32 Ill. Adm. Code 330.220
General Licenses - Radioactive Material Other Than Source Material
Section 330
Section 330.220 General
Licenses − Radioactive Material Other Than Source Material
a) Certain Measuring, Gauging or Controlling Devices and Certain
Devices for Producing Light or an Ionized Atmosphere
1) A general license is hereby issued to commercial and
industrial firms and to research, educational and medical institutions,
individuals in the conduct of their business and State or local government
agencies to receive, acquire, possess, use or transfer, in accordance with the
provisions of subsections (a)(2) through (9), radioactive material, excluding
special nuclear material, contained in devices designed and manufactured for
the purpose of detecting, measuring, gauging or controlling thickness, density,
level, interface location, radiation, leakage, or qualitative or quantitative
chemical composition, or for producing light or an ionized atmosphere.
2) The general license provided by subsection (a)(1) applies only
to radioactive material contained in devices that have been manufactured or
initially transferred and labeled in accordance with the specifications
contained in a specific license issued by the Agency pursuant to Section
330.280(d) or in accordance with the specifications contained in an equivalent
specific license issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an Agreement
State or a Licensing State that authorizes distribution of devices to persons
generally licensed by NRC, an Agreement State or a former Licensing State. The
devices shall have been received from a specific licensee described in this subsection
(a)(2) or through a transfer made under subsection (a)(3)(L).
AGENCY NOTE:
Regulations under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act authorizing the use
of radioactive control devices in food production require certain additional
labeling that is found in 21 CFR 179.21.
3) Any person who receives, acquires, possesses, uses or
transfers radioactive material in a device pursuant to the general license described
in subsection (a)(1):
A) Shall assure that all labels affixed to the device at the time
of receipt, and bearing a statement that removal of the label is prohibited,
are maintained on the device and shall comply with all instructions and
precautions provided by such labels;
B) Shall assure that the device is tested for leakage of, or
contamination by, radioactive material and proper operation of the on-off
mechanism and indicator, if any, at no longer than 6-month intervals or at such
other intervals as are specified on the device labels; however:
i) A device containing only krypton need not be tested for
leakage of, or contamination by, radioactive material; and
ii) A device containing only tritium or not more than 3.7 MBq
(100 µCi) of other beta and/or gamma emitting material or 370 kBq (10 µCi) of
alpha emitting material or a device held in storage in the original shipping
container prior to initial installation need not be tested for any purpose;
C) Shall assure that the tests required by subsection (a)(3)(B)
and other testing, installation, servicing and removal from installation
involving the radioactive material, its shielding or containment is
performed:
i) In accordance with the instructions provided by the labels;
or
ii) By a person holding an applicable specific license from the Agency,
NRC or an Agreement State to perform such activities;
D) Shall maintain records showing compliance with the requirements
of subsections (a)(3)(B), (C), (H) and, as applicable, (a)(6)(B). The records
shall show the results of tests. The records shall also show the dates of
performance of, and the names of persons performing, physical inventories,
testing, installation, servicing and removal from installation of radioactive
material or its shielding or containment. Any person who receives, acquires,
possesses, uses or transfers radioactive material in a device pursuant to the
general license provided by subsection (a)(1) shall retain these records as
follows:
i) A
record of a test of an on-off mechanism and indicator or a test for leakage or
contamination performed in accordance with subsection (a)(3)(B) shall be
retained for 5 years after the next required test is performed or until the
device is transferred or disposed of; and
ii) A
record of testing, installation, servicing or removal from installation
performed in accordance with subsection (a)(3)(C) shall be retained for 5 years
from the date of the recorded event or until the device is transferred or
disposed of; and
iii) A
record of transfer or disposal of a device in accordance with subsection (a)(3)(H)
shall be retained for 5 years from the date of the recorded event; and
AGENCY NOTE: Note that this
record must be retained after transfer of the device.
