Section 216-RICR-40-20-7.1 - AuthorityA. This Part is promulgated pursuant to the authority conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1.3-5.B. This Part provides for the licensing of radioactive material. No person shall receive, possess, use, transfer, own or acquire radioactive material except as authorized in a specific or general license issued pursuant to this Part or as otherwise provided in this Part.C. This Part establishes general licenses for the possession and use of radioactive material and a general license for ownership of radioactive material. The general licenses provided in this Part are subject to the provisions of §§7.4.3, 7.6.2, 7.6.3, 7.6.9 and 7.8.5 of this Part, and Parts 1 and 2 of this Subchapter unless indicated otherwise in the specific provision of the general license.D. This Part prescribes requirements for the issuance of specific licenses to persons who manufacture or initially transfer items containing radioactive material for sale or distribution to: 1. Persons generally licensed under this Part, 10 C.F.R. Part 31 or equivalent Regulations of another Agreement State (as defined by 10 C.F.R. § 40.4).2. Persons licensed under Part 9 of this Subchapter.E. This Part prescribes requirements for the issuance of specific licenses to persons who introduce radioactive material into a product or material owned by or in the possession of a licensee or another, and Regulations governing holders of such licenses.F. This Part prescribes requirements for the issuance of specific licenses of broad scope for radioactive material ("broad licenses").G. This Part prescribes certain requirements governing holders of licenses to manufacture or distribute items containing radioactive material.H. The requirements of this Part are in addition to, and not in substitution for, other applicable requirements of this Subchapter. 1. All licensees are subject to the requirements of Parts 1 and 2 of this Subchapter. 2. Licensees engaged in use of radionuclides in the healing arts are subject to the requirements of Part 9 of this Subchapter.3. Licensees engaged in industrial radiographic operations are subject to the requirements of Part 10 of this Subchapter.4. Licensees engaged in wireline and/or subsurface tracer studies are subject to the requirements of Part 11 of this Subchapter.I. In any conflict between the requirements in this Part and a specific requirement in another Part of the Regulations in this Subchapter, the specific requirement governs.216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-40-20-7.1
Adopted effective 1/1/2019
Amended effective 5/25/2022