Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 331 - FEES FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LICENSEES › Appendix E - Primary Material Use Categories for Radioactive Material Licensees

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Fee Category
Primary Material Use Category
						  Description
MANUFACTURING/DISTRIBUTION
201A.
Broad Scope Manufacturing and/or Distributions -
						  licenses (as specified in 32 Ill. Adm. Code
						  330.270
						  ) for possession and use of radioactive material for research and development,
						  and processing or manufacturing radioactive material or items containing
						  radioactive material for commercial distribution, including, but not limited
						  to, nuclear pharmacy operations, or manufacturing of a chemical mixture,
						  compound, solution or alloy which is listed in 32 Ill. Adm. Code
						  330.30.
201B.
Specific Manufacturing and /or Distribution - licenses
						  for possession and use of greater than 37 GBq (1 Ci) of radioactive material
						  for research and development, and processing or manufacturing radioactive
						  material or items containing radioactive material for commercial distribution,
						  including, but not limited to, manufacturing of a chemical mixture, compound,
						  solution or alloy which is listed in 32 Ill. Adm. Code 330.30.
201C.
Nuclear Pharmacy and Limited Manufacturing and/or
						  Distribution - this category of radioactive material licenses addresses two
						  similar types of licenses, either:
i)
nuclear pharmacy licenses for possession, use and
						  distribution of radiopharmaceuticals and sealed sources to persons authorized
						  pursuant to 32 Ill. Adm. Code 335; or
ii)
Licenses for possession and use of not more than 37 GBq
						  (1 Ci) of radioactive material for research and development, and processing or
						  manufacturing of radioactive material for limited commercial distribution,
						  including, but not limited to, manufacturing of a chemical mixture,
						  radiolabeled compound, solution or alloy that is listed in 32 Ill. Adm. Code
						  330.30.
201D.
Distribution - licenses authorizing receipt, storage
						  and distribution of radioactive material or items containing radioactive
						  material, not involving processing or manufacturing of radioactive
						  material.
IRRADIATORS
202A.
Category I Irradiator - licenses for possession and use
						  of radioactive material as sealed sources in a gamma irradiator in which the
						  sealed source is completely contained in a dry container constructed of solid
						  material, the sealed source is shielded at all times, and human access to the
						  sealed source and the volume undergoing irradiation is not physically possible
						  because of the design of the irradiator.
202B.
Category II, III or IV Irradiator - licenses for
						  possession and use of less than 370 TBq (10,000 Ci) of radioactive material as
						  sealed sources in a controlled human access gamma irradiator in which the
						  sealed source is either:
i)
contained in a dry container constructed of solid
						  materials, is fully shielded when not in use and is exposed within a radiation
						  volume that is maintained inaccessible during use by an entry control
						  system;
ii)
Contained in a storage pool, the sealed source is
						  shielded at all times, and human access to the sealed source and the volume
						  undergoing irradiation is physically restricted in its design configuration and
						  proper mode of use; or
iii)
Contained in a storage pool, is fully shielded when not
						  in use and is exposed within a radiation volume that is maintained inaccessible
						  during use by an entry control system.
202C.
Category II, III or IV Irradiator - licenses for
						  possession and use of 370 TBq (10,000 Ci) or more of radioactive material as
						  sealed sources in a controlled human access gamma irradiator in which the
						  sealed source is either:
i)
Contained in a dry container constructed of solid
						  materials, is fully shielded when not in use and is exposed within a radiation
						  volume that is maintained inaccessible during use by an entry control
						  system;
ii)
Contained in a storage pool, the sealed source is
						  shielded at all times, and human access to the sealed source and the volume
						  undergoing irradiation is physically restricted in its design configuration and
						  proper mode of use; or
iii)
Contained in a storage pool, is fully shielded when not
						  in use and is exposed within a radiation volume that is maintained inaccessible
						  during use by an entry control system.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
203A.
Broad Scope Research and Development - licenses (as
						  specified in 32 Ill. Adm. Code 330.270) for possession and use of radioactive
						  material for research and development that do not authorize commercial
						  distribution.
