Source Material Exemption

[lambert@HAL.HAHNEMANN.EDU]

I think a review of 10 CFR 40.22 is in order.  40.22(a) grants a general 
license to possess 15 pounds of source material at any one time and up to 
150 pounds per year.  40.22(b) exempts persons from the requirements of 
Part 19, 20, and 21, PROVIDED that the exemption does not apply if the 
person has a license for source material.  So, if you have a license for 
depeleted uranium in shielding or a counterweight, you MUST dispose of 
the material in accordance with Part 20.  

This mean that you can transfer the material to a person (as defined by
regulation) with a general license who does not have a source material
license.  And that person can dispose of the material without regard to
its radioactivity. 

Kent Lambert
LAMBERT@hal.hahnemann.edu

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