N.M. Admin. Code § 20.3.3.305

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 20.3.3.305 - GENERAL LICENSES - RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OTHER THAN SOURCE MATERIAL

A.[RESERVED]

B.Certain detecting, measuring, gauging or controlling devices and certain devices for producing light or an ionized atmosphere.

(1) A general license is hereby issued as required by Subparagraph (m) of Paragraph (3) of this Subsection to commercial and industrial firms and research, educational and medical institutions, individuals in the conduct of their business, and federal, state or local government agencies to receive, acquire, possess, use or transfer, in accordance with the provisions of Paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection, byproduct material contained in devices designed and manufactured for the purpose of detecting, measuring, gauging or controlling thickness, density, level, interface location, radiation, leakage, or qualitative or quantitative chemical composition, or for producing light or an ionized atmosphere, and the device has been registered in the sealed source and device registry.

(2) The general license in Paragraph (1) of this subsection applies only to byproduct material contained in devices which have been manufactured or initially transferred and labeled in accordance with the specifications contained in:

(a) a specific license issued by the department pursuant to Subsection E of 20.3.3.315 NMAC; or

(b) an equivalent specific license issued by the NRC or an agreement state; or

(c) an equivalent specific license issued by a state with provisions comparable to Subsection E of 20.3.3.315 NMAC. The devices must have been received from one of the specific licensees described in this paragraph, or through a transfer made under Subparagraph (h) of Paragraph (3) of this subsection.

(3) Any person who receives, acquires, possesses, uses or transfers byproduct material in a device pursuant to the general license in Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall comply with the following.

(a) The general licensee shall assure that all labels affixed to the device at the time of receipt and bearing a statement that removal of the label is prohibited are maintained thereon and shall comply with all instructions and precautions provided by such labels.

(b) The general licensee shall assure that the device is tested for leakage of radioactive material and proper operation of the on-off mechanism and indicator, if any, at no longer than six month intervals or at such other intervals as are specified in the label; however:

(i) devices containing only krypton need not be tested for leakage of radioactive material; and

(ii) devices containing only tritium or not more than 100 microcuries (3.7 megabecquerels) of other beta or gamma emitting material or 10 microcuries (0.37 megabecquerel) of alpha emitting material and devices held in storage in the original shipping container prior to initial installation need not be tested for any purpose.

(c) The general licensee shall assure that the test required by Subparagraph (b) of Paragraph (3) of this subsection and other testing, installation, servicing and removal from installation involving the radioactive materials, its shielding or containment are performed:

(i) in accordance with the instructions provided by the labels; or

(ii) by a person holding a specific license pursuant to this part from the department, the NRC, or an agreement state to perform such activities.

(d) The general licensee shall maintain records showing compliance with the requirements of Subparagraphs (b) and (c) of Paragraph (3) of this subsection. The records must show the results of tests. The records must also show the dates of performance of, and the names of persons performing, testing, installing, servicing and removing from the installation radioactive material and its shielding or containment. The licensee shall retain these records as follows:

(i) each record of a test for leakage or radioactive material required by Subparagraph (b) of Paragraph (3) of this subsection shall be retained for three years after the next required leak test is performed or until the sealed source is transferred or disposed of;

(ii) each record of a test of the on-off mechanism and indicator required by Subparagraph (b) of Paragraph (3) of this subsection shall be retained for three years after the next required test of the on-off mechanism and indicator is performed or until the sealed source is transferred or disposed of; and

(iii) each record that is required by Subparagraph (c) of Paragraph (3) of this subsection shall be retained for 3 years from the date of the recorded event or until the device is transferred or disposed of.

(e) The general licensee shall immediately suspend operation of the device if there is a failure of, or damage to, or any indication of a possible failure of or damage to, the shielding of the radioactive material or the on-off mechanism or indicator, or upon the detection of 0.005 microcuries (185 becquerels) or more removable radioactive material. The device may not be operated until it has been repaired by the manufacturer or other person holding a specific license to repair such devices that was issued pursuant to this part by the department, the NRC or an agreement state. The device and any radioactive material from the device, shall only be disposed of by transfer to a person authorized by a specific license to receive the radioactive material in the device, or as otherwise approved by the department. A report shall be furnished to the department within 30 days containing a brief description of the event and the remedial action taken. In the case of detection of 0.005 microcurie or more removable radioactive material or failure of, or damage to, a source likely to result in contamination of the premises or the environs, the report shall include a plan for ensuring that the premises and environs are acceptable for unrestricted use. Under these circumstances, the criteria set out in Subsection B of 20.3.4.426 NMAC, radiological criteria for unrestricted use, shall be applicable, as determined by the department on a case-by-case basis.

