Section 216-RICR-40-20-7.3 - DefinitionsA. In addition to the definitions contained in 10 C.F.R. §§ 30.4, 32.2, 40.4 and § 70. 4, whenever used in this Part, the following terms shall be construed as follows: 1. "Act" means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-1.3 entitled "Radiation Control."2. "Agency" means Rhode Island Radiation Control Agency (RCA), Center for Health Facilities Regulation - Radiation Control Program, Rhode Island Department of Health.3. "NARM" means any naturally occurring or accelerator-produced radioactive material. It does not include byproduct, source, or special nuclear material.4. "Offshore waters" means that area of land and water, beyond Rhode Island's Submerged Lands Act jurisdiction, on or above the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.5. "Radioactive material" means any material (solid, liquid, or gas) which emits radiation spontaneously.6. "Special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass" means uranium enriched in the isotope U-235 in quantities not exceeding three hundred fifty (350) grams of contained U-235; uranium-233 in quantities not exceeding two hundred (200) grams; plutonium in quantities not exceeding two hundred (200) grams; or any combination of them in accordance with the following formula: For each kind of special nuclear material, determine the ratio between the quantity of that special nuclear material and the quantity specified above for the same kind of special nuclear material. The sum of such ratios for all of the kinds of special nuclear material in combination shall not exceed "1" (i.e., unity). For example, the following quantities in combination would not exceed the limitation and are within the formula: (175 (grams contained U-235)/350) + (50 (grams U-233)/200) + (50 (grams Pu)/200) = 1.216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-40-20-7.3
Adopted effective 1/1/2019
Amended effective 5/25/2022