Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-20-10-.22 - TRANSFER OF MATERIAL

(1) No licensee shall transfer radioactive material except as authorized pursuant to this rule.

(2) Any licensee may transfer radioactive material:

(a) To the Division provided such transfer is accepted by the Division in writing;

(b) To the U.S. Department of Energy;

(c) To any person exempt from the regulations in this Chapter to the extent permitted under such exemption;

(d) To any person authorized to receive such material under terms of a general license or its equivalent, or a specific license or equivalent licensing document, issued by the Division, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, any Agreement State or a Licensing State; or

(e) As otherwise authorized by the Division in writing.

(3) Before transferring sources of radiation to a specific licensee of the Division, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an Agreement State or a Licensing State, or to a general licensee who is required to register with or report to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an Agreement State or a Licensing State prior to receipt of the source of radiation, the transferor of the source of radiation shall verify that the transferee's authorization is for the receipt of the type, form, and quantity of the source of radiation to be transferred.

(4) The following methods for the verification required in paragraph (3) of this rule are acceptable:

(a) The transferor may have in his possession, and read, a current copy of the transferee's specific license or registration certificate;

(b) The transferor may have in his possession a written certification by the transferee that he is authorized by license or registration certificate to receive the type, form and quantity of the source of radiation to be transferred, specifying the license or registration certificate number, issuing agency, and expiration date;

(c) For emergency shipments the transferor may accept oral certification containing all of the information specified in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph provided that written certification is forwarded to the transferor within 10 days following the oral communication;

(d) The transferor may obtain other information compiled by a reporting service from official records of the Division, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or the licensing agency of any state as to the identity of licensees and the scope and expiration dates of licenses and registrations; or

(e) When none of the methods of verification described in subparagraphs (a) through (d) of this paragraph are readily available or when a transferor desires to verify that information received by one of such methods is correct or up-to-date, the transferor may obtain and record confirmation from the Division, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or the licensing agency of any state that the transferee is authorized to receive the source of radiation.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-20-10-.22

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.