iv) A
record of a quarterly physical inventory, performed for those devices in
storage and not in use in accordance with subsection (a)(6)(B), shall be
retained for 5 years after the next required test is performed or until the
device is transferred or disposed of;
E) Shall immediately suspend operation of the device if there is a
failure of or damage to, or any indication of a possible failure of or damage
to, the shielding of the radioactive material or the on-off mechanism or
indicator, or upon the detection of 185 Bq (5 nCi) or more removable
radioactive material. The device shall not be operated until it has been
repaired by the manufacturer or other person holding an applicable specific
license from the Agency, NRC or an Agreement State to repair such devices. The
device and any radioactive material from the device shall be disposed of only by
transfer to a person authorized by an applicable specific license to receive
the radioactive material in the device or as otherwise approved by the Agency.
A report containing a brief description of the event and the remedial action
taken shall be furnished to the Agency within 30 days. As applicable, the
following shall also be furnished to the Agency:
i) A report within 5 days (as required by 32 Ill. Adm. Code
340.1260) if detection of 185 Bq (5 nCi) or more removable radioactive material
indicates that a sealed source is leaking or contaminated; and
ii) A
plan within 30 days for ensuring that the person's premises and environs are
acceptable for unrestricted use if 185 Bq (5 nCi) or more removable radioactive
material is detected on the device or failure of or damage to a source is
likely to result in contamination of the premises or the environs;
F) Shall not abandon the device containing radioactive material;
G) Shall not export the device containing radioactive material
except in accordance with 10 CFR 110, published at 73 Fed. Reg. 78615, December
23, 2008, exclusive of subsequent amendments or editions;
H) Shall transfer or dispose of the device containing radioactive
material only:
i) By export as provided by subsection (a)(3)(G);
ii) By transfer to another general licensee as provided by
subsection (a)(3)(L);
iii) By
transfer to a person authorized to receive the device by a specific license
issued by the Agency pursuant to Section 330.280(d) or an equivalent specific
license issued by NRC or an Agreement State;
iv) By
transfer to a person authorized to perform waste collection by a specific
license issued by the Agency, NRC or an Agreement State; or
v) As
approved under subsection (a)(3)(K);
I) Shall furnish a written report to the Agency within 30 days
after transferring or disposing of the device containing radioactive material.
The notification shall include:
i) The identification of the device by manufacturer's (or
initial transferor's) name, model and serial number;
ii) The name, address and license number of the transferee
(license number not applicable if exported);
iii) The date of the transfer;
iv) A receipt from the transferee showing the serial number of the
device and the date that it was received (not applicable if exported);
J) Shall respond to written requests from the Agency to provide
information relating to the general license within 30 calendar days of the date
of the request, or other time specified in the request. If the general licensee
cannot provide the requested information within the allotted time, it shall,
within that same time period, request a longer period to supply the information
to the Agency, by an appropriate method listed in 32 Ill. Adm. Code 310.110.;
K) Shall obtain
written approval from the Agency before transferring the device to any other
specific licensee not authorized in subsections (a)(3)(H)(i) through (iv); however,
a holder of a specific license may transfer a device for possession and use
under its own specific license without prior approval, if, the holder:
i) Verifies
that the specific license authorizes the possession and use, or applies for and
obtains an amendment to the license authorizing the possession and use;
ii) Removes,
alters, covers, or clearly and unambiguously augments the existing label
(otherwise required by subsection (a)(3)(A)) so that the device is labeled in
compliance with 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340.940; however the manufacturer, model
number, and serial number must be retained;
iii) Obtains
the manufacturer's or initial transferor's information concerning maintenance
that would be applicable under the specific license (such as leak testing
procedures); and
iv) Reports
the transfer under subsection (a)(3)(I).
