Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-20-07-.31 - AUTHORIZATION FOR CALIBRATION, TRANSMISSION, AND REFERENCE SOURCES

(1) Any person authorized by Rule 0400-20-07-.10 for medical use of radioactive material may receive, possess, and use any of the following radioactive material for check, calibration, transmission, and reference use: .

(a) Sealed sources manufactured and distributed by persons specifically licensed pursuant to Chapter 0400-20-10 or equivalent provisions of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or an Agreement State and that do not exceed 1.11 gigabecquerels (30 millicuries) each;

(b) Sealed sources, not exceeding 1.11 GBq (30 mCi) each, redistributed by a licensee authorized to redistribute the sealed sources manufactured and distributed by a person licensed under paragraph (12) of Rule 0400-20-10-.13, or equivalent provisions of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or Agreement State regulations, providing the redistributed sealed sources are in the original packaging and shielding and are accompanied by the manufacturer's approved instructions;

(c) Any radioactive material with a half-life of 120 days or less in individual amounts not to exceed 555 megabecquerels (15 millicuries);

(d) Any radioactive material with a half-life greater than 120 days in individual amounts not to exceed the smaller of:

1. 7.4 megabecquerels (200 µCi ); or

2. 1000 times the quantities in Schedule RHS 8-30 Chapter 0400-20-10; and

(e) Technetium-99m in amounts as needed.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-20-07-.31

Original rule filed February 22, 2012; effective May 22, 2012.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-202-101 et seq., 68-202-201 et seq. and 4-5-201 et seq.