(f) The general licensee shall not abandon the device containing radioactive material.

(g) The general licensee shall not export the device containing radioactive material except in accordance with 10 CFR 110.

(h)Device transfer requirements.

(i) The general licensee shall transfer or dispose of the device containing radioactive material only by export as provided by Subparagraph (g) of this paragraph, by transfer to another general licensee as authorized in Subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, or to a person authorized to receive the device by a specific license issued by the department pursuant under this part, or by a specific license issued by the department authorizing waste collection pursuant to this part, or equivalent provisions of the NRC or an agreement state, or as otherwise approved under Item (iii) of this subparagraph.

(ii) The general licensee shall within 30 days after the transfer of a device to a specific licensee or export, furnish a report to the department at the address indicated in 20.3.1.116 NMAC. The report shall contain the identification of the device by manufacturer's (or initial transferor's) name, model number and serial number; the name, address and license number of the person receiving the device (license number not applicable if exported); and the date of the transfer.

(iii) The general licensee shall obtain written department approval before transferring the device to any other specific licensee not specifically identified in Item (i) of this subparagraph. However, a holder of a specific license may transfer a device for possession and use under its own specific license without prior approval, if, the holder: verifies that the specific license authorizes the possession and use, or applies for and obtains amendment to the license authorizing the possession and use; removes, alters, covers, or clearly and unambiguously augments the existing label (otherwise required by Subparagraph (a) of this paragraph) so that the device is labeled in compliance with 20.3.4.430 NMAC, however, the manufacturer, model number, and serial number must be retained; obtains the manufacturer's or initial transferor's information concerning maintenance that would be applicable under the specific license (such as leak testing procedures); and reports the transfer under Item (ii) of this subparagraph.

(i) The general licensee shall transfer the device to another general licensee only if:

(i) the device remains in use at a particular location, in which case:

1) the transferor shall give the transferee a copy of this subsection (Subsection B of 20.3.3.305 NMAC), a copy of Subsection F of 20.3.3.317 NMAC, a copy of 20.3.3.326 NMAC, a copy of 20.3.4.451 NMAC, a copy of 20.3.4.452 NMAC and any safety documents identified in the label of the device;

2) within 30 days of the transfer, the transferor shall report to the department at the address indicated in 20.3.1.116 NMAC, stating the manufacturer's (or initial transferor's) name, the model number and the serial number of the device transferred, the transferee's name and mailing address for the location of use, and the name, title and phone number of the responsible individual identified by the transferee in accordance with Subparagraph (l) of this paragraph to have knowledge of and authority to take actions to ensure compliance with the appropriate regulations and requirements; or

(ii) the device is held in storage by an intermediate person in the original shipping container at its intended location of use prior to initial use by a general licensee.

(j) The general licensee shall comply with the provisions of 20.3.4.451 NMAC and 20.3.4.452 NMAC for reporting radiation incidents, theft or loss of licensed material, but shall be exempt from the other requirements of 20.3.4 NMAC and 20.3.10 NMAC.

(k) The general licensee shall respond to written requests from the department to provide information relating to the general license within 30 calendar days of the date of the request, or other time specified in the request. If the general licensee cannot provide the requested information within the allotted time, it shall, within that same time period, request a longer period to supply the information by providing the department with a written justification for the request.

(l) The general licensee shall appoint an individual responsible for having knowledge of the appropriate regulations and requirements and the authority for taking required actions to comply with appropriate regulations and requirements. The general licensee, through this individual, shall ensure the day-to-day compliance with appropriate regulations and requirements. This appointment does not relieve the general licensee of any of its responsibility in this regard.

(m)Registration requirements.

(i) The general licensee shall register on a department registration form, in accordance with Items (ii) and (iii) of this subparagraph, devices containing at least 10 millicuries (370 megabecquerels) of cesium-137, 0.1 millicuries (3.7 megabecquerels) of strontium-90, 1 millicurie (37 megabecquerels) of cobalt-60, 0.1 millicurie (3.7 megabecquerels) of radium-226, 1 millicurie (37 megabecquerels) of americium-241 or any other transuranic (i.e., element with atomic number greater than uranium (92)), based on the activity indicated on the label. Each address of a location of use, as described under Item (iii) of this subparagraph, represents a separate general licensee and requires a separate registration.

