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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.5 - Filing of Application for Specific Licenses

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2.5.1 Applications for
				specific licenses shall be filed on a form prescribed by the Department. The
				applicant shall set forth all applicable information called for by the
				form.
2.5.2 The Department may at any
				time after the filing of the original application, and before the expiration of the
				license, require further statements in order to enable the Department to determine
				whether the application should be granted or denied or whether a license should be
				modified or revoked. Prelicensing visits may be made to the applicant's facility for
				purpose of amplying information furnished in the original application.
2.5.3 Each application shall be signed by the
				applicant or licensee or a person duly authorized to act for and on his
				behalf.
2.5.4 An application for a
				license may include a request for a license authorizing one or more
				activities.
2.5.5 In his application,
				the applicant may incorporate by reference information contained in previous
				applications, statements, or reports filed with the Department provided such
				references are clear and specific.
2.5.6
				Applications and documents submitted to the Department may be made available for
				public inspection except that the Department may withhold upon request, any document
				or part thereof from public inspection if disclosure of its contents is not required
				in the public interest and would adversely affect the interest of a person
				concerned.
2.5.7 Application for a
				specific license in form of sealed source.
2.5.7.1
				Except as provided in RHA 2.5.7.2, 2.5.7.3, and 2.5.7.4, an application for a
				specific license to use byproduct material in the form of a sealed source or in a
				device that contains the sealed source must either--
2.5.7.1.1 Identify the source or device by
				manufacturer and model number as registered with the Department under
				RHA 2.29 or comparable regulation,
				or for a source or a device containing radium 226 or accelerator-produced
				radioactive material with a State under provisions comparable to
				RHA 2.29; or
2.5.7.1.2 Contain the information identified in
				RHA 2.29.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.6 - General Requirements for the Issuance of Specific Licenses

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A license application will be approved if the Agency determines
				  that:
2.6.1 The applicant is qualified by
				reason of training and experience to use the material in question for the purpose
				requested in accordance with these regulations and in such a manner as to protect
				health and minimize danger to life and property; and
2.6.2 The applicant's proposed equipment,
				facilities, and procedures are adequate to protect health and minimize danger to
				life and property; and
2.6.3 The
				issuance of the license will not be inimical to the health and safety of the public;
				and
2.6.4 The applicant satisfies any
				applicable special requirements in
				RHA 2.7 and RHA 2.8.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.8 - Special Requirements for Specific License of Broad Scope

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This section prescribes requirements for the issuance of specific
				  licenses of broad scope for radioactive material ("broad licenses") and certain
				  regulations governing holders of such licenses. [FN5]
2.8.1 The Different Types of Board Licenses are
				Set Forth Below.
2.8.1.1 A "Type A specific license
				of broad scope" is a specific license authorizing receipt, acquisition, ownership,
				possession, use and transfer of any chemical or physical form of the radioactive
				material specified in the license, but not exceeding quantities specified in the
				license, for any authorized purpose. The quantities specified are usually in the
				multicurie range.
2.8.1.2 A "Type B
				specific license of broad scope" is a specific license authorizing receipt,
				acquisition, ownership, possession, use and transfer of any chemical or physical
				form of radioactive material specified in Schedule E,
				RHA 2.27 for any authorized
				purpose. The possession limit for a Type B broad license, if only one radionuclide
				is possessed thereunder, is the quantity specified for that radionuclide in
				RHA 2.27 Schedule E, Column I, If
				two or more radionuclides are possessed thereunder, the possession limit for each is
				determined as follows: For each radionuclide, determine the ratio of the quantity
				possessed to the applicable quantity specified in
				RHA 2.27 Schedule E, Column I, for
				that radionuclide. The sum of the ratios for all radionuclides possessed under the
				license shall not exceed unity.
2.8.1.3
				A "Type C specific license of broad scope" is a specific license authorizing
				receipt, acquisition, ownership, possession, use and transfer of any chemical or
				physical form of radioactive material specified in
				RHA 2.27 Schedule E, for any
				authorized purpose. The possession limit for a Type C broad license, if only one
				radionuclide is possessed thereunder, is the quantity specified for that
				radionuclide in
				RHA 2.27 Schedule E, Column II. If
				two or more radionuclides are possessed thereunder, the possession limit is
				determined for each as follows: For each radionuclide determined the ratio of the
				quantity possessed to the applicable quantity specified in
				RHA 2.27, Schedule E, Column II,
				for that radionuclide. The sum of the ratios for all radionuclides possessed under
				the license shall not exceed unity.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.9 - Issuance of Specific Licenses

