificate until the next inspection;
(2) the transferor may 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:
(a)
the license or registration certificate number;
(b) the issuing agency; and
(c) the expiration date.
The transferor must retain the written certification as a
record for three years from the date of receipt of the certification; or
(3) for emergency
shipments, the transferor may 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:
(a) the license or registration
certificate number;
(b) the issuing
agency; and
(c) the expiration
date.
The oral certification must be confirmed in writing within
ten days. The transferor must retain the written confirmation of the oral
certification for three years from the date of receipt of the
confirmation.
Subp. 4.
Other sources of
information.
The transferor may obtain other information compiled by a
reporting service from official records of the commissioner, the NRC, or the
licensing agency of an agreement state or licensing state regarding the
identity of licensees or registrants and the scope and expiration dates of the
licenses and registrations, to verify that the transferee is licensed or
registered to receive the radioactive material.
Subp. 5.
Confirmation.
The transferor may obtain and record confirmation from the
commissioner, the NRC, or the licensing agency of an agreement state or
licensing state that the transferee is licensed to receive the radioactive
material:
A. when none of the methods
of verification described in subparts 3 and 4 are readily available;
or
B. when a transferor desires to
verify that information received by one of the verification methods is correct
or up-to-date.