(ii) If in possession of a device meeting the criteria of Item (i) of this subparagraph, the general licensee shall register these devices annually with the department. Registration shall be done by verifying, correcting or adding to the information provided in a request for registration received from the department. The registration information shall be submitted to the department within 30 days of the date of the request for registration or as otherwise indicated in the request. In addition, a general licensee holding devices meeting the criteria of Item (i) of this Subparagraph is subject to the bankruptcy notification requirement in Subsection E of 20.3.3.317 NMAC.

(iii) In registering devices, the general licensee shall furnish the following information and any other information specifically requested by the department:

1) name and mailing address of the general licensee;

2) information about each device: the manufacturer (or initial transferor), model number, serial number, the radioisotope and activity (as indicated on the label);

3) name, title and telephone number of the responsible person designated as a representative of the general licensee under Subparagraph (l) of this paragraph;

4) address or location at which the device(s) are used or stored; for portable devices, the address of the primary place of storage;

5) certification by the responsible representative of the general licensee that the information concerning the device(s) has been verified through a physical inventory and checking of label information; and

6) certification by the responsible representative of the general licensee that they are aware of the requirements of the general license.

(iv) Persons generally licensed by the NRC and an agreement state with respect to devices meeting the criteria in Item (i) of this Subparagraph are not subject to registration requirements if the devices are used in areas subject to department jurisdiction for a period less than 180 days in any calendar year. The department will not request registration information from such licensees.

(n) The general licensee shall report changes to the mailing address for the location of use (including change in name of general licensee) to the department at the address indicated in 20.3.1.116 NMAC, within 30 days of the effective date of the change. For a portable device, a report of address change is only required for a change in the device's primary place of storage.

(o) The general licensee shall not hold devices that are not in use for longer than 2 years. If devices with shutters are not being used, the shutter shall be locked in the closed position. The testing required by Subparagraph (b) of Paragraph (3) of this Subsection need not be performed during the period of storage only. However, when devices are put back into service or transferred to another person, and have not been tested within the required test interval, they shall be tested for leakage before use or transfer and the shutter tested before use. Devices kept in standby for future use are excluded from the two-year time limit if the general licensee performs quarterly physical inventories of these devices while they are in standby.

(4) The general license in Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not authorize the manufacture or import of devices containing radioactive material.

C.Luminous safety devices for use in aircraft.

(1) A general license is hereby issued to own, receive, acquire, possess and use tritium or promethium-147 contained in luminous safety devices for use in aircraft, provided:

(a) each device contains not more than 10 curies (370 gigabecquerels) of tritium or 300 millicuries (11.1 gigabecquerels) of promethium-147;

(b) each device has been manufactured, assembled or initially transferred in accordance with a license issued under the provisions 10 CFR 32.53, or manufactured or assembled in accordance with a specific license issued by the NRC;

(c) quality assurance procedures are in place that are sufficient to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 32.55; and

(d) prototypes of the device have been subjected to and have satisfactorily passed the tests required in 10 CFR 32.53(e) and outlined in Subsection C(2) of this section.

(2) The applicant shall subject at least five prototypes of the device to tests as follows:

(a) the devices are subjected to tests that adequately take into account the individual, aggregate, and cumulative effects of environmental conditions expected in service that could adversely affect the effective containment of tritium or promethium-147, such as temperature, moisture, absolute pressure, water immersion, vibration, shock, and weathering;

(b) the devices are inspected for evidence of physical damage and for loss of tritium or promethium-147, after each stage of testing, using methods of inspection adequate for determining compliance with the criteria in subparagraph C(2) of this section; and

(c) the device designs are rejected for which the following has been detected for any unit; a leak resulting in a loss of one tenth of one percent or more of the original amount of tritium or promethium-147 from the device; or surface contamination of tritium or promethium-147 on the device of more than 2,200 disintegrations per minute per 100 square centimeters of surface area; or any other evidence of physical damage.

(3) Each person licensed under 10 CFR 32.55 or Subsection C of 20.3.3.305 NMAC shall visually inspect each device and shall reject any that has an observable physical defect that could adversely affect containment of the tritium or promethium-147.