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2.9.1 Upon a
				determination that an application meets the requirements of the Act and the
				regulations of the Department, the Department will issue a specific license
				authorizing the proposed activity in such form and containing such conditions and
				limitations as it deems appropriate or necessary.
2.9.2 The Department may incorporate in any
				license at the time of issuance or thereafter, such additional requirements and
				conditions with respect to the licensee's receipt, possession, use, and transfer of
				radioactive material subject to this Part as it deems appropriate or necessary in
				order to:
2.9.2.1 Protect health or to minimize
				danger to life and property;
2.9.2.2
				Require such reports and the keeping of such records, and to provide for such
				inspections of activities under the license as may be appropriate or necessary; and
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.10 - Specific Terms and Conditions of Licenses

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2.10.1 Each license issued pursuant to these
				regulations shall be subject to all the provisions of the Act, and to all
				rules, regulations, and orders of the Department, now or hereafter in
				effect.
2.10.2 Specific license
				transfer requirements.
2.10.2.1 No license
				issued or granted pursuant to the regulations in Parts II, VII, and XI nor any
				right under a license shall be transferred, assigned or in any manner disposed
				of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, through
				transfer of control of any license to any person, unless the Department shall,
				after securing full information, find that the transfer is in accordance with
				the provisions of the Act and shall give its consent in writing.
2.10.2.2 An application for transfer of
				license must include:
2.10.2.2.1 The
				identity, technical and financial qualifications of the proposed transferee;
				and
2.10.2.2.2 Financial assurance
				for decommissioning information required by
				RHA 1.15.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.11 - Expiration and Termination of Licenses and Decommissioning of Sites and Separate Buildings or Outdoor Areas

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2.11.1 Each specific
				license expires at midnight on the expiration date stated in the license unless the
				licensee has filed an application for renewal under
				RHA
				2.12 not less than 30 days before the expiration date
				stated in the existing license. If an application for renewal has been filed at
				least 30 days prior to the expiration date stated in the existing license, the
				existing license expires at the end of the day on which the Department makes a final
				determination to deny the renewal application or, if the determination states an
				expiration date, the expiration date stated in the determination.
2.11.2 Each specific license revoked by the
				Department expires at midnight on the date of the Department's final determination
				to revoke the license, or on the expiration date stated in the determination, or as
				otherwise provided by the Department Order.
2.11.3 Each specific license continues in effect,
				beyond the expiration date if necessary, with respect to possession of byproduct
				material, source material, or special nuclear material until the Department notifies
				the licensee in writing that the license is terminated. During this time, the
				licensee shall:
2.11.3.1 Limit actions involving
				byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material to those related to
				decommissioning; and
2.11.3.2 Continue
				to control entry to restricted areas until they are suitable for release in
				accordance with Department requirements.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.12 - Renewal of Specific Licenses

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2.12.1 Application for
				renewal of specific licenses shall be filed in accordance with
				RHA 2.5.
2.12.2 In any case in which a licensee, not less
				than thirty (30) days prior to expiration of his existing license, has filed an
				application in proper form for renewal or for a new license including the same
				activities, such existing license shall not expire until the application has been
				finally acted upon by the Department, or the time for seeking judicial review has
				elapsed.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.13 - Amendment of Licenses at Request of Licensee

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Applications for amendment of a license shall be filed in
				  accordance with
				  RHA 2.5 and shall specify the
				  respects in which the licensee desires his license to be amended and the grounds for
				  such amendment.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.14 - Department Action on Applications to Renew or Amend

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In considering an application by a licensee to renew or amend his
				  license the Department will apply the criteria set forth in
				  RHA 2.6, RHA 2.7, and RHA 2.8 of
				  this Part and Parts IV, V, VII and VIII of these regulations, as
				  applicable.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.15 - Inalienability of Licenses

