PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 34.05.310(4).
Title of Rule: Requirements for industrial radiography and determination of prior dose.
Purpose: To bring radiation protection regulations into conformance with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission rules on exemption of C-14 urea capsules and enforcement action for deliberate misconduct, and to make other corrections and housekeeping changes.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 70.98.050.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 70.98.050.
Summary: The proposed rule adds an exemption for one microcurie capsules of C-14 urea for diagnostic use in humans (WAC 246-232-014), clarifies that enforcement action may be taken where deliberate misconduct is involved (WAC 246-220-060), breaks up a long section into nine smaller sections (WAC 246-232-006, 246-232-007, 246-232-008, 246-232-009, 246-232-010, 246-232-011, 246-232-012, 246-232-013 and 246-232-014), and corrects cross-referencing (WAC 246-232-040, 246-232-120, 246-232-130, and 246-235-105).
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Terry C. Frazee, Mailstop 47827, 7171 Cleanwater Lane, Tumwater, (360) 236-3221.
Name of Proponent: Division of Radiation Protection, Department of Health, governmental.
Rule is necessary because of federal law, 62 F.R. 63634, 63 F.R. 1890, and 63 F.R. 13773.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: This rule exempts from regulation the possession and use of one microcurie carbon-14 urea capsules used for human diagnostic purposes; and clarifies the categories of persons that are subject to department enforcement action based on deliberate misconduct. These changes are required for compatibility with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The anticipated effect of these changes is to bring our radioactive materials licensees into conformance with national standards.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: WAC 246-220-060 is amended to define categories of persons that may be subject to department enforcement action if engaged in deliberate misconduct that caused or would have caused, if not detected, a radioactive materials licensee, applicant, contractor or subcontractor to be in violation of any rule, regulation, license condition or department order; WAC 246-232-010 is renamed to reflect its new emphasis on exempt concentrations and exempt quantities and subsections (1) and (2)(c) are deleted to become new sections on specific exemptions (WAC 246-232-006 through 246-232-009 and 246-232-011 through 246-232-013); WAC 246-232-040 is amended to correct cross reference; WAC 246-232-120 is amended to correct cross reference; WAC 246-232-130 is amended to correct cross references; and WAC 246-235-105 is amended to correct cross references.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. This rule change is exempt from the small business [economic] impact statement requirement under RCW 19.85.025(3) because it adopts federal regulations without material change. This rule includes several federal rule changes for which "regulatory flexibility certifications" were prepared stating that the "rule will not have a significant economic impact upon a substantial number of small entities."
Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption. Under RCW 34.05.328 (5)(b)(iii) and (iv), RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption because this rule adopts federal regulations without material change or clarifies the language of a rule or otherwise makes housekeeping changes. This rule is for conformance with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations and is mandatory under our agreement state status with the federal government.
Hearing Location: 7171 Cleanwater Lane, Building 5, Olympia, WA 98504, on October 25, 2000, at 10:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Terry C. Frazee by October 18, 2000, TDD (800) 833-6388, or fax (360) 236-2255.
Submit Written Comments to: Terry C. Frazee, Department of Health, Radiation Protection, P.O. Box 47827, Olympia, WA 98504-7827, fax (360) 236-2255, by October 25, 2000.
Date of Intended Adoption: November 7, 2000.
September 6, 2000
Nancy Ellison
Deputy Secretary
for Mary Selecky
Secretary
OTS-4339.2
NEW SECTION
WAC 246-232-006
Exemption of certain source material.
(1) Any person is exempt from this chapter and chapters 246-233 and 246-235 WAC to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses, owns, or transfers source material in any chemical mixture, compound, solution or alloy in which the source material is by weight less than 1/20 of one percent (0.05 percent) of the mixture, compound, solution, or alloy.
(2) Any person is exempt from this chapter and chapters 246-233 and 246-235 WAC to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses or transfers unrefined and unprocessed ore containing source material, provided that, except as authorized in a specific license, such person shall not refine or process such ore.
