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4731.0750 GENERAL LICENSE; USE OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS OR DEVICES.

Subpart 1.

General license issued.

A general license is issued to receive, acquire, possess, use, or transfer, according to this part, depleted uranium contained in industrial products or devices for the purpose of providing a concentrated mass in a small volume of the product or device.

Subp. 2.

Scope.

The general license issued under subpart 1 applies only to industrial products or devices that have been manufactured or initially transferred according to a specific license issued under part 4731.0770 or according to a specific license issued by the NRC or an agreement state that authorizes manufacture of the products or devices for distribution to persons generally licensed by the NRC or an agreement state.

Subp. 3.

Registration certificate.

A.

A person who receives, acquires, possesses, or uses depleted uranium under the general license issued under subpart 1 must submit to the commissioner a form for a registration certificate for use of depleted uranium under a general license, as prescribed by the commissioner. The form must be submitted within 30 days after the first receipt or acquisition of the depleted uranium.

B.

A registrant must furnish the following information on the form and any other information as may be prescribed by the commissioner:

(1)

the name and address of the registrant;

(2)

a statement that the registrant has developed and will maintain procedures designed to establish physical control over the depleted uranium described in subpart 1 and to prevent transfer of the depleted uranium in any form, including metal scrap, to persons not authorized to receive the depleted uranium; and

(3)

the name, title, address, and telephone number of the individual duly authorized to act for and on behalf of the registrant in supervising the procedures identified in subitem (2).

C.

A registrant possessing or using depleted uranium under the general license issued under subpart 1 must report in writing to the commissioner any changes in information furnished by the registrant under item B. The report must be submitted within 30 days after the effective date of the change.

Subp. 4.

License requirements.

A.

A person who receives, acquires, possesses, or uses depleted uranium under the general license issued in subpart 1:

(1)

must not introduce the depleted uranium, in any form, into a chemical, physical, or metallurgical treatment or process, except a treatment or process for repair or restoration of any plating or other covering of the depleted uranium;

(2)

must not abandon the depleted uranium;

(3)

must transfer or dispose of the depleted uranium only by transfer according to part 4731.0815 and:

(a)

when the transferee receives the depleted uranium under the general license issued under subpart 1, the transferor must furnish the transferee a copy of this part and a copy of the registration certificate form required under subpart 3; or

(b)

when the transferee receives the depleted uranium under a general license issued under an NRC or agreement state regulation equivalent to this part, the transferor must furnish the transferee a copy of this part and a copy of the registration certificate form required under subpart 3, accompanied by a note explaining that use of the product or device is regulated by the NRC or an agreement state under requirements substantially the same as those in this part; and

(4)

within 30 days of any transfer, must report in writing to the commissioner the name and address of the person receiving the source material pursuant to the transfer.

B.

A person receiving, acquiring, possessing, using, or transferring depleted uranium under the general license issued under subpart 1 is exempt from parts 4731.1000 to 4731.2950 with respect to the depleted uranium covered by the general license.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.1202; 144.1203

History:

29 SR 755

Published Electronically:

March 12, 2009

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