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2.15.1 No license issued
				or granted under these regulations and no right to possess or utilize radioactive
				material granted by any license issued pursuant to these regulations shall be
				transferred, assigned, or in any manner disposed of, either voluntarily or
				involuntarily, indirectly or directly through transfer of control of any license to
				any person unless the Department shall, after securing full information, find that
				the transfer is in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and shall give its
				consent in writing.
2.15.2 An
				application for transfer of license must include:
2.15.2.1 The identity, technical and financial
				qualifications of the proposed transferee; and
2.15.2.2 Financial assurance for decommissioning
				information required by RHA 1.15.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.16 - Persons Possessing a License for Source, Byproduct, or Special Nuclear Material in Quantities not Sufficient to Form a Critical Mass on Effective Date of These Regulations

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Any person, who, on the effective date of these regulations
				  possesses a general or specific license for source, byproduct, or special nuclear
				  material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass, issued by the United
				  States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, shall be deemed to possess a like license
				  issued under these regulations and the Act, such license to expire either ninety
				  (90) days after receipt from the Department of a notice of expiration of such
				  license, or on the date of expiration specified in the United States Nuclear
				  Regulatory Commission license, whichever is earlier.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.17 - Persons Possessing Radioactive Material Other Than Agreement Material on Effective Date of These Regulations

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Any person, who, on the effective date of these regulations,
				  possesses naturally occurring or accelerator-produced radioactive material for which
				  a specific license is required by the Act or this Part shall be deemed to possess
				  such a license issued under the Act and this Part. Such license shall expire ninety
				  (90) days after the effective date of these regulations; provided, however, that if
				  within the ninety days the person possessing such material files an application in
				  proper form for a license, such existing license shall not expire until the
				  application has been finally determined by the Department.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.18 - Transfer of Material

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2.18.1 No licensee shall
				transfer radioactive material except as authorized pursuant to this regulation (RHA
				2.18).
2.18.2 Any licensee may transfer
				radioactive material, subject to the acceptance of the transferee:
2.18.2.1 To the Department;
2.18.2.2 To the United States Nuclear Regulatory
				Commission;
2.18.2.3 To any person
				exempt from these regulations to the extent permitted under such exemption;
2.18.2.4 To any person authorized to
				receive such material under terms of a general license or its equivalent, or a
				specific license, or equivalent licensing document, issued by the Department, the
				U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, any Agreement State, or any Licensing State or
				to any person otherwise authorized to receive such material by the Federal
				Government or any agency thereof, the Department, any Agreement State, or a
				Licensing State; or
2.18.2.5 As
				otherwise authorized by the Department in writing.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.19 - Modification, Revocation, and Termination of Licenses

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2.19.1 The terms and
				conditions of all licenses shall be subject to amendment, revision, or modification
				or the license may be suspended or revoked by reason of amendments to the Act, or by
				reason of rules, regulations, and orders issued by the Department.
2.19.2 Any license may be revoked, suspended, or
				modified, in whole or in part for any material false statement in the application or
				any statement of fact required under provisions of the Act, or because of conditions
				revealed by such application or statement of fact or any report, record, or
				inspection or other means which would warrant the Department to refuse to grant a
				license on an original application, or for violation of, or failure to observe any
				of the terms and conditions of the Act, or the license, or of any rule, regulation
				or order of the Department.
2.19.3
				Except in cases of willful violation or those in which the public health, interest,
				or safety requires otherwise, no license will be modified, suspended, or revoked
				unless, prior to the institution of proceedings thereof, facts or conduct which may
				warrant such action shall have been called to the attention of the licensee in
				writing and the licensee shall have been accorded an opportunity to demonstrate or
				achieve compliance with all lawful requirements.
2.19.4 The Department may terminate a specific
				license upon request submitted by the licensee to the Department in
				writing.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.21 - Reciprocal Recognition of Licenses