(4) Each person licensed under 10 CFR 32.53 or Subsection C of 20.3.3.305 NMAC shall:

(a) maintain quality assurance systems in the manufacture of the luminous safety device in a manner sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that the safety-related components of the distributed devices are capable of performing their intended functions; and

(b) subject inspection lots to acceptance sampling procedures, by procedures specified in Subparagraph C(2) of this section and in the license issued under 10 CFR 32.53 or Subsection C of 20.3.3.305 NMAC to provide at least ninety-five percent confidence that the lot tolerance percent defective of five percent will not be exceeded.

(5) The licensee shall subject each inspection lot to:

(a) tests that adequately take into account the individual, aggregate, and cumulative effects of environmental conditions expected in service that could adversely affect the effective containment of tritium or promethium-147, such as absolute pressure and water immersion; and

(b) inspection for evidence of physical damage, containment failure, or loss of tritium or promethium-147 after each stage of testing, using methods of inspection adequate for applying the following criteria for defective:

(i) a leak resulting in a loss of one tenth of one percent or more of the original amount of tritium or promethium-147 from the device;

(ii) levels of radiation in excess of 5 microgray (0.5 millirad) per hour at 10 centimeters from any surface when measured through 50 milligrams per square centimeter of absorber, if the device contains promethium-147; and

(iii) any other criteria specified in the license issued under 10 CFR 32.53 or Subsection C of 20.3.3.305 NMAC.

(6) No person licensed under 10 CFR 32.53 or Subsection C of 20.3.3.305 NMAC shall transfer to persons generally licensed pursuant to 10 CFR 31.7 or under an equivalent general license of an agreement state:

(a) any luminous safety device tested and found defective under any condition of a license issued under Subsection C of this section, unless the defective luminous safety device has been repaired or reworked, retested, and determined by an independent inspector to meet the applicable acceptance criteria; or

(b) any luminous safety device contained within any lot that has been sampled and rejected as a result of the procedures in Subsection C(4)(b) of this section, unless a procedure for defining sub-lot size, independence, and additional testing procedures is contained in the license issued under 10 CFR 32.53 or Subsection C of 20.3.3.305 NMAC and each individual sub-lot is sampled, tested, and accepted in accordance with Subsection C(2) of this section and any other criteria that may be required as a condition of the license issued under 10 CFR 32.53 or Subsection C of 20.3.3.305 NMAC.

(7) Persons who own, receive, acquire, possess or use luminous safety devices pursuant to this general license are exempt from the requirements of 20.3.4 NMAC and 20.3.10 NMAC except that they shall comply with the reporting and notification provisions of 20.3.4.451 NMAC and 20.3.4.452 NMAC.

(8) This general license does not authorize the manufacture, assembly, repair or import of luminous safety containing tritium or promethium-147.

(9) This general license does not authorize the export of luminous safety devices containing tritium or promethium-147.

(10) This general license does not authorize the ownership, receipt, acquisition, possession or use of promethium-147 contained in instrument dials.

D.Calibration and reference sources.

(1) A general license is hereby issued to those persons listed in this paragraph to own, receive, acquire, possess, use and transfer, in accordance with the provisions of Paragraphs (4) and (5) of this subsection americium-241 in the form of calibration or reference sources.

(a) Any person who holds a specific license issued by the department which authorizes them to receive, possess, use and transfer radioactive material.

(b) Any government agency, as defined in 20.3.1.7 NMAC, which holds a specific license issued pursuant to this chapter which authorizes it to receive, possess, use and transfer radioactive material.

(2) A general license is hereby issued to those persons listed below to receive title to, own, acquire, deliver, receive, possess, use and transfer in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph (4) and (5) plutonium in the form of calibration or reference sources.

(a) Any person who holds a specific license issued by the department which authorizes them to receive, possess, use and transfer radioactive material.

(b) Any government agency, as defined in 20.3.1.7 NMAC, which holds a specific license issued pursuant to 20.3 NMAC which authorizes it to receive, possess, use and transfer radioactive material.

(c) Any person who holds a specific license issued by the NRC or an agreement state which authorizes them to receive, possess, use and transfer special nuclear material.

(3) A general license is hereby issued to receive, possess, use and transfer radium-226 in the form of calibration or reference sources in accordance with Paragraphs (4) and (5) of this subsection to any person who holds a specific license issued by the department which authorizes them to receive, possess, use and transfer radioactive material.

