Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-231 - Packaging and transportation of radioactive material › Section 246-231-050 - General licenses for carriers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) A general license is hereby issued to any
				common or contract carrier not exempted under WAC
				246-231-040 to receive, possess,
				transport and store radioactive material in the regular course of their
				carriage for another or storage incident thereto, provided the transportation
				and storage is in accordance with the applicable requirements of the
				regulations, appropriate to the mode of transport, of the United States
				Department of Transportation.
(2) A
				general license is hereby issued to any private carrier to transport
				radioactive material, provided the transportation is in accordance with the
				applicable requirements of the regulations, appropriate to the mode of
				transport, of the United States Department of Transportation insofar as such
				regulations relate to the loading and storage of packages, placarding of the
				transporting vehicle, shipping papers, and incident reporting. Any notification
				of incidents referred to in those requirements shall be filed with, or made to,
				the department.
(3) Persons who
				transport radioactive material pursuant to the general licenses of subsection
				(1) or (2) of this section are exempt from the requirements of chapters 246-221
				and 246-222 WAC to the extent that they transport radioactive
				material.
(4) A general license is
				hereby issued to deliver radioactive material to a
				carrier1 for transport provided that:
(a) The licensee complies with the applicable
				requirements of the regulations, appropriate to the mode of transport, of the
				United States Department of Transportation insofar as such regulations relate
				to the packaging of radioactive material, to shipping papers, and to the
				monitoring, marking and labeling of those packages.
(b) The licensee has established procedures
				for opening and closing packages in which radioactive material is transported
				to provide safety and to assure that, prior to the delivery to a carrier for
				transport, each package is properly closed for transport.
(c) Prior to delivery of a package to a
				carrier for transport, the licensee shall assure that any special instructions
				needed to safely open the package are sent to or have been made available to
				the consignee.
(d) In addition to
				the requirements of the United States Department of Transportation, each
				package of Type A or B quantity radioactive material prepared for shipment must
				have the innermost container labeled as to the isotope, chemical form, number
				of becquerels or subunits thereof, and date of determination of activity and
				each innermost container shall be tested to assure that the container is
				properly sealed and that contamination which would cause undue hazard to public
				health and safety or property is not present prior to transportation. This
				requirement does not apply to properly packaged shipments of radioactive waste
				consigned to a commercial low level radioactive waste disposal facility.
1 For the purpose of this regulation,
				  licensees who transport their own licensed material as a private carrier are
				  considered to have delivered such material to a carrier for
				  transport.