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2.21.1 Subject to these
				regulations, any person who holds a specific license from the U.S. Nuclear
				Regulatory Commission, any Agreement State, or Licensing State, and issued by the
				agency having jurisdiction where the licensee maintains an office for directing the
				licensed activity and at which radiation safety records are normally maintained, is
				hereby granted a general license to conduct the activities authorized in such
				licensing document within the State of South Carolina for a period not in excess of
				180 days in any calendar year provided that:
2.21.1.1 The licensing document does not limit the
				activity authorized by such document to specified installations or locations;
				and
2.21.1.2 The out-of-state licensee
				notifies the Department in writing at least three (3) days prior to engaging in such
				activity. Such notification shall indicate the location, period, and type of
				proposed possession and use within the State, and shall be accompanied by a copy of
				the pertinent licensing document. If, for a specific case, the three (3) day period
				would impose an undue hardship on the out-of-state licensee, he may, upon
				application to the Department, obtain permission to proceed sooner; and
2.21.1.3 The out-of-state licensee complies with
				all applicable regulations of the Department and with all terms and conditions of
				his licensing document, except any such terms and conditions which may be
				inconsistent with applicable regulations of the Department; and
2.21.1.4 The out-of-state licensee supplies such
				other information as the Department may reasonably request.
2.21.1.5 The out-of-state licensee shall not
				transfer or dispose of radioactive material possessed or used under the general
				license provided in this section except by transfer to a person specifically
				licensed by the Department or by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to receive
				such material.
2.21.1.6 The general
				license granted in RHA 2.21.1 concerning activities in offshore waters authorizes
				that person to possess or use radioactive materials, or engage in the activities
				authorized, for an unlimited period of time.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.22 - Transportation of Radioactive Materials

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2.22.1 The transportation of radioactive
				material shall be in accordance with the requirements in 10 CFR Part 71 , which
				is incorporated by reference, with the exception of the following sections:
				71.2, 71.6, 71.11, 71.14(b), 71.17, 71.19, 71.21, 71.31, 71.33, 71.35, 71.37,
				71.38, 71.39, 71.41, 71.43, 71.45, 71.51, 71.52, 71.53, 71.55, 71.59, 71.61,
				71.63, 71.64, 71.65, 71.70, 71.71, 71.73, 71.74, 71.75, 71.77, 71.85(a)-(c),
				71.91(b), 71.91(c), 71.91(d), 71.99, 71.100, 71.101(a), 71.101(b),
				71.101(c)(1), 71.101(c)(2), 71.101(d), 71.101,(e), 71.103(a), 71.106, 71.107,
				71.109, 71.111, 71.113, 71.115, 71.117. 71.119, 71.121, 71.123, 71.125, and
				71.135. The provisions of this section apply to the transportation of
				radioactive material, or delivery of radioactive material to a carrier for
				transportation, regardless of whether or not the carrier is also subject to the
				rules and regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission contained in Title
				10 CFR Part 71 and other agencies of the United States having jurisdiction.
2.22.1.1 No person shall deliver radioactive
				material to a carrier for transport or transport radioactive material except as
				authorized in a general or specific license issued by the Department or as
				exempted in 2.22.1.2.
2.22.1.2
				Exemptions
2.22.1.2.1 Common and contract
				carriers, freight forwarders, and warehousemen, who are subject to the rules
				and regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation or the U.S. Postal
				Service ( 39 CFR Parts 14 and 15 ), are exempt from
				RHA 2.22.1.1 to the extent
				that they transport or store radioactive material in the regular course of
				their carriage for another or storage incident thereto. Common and contract
				carriers who are not subject to the rules and regulations of the U.S.
				Department of Transportation or U.S. Postal Service are subject to
				RHA 2.22.1.1.
2.22.1.2.2 Physicians as defined in
				RHA 1.2.17 are exempt from
				the requirements of
				RHA 2.22.1.1 to the extent
				that they transport radioactive material for use in the practice of
				medicine.
2.22.1.2.3 Specific
				licensees are exempt from 2.22.1.1 to the extent that they deliver to a carrier
				for transport packages each of which contains no radioactive material having a
				specific activity in excess of .002 microcuries per gram.
2.22.1.2.4 Any licensee who delivers
				radioactive material to a carrier for transport where such transport is subject
				to the regulations of the U.S. Postal Service is exempt from the provisions of
				2.22.1.1.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.23 - Schedule A

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Generally Licensed Equipment when Manufactured in Accordance with
				  the Spec ifications Contained in a Specific License
2.23.1 Static Elimination Device. Devices designed
				for use as static eliminators which contain, as a sealed source or sources,
				radioactive material consisting of a total of not more than 500 microcuries of
				polonium 210 per device.
2.23.2 Ion
				Generating Tube. Devices designed for ionization of air which contain, as a sealed
				source or sources, radioactive material consisting of a total of not more than 500
				microcuries of polonium 210 per device or a total of not more than 50 millicuries of
				hydrogen 3 (tritium) per device.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.27 - Requirements for License to Manufacture and Distribute Industrial Products Containing Depleted Uranium for Mass-Volume Applications