L) Shall
transfer the device to another general licensee only if:
i) The
device remains in use at a particular location. In such case the transferor
shall give the transferee a copy of subsection (a), a copy of 32 Ill. Adm. Code
310.40, 330.310, 330.500, 340.1210, 340.1220, 340.1260 and any safety documents
identified in the device labels; or
ii) The
device is held in storage by an intermediate person in the original shipping
container at its intended location of use prior to initial use by a general
licensee;
M) Shall
furnish a report to the Agency within 30 days after transferring a device
containing radioactive material as provided by subsection (a)(3)(L)(i). The
notification shall include:
i) The
identification of the device by manufacturer's (or initial transferor's) name,
model and serial number;
ii) The
transferee's name and mailing address;
iii) The
address of the transferee's location of use or storage of the device; and
iv) The
name, title and phone number of the responsible individual identified by the
transferee in accordance with subsection (a)(3)(N) to have knowledge of, and
authority to take actions to ensure compliance with, the appropriate
regulations and requirements;
N) Shall
appoint an individual responsible for having knowledge of the appropriate
regulations and requirements and the authority for taking required actions to
comply with appropriate regulations and requirements. The general licensee,
through this individual, shall ensure day-to-day compliance with appropriate
regulations and requirements. This appointment does not relieve the general
licensee of any of its responsibility in this regard.
4) Any
person who receives, acquires, possesses or uses a device identified in
subsection (a)(4)(A) shall register with the Agency in accordance with
subsection (a)(4)(B):
A) A
person shall register devices (i.e., an electron capture detector, gauge, x-ray
fluorescence analyzer, or other measuring, gauging or controlling device)
containing at least 370 MBq (10 mCi) of cesium-137, 3.7 MBq (0.1 mCi) of
strontium-90, 37 MBq (1 mCi) of cobalt-60, 3.7 MBq (0.1 mCi) of radium-226, or
37 MBq (1 mCi) of americium-241, or any other transuranic (i.e., element with
atomic number greater than uranium (92)), based on the activity indicated on
the label;
B) A
person shall register with the Agency no later than 30 days after receiving a
device identified in subsection (a)(4)(A). Registration information shall be
in a format prescribed by the Agency and furnished in accordance with
subsection (a)(4)(C);
C) When
registering with the Agency, a person shall furnish the following and any other
information requested by the Agency to track the location and use of a device:
i) The
name and mailing address of the general licensee;
ii) The
name, title and phone number of the responsible individual designated as a
representative of the general licensee in accordance with subsection (a)(3)(N);
iii) Information
about each device meeting the criteria of subsection (a)(4)(A). This
information shall include the manufacturer (or initial transferor), model,
serial number, radionuclide and activity as indicated on the labels, and the
calendar quarter and year the person received the device;
iv) The
address or locations at which the devices are used or stored;
AGENCY NOTE: For portable
devices, these are the addresses of the primary places of storage.
v) Certification
by the responsible individual that the information about devices was verified
through a physical inventory and examination of label information; and
vi) Certification
by the responsible individual that the general licensee is aware of the
requirements of the general license;
AGENCY NOTE: Fee requirements
for general licenses are in 32 Ill. Adm. Code 331. Reporting requirements are
in Section 330.310(b), and bankruptcy notification requirements are in Section
330.310(j).
D) Any person who is required by subsection (a)(4) to register
with the Agency shall report a change in mailing address or address of location
of use or storage. This report shall be furnished to the Agency within 30 days
after the change.
AGENCY NOTE: For portable
devices, this is the address of the primary place of storage.
5) A
person from out of state who is generally licensed by NRC or an Agreement State
with respect to a device identified in subsection (a)(4)(A) is exempt from the
registration requirement in subsection (a)(4) if the device is used in areas
subject to Agency jurisdiction for a period less than 180 days in any calendar
year.
6) Any
person who receives, acquires, possesses or uses radioactive material in a
device under the general license described in subsection (a)(1) shall limit
storage of a device that is not in use to a maximum of 2 years.