(4) The general licenses in Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this subsection apply only to calibration or reference sources which have been manufactured or initially transferred in accordance with the specifications contained in a specific license issued the department pursuant to Subsection G of 20.3.3.315 NMAC or in accordance with the specifications contained in a specific license issued by the NRC or an agreement state pursuant to equivalent licensing requirements which authorizes the manufacturer of the sources for distribution to persons generally licensed by the NRC or an agreement state.

(5) The general licenses provided in Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this subsection are subject to the provisions of Subsection F of 20.3.3.317 NMAC. In addition, persons who receive, acquire, possess, use or transfer one or more calibration or reference sources pursuant to these general licenses:

(a) shall not possess at any one time, at any one location of storage or use, more than 5 microcuries (185 kilobecquerels) of americium-241, 5 microcuries (185 kilobecquerels) of plutonium and 5 microcuries (185 kilobecquerels) of radium-226 in such sources;

(b) shall not receive, possess, use or transfer such source unless the source, or the storage container, bears a label which includes the following statement or a substantially similar statement which contains the information called for in the following statement:

The receipt, possession, use and transfer of this source, model ________, serial number _________, are subject to a general license and the regulations of the United States nuclear regulatory commission or of a state with which the commission has entered into an agreement for the exercise of regulatory authority. Do not remove this label. Caution - radioactive material - this source contains .Do not touch radioactive portion of this source.

______________________________

(name of manufacturer or initial transferor)

(c) shall not transfer, abandon or dispose of such source except by transfer to a person authorized by a license issued by the department, the NRC or an agreement state to receive the source;

(d) shall store such source, except when the source is being used, in a closed container adequately designated and constructed to contain americium-241, plutonium or radium-226 which might otherwise escape during storage; and

(e) shall not use such source for any purpose other than the calibration of radiation detectors or the standardization of other sources.

(6) These general licenses do not authorize the manufacture or import of calibration or reference sources containing americium-241, plutonium or radium-226.

E.General license to install devices generally licensed in Subsection B of 20.3.3.305 NMAC. Any person who holds a specific license issued by the NRC or an agreement state authorizing the holder to manufacture, install or service a device described in Subsection B of this section within such agreement state issuing the specific license or within a location subject to NRC jurisdiction, is hereby granted a general license to install and service such device in this state; provided, that:

(1) the device has been manufactured, labeled, installed and serviced in accordance with applicable provisions of the specific license issued to such person by the NRC or an agreement state; and

(2) such person assures that any labels required to be affixed to the device under regulations of the NRC or agreement state which licensed manufacture of the device bear a statement that removal of the label is prohibited.

F.General license for use of radioactive material for certain in-vitro clinical or laboratory testing.

(1) A general license is hereby issued to any physician, veterinarian in the practice of veterinary medicine, clinical laboratory or hospital to receive, acquire, possess, transfer or use, for any of the following stated tests, in accordance with the provisions of Paragraphs (2) through (6) of this subsection, the following radioactive materials in prepackaged units, each for use for in-vitro clinical or laboratory tests not involving internal or external administration of radioactive material, or the radiation therefrom, to human beings or animals:

(a) iodine-125, in units not exceeding 10 microcuries (370 kilobecquerels) each;

(b) iodine-131, in units not exceeding 10 microcuries (370 kilobecquerels) each;

(c) carbon-14, in units not exceeding 10 microcuries (370 kilobecquerels) each;

(d) hydrogen-3, in units not exceeding 50 microcuries (1.85 megabecquerels) each;

(e) iron-59, in units not exceeding 20 microcuries (740 kilobecquerels) each;

(f) cobalt-57, in units not exceeding 10 microcuries (370 kilobecquerels) each;

(g) selenium-75, in units not exceeding 10 microcuries (370 kilobecquerels) each; and

(h) mock iodine-125 for use as reference or calibration sources not to exceed 0.05 microcurie (1.85 kilobecquerels) of iodine-129 and 0.005 microcurie (1.85 becquerels) of americium-241 each.