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2.27.1 An
				application for a specific license to manufacture industrial products and devices
				containing depleted uranium for use pursuant to RHA 2.3.4 or equivalent regulations
				of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or an Agreement State will be approved if:
2.27.1.1 The applicant satisfies the requirements
				specified in
				RHA 2.6.
2.27.1.2 The applicant submits sufficient
				information relating to the design, manufacture, prototype testing, quality control
				procedures, labeling and marking, proposed uses, and potential hazards of the
				industrial product or service to provide reasonable assurance that possession, use,
				and transfer of the depleted uranium in the product or device is not likely to cause
				any individual to receive in any period of one calendar quarter a radiation dose in
				excess of 10 percent of the limits specified in the table in RHA 3.2.1.
2.27.1.3 The applicant submits sufficient
				information regarding the industrial product or device and the presence of depleted
				uranium for a mass-volume application in the product or device to provide reasonable
				assurance that unique benefits will accrue to the public because of the usefulness
				of the product or device.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.28 - Requirements for Specific License to Manufacture, Assemble, Repair, or Distribute Commodities, Products or Devices Which Contain Naturally Occurring or Accelerator-Produced Radioactive Material (NARM)

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2.28.1 Licensing the
				Distribution of NARM in Exempt Quantities. [FN12] An application for a specific
				license to distribute NARM in exempt quantities to persons exempted from these
				regulations pursuant to 2.20.2.5 will be approved if:
2.28.1.1 the radioactive material is not contained
				in any food, beverage, cosmetic, drug, or other commodity designed for ingestion or
				inhalation by, or application to, a human being;
2.28.1.2 the radioactive material is in the form
				of processed chemical elements, compounds, or mixtures, tissue samples, bioassay
				samples, counting standards, plated or encapsulated sources, or similar substances,
				identified as radioactive and to be used for its radioactive properties, but is not
				incorporated into any manufactured or assembled commodity, product, or device
				intended for commercial distribution; and
2.28.1.3 the applicant submits copies of prototype
				labels and brochures and the Department approves such labels and brochures.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part II - LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section 61-63.II.RHA 2.29 - Registration of Sealed Sources and Devices Containing Sealed Sources