A) If
a device with a shutter is not being used, the shutter shall be locked in the
closed position. Testing for leakage of, or contamination by, radioactive
material and for proper operation of the on-off mechanism and indicator is not
required during the storage period. However, the testing required in
subsection (a)(3)(B) shall be conducted before the device is returned to
service if the device has not been tested within the required test interval.
B) A
device kept in standby for future use is exempt from the 2-year storage limit
if the person performs a quarterly physical inventory of the device while it is
in standby. The requirements and exemption of subsection (a)(6)(A) shall
apply.
AGENCY
NOTE: Record keeping requirements are contained in subsection (a)(3)(D).
7) Failure
of any person to comply with the requirements of this subsection (a) may cause
the Agency to impose civil penalties in accordance with 420 ILCS 40/36 and 32
Ill. Adm. Code 200.
8) The general license described in subsection (a)(1) does not
authorize the manufacture or import of devices containing radioactive material.
9) The general license described in subsection (a)(1) is subject
to the provisions of 32 Ill. Adm. Code 310, 326, 331, 340.1210, 340.1220,
340.1260, and 341 and Sections 330.310 and 330.500. Any person who receives,
acquires, possesses, uses or transfers radioactive material in a device
pursuant to the general license described in subsection (a)(1) is exempt from
the requirements of 32 Ill. Adm. Code 400 and 340 except for the Sections of 32
Ill. Adm. Code 340 specifically identified in subsections (a)(3)(E) and (a)(9).
b) Luminous Safety Devices for Aircraft
1) A general license is hereby issued to receive, acquire,
possess and use tritium or promethium-147 contained in luminous safety devices
for use in aircraft, provided:
A) Each device contains not more than 370 GBq (10 Ci) of tritium
or 11.1 GBq (300 mCi) of promethium-147; and
B) Each device has been manufactured, assembled or initially transferred
in accordance with a specific license issued under the provisions of Section
330.280(e) or manufactured or assembled in accordance with a specific license
issued by NRC or an Agreement State which authorizes manufacture or assembly of
the device for distribution to persons generally licensed by the Agency.
2) Persons who receive, acquire, possess or use luminous safety
devices pursuant to the general license in subsection (b)(1) are exempt from
the requirements of 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340 and 400, except that they shall
comply with the provisions of 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340.1210 and 340.1220.
3) This general license does not authorize the manufacture,
assembly, repair, or import of luminous safety devices containing tritium or
promethium-147.
4) This general license does not authorize the receipt,
acquisition, possession or use of promethium-147 contained in instrument dials.
5) This general license is subject to the provisions of 32 Ill.
Adm. Code 310 and 341 and Sections 330.310, 330.400 and 330.500.
c) Ownership of Radioactive Material. A general license is
hereby issued to own radioactive material without regard to quantity.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Part, this general license does
not authorize the manufacture, production, transfer, receipt, possession, use,
import, or export of byproduct material.
d) Calibration and References Sources
1) A general license is hereby issued to those persons listed
below to receive, acquire, possess, use and transfer, in accordance with the
provisions of subsections (d)(4) and (5), americium-241 in the form of
calibration or reference sources:
A) Any person who holds a specific license issued by the Agency that
authorizes the licensee to receive, possess, use and transfer radioactive
material; and
B) Any person who holds a specific license issued by NRC that
authorizes the licensee to receive, possess, use and transfer special nuclear
material.
2) A general license is hereby issued to receive, possess, use
and transfer plutonium in the form of calibration or reference sources in
accordance with the provisions of subsections (d)(4) and (5) to any person who
holds a specific license issued by the Agency that authorizes the licensee to
receive, possess, use and transfer radioactive material.
3) A general license is hereby issued to receive, possess, use
and transfer radium-226 in the form of calibration or reference sources in
accordance with the provisions of subsections (d)(4) and (5) to any person who
holds a specific license issued by the Agency that authorizes the licensee to
receive, possess, use and transfer radioactive material.