203B.
Other Research and Development - licenses for
						  possession and use of radioactive material for research and development that do
						  not authorize commercial distribution.
AGENCY NOTE: The Agency will allow the non-commercial
						  distribution of material to other licensees for the purpose of collaborative
						  research and development.
PORTABLE AND FIXED GAUGES
204A.
Gas Chromatographs and Fixed X-Ray Fluorescence
						  Analyzers - specific licenses for possession and use of radioactive material in
						  sealed sources for use in gas chromatographs or fixed x-ray fluorescence
						  analyzers.
204B.
Portable Gauges and Portable X-Ray Fluorescence
						  Analyzers - specific licenses for possession and use of radioactive material as
						  sealed sources for use in portable gauges or x-ray fluorescence
						  analyzers.
204C.
Fixed Gauges - specific licenses for possession and use
						  of radioactive material as sealed sources for use in fixed gauges.
SERVICE
205A.
Service - licenses that authorize services for other
						  persons, including, but not limited to, testing of sealed sources for leakage
						  or contamination, instrument calibration and sample analysis, but not including
						  waste disposal transportation or radioactive waste broker services. Medical
						  service licensees include licensees that only transport sources and equipment
						  to a client's facility, but do not authorize the medical use or administration
						  of that material. The medical use or administration of radioactive material to
						  humans or animals shall be performed under a specific medical use
						  license.
205B.
Nuclear Laundries - licenses for commercial collection
						  and laundering of items contaminated with radioactive material.
205C.
Decontamination Facilities - licenses that authorize
						  receipt of items contaminated with radioactive material for the purpose of
						  decontaminating such items.
WIRELINE (Well-Logging)
206.
Wireline Service Operations (as defined in 32 Ill. Ad.
						  Code 351) - licenses specifically authorizing use of radioactive material for
						  wireline services, well surveys and tracer studies.
INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY
207.
Industrial Radiography (as defined in 32 Ill. Adm. Code
						  350) - licenses specifically authorizing use of radioactive material for
						  industrial radiography at permanent or temporary jobsites.
MEDICAL/VETERINARY
208A.
Broad Scope Medical/Veterinary Use - broad scope
						  licenses (as specified in 32 Ill. Adm. Code 330.270) authorizing diagnostic
						  and/or therapeutic veterinary or human use of radioactive material. These
						  licenses may include research and development, or use of radioactive material
						  in sealed sources contained in teletherapy or high dose rate remote afterloader
						  devices.
208B.
Medical/Veterinary Use Including Teletherapy and/or
						  High Dose Rate Remote Afterloader - licenses for diagnostic and/or therapeutic
						  human or veterinary use of radioactive material that include authorization for
						  possession and use of radioactive material as sealed sources contained in
						  teletherapy or high dose rate remote afterloader devices for medical or
						  veterinary use and for the irradiation of other items.
AGENCY NOTE: Possession of a teletherapy unit that is
						  out of service and in storage only does not means the primary radioactive
						  material use category is the teletherapy category described in 208B. Such
						  licensees should review the other categories to determine their primary
						  radioactive material use category. If this is the only material possessed under
						  a specific license, then see category 212A.
208C.
Medical/Veterinary Use - licenses for diagnostic and/or
						  therapeutic human or veterinary use of radioactive material (i.e., 32 Ill. Adm.
						  Code
						  335.5010
						  and/or
						  335.7010
						  ).
208D.
Diagnostic Use Only - licenses restricted to only the
						  diagnostic human or veterinary use of radioactive material for uptake,
						  dilution, excretion, imaging or localization studies, sealed sources for
						  diagnosis; and in vitro kits (i.e., 32 Ill. Adm. Code
						  335.4010
						  ), except as specified in 32 Ill. Adm. Code
						  330.220(e).
208E.
Limited Medical/Veterinary Use - licenses restricted to
						  only the human or veterinary use of radioactive material for uptake, dilution
						  and excretion studies (i.e., 32 Ill. Adm. Code
						  335.3010
						  ).