(2) No person shall receive, acquire, possess, use or transfer radioactive material pursuant to the general license established by Paragraph (1) of this subsection unless that person

(a) has filed a form, registration certificate-in vitro testing with radioactive material under general license, with the department and received from the department a validated copy of the registration certificate with a registration number assigned. The physician, clinical laboratory or hospital shall furnish on the registration certificate the following information and such other information as may be required by the form:

(i) name and address of the physician, clinical laboratory or hospital;

(ii) the location of use; and

(iii) a statement that the physician, veterinarian, clinical laboratory or hospital has appropriate radiation measuring instruments to carry out in vitro clinical or laboratory tests with radioactive material as authorized under the general license in Paragraph (1) of this subsection and that such tests will be performed only by personnel competent in the use of such instruments and in the handling of the radioactive material; or

(b) has a license that authorizes the medical use of radioactive material that was issued under 20.3.7 NMAC.

(3) A person who receives, acquires, possesses or uses radioactive material pursuant to the general license established by Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall comply with the following:

(a) the general licensee shall not possess at any one time, pursuant to the general license in Paragraph (1) of this subsection at any one location of storage or use, a total amount of iodine-125, iodine-131, iron-59, cobalt-57 or selenium-75 in excess of 200 microcuries (7.4 megabecquerels);

(b) the general licensee shall store the radioactive material, until used, in the original shipping container or in a container providing equivalent radiation protection;

(c) the general licensee shall use the radioactive material only for the uses authorized by Paragraph (1) of this subsection;

(d) the general licensee shall neither transfer the radioactive material except by transfer to a person authorized to receive it pursuant to a license issued by the department, the NRC or an agreement state, nor transfer the radioactive material in any manner other than in the unopened, labeled shipping container as received from the supplier; and

(e) the general licensee shall dispose of mock iodine reference or calibration sources in accordance with 20.3.4.433 NMAC.

(4) The general licensee shall not receive, acquire, possess or use radioactive material pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this subsection:

(a) except as prepackaged units which are labeled in accordance with the provisions of a specific license issued under Subsection H of 20.3.3.315 NMAC, or in accordance with the provisions of a specific license issued by the NRC or an agreement state, or labeled before November 30, 2007 in accordance with the provisions of a specific license issued by a state with comparable provisions to Subsection H of 20.3.3.315 NMAC, which authorizes the manufacture and distribution of iodine-125, iodine-131, carbon-14, hydrogen-3 (tritium), iron-59, cobalt-57, selenium-75, or mock iodine-125 for distribution to persons generally licensed by the NRC, the agreement state or the state with comparable provisions to Subsection H of 20.3.3.315 NMAC; and

(b) unless the following statement, or a substantially similar statement, which contains the information called for in the following statement appears on a label affixed to each prepackaged unit or appears in a leaflet or brochure which accompanies the package:

This radioactive material shall be received, acquired, possessed and used only by physicians, veterinarians in the practice of veterinary medicine, clinical laboratories or hospitals and only for in-vitro clinical or laboratory tests not involving internal or external administration of the material, or the radiation therefrom, to human beings or animals. Its receipt, acquisition, possession, use and transfer are subject to the regulations and a general license of the U.S. nuclear regulatory commission or of a State with which the commission has entered into an agreement for the exercise of regulatory authority.

________________________________

(name of manufacturer)

(5) The general licensee possessing or using radioactive material under the general license of Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall report in writing to the department, any changes in the information furnished by them in the certificate-in-vitro testing with radioactive material under general license form. The report shall be furnished within 30 days after the effective date of such change.

(6) Any person using radioactive material pursuant to the general license of Paragraph (1) of this subsection is exempt from the requirements of 20.3.4 NMAC and 20.3.10 NMAC with respect to radioactive material covered by that general license except that such person using a mock iodine-125 shall comply with the provisions of 20.3.4.433 NMAC, 20.3.4.451 NMAC and 20.3.4.452 NMAC.

G.General license for strontium 90 in ice detection devices.

(1) A general license is hereby issued to own, receive, acquire, possess, use and transfer strontium-90 contained in ice detection devices, provided each device contains not more than 50 microcuries (1.85 megabecquerels) of strontium-90 and each device has been manufactured or initially transferred in accordance with a specific license issued by the department, the NRC or an agreement state, which authorizes manufacture of the ice detection devices for distribution to persons generally licensed by the department, NRC or an agreement state.