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2.29.1 Any manufacturer or initial distributor of
				a sealed source or device containing a sealed source may submit a request to the
				Department for evaluation of radiation safety information about its product and for
				its registration.
2.29.2 The request for
				review must be sent to the Department. The request for a review of a sealed source
				or a device must include sufficient information about the design, manufacture,
				prototype testing, quality control program, labeling, proposed uses and leak testing
				and for a device, the request must also include sufficient information about
				installation, service and maintenance, operating and safety instructions, and its
				potential hazards, to provide reasonable assurance that the radiation safety
				properties of the source or device are adequate to protect health and minimize
				danger to life and property.
2.29.3 The
				Department normally evaluates a sealed source or a device using radiation safety
				criteria in accepted industry standards. If these standards and criteria do not
				readily apply to a particular case, the Department formulates reasonable standards
				and criteria with the help of the manufacturer or distributor. The Department shall
				use criteria and standards sufficient to ensure that the radiation safety properties
				of the device or sealed source are adequate to protect health and minimize danger to
				life and property.
				RHA
				2.20 of this part includes specific criteria that apply to
				certain exempt products and
				RHA 2.4 includes specific criteria
				applicable to certain generally licensed devices.
				RHA 2.7 includes specific provisions
				that apply to certain specifically licensed items.
2.29.4 After completion of the evaluation, the
				Department issues a certificate of registration to the person making the request.
				The certificate of registration acknowledges the availability of the submitted
				information for inclusion in an application for a specific license proposing use of
				the product, or concerning use under an exemption from licensing or general license
				as applicable for the category of certificate.
2.29.5 The person submitting the request for
				evaluation and registration of safety information about the product shall
				manufacture and distribute the product in accordance with:
2.29.5.1 The statements and representations,
				including quality control program, contained in the request; and
2.29.5.2 The provisions of the registration
				certificate.
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2.30.1 Each application
				to possess radioactive materials in unsealed form, on foils or plated sources, or
				sealed in glass in excess of the quantities in
				RHA 2.31 "Schedule E - Quantities
				of Radioactive Materials Requiring Consideration of the Need for an Emergency Plan
				for Responding to a Release," must contain either:
2.30.1.1 An evaluation showing that the maximum
				dose to a person offsite due to a release of radioactive materials would not exceed
				1 rem effective dose equivalent or 5 rems to the thyroid; or
2.30.1.2 An emergency plan for responding to a
				release of radioactive material.
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Radioactive Material
Release fraction
Quantity (curies)
Actinium-228
0.001
4,000
Americium-241
.001
2
Americium-242
.001
2
Americium-243
.001
2
Antimony-124
.01
4,000
Antimony-126
.01
6,000
Barium-133
.01
10,000
Barium-140
.01
30,000
Bismuth-207
.01
5,000
Bismuth-210
.01
600
Cadmium-109
.01
1,000
Cadmium-113
.01
80
Calcium-45
.01
20,000
Californium-252
.001
9(20 mg)
Carbon-14
.01
50,000
Non CO
Cerium-141
.01
10,000
Cerium-144
.01
300
Cesium-134
.01
2,000
Cesium-137
.01
3,000
Chlorine-36
.5
100
Chromium-51
.01
300,000
Cobalt-60
.001
5,000
Copper-64
.01
20,000
Curium-242
.001
60
Curium-243
.001
3
Curium-244
.001
4
Curium-245
.001
2
Europium-152
.01
500
Europium-154
.01
400
Europium-155
.01
3,000
Germanium-68
.01
2,000
Gadolinium-153
.01
5,000
Gold-198
.01
30,000
Hafnium-172
.01
400
Holmium-166m
.01
7,000
Hydrogen-3
.5
100
Iodine-125
.5
20,000
Iodine-131
.5
10
Indium-114m
.01
1,000
Iridium-192
.001
40,000
Iron-55
.01
40,000
Iron-59
.01
7,000
Krypton-85
1.0
6,000,000
Lead-210
.01
8
Manganese-56
.01
60,000
Mercury-203
.01
10,000
Molybdenum-99
.01
30,000
Neptunium-237
.001
2
Nickel-63
.01
20,000
Niobium-94
.01
300
Phosphorus-32
.5
100
Phosphorus-33
.5
1,000
Polonium-32
.01
10
Potassium-42
.01
9,000
Promethium-145
.01
4,000
Promethium-147
.01
4,000
Radium-226
0.001
100
Ruthenium-106
.01
200
Samarium-151
.01
4,000
Scandium-46
.01
3,000
Selenium-75
.01
10,000
Silver-110m
.01
1,000
Sodium-22
.01
9,000
Sodium-24
.01
10,000
Strontium-89
.01
3,000
Strontium-90
.01
90
Sulfur-35
.5
900
Technetium-99
.01
10,000
Technetium-99m
.01
400,000
Tellurium-127m
.01
5,000
Tellurium-129m
.01
5,000
Terbium-160
.01
4,000
Thulium-170
.01
4,000
Tin-13
.01
10,000
Tin-123
.01
3,000
Tin-126
.01
1,000
Titanium-44
.01
100
Vanadium-48
.01
7,000
Xenon-133
1.0
900,000
Yttrium-91
.01
2,000
Zinc-65
.01
5,000
Zirconium-93
.01
400
Zirconium-95
.01
5,000
Any other beta-gamma emitter
.01
10,000
Mixed fission products
.01
1,000
Contaminated equipment beta gamma
.001
10,000
Irradiated material, any form other than solid
								noncombustible
.01
1,000
Mixed radioactive waste, beta gamma
.01
1,000
Packaged mixed waste, beta gamma [FN2]