(3) Any person is exempt from this chapter and chapters 246-233 and 246-235 WAC to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses or transfers:
(a) Any quantities of thorium contained in:
(i) Incandescent gas mantles;
(ii) Vacuum tubes;
(iii) Welding rods;
(iv) Electric lamps for illuminating purposes provided that each lamp does not contain more than fifty milligrams of thorium;
(v) Germicidal lamps, sunlamps and lamps for outdoor or industrial lighting provided that each lamp does not contain more than two grams of thorium;
(vi) Rare earth metals and compounds, mixtures, and products containing not more than 0.25 percent by weight thorium, uranium, or any combination of these; or
(vii) Personnel neutron dosimeters, provided each dosimeter does not contain more than 50 milligrams of thorium;
(b) Source material contained in the following products:
(i) Glazed ceramic tableware, provided that the glaze contains not more than twenty percent by weight source material; and
(ii) Piezoelectric ceramic containing not more than two percent by weight source material;
(c) Photographic film, negatives and prints containing uranium or thorium;
(d) Any finished product or part fabricated of, or containing, tungsten-thorium or magnesium-thorium alloys, provided that the thorium content of the alloy does not exceed four percent by weight and that the exemption contained in this subparagraph shall not be deemed to authorize the chemical, physical or metallurgical treatment or processing of any such product or part;
(e) Thorium contained in finished optical lenses, provided that each lens does not contain more than thirty percent by weight of thorium, and that the exemption contained in this subparagraph shall not be deemed to authorize either:
(i) The shaping, grinding or polishing of such lens or manufacturing processes other than the assembly of such lens into optical systems and devices without alteration of the lens; or
(ii) The receipt, possession, use or transfer of thorium contained in contact lenses, or in spectacles, or in eyepieces in binoculars or other optical instruments;
(f) Uranium contained in detector heads for use in fire detection units, provided that each detector head contains not more than 0.005 microcuries of uranium; or
(g) Thorium contained in any finished aircraft engine part containing nickel-thoria alloy, provided that:
(i) The thorium is dispersed in the nickel-thoria alloy in the form of finely divided thoria (thorium dioxide); and
(ii) The thorium content in the nickel-thoria alloy does not exceed four percent by weight.
(4) The exemptions in subsection (3) of this section do not authorize the manufacture of any of the products described.
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(1) Any person is exempt from this chapter and chapters 246-233 and 246-235 WAC to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses or transfers:
(a) Depleted uranium contained in counterweights installed in aircraft, rockets, projectiles and missiles, or stored or handled in connection with installation or removal of such counterweights, provided that:
(i) The counterweights are manufactured in accordance with a specific license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission authorizing distribution by the licensee pursuant to 10 C.F.R. Part 40;
(ii) Each counterweight has been impressed with the following legend clearly legible through any plating or other covering: "DEPLETED URANIUM"*;
(iii) Each counterweight is durably and legibly labeled or marked with the identification of the manufacturer and the statement: "UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATIONS PROHIBITED"*; and
(iv) The exemption contained in this subparagraph shall not be deemed to authorize the chemical, physical or metallurgical treatment or processing of any such counterweight other than repair or restoration of any plating or other covering;
| *Note: | The requirements specified in (c) (v) (B) and (C) of this subsection need not be met by counterweights manufactured prior to December 31, 1969: Provided, That such counterweights are impressed with the legend, "CAUTION - RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL - URANIUM," as previously required by the regulations. |
(2) The exemptions in this subsection do not authorize the manufacture of any of the products described.
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Except for persons who apply radioactive material to, or persons who incorporate radioactive material into the following products, any person is exempt from these regulations to the extent that person receives, possesses, uses, transfers, owns or acquires the following timepieces or hands or dials containing not more than the following specified quantities of radioactive material and not exceeding the following specified levels of radiation*:
| *Note: | Authority to transfer possession or control by the manufacturer, processor, or producer of any equipment, device, commodity, or other product containing source material or by-product material whose subsequent possession, use, transfer and disposal by all other persons who are exempted from regulatory requirements may be obtained only from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555. |
(b) 5 millicuries of tritium per hand;
(c) 15 millicuries of tritium per dial (bezels when used shall be considered as part of the dial);
(d) 100 microcuries of promethium-147 per watch or 200 microcuries of promethium-147 per any other timepiece;
(e) 20 microcuries of promethium-147 per watch hand or 40 microcuries of promethium-147 per other timepiece hand;
(f) 60 microcuries of promethium-147 per watch dial or 120 microcuries of promethium-147 per other timepiece dial (bezels when used shall be considered as part of the dial);
(2) The levels of radiation from hands and dials containing promethium-147 will not exceed, when measured through 50 milligrams per square centimeter of absorber:
(a) For wrist watches, 0.1 millirad per hour at 1 centimeter from any surface;
(b) For pocket watches, 0.1 millirad per hour at 1 centimeter from any surface;
(c) For any other timepiece, 0.2 millirad per hour at 10 centimeters from any surface.