208F.
Mobile Nuclear Medicine - licenses authorizing the
						  receipt, possession and use of radioactive material for diagnostic or
						  therapeutic human or veterinary use at temporary jobsites.
AGENCY NOTE: Licensees wishing to establish mobile
						  medical services involving High Dose Rate Remote Afterloaders for therapeutic
						  use in humans or animals shall be licensed under Category 208B.
GENERAL LICENSES
209A.
Persons with Prepackaged Units for In Vitro Testing -
						  persons who receive, acquire, possess or use prepackaged units for in vitro
						  clinical or laboratory testing pursuant to the general license provided by 32
						  Ill. Adm. Code
						  330.220(e)(1).
AGENCY NOTE: Prepackaged units may be known as in vitro
						  kits or RIA kits.
209B.
Persons with Generally Licensed Devices - persons
						  required to register with the Agency pursuant to 32 Ill. Adm. Code
						  330.220(a)(4).
SOURCE MATERIAL
210A.
Possession and Use of Source Material (as defined in 32
						  Ill. Adm. Code
						  310.20
						  ) and Byproduct Material (as defined in 32 Ill. Adm. Code
						  332.20 ) - licenses
						  for possession and use of source material in recovery operations such as
						  milling, in-site leaching, heap-leaching, ore buying stations, ion exchange
						  facilities and in processing of ores containing source material for extraction
						  of metals other than uranium or thorium, including licenses authorizing the
						  possession of byproduct waste material (tailings) from source material recovery
						  operations as well as licenses authorizing the possession and maintenance of a
						  facility in a standby mode.
210B.
Possession and Use of Source Material (as defined in 32
						  Ill. Adm. Code 310.20) - licenses for possession and use of source material
						  that require a specific radioactive materials license. This does not include
						  licenses authorizing manufacture and distribution of source material, no does
						  it include specific licensees authorizing source material used for shielding or
						  source material authorized for use in manufacturing operations as described in
						  Material Use Categories 201A, B and C of this Section.
WASTE DISPOSAL AND TREATMENT
						  FACILITIES
211A.
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities -
						  licenses issued pursuant to 32 Ill. Adm. Code 601 specifically authorizing the
						  disposal of low-level radioactive waste away from the point of
						  generation.
211B.
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Treatment Facilities -
						  licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of low-level radioactive waste
						  material from other persons for treatment away from the point of generation,
						  and transfer to a person authorized to receive or dispose of the
						  material.
211C.
Centralized Low-Level Radioactive Waste Storage
						  Facilities - licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of low-level
						  radioactive waste material from other persons for storage away from the point
						  of generation, and transfer to a person authorized to receive or dispose of the
						  material.
211D.
Other Low-Level Radioactive Waste - licenses
						  authorizing other methodologies for disposal of low-level radioactive
						  waste.
OTHER
212A.
Storage Only - licenses authorizing storage only of
						  radioactive material, but does not include facilities described as Centralized
						  Low-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Facilities.
212B.
Possession Incident to Exempt Distribution - licenses
						  authorizing possession, receipt, storage and repackaging of byproduct
						  radioactive material for eventual distribution to persons exempt under a
						  specific license issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
AGENCY NOTE: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
						  maintains sole authority to issue licenses authorizing distribution of exempt
						  quantities of byproduct radioactive material. However, those licenses do not
						  authorize storage of the material at facilities in Illinois, therefore, a
						  separate license must be obtained from the Agency for possession of the
						  material.
212C.
Other - all other specific radioactive material
						  licenses not specified elsewhere in this Appendix.
212D.
Reciprocity for Exhibition and Demonstration Only -
						  licenses authorizing only exhibition or demonstration of devices for a period
						  of not greater than 180 days in any 12-month period.
212E.
Sealed Source and Device Evaluation Maintenance Fee - a
						  fee per active evaluation sheet maintained by the Agency excluding custom
						  sealed source and device evaluation sheets.