(1) No licensee
shall transfer radioactive material except as authorized pursuant to this
section.
(2) Except as otherwise
provided in the license and subject to the provisions of this section, a
licensee may transfer radioactive material:
(a) To the department. A licensee may
transfer material to the department only after receiving prior approval from
the department;
(b) To the United
States Department of Energy;
(c) To
a person exempt from the rules in this part to the extent permitted under such
exemption;
(d) To a 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 department, the NRC or an agreement state, or to a person otherwise
authorized to receive such material by the federal government or an agency
thereof, the department, or an agreement state; or
(e) As otherwise authorized by the department
in writing.
(3) Before
transferring radioactive material to a specific licensee of the department, the
NRC or an agreement state, or to a general licensee who is required to register
with the department, the NRC or an agreement state prior to receipt of the
radioactive material, the licensee transferring the material must verify that
the transferee's license authorizes the receipt of the type, form, and quantity
of radioactive material to be transferred.
(4) The following methods for the
verification required by subsection (3) of this section are acceptable:
(a) The transferor may obtain for possession,
and read, a current copy of the transferee's specific license or registration
certificate;
(b) The transferor may
obtain for possession a written certification from 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;
(c) 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
the license or registration certificate number, issuing agency, and expiration
date: Provided, That the oral certification is confirmed in writing within 10
days;
(d) The transferor may obtain
other sources of information compiled by a reporting service from official
records of the department, the NRC or the licensing agency of an agreement
state as to the identity of licensees and the scope and expiration dates of
licenses and registration; or
(e)
When none of the methods of verification described in subsection (4) of this
section 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 department, the NRC or
the licensing agency of an agreement state that the transferee is licensed to
receive the radioactive material.
(5) Preparation for shipment and transport of
radioactive material must be in accordance with the provisions of WAC
246-232-090.
(6) The requirements of subsection (4) of
this section notwithstanding, no verification is required when returning used,
unused or decayed sources of radiation to the original manufacturer, (e.g.,
industrial radiography sources, high dose-rate afterloader sources, teletherapy
sources, portable moisture/density gauge sources, fixed gauge sources, and
Mo-99/Tc-99m or Rb-82/Sr-82 generators).