(3) One microcurie of radium-226 per timepiece in timepieces manufactured prior to the effective date of these regulations.
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Except for persons who apply radioactive material to, or persons who incorporate radioactive material into the following products, any person is exempt from these regulations to the extent that person receives, possesses, uses, transfers, owns or acquires the following products:*
| *Note: | Authority to transfer possession or control by the manufacturer, processor, or producer of any equipment, device, commodity, or other product containing source material or by-product material whose subsequent possession, use, transfer and disposal by all other persons who are exempted from regulatory requirements may be obtained only from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555. |
(2) Precision balances containing not more than 1 millicurie of tritium per balance or not more than 0.5 millicurie of tritium per balance part.
(3) Automobile shift quadrants containing not more than 25 millicuries of tritium.
(4) Marine compasses containing not more than 750 millicuries of tritium gas and other marine navigational instruments containing not more than 250 millicuries of tritium gas.
(5) Thermostat dials and pointers containing not more than 25 millicuries of tritium per thermostat.
(6) Electron tubes, provided that each tube does not contain more than one of the following specified quantities of radioactive material:
(a) 150 millicuries of tritium per microwave receiver protector tube or 10 millicuries of tritium per any other electron tube;
(b) 1 microcurie of cobalt-60;
(c) 5 microcuries of nickel-63;
(d) 30 microcuries of krypton-85;
(e) 5 microcuries of cesium-137;
(f) 30 microcuries of promethium-147;
(g) 1 microcurie of radium-226:
And provided further that the levels of radiation from each electron tube containing radioactive material does not exceed 1 millirad per hour at 1 centimeter from any surface when measured through 7 milligrams per square centimeter of absorber.*
| *Note: | For purposes of this subdivision, "electron tubes" include spark gap tubes, power tubes, gas tubes including glow lamps, receiving tubes, microwave tubes, indicator tubes, pick-up tubes, radiation detection tubes, and any other completely sealed tube that is designed to conduct or control electrical currents. |
(8) Spark gap irradiators containing not more than 1 microcurie of cobalt-60 per spark gap irradiator for use in electrically ignited fuel oil burners having a firing rate of at least three gallons (11.4 liters) per hour.
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(1) ((Source material.
(a) Any person is exempt from this chapter and chapters 246-233 and 246-235 WAC to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses, owns, or transfers source material in any chemical mixture, compound, solution or alloy in which the source material is by weight less than 1/20 of one percent (0.05 percent) of the mixture, compound, solution, or alloy.
(b) Any person is exempt from this chapter and chapters 246-233 and 246-235 WAC to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses or transfers unrefined and unprocessed ore containing source material: Provided, That, except as authorized in a specific license, such person shall not refine or process such ore.