(2) Persons who own, receive, acquire, possess, use or transfer strontium-90 contained in ice detection devices pursuant to the general license in Paragraph (1) of this subsection:

(a) shall, upon occurrence of visually observable damage, such as a bend or crack or discoloration from overheating, to the device, discontinue use of the device until it has been inspected, tested for leakage and repaired by a person holding a specific license from the department, the NRC or an agreement state to manufacture or service such devices; or shall dispose of the device pursuant to the provisions of 20.3.4.433 NMAC;

(b) shall assure that all labels affixed to the device at the time of receipt, and which bear a statement which prohibits removal of the labels, are maintained thereof; and

(c) are exempt from the requirement of 20.3.4 NMAC and 20.3.10 NMAC except that such persons shall comply with the provisions of 20.3.4.433 NMAC, 20.3.4.451 NMAC and 20.3.4.452 NMAC.

(3) This general license does not authorize the manufacture, assembly, disassembly, repair or import of strontium-90 in ice detection devices.

H.General license for certain items and self-luminous products containing radium-226.

(1) A general license is hereby issued to any person to acquire, receive, possess, use or transfer, in accordance with the provisions of Paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of this subsection, radium-226 contained in the following products manufactured prior to November 30, 2007.

(a) Antiquities originally intended for use by the general public. For the purposes of this paragraph, antiquities mean products originally intended for use by the general public and distributed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, such as radium emanator jars, revigators, radium water jars, radon generators, refrigerator cards, radium bath salts and healing pads.

(b) Intact timepieces containing greater than 0.037 megabecquerel (1 microcurie), non-intact timepieces, and timepiece hands and dials no longer installed in timepieces.

(c) Luminous items installed in air, marine or land vehicles.

(d) All other luminous products, provided that no more than 100 items are used or stored at the same location at any one time.

(e) Small radium sources containing no more than 1 microcurie (0.037 megabecquerel) of radium-226. For the purposes of this paragraph, ''small radium sources'' means discrete survey instrument check sources, sources contained in radiation measuring instruments, sources used in educational demonstrations (such as cloud chambers and spinthariscopes), electron tubes, lightning rods, ionization sources, static eliminators or as designated by the department or NRC.

(2) Persons who acquire, receive, possess, use or transfer byproduct material under the general license issued in Paragraph (1) of this subsection are exempt from the provisions of 20.3.3.325 NMAC, 20.3.3.326 NMAC, 20.3.4 NMAC and 20.3.10 NMAC to the extent that the receipt, possession, use or transfer of radioactive material is within the terms of the general license; provided, however, that this exemption shall not be deemed to apply to any such person specifically licensed under this chapter.

(3) Any person who acquires, receives, possesses, uses or transfers radioactive material in accordance with the general license in Paragraph (1) of this section shall:

(a) notify the department should there be any indication of possible damage to the product so that it appears it could result in a loss of the radioactive material. A report containing a brief description of the event, and the remedial action taken, must be furnished to the department at the address specified in 20.3.1.116 NMAC within 30 days of the event;

(b) not abandon products containing radium-226; the product, and any radioactive material from the product, may only be disposed of according to 20.3.4.437 NMAC or by transfer to a person authorized by a specific license to receive the radium-226 in the product or as otherwise approved by the department;

(c) not export products containing radium-226 except in accordance with 10 CFR 110;

(d) dispose of products containing radium-226 at a disposal facility authorized to dispose of radioactive material in accordance with any federal or state solid or hazardous waste law, including the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as authorized under the Energy Policy Act, by transfer to a person authorized to receive radium-226 by a specific license issued under this part, or equivalent regulations of the NRC, an agreement state or as otherwise approved by the department or NRC;

(e) respond to written requests from the department to provide information relating to the general license within 30 calendar days of the date of the request, or other time specified in the request. If the general licensee cannot provide the requested information within the allotted time, it shall, within that same time period, request a longer period to supply the information by providing the department a written justification for the request.

(4) The general license in Paragraph (1) of this section does not authorize the manufacture, assembly, disassembly, repair or import of products containing radium-226, except when timepieces may be disassembled and repaired.

I.General license to own radioactive material. A general license is hereby issued to receive title to and own radioactive material without regard to quantity. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a general licensee under this subsection is not authorized to acquire, deliver, manufacture, produce, transfer, receive, possess, use, import or export radioactive material, except as authorized in a specific license.

N.M. Admin. Code § 20.3.3.305

20.3.3.305 NMAC - Rp, 20.3.3.305 NMAC, 4/30/2009, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 11, June 13, 2017, eff. 6/13/2017, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 15, August 10, 2021, eff. 8/10/2021