Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-5 - CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS › Section 64E-5.1502 - Transportation of Radioactive Material

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				No person shall deliver radioactive material to a carrier for transport or
				transport radioactive material except as authorized in a general license or
				specific license issued by the Department or as exempted in Rule
				 64E-5.1503, F.A.C.
(2) Each licensee who transports radioactive
				material outside of the confines of his facility or other place of use, or who
				offers radioactive material to a carrier for transport shall:
(a) Comply with the current applicable
				requirements, appropriate to the mode of transport, of 49 C.F.R. Parts 107,
				171-180, 383, 390-397, published on 01/01/2012 which is herein incorporated by
				reference and can be obtained from the internet
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03458
,
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03473
,
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03474
,
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03475
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				and
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03476
or at
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR&searchPath=Title+49%2FSubtitle+B&oldPath=Title+49&isCollapsed=true&selectedYearFrom=2012&ycord=1546
and  10 C.F.R. Part 71  published on 01/01/2012 which is herein incorporated by
				reference and can be obtained from the internet at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03459
,
				or at
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title10-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title10-vol2-part71.pdf
,
				and 10 C.F.R. Parts 73.72 through 73.74 published on 01/01/2012 which is herein
				incorporated by reference and can be obtained from the internet at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03460
,
				or at
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR&searchPath=Title+10%2FChapter+I%2FPart+73%2FSubjgrp&oldPath=Title+10%2FChapter+I%2FPart+73%2FSubjgrp&isCollapsed=true&selectedYearFrom=2012&ycord=1772
.
(b) Establish procedures for safely opening
				and closing packages in which radioactive material is transported and to assure
				that, prior to the delivery to a carrier for transport, each package is
				properly closed for transport; and,
(c) Assure that any special instructions
				needed to safely open the package are sent to or have been made available to
				the consignee.
(d) The licensee
				shall comply with U.S. Department of Transportation and NRC regulations in the
				following areas:
1. Packaging, 49 C.F.R. part
				173, subparts A, B, and I,
2.
				Marking and labeling,     49 C.F.R. part 172, subpart D, §§
												172.400 through 172.407, §§
											172.436 through 172.441  of subpart E,
3. Placarding, 49 C.F.R. part 172, subpart F,
				especially §§172.500 through 172.519 and 172.556, and appendices B
				and C,
4. Accident reporting,  49 C.F.R. part 171, §§
												171.15 and 171.16,
5. Shipping papers and emergency information,
				49 C.F.R. part 172, subparts C and G,
6. Hazardous material employee training,  49
				C.F.R. part 172, subpart H,
7.
				Security plans, 49 C.F.R. part 172, subpart I,
8. Hazardous material shipper/carrier
				registration,  49 C.F.R. part 107, subpart G,
9. Definitions,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.4,
10. Transportation of licensed material,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.5,
11. Exemptions for low level material,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.14(a),
12. General license, NRC-approved package,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.17,
13. Previously approved package,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.19(a) and (b),
14. General license, U.S. Department of
				Transportation specification container material,  10 C.F.R. 71.20  ,
15. General license, Use of foreign approved
				package, 10 C.F.R.
				71.21,
16. General license, Fissile material,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.22,
17. External radiation standards for all
				packages, 10 C.F.R.
				71.47,
18. Assumptions as to unknown properties,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.83,
19. Preliminary determinations,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.85,
20. Routine determinations,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.87,
21. Air transportation of plutonium,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.88,
22. Opening instructions,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.89,
23. Advance notification of shipment of
				irradiated reactor fuel and nuclear waste,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.97,
24. Quality assurance requirements,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.101(a), (b), (c), (f) and
				(g),
25. Quality assurance organization,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.103,
26. Quality assurance program,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.105,
27. Exemption of physicians,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.13,
28. Handling storage and shipping control,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.127,
29. Inspection tests and operating status,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.129,
30. Nonconforming materials parts or
				components, 10 C.F.R.
				71.131,
31. Corrective action,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.13,
32. Quality assurances records,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.135,
33. Audits,
				10 C.F.R.
				71.137,
34. Appendix A to Part 71; and,
35. General license plutonium beryllium
				special form material.
(e) The licensee shall also comply with U.S.
				Department of Transportation regulations pertaining to the following modes of
				transportation:
1. Rail,  49 C.F.R. part 174, subparts A through D and K,
2. Air,
				 49 C.F.R. part 175  ,
3. Vessel,  49
				C.F.R. part 176, subparts A through F and M; and,
4. Public Highway,  49 C.F.R. part 177  and
				parts 390 through 397.