(c) Any person is exempt from this chapter and chapters 246-233 and 246-235 WAC to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses or transfers:
(i) Any quantities of thorium contained in:
(A) Incandescent gas mantles;
(B) Vacuum tubes;
(C) Welding rods;
(D) Electric lamps for illuminating purposes provided that each lamp does not contain more than fifty milligrams of thorium;
(E) Germicidal lamps, sunlamps and lamps for outdoor or industrial lighting provided that each lamp does not contain more than two grams of thorium;
(F) Rare earth metals and compounds, mixtures, and products containing not more than 0.25 percent by weight thorium, uranium, or any combination of these; or
(G) Personnel neutron dosimeters, provided each dosimeter does not contain more than 50 milligrams of thorium;
(ii) Source material contained in the following products:
(A) Glazed ceramic tableware: Provided, That the glaze contains not more than twenty percent by weight source material; and
(B) Piezoelectric ceramic containing not more than two percent by weight source material;
(iii) Photographic film, negatives and prints containing uranium or thorium;
(iv) Any finished product or part fabricated of, or containing, tungsten-thorium or magnesium-thorium alloys: Provided, That the thorium content of the alloy does not exceed four percent by weight and that the exemption contained in this subparagraph shall not be deemed to authorize the chemical, physical or metallurgical treatment or processing of any such product or part;
(v) Depleted uranium contained in counterweights installed in aircraft, rockets, projectiles and missiles, or stored or handled in connection with installation or removal of such counterweights, provided that:
(A) The counterweights are manufactured in accordance with a specific license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission authorizing distribution by the licensee pursuant to 10 CFR Part 40;
(B) Each counterweight has been impressed with the following legend clearly legible through any plating or other covering: "DEPLETED URANIUM"*;
(C) Each counterweight is durably and legibly labeled or marked with the identification of the manufacturer and the statement: "UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATIONS PROHIBITED"*; and
(D) The exemption contained in this subparagraph shall not be deemed to authorize the chemical, physical or metallurgical treatment or processing of any such counterweight other than repair or restoration of any plating or other covering;
*Note:The requirements specified in (c)(v)(B) and (C) of this subsection need not be met by counterweights manufactured prior
to December 31, 1969: Provided, That such counterweights are impressed with the legend, "CAUTION - RADIOACTIVE
MATERIAL - URANIUM," as previously required by the regulations.(vi) Depleted uranium used as shielding constituting part of
any shipping container which is conspicuously and legibly
impressed with the legend "CAUTION - RADIOACTIVE SHIELDING - URANIUM"
and the uranium metal is encased in mild steel or in an equally
fire resistant metal of a minimum wall thickness of 3.2
millimeters.
(vii) Thorium contained in finished optical lenses: Provided, That each lens does not contain more than thirty percent by weight of thorium, and that the exemption contained in this subparagraph shall not be deemed to authorize either:
(A) The shaping, grinding or polishing of such lens or manufacturing processes other than the assembly of such lens into optical systems and devices without alteration of the lens; or
(B) The receipt, possession, use or transfer of thorium contained in contact lenses, or in spectacles, or in eyepieces in binoculars or other optical instruments;
(viii) Uranium contained in detector heads for use in fire detection units: Provided, That each detector head contains not more than 0.005 microcuries of uranium; or
(ix) Thorium contained in any finished aircraft engine part containing nickel-thoria alloy, provided that:
(A) The thorium is dispersed in the nickel-thoria alloy in the form of finely divided thoria (thorium dioxide); and
(B) The thorium content in the nickel-thoria alloy does not exceed four percent by weight.
(d) The exemptions in (c) of this subsection do not authorize the manufacture of any of the products described.
(2) Radioactive material other than source material.
(a))) Exempt concentrations.
(((i))) (a) Except as provided in (((a)(ii))) (b) of this
subsection, any person is exempt from this chapter and chapters
246-233 and 246-235 WAC to the extent that such person receives,
possesses, uses, transfers, owns or acquires products or
materials containing radioactive material in concentrations not
in excess of those listed in WAC 246-232-130, Schedule C.
(((ii))) (b) No person may introduce radioactive material
into a product or material, knowing or having reason to believe,
that it will be transferred to persons exempt under (a)(((i))) of
this subsection or equivalent regulations of the United States
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, any agreement state or licensing
state, except in accordance with a specific license issued
pursuant to WAC 246-235-105 or the general license provided in
WAC 246-232-040.
(((b))) (2) Exempt quantities.
(((i))) (a) Except as provided in (b)(((ii))) and (((iii)))
(c) of this subsection, any person is exempt from these
regulations to the extent that such person receives, possesses,
uses, transfers, owns or acquires radioactive material in
individual quantities each of which does not exceed the
applicable quantity set forth in WAC 246-232-120, Schedule B.