4) The general licenses in subsections (d)(1) through (3) apply
only to calibration or reference sources that have been manufactured or
initially transferred in accordance with the specifications contained in a
specific license issued to the manufacturer or importer of the sources by NRC
pursuant to 10 CFR 32.57 or 70.39, or that have been manufactured in
accordance with the specifications contained in a specific license issued by
the Agency, or an Agreement State pursuant to licensing requirements equivalent
to those contained in 10 CFR 32.57 or 70.39.
5) The general licenses provided in subsections (d)(1) through
(3) are subject to the provisions of 32 Ill. Adm. Code 310, 340, 341 and 400
and Sections 330.310, 330.400 and 330.500. In addition, persons who receive,
acquire, possess, use or transfer one or more calibration or reference sources
pursuant to these general licenses:
A) Shall not possess at any one time, at any one location of
storage or use, more than 185 kBq (5 µCi) of americium-241, 185 kBq (5 µCi) of
plutonium or 185 kBq (5 µCi) of radium-226 in such sources;
B) Shall not receive, possess, use or transfer such source unless
the source or the storage container bears a label that includes the following statement
or a statement that contains the information called for in this statement:
The receipt,
possession, use and transfer of this source, Model
, Serial No.
,
are subject to a general license and the regulations of the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission or of a state with which the Commission has entered into
an agreement for the exercise of regulatory authority. Do not remove this
label.
CAUTION –
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL – THIS SOURCE CONTAINS (AMERICIUM-241) (PLUTONIUM) (RADIUM-226).
DO NOT TOUCH RADIOACTIVE PORTION OF THIS SOURCE.
Name of Manufacturer or Importer
AGENCY NOTE:
Showing only the name of the appropriate material.
C) Shall not transfer, abandon or dispose of the source except by
transfer to a person authorized by a license from the Agency, NRC or an
Agreement State to receive the source;
D) Shall store the source, except when the source is being used,
in a closed container adequately designed and constructed to contain
americium-241, plutonium or radium-226 that might otherwise escape during
storage; and
E) Shall not use the source for any purpose other than the
calibration of radiation detectors or the standardization of other sources.
6) These general licenses do not authorize the manufacture,
import, or export of calibration or reference sources containing americium-241,
plutonium or radium-226.
e) General License for Use of Radioactive Material for Certain In
Vitro Clinical or Laboratory Testing
AGENCY NOTE:
The New Drug provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act also govern
the availability and use of any specific diagnostic drugs in interstate
commerce.
1) A general license is hereby issued to any physician,
veterinarian, clinical laboratory or hospital to receive, acquire, possess,
transfer or use, for any of the following stated tests, in accordance with the
provisions of subsections (e)(2) through (6), the following radioactive
materials in prepackaged units for use in in vitro clinical or laboratory tests
not involving internal or external administration of radioactive material, or
the radiation therefrom, to human beings or animals:
A) Carbon-14, in units not exceeding 370 kBq (10 µCi) each.
B) Cobalt-57, in units not exceeding 370 kBq (10 µCi) each.
C) Hydrogen-3 (tritium), in units not exceeding 1.85 MBq (50 µCi)
each.
D) Iodine-125, in units not exceeding 370 kBq (10 µCi) each.
E) Mock iodine-125 reference or calibration sources, in units not
exceeding 1.85 kBq (50 nCi) of iodine-129 and 185 Bq (5 nCi) of americium-241
each.
F) Iodine-131, in units not exceeding 370 kBq (10 µCi) each.
G) Iron-59, in units not exceeding 740 kBq (20 µCi) each.
H) Selenium-75, in units not exceeding 370 kBq (10 µCi) each.
