Section 216-RICR-40-20-8.1 - AuthorityA. This Part is promulgated pursuant to the authority conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1.3-5.B. This Part has been established to provide the requirements for the physical protection program for any licensee that possesses an aggregated category 1 or category 2 quantity of radioactive material listed in § 8.8 of this Part. These requirements provide reasonable assurance of the security of category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material by protecting these materials from theft or diversion. Specific requirements for access to material, use of material, transfer of material, and transport of material are included. No provision of this Part authorizes possession of licensed material.C. §§ 8.4 and 8.5 of this Part apply to any person who, under the regulations in this Part, possesses or uses at any site, an aggregated category 1 or category 2 quantity of radioactive material.D. § 8.6 of this Part applies to any person who, under the regulations of this Part: 1. Transports or delivers to a carrier for transport in a single shipment, a category 1 or category 2 quantity of radioactive material; or2. Imports or exports a category 1 or category 2 quantity of radioactive material; the provisions only apply to the domestic portion of the transport.E. Specific exemptions to the provisions of this Part are defined by 10 C.F.R. § 37.11(c).216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-40-20-8.1
Adopted effective 1/1/2019
Amended effective 5/25/2022