(((ii))) (b) This ((paragraph, WAC 246-232-010 (2)(b),))
subsection does not authorize the production, packaging or
repackaging of radioactive material for purposes of commercial
distribution, or the incorporation of radioactive material into
products intended for commercial distribution.
(((iii))) (c) No person may, for purposes of commercial
distribution, transfer radioactive material in the individual
quantities set forth in WAC 246-232-120, Schedule B, knowing or
having reason to believe that such quantities of radioactive
material will be transferred to persons exempt under (((b)))
subsection (2) of this ((subsection)) section or equivalent
regulations of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or
any agreement state or licensing state, except in accordance with
a specific license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, pursuant to Section 32.18 of 10 CFR Part 32 or by the
department pursuant to WAC 246-235-105 which license states that
the radioactive material may be transferred by the licensee to
persons exempt under (((b))) subsection (2) of this
((subsection)) section or the equivalent regulations of the
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any agreement
state or licensing state.
(((c) Exempt items.
(i) Certain items containing radioactive material. Except for persons who apply radioactive material to, or persons who incorporate radioactive material into the following products, any person is exempt from these regulations to the extent that person receives, possesses, uses, transfers, owns or acquires the following products:*
*Note:Authority to transfer possession or control by the manufacturer, processor, or producer of any equipment, device,
commodity, or other product containing source material or byproduct material whose subsequent possession, use, transfer
and disposal by all other persons who are exempted from regulatory requirements may be obtained only from the United
States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555.
(A) Timepieces or hands or dials containing not more than
the following specified quantities of radioactive material and
not exceeding the following specified levels of radiation:
25 millicuries of tritium per timepiece;
5 millicuries of tritium per hand;
15 millicuries of tritium per dial (bezels when used shall be considered as part of the dial);
100 microcuries of promethium - 147 per watch or 200 microcuries of promethium - 147 per any other timepiece;
20 microcuries of promethium - 147 per watch hand or 40 microcuries of promethium - 147 per other timepiece hand;
60 microcuries of promethium - 147 per watch dial or 120 microcuries of promethium - 147 per other timepiece dial (bezels when used shall be considered as part of the dial);
The levels of radiation from hands and dials containing promethium - 147 will not exceed, when measured through 50 milligrams per square centimeter of absorber:
For wrist watches, 0.1 millirad per hour at 1 centimeter from any surface;
For pocket watches, 0.1 millirad per hour at 1 centimeter from any surface;
For any other timepiece, 0.2 millirad per hour at 10 centimeters from any surface.
One microcurie of radium-226 per timepiece in timepieces manufactured prior to the effective date of these regulations.
(B) Lock illuminators containing not more than 15
millicuries of tritium or not more than 2 millicuries of
promethium - 147 installed in automobile locks. The levels of
radiation from each lock illuminator containing promethium - 147
will not exceed 1 millirad per hour at 1 centimeter from any
surface when measured through 50 milligrams per square centimeter
of absorber.
(C) Precision balances containing not more than 1 millicurie of tritium per balance or not more than 0.5 millicurie of tritium per balance part.
(D) Automobile shift quadrants containing not more than 25 millicuries of tritium.
(E) Marine compasses containing not more than 750 millicuries of tritium gas and other marine navigational instruments containing not more than 250 millicuries of tritium gas.
(F) Thermostat dials and pointers containing not more than 25 millicuries of tritium per thermostat.
(G) Electron tubes: Provided, That each tube does not contain more than one of the following specified quantities of radioactive material:
(aa) 150 millicuries of tritium per microwave receiver protector tube or 10 millicuries of tritium per any other electron tube;
(bb) 1 microcurie of cobalt-60;
(cc) 5 microcuries of nickel-63;
(dd) 30 microcuries of krypton-85;
(ee) 5 microcuries of cesium-137;
(ff) 30 microcuries of promethium-147;
(gg) 1 microcurie of radium-226:
And provided further, That the levels of radiation from each electron tube containing radioactive material does not exceed 1 millirad per hour at 1 centimeter from any surface when measured through 7 milligrams per square centimeter of absorber.*
*Note:For purposes of this subdivision, "electron tubes" include spark gap tubes, power tubes, gas tubes including glow lamps,
receiving tubes, microwave tubes, indicator tubes, pick-up tubes, radiation detection tubes, and any other completely
sealed tube that is designed to conduct or control electrical currents.