.001
10,000
Any other alpha emitter
.001
2
Contaminated equipment, alpha
.0001
20
Packaged waste, alpha [FN2]
.0001
20
Combinations of radioactive materials listed above
								[FN1]
[FN1] For combinations of radioactive materials,
								consideration of the need for an emergency plan, is required, if the sum of the
								ratios of the quantity of each radioactive material authorized to the quantity
								listed for that material in Schedule E exceeds one.
[FN2] Waste packaged in Type B containers does not
								require an emergency plan.
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2.32.1 Immediate report.
				Each licensee shall notify the Department as soon as possible but not later than 4
				hours after the discovery of an event that prevents immediate protective actions
				necessary to avoid exposures to radiation or radioactive materials that could exceed
				regulatory limits or releases of licensed material that could exceed regulatory
				limits (events may include fires, explosions, toxic gas releases, etc.).
2.32.2 Twenty-four hour report. Each licensee
				shall notify the Department within 24 hours after the discovery of any of the
				following events involving licensed material:
2.32.2.1 An unplanned contamination event that:
2.32.2.1.1 Requires access to the contaminated
				area, by workers or the public, to be restricted for more than 24 hours by imposing
				additional radiological controls or by prohibiting entry into the area;
2.32.2.1.2 Involves a quantity of material greater
				than five times the lowest annual limit on intake specified in RHA 3.53, appendix b
				for the material; and
2.32.2.1.3 Has
				access to the area restricted for a reason other than to allow isotopes with a
				half-life of less than 24 hours to decay prior to decontamination.
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It is the purpose of the regulations in this part to control the
				  receipt, possession, use, transfer, and disposal of licensed material by any
				  licensee in such a manner that the total dose to an individual (including doses
				  resulting from licensed and unlicensed radioactive material and from radiation
				  sources other than background radiation) does not exceed the standards for
				  protection against radiation prescribed in the regulations in this part. However,
				  nothing in this part shall be construed as limiting actions that may be necessary to
				  protect health and safety.
The regulations in this part apply to persons licensed by the
				  Department to receive, possess, use, transfer, or dispose of radioactive material.
				  The limits in this part do not apply to doses due to background radiation, to
				  exposure of patients to radiation for the purpose of medical diagnosis or therapy,
				  to exposure from individuals administered radioactive material and released under
				  RHA 4.32, or to exposure from voluntary participation in medical research
				  programs.
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As used in this part:
3.2.1 "Absorbed dose" means the energy imparted by
				ionizing radiation per unit mass of irradiated material. The units of absorbed dose
				are the rad and the gray (Gy).
3.2.2
				"Activity" is the rate of disintegration (transformation) or decay of radioactive
				material. The units of activity are the curie (Ci) and the becquerel (Bq).
3.2.3 "Adult" means an individual 18 or more years
				of age.
3.2.4 "Airborne radioactivity"
				area means a room, enclosure, or area in which airborne radioactive materials,
				composed wholly or partly of licensed material, exist in concentrations--
i) In excess of the derived air concentrations
				(DACs) specified in Appendix B,
				RHA 3.53, or . . .
ii) To such a degree that an individual present in
				the area without respiratory protective equipment could exceed, during the hours an
				individual is present in a week, an intake of 0.6 percent of the annual limit on
				intake (ALI) or 12 DAC-hours.
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3.3.1 Definitions. As
				used in this part, the units of radiation dose are:
3.3.1.1 Gray (Gy) is the SI unit of absorbed dose.
				One gray is equal to an absorbed dose of 1 Joule/kilogram (100 rads).
3.3.1.2 Rad is the special unit of absorbed dose.
				One rad is equal to an absorbed dose of 100 ergs/gram or 0.01 joule/kilogram (0.01
				gray).
3.3.1.3 Rem is the special unit
				of any of the quantities expressed as dose equivalent. The dose equivalent in rems
				is equal to the absorbed dose in rads multiplied by the quality factor (1 rem = 0.01
				sievert).
3.3.1.4 Sievert is the SI
				unit of any of the quantities expressed as dose equivalent. The dose equivalent in
				sieverts is equal to the absorbed dose in grays multiplied by the quality factor (1
				Sv = 100 rems).
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3.4.1 Each licensee
				shall develop, document, and implement a radiation protection program commensurate
				with the scope and extent of licensed activities and sufficient to ensure compliance
				with the provisions of this part. (See
				RHA 3.35 for recordkeeping
				requirements relating to these programs.)
3.4.2 The licensee shall use, to the extent
				practical, procedures and engineering controls based upon sound radiation protection
				principles to achieve occupational doses and doses to members of the public that are
