Document: 10 CFR Part 20
Document ID: f0f2a35a-0322-43c3-af26-fece84b7d459
Document Type: cfr
Title: Procedures for receiving and opening packages.
Source: 10 CFR Part 20
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-20/section-20.1906
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Section ID: 20.1906
CFR Part: 20
CFR Title: 10

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chapter , when— ( 1 ) Removable radioactive surface contamination exceeds the limits of § 71.87(i) of this chapter ; or ( 2 ) External radiation levels exceed the limits of § 71.47 of this chapter . ( e ) Each licensee shall— ( 1 ) Establish, maintain, and retain written procedures for safely opening packages in which radioactive material is received; and ( 2 ) Ensure that the procedures are followed and that due consideration is given to special instructions for the type of package being opened. ( f ) Licensees transferring special form sources in licensee-owned or licensee-operated vehicles to and from a work site are exempt from the contamination monitoring requirements of paragraph (b) of this section, but are not exempt from the survey requirement in paragraph (b) of this section for measuring radiation levels that is required to ensure that the source is still properly lodged in its shield. [ 56 FR 23401 , May 21, 1991, as amended at 57 FR 39357 , Aug. 31, 1992; 60 FR 20185 , Apr. 25, 1995; 63 FR 39482 , July 23, 1998; 85 FR 65661 , Oct. 16, 2020; 85 FR 68243 , Oct. 28, 2020] Footnotes - 20.1906 [ 3a ] Labeled with a Radioactive White I, Yellow II, or Yellow III label as specified in U.S. Department of Transportation regulations, 49 CFR 172.403 and 172.436-440 .