2) No person shall receive, acquire, possess, use or transfer
radioactive material pursuant to the general license established by subsection
(e)(1) until he or she has filed the Agency form entitled "Certificate –
In Vitro Testing with Radioactive Material Under General License", with
the Agency and received from the Agency a validated copy of the form with
certification number assigned. No person shall transfer a validated copy of the
form to another person without prior written consent of the Agency. The
following information shall be furnished to the Agency on the form entitled
"Certificate – In Vitro Testing with Radioactive Material Under General
License":
A) Name and address of the physician, veterinarian, clinical
laboratory or hospital;
B) The location of use; and
C) A statement that the physician, veterinarian, clinical
laboratory or hospital has appropriate radiation measuring instruments to carry
out in vitro clinical or laboratory tests with radioactive material as
authorized under the general license in subsection (e)(1) and that the tests
will be performed only by personnel competent in the use of such instruments
and in the handling of the radioactive material.
3) A person who receives, acquires, possesses or uses radioactive
material pursuant to the general license established by subsection (e)(1) shall
comply with the following:
A) The general licensee shall not possess at any one time,
pursuant to the general license in subsection (e)(1), at any one location of
storage, or use a total amount of iodine-125, iodine-131, selenium‑75,
iron-59 and/or cobalt-57 in excess of 7.4 MBq (200 µCi).
B) The general licensee shall store the radioactive material,
until used, in the original shipping container or in a container providing
equivalent radiation protection.
C) The general licensee shall use the radioactive material only
for the uses authorized by subsection (e)(1).
D) The general licensee shall not transfer the radioactive
material to a person who is not authorized to receive it pursuant to a license
issued by the Agency, NRC or an Agreement State, nor transfer the radioactive
material in any manner other than in the unopened, labeled shipping container
as received from the supplier.
E) The general licensee shall dispose of the mock iodine-125
reference or calibration sources described in subsection (e)(1)(E) as required
by 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340.1010(a).
4) The general licensee shall not receive, acquire, possess or
use radioactive material pursuant to subsection (e)(1):
A) Except as prepackaged units that are labeled in accordance with
the provisions of an applicable specific license issued pursuant to Section
330.280(g) or in accordance with the provisions of a specific license issued by
NRC or an Agreement State that authorizes the manufacture and distribution of
iodine-125, iodine‑131, carbon-14, hydrogen-3 (tritium), iron-59,
selenium-75, cobalt‑57 or mock iodine-125 to persons generally licensed
under this subsection (e) or its equivalent; and
B) Unless one of the following statements, as appropriate, or a
statement that contains the information called for in one of the following
statements, appears on a label affixed to each prepackaged unit or appears in a
leaflet or brochure that accompanies the package:
This
radioactive material shall be received, acquired, possessed and used only by
physicians, veterinarians, clinical laboratories or hospitals and only for in
vitro clinical or laboratory tests not involving internal or external
administration of the material, or the radiation therefrom, to human beings or
animals. Its receipt, acquisition, possession, use and transfer are subject to
the regulations and a general license of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
or of a state with which the Commission has entered into an agreement for the
exercise of regulatory authority.
Name of Manufacturer or
Importer
5) The physician, veterinarian, clinical laboratory or hospital
possessing or using radioactive material under the general license of
subsection (e)(1) shall report in writing to the Agency, any changes in the
information furnished by the licensee in the "Certificate – In Vitro
Testing with Radioactive Material Under General License", Agency Form
KLM.006. The report shall be furnished within 30 days after the effective date
of the change.
6) Any person using radioactive material pursuant to the general
license of subsection (e)(1) is exempt from the requirements of 32 Ill. Adm.
Code 400 and 340, with respect to byproduct materials covered by that general
license, except that such persons using the Mock Iodine-125 described in
subsection (e)(1)(E) shall comply with the provisions of Sections 340.1010,
340.1210, and 340.1220.
f) Ice Detection Devices
1) A general license is hereby issued to receive, acquire,
possess, use and transfer strontium-90 contained in ice detection devices,
provided each device contains not more than 1.85 MBq (50 µCi) of strontium-90
and each device has been manufactured or initially transferred in accordance
with a specific license issued by NRC or each device has been manufactured or
initially transferred in accordance with the specifications contained in a
specific license issued by the Agency or an Agreement State to the manufacturer
of the device pursuant to licensing requirements equivalent to those in 10 CFR
32.61.