				as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA).
3.4.3 The licensee shall periodically (at least
				annually) review the radiation protection program content and
				implementation.
3.4.4 To implement the
				ALARA requirements of RHA 3.4.2, and notwithstanding the requirements in
				RHA 3.13, a constraint on air
				emissions of radioactive material to the environment, excluding Radon-222 and its
				daughters, shall be established by licensees, such that the individual member of the
				public likely to receive the highest dose will not be expected to receive a total
				effective dose equivalent in excess of 10 mrem (0.1 mSv) per year from these
				emissions. If a licensee subject to this requirement exceeds this dose constraint,
				the licensee shall report the exceedance as provided in
				RHA 3.46 and promptly take
				appropriate corrective action to ensure against recurrence.
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3.5.1 The licensee shall
				control the occupational dose to individual adults, except for planned special
				exposures under
				RHA
				3.10 to the following dose limits.
3.5.1.1 An annual limit, which is the more
				limiting of--
3.5.1.1.1 The total effective dose
				equivalent being equal to 5 rems (0.05 Sv); or
3.5.1.1.2 The sum of the deep-dose equivalent and
				the committed dose equivalent to any individual organ or tissue other than the lens
				of the eye being equal to 50 rems (0.5 Sv).
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3.6.1 If the licensee is required to monitor under
				both 3.17.1 and 3.17.2, the licensee shall demonstrate compliance with the dose
				limits by summing external and internal doses. If the licensee is required to
				monitor only under 3.17.1 or only under 3.17.2, then summation is not required to
				demonstrate compliance with the dose limits. The licensee may demonstrate compliance
				with the requirements for summation of external and internal doses by meeting one of
				the conditions specified in paragraph 3.6.1.1 of this section and the conditions in
				paragraphs 3.6.1.2 and 3.6.1.3 of this section.
(Note: The dose equivalents for the lens of the eye, the skin, and
				  the extremities are not included in the summation, but are subject to separate
				  limits.)
3.6.1.1 Intake by
				inhalation. If the only intake of radionuclides is by inhalation, the total
				effective dose equivalent limit is not exceeded if the sum of the deep-dose
				equivalent divided by the total effective dose equivalent limit, and one of the
				following, does not exceed unity:
3.6.1.1.1 The
				sum of the fractions of the inhalation ALI for each radionuclide, or
3.6.1.1.2 The total number of derived air
				concentration-hours (DAC-hours) for all radionuclides divided by 2,000, or
3.6.1.1.3 The sum of the calculated committed
				effective dose equivalents to all significantly irradiated [FN1] organs or tissues
				(T) calculated from bioassay data using appropriate biological models and expressed
				as a fraction of the annual limit.
3.6.1.2 Intake
				by oral ingestion. If the occupationally exposed individual also receives an intake
				of radionuclides by oral ingestion greater than 10 percent of the applicable oral
				ALI, the licensee shall account for this intake and include it in demonstrating
				compliance with the limits.
3.6.1.3
				Intake through wounds or absorption through skin. The licensee shall evaluate and,
				to the extent practical, account for intakes through wounds or skin absorption.
				(NOTE: The intake through intact skin has been included in the calculation of DAC
				for hydrogen-3 and does not need to be further evaluated.)
[FN1] An organ or tissue is deemed to be significantly irradiated
				  if, for that organ or tissue, the product of the weighting factors,
				  WT, and the committed dose equivalent,
				  H50, per unit intake is greater than 10 percent of the
				  maximum weighted value of H5,0 (i.e.,
				  WT H50,T) per unit intake for any
				  organ or tissue.
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3.7.1
				Licensees shall, when determining the dose from airborne radioactive material,
				include the contribution to the deep-dose equivalent, lens dose equivalent, and
				shallow-dose equivalent from external exposure to the radioactive cloud (see
				Appendix B,
				RHA 3.53 footnotes 1 and
				2).
Airborne radioactivity measurements and DAC values should not be
					 used as the primary means to assess the deep-dose equivalent when the airborne
					 radioactive material includes radionuclides other than noble gases or if the cloud
					 of airborne radioactive material is not relatively uniform. The determination of the
					 deep-dose equivalent to an individual should be based upon measurements using
					 instruments or individual monitoring
					 devices.
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3.8.1 For purposes of
				assessing dose used to determine compliance with occupational dose equivalent
				limits, the licensee shall, when required under
				RHA 3.17, take suitable and timely
				measurements of--
3.8.1.1 Concentrations of
				radioactive materials in air in work areas;
3.8.1.2 Quantities of radionuclides in the body;
				or
3.8.1.3 Quantities of radionuclides
				excreted from the body; or
3.8.1.4
				Combinations of these measurements.