Or. Admin. R. 333-118-0160 - Air Transport of Plutonium

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general licenses and notwithstanding any exemptions stated directly in this division or included indirectly by citation of the U.S. Department of Transportation regulations 49 CFR Chapter I, as may be applicable, the licensee shall assure that plutonium in any form is not transported by air, or delivered to a carrier for air transport, unless:

(a) The plutonium is contained in a medical device designed for individual human application;

(b) The plutonium is contained in a material in which the specific activity is less than or equal to the activity concentration values for plutonium specified in 10 CFR Part 71, Appendix A, Table A-2 and in which the radioactivity is essentially uniformly distributed;

(c) The plutonium is shipped in a single package containing no more than an A2 quantity of plutonium in any isotope or form and is shipped in accordance with OAR 333-118-0050 and 10 CFR Part 71.5; or

(d) The plutonium is shipped in a package specifically authorized for the shipment of plutonium by air in the Certificate of Compliance for that package issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Part.

(2) Nothing in OAR 333-118-0160(1)(a) is to be interpreted as removing or diminishing the requirements in 10 CFR Part 73.24.

(3) For a shipment of plutonium by air, which is subject to OAR 333-118-0160(1)(d), the licensee shall, through special arrangement with the carrier, require compliance with 49 CFR 175.704, U.S. Department of Transportation regulations applicable to the air transport of plutonium.

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Or. Admin. R. 333-118-0160

HD 1-1991, f. & cert. ef. 1-8-91; PH 3-2003, f. & cert. ef. 3-27-03; PH 31-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-8-04 thru 4-5-05; PH 36-2004, f. & cert. ef. 12-1-04; PH 4-2007, f. & cert. ef. 3-1-07; PH 4-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-16-10

Stat. Auth.: ORS 453.635

Stats. Implemented: ORS 453.605 - 453.807