Fwd: Vocabulary

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It's my understanding that licensure also implies approval by the responsible
agency. Registration, explicitly, in all the venues of which I have
experience, does not. The x-ray control folks frequently seem to want to have
their cake, and eat it, too, by requiring that plan reviews be submitted to
them, then returning them saying, in effect, this looks good to us, but then
attaching the "not-constituting-approval" disclaimer.

chris alston
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Date: 97-09-05 20:29:25 EDT

Jean-Michel,

Unfortunately, these words are very context dependent.  How and where 
they are used will determine what their actual meaning is.  However, 
I can try to provide some common usages for radiation regulation:

Notification: usually an official statement.  This can be a public 
notification (newspaper, federal/state register, etc...) that an 
action has or will take place.  Example: Providing public 
notification that a permit will be issued.  Example: The permit 
holder must provide notification to the regulatory agency prior to 
certain activities.

Registration: Usually the authorization granted upon submission of 
specified documentation.  In radiation regulation, this typically 
refers to authorization for x-ray equipment.  However, other uses 
also apply.

License: Similar to registration, except usually refers to the 
authorization to use radioactive material.  The authorization 
document tends to contain more conditions and limitations than a 
registration document does.  However, a General License can also be 
issued, which is an authorization specified by regulation.  No 
specific document of authorization is needed.  Example: radiation 
regulations (in the USA) grant a General License for ownership of 
radioactive material.  Anyone can OWN radioactive material.  However, 
a license is needed before one can POSSESS radioactive material.

I hope this provides some clarification.

Wes


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> Radsafers,
> 
> I am reading a document in an english version and I find it difficult to
> understand some words because they mean quite the same thing to me. So I
> would appreciate that someone explains me the difference between the
> following  : notification, registration and license ? What does each
> procedure require in terms of application ?
> 
> Thanks 

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