Minnesota Administrative Rules

4731.0400 SCOPE; ENFORCEMENT NOTICE.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

Parts 4731.0400 to 4731.0424 establish requirements for the packaging, preparation for shipment, and transportation of licensed material.

Subp. 2.

Application of other law.

The packaging and transport of licensed material are subject to this chapter and the regulations of other agencies, such as the NRC, DOT, and United States Postal Service, having jurisdiction over means of transport. The requirements of parts 4731.0400 to 4731.0424 are in addition to, and not in substitution for, other requirements.

Subp. 3.

Applicability.

Parts 4731.0400 to 4731.0424 apply to any licensee authorized by a specific or general license issued by the commissioner to receive, possess, use, or transfer licensed material, if the licensee delivers that material to a carrier for transport, transports the material outside the site of usage as specified in an NRC or agreement state license, or transports that material on public highways. Parts 4731.0400 to 4731.0424 do not authorize possession of licensed material.

Subp. 4.

Definitions.

The following definitions apply to parts 4731.0400 to 4731.0424.

A.

Contamination means the presence of a radioactive substance on a surface in quantities in excess of 1 x 10^-5 µCi/cm² (0.4 Bq/cm²) for beta and gamma emitters and low-toxicity alpha emitters, or (1 x 10^-6 µCi/cm²) 0.04 Bq/cm²for all other alpha emitters.

B.

Fixed contamination means contamination that cannot be removed from a surface during normal conditions of transport.

C.

Nonfixed contamination means contamination that can be removed from a surface during normal conditions of transport.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.1202; 144.1203

History:

29 SR 755; 32 SR 831; 44 SR 239

Published Electronically:

September 13, 2019