N. C. Regulations for Protection Against Radiation

15A NCAC 11 .0308          GENERAL LICENSES: OTHER THAN SOURCE MATERIAL

(a)  A general license shall be issued to transfer, receive, acquire, own, possess, and use radioactive material incorporated in the following devices or equipment which have been manufactured, tested and labeled by the manufacturer in accordance with a specific license issued to the manufacturer by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for use pursuant to Section 31.3 of 10 CFR Part 31:

(1)           static elimination devices designed for use as static eliminators which contain as a sealed source or sources, radioactive material consisting of a total of not more than 500 microcuries of polonium‑210 per device;

(2)           ion generating tube designed for ionization of air and containing, as a sealed source or sources, radioactive material consisting of a total of not more than 500 microcuries of polonium‑210 per device or a total of not more than 50 millicuries of hydrogen‑3 (tritium) per device.

(b)  The general license in Paragraph (a) of this Rule is subject to the provisions of Rules .0107 to .0111, .0303(a), .0338, .0342, .0343 and .0345 of this Chapter and to labeling requirements in Section .1600 of this Chapter.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 104E‑7; 104E‑10(b);

Eff. February 1, 1980;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2005; January 1, 1994.

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