2) Persons who receive, acquire, possess, use or transfer
strontium-90 contained in ice detection devices pursuant to the general license
in subsection (f)(1):
A) Shall, upon occurrence of visually observable damage, such as a
bend or crack or discoloration from overheating to the device, discontinue use
of the device until it has been inspected, tested for leakage or contamination
and repaired by a person holding a specific license from NRC or an Agreement
State to manufacture or service those devices; or shall dispose of the device
pursuant to the provisions of 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340.1010(a);
B) Shall assure that all labels affixed to the device at the time
of receipt, and that bear a statement that prohibits removal of the labels, are
maintained on the device; and
C) Are exempt from the requirements of 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340 and
400 except that such persons shall comply with the provisions of 32 Ill. Adm.
Code 340.1010(a), 340.1210, 340.1220 and 340.1260.
3) This general license does not authorize the manufacture,
assembly, disassembly, repair, or import of strontium-90 in ice detection
devices.
4) This general license is subject to the provisions of 32 Ill.
Adm. Code 310 and 341 and Sections 330.310, 330.400 and 330.500.
g) Certain Items and
Self-Luminous Products Containing Radium-226
1) A
general license is hereby issued to any person to acquire, receive, possess,
use or transfer, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection (g),
radium-226 contained in the following products manufactured prior to November
30, 2007:
A) Antiquities
originally intended for use by the general public. For the purposes of this
subsection (g)(1)(A), antiquities means products originally intended for use by
the general public and distributed in the late 19
th
and early 20
th
centuries, such as radium emanator jars, revigators, radium water jars, radon generators,
refrigerator cards, radium bath salts and healing pads;
B) Intact
timepieces containing greater than 37 kBq (1 µCi), nonintact timepieces and
timepiece hands and dials no longer installed in timepieces;
C) Luminous items installed
in air, marine or land vehicles;
D) All
other luminous products, provided that no more than 100 items are used or
stored at the same location at any one time; and
E) Small
radium sources containing no more than 37 kBq (1 µCi) of radium-226. For the
purposes of this subsection (g)(1)(E), "small radium sources" means
discrete survey instrument check sources, sources contained in radiation
measuring instruments, sources such as cloud chambers and spinthariscopes used
in educational demonstrations, electron tubes, lightning rods, ionization sources,
static eliminators or sources otherwise designated by the Agency.
2) Any
person who acquires, receives, possesses, uses or transfers radioactive
material under the general license in subsection (g)(1) is exempt from the
provisions of 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340 and 400 to the extent that the receipt,
possession, use or transfer of radioactive material is within the terms of the
general license. This exemption does not apply to any person specifically
licensed under this Part.
3) Any
person who acquires, receives, possesses, uses or transfers radioactive
material in accordance with the general license in subsection (g)(1):
A) Shall
notify the Agency within 30 days if there is any indication of possible damage
to a product that could result in loss of radioactive material. The report
shall provide a brief description of the event and the remedial action taken;
B) Shall
not abandon a product containing radium-226. The product and any radioactive
material from the product shall only be disposed of in accordance with
subsection (g)(3)(D);
C) Shall
not export a product containing radium-226, except in accordance with 10 CFR
110, published at 73 Fed. Reg. 78615, December 23, 2008, exclusive of
subsequent amendments or editions; and
D) Shall
dispose of a product containing radium-226 only in accordance with 32 Ill. Adm.
Code 340.1010(a), or by transfer to a person specifically licensed under this
Part to receive the radium-226 in the product, or as otherwise approved by the
Agency in writing.
4) The
general license in subsection (g)(1) does not authorize the manufacture,
assembly, disassembly, repair or import of a product containing radium-226,
except that timepieces may be disassembled and repaired.