WAC 246-240-110. Authorization for calibration, transmission, and reference sources

(1) Any person authorized by WAC 246-240-016 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, not exceeding 1.11 gigabecquerels (30 millicuries) each, manufactured and distributed by a person licensed under WAC 246-235-102 or equivalent agreement state or NRC regulations; (b) Sealed sources, not exceeding 1.11 gigabecquerels (30 millicuries) each, redistributed by a licensee authorized to redistribute the sealed sources manufactured and distributed by a person licensed under WAC 246-235-102 , or equivalent agreement state or NRC regulations, provided 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 not longer than 120 days in individual amounts not to exceed 0.56 gigabecquerels (15 millicuries); (d) Any radioactive material with a half-life longer than 120 days in individual amounts not to exceed the smaller of 7.4 megabecquerels (200 microcuries) or 1,000 times the quantities in Schedule B of WAC 246-232-120 ; or (e) Technetium-99m in amounts as needed. (2) Radioactive material in sealed sources authorized by this provision shall not be: (a) Used for medical use as defined in WAC 246-240-010 , except in accordance with the requirements in WAC 246-240-301 ; or (b) Combined, such as bundled or aggregated, to create an activity greater than the maximum activity of any single sealed source authorized under this section. (3) A licensee using calibration, transmission, and reference sources in accordance with the requirements in subsection (1) or (2) of this section need not list these sources on a specific medical use license.