(H) Ionizing radiation measuring instruments containing, for
purposes of internal calibration or standardization, a source of
radioactive material not exceeding 0.05 microcuries of
americium-241 or the applicable quantity set forth in WAC 246-232-120, Schedule B.
(I) Spark gap irradiators containing not more than 1 microcurie of cobalt-60 per spark gap irradiator for use in electrically ignited fuel oil burners having a firing rate of at least three gallons (11.4 liters) per hour.
(ii) Self-luminous products containing radioactive material(s).
(A) Tritium, krypton-85 or promethium-147. Except for persons who manufacture, process or produce self-luminous products containing tritium, krypton-85 or promethium-147, any person is exempt from these regulations to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses, transfers, owns or acquires tritium, krypton-85 or promethium-147 in self-luminous products manufactured, processed, produced, imported or transferred in accordance with a specific license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to Section 32.22 of 10 CFR Part 32, which license authorizes the transfer of the product to persons who are exempt from regulatory requirements. The exemption in (c)(ii) of this subsection does not apply to tritium, krypton-85 or promethium-147 used in products for frivolous purposes or in toys or adornments.
(B) Radium-226. Any person is exempt from these regulations to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses, transfers or owns articles containing less than 0.1 microcurie of radium-226 which were manufactured prior to October 1983.
(iii) Gas and aerosol detectors containing radioactive material.
(A) Except for persons who manufacture, process or produce gas and aerosol detectors containing radioactive material, any person is exempt from these regulations to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses, transfers, owns or acquires radioactive material in gas and aerosol detectors designed to protect life or property from fires and airborne hazards: Provided, That detectors containing radioactive material shall have been manufactured, imported, or transferred in accordance with a specific license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission* or an agreement state, pursuant to Section 32.26 of 10 CFR Part 32, or licensing state pursuant to WAC 246-235-105, which authorizes the transfer of the detectors to persons who are exempt from regulatory requirements.
*Note:Authority to transfer possession or control by the manufacturer, processor, or producer of any equipment, device,
commodity, or other product containing source material or byproduct material whose subsequent possession, use, transfer
and disposal by all other persons are exempted from regulatory requirements may be obtained only from the United States
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555.
(B) Gas and aerosol detectors previously manufactured and
distributed to general licensees in accordance with a specific
license issued by an agreement state shall be considered exempt
under (c)(iii)(A) of this subsection: Provided, That the device
is labeled in accordance with the specific license authorizing
distribution of the generally licensed device: And provided
further, That they meet the requirements of WAC 246-235-105.
(C) Gas and aerosol detectors containing naturally occurring and accelerator-produced radioactive material (NARM) previously manufactured and distributed in accordance with a specific license issued by a licensing state shall be considered exempt under (c)(iii)(A) of this subsection: Provided, That the device is labeled in accordance with the specific license authorizing distribution of the generally licensed device, and provided further that they meet the requirements of WAC 246-235-105.
(iv) Resins containing scandium-46 and designed for sand consolidation in oil wells. Any person is exempt from these regulations to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses, transfers, owns or acquires synthetic plastic resins containing scandium-46 which are designed for sand consolidation in oil wells. Such resins shall have been manufactured or imported in accordance with a specific license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or shall have been manufactured in accordance with the specifications contained in a specific license issued by the department or any agreement state to the manufacturer of such resins pursuant to licensing requirements equivalent to those in Sections 32.16 and 32.17 of 10 CFR Part 32 of the regulations of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This exemption does not authorize the manufacture of any resins containing scandium-46.))
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050. 98-13-037, § 246-232-010, filed 6/8/98, effective 7/9/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050 and 70.98.080. 91-15-112 (Order 184), § 246-232-010, filed 7/24/91, effective 8/24/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-232-010, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), § 402-19-190, filed 12/11/86; 83-19-050 (Order 2026), § 402-19-190, filed 9/16/83. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050. 81-01-011 (Order 1570), § 402-19-190, filed 12/8/80. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.080. 79-12-073 (Order 1459), § 402-19-190, filed 11/30/79, effective 1/1/80. Formerly WAC 402-20-190.]
(1) Tritium, krypton-85 or promethium-147. Except for persons who manufacture, process or produce self-luminous products containing tritium, krypton-85 or promethium-147, any person is exempt from these regulations to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses, transfers, owns or acquires tritium, krypton-85 or promethium-147 in self-luminous products manufactured, processed, produced, imported or transferred in accordance with a specific license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to Section 32.22 of 10 C.F.R Part 32, which license authorizes the transfer of the product to persons who are exempt from regulatory requirements. The exemption in this subsection does not apply to tritium, krypton-85 or promethium-147 used in products for frivolous purposes or in toys or adornments.
(2) Radium-226. Any person is exempt from these regulations to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses, transfers or owns articles containing less than 0.1 microcurie of radium-226 which were manufactured prior to October 1983.
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Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
NEW SECTION
WAC 246-232-012
Exemption of certain gas and aerosol
detectors containing radioactive material.
(1) Except for persons who manufacture, process or produce gas and aerosol detectors containing radioactive material, any person is exempt from these regulations to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses, transfers, owns or acquires radioactive material in gas and aerosol detectors designed to protect life or property from fires and airborne hazards: Provided, That detectors containing radioactive material shall have been manufactured, imported, or transferred in accordance with a specific license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission* or an agreement state, pursuant to Section 32.26 of 10 C.F.R. Part 32, or licensing state pursuant to WAC 246-235-105, which authorizes the transfer of the detectors to persons who are exempt from regulatory requirements.
| *Note: | Authority to transfer possession or control by the manufacturer, processor, or producer of any equipment, device, commodity, or other product containing source material or by-product material whose subsequent possession, use, transfer and disposal by all other persons are exempted from regulatory requirements may be obtained only from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555. |
(3) Gas and aerosol detectors containing naturally occurring and accelerator-produced radioactive material (NARM) previously manufactured and distributed in accordance with a specific license issued by a licensing state shall be considered exempt under subsection (1) of this section, provided that the device is labeled in accordance with the specific license authorizing distribution of the generally licensed device, and provided further that they meet the requirements of WAC 246-235-105.
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Any person is exempt from these regulations to the extent that such person receives, possesses, uses, transfers, owns or acquires synthetic plastic resins containing scandium-46 which are designed for sand consolidation in oil wells. Such resins shall have been manufactured or imported in accordance with a specific license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or shall have been manufactured in accordance with the specifications contained in a specific license issued by the department or any agreement state to the manufacturer of such resins pursuant to licensing requirements equivalent to those in Sections 32.16 and 32.17 of 10 C.F.R Part 32 of the regulations of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This exemption does not authorize the manufacture of any resins containing scandium-46.
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Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
NEW SECTION
WAC 246-232-014
Exemption of C-14 urea diagnostic capsules
for human use.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, any person is exempt from the requirements for a license set forth in chapters 246-233 and 246-235 WAC provided that such person receives, possesses, uses, transfers, owns, or acquires capsules containing 37 kilobequerels (1 microcurie) carbon-14 urea (allowing for nominal variation that may occur during the manufacturing process) each, for "in vivo" diagnostic use for humans.
(2) Any person who desires to use the capsules for research involving human subjects shall apply for and receive a specific license pursuant to WAC 246-235-080.
(3) Any person who desires to manufacture, prepare, process, produce, package, repackage, or transfer for commercial distribution such capsules shall apply for and receive a specific license from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to Section 32.21 of 10 C.F.R. Part 32.
(4) Nothing in this section relieves persons from complying with applicable United States Food and Drug Administration, other federal, and state requirements governing receipt, administration, and use of drugs.
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(1) Subject to these regulations, any person who holds a specific license from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any agreement state or licensing state, and issued by the agency having jurisdiction where the licensee maintains an office for directing the licensed activity and at which radiation safety records are normally maintained, is hereby granted a general license to conduct the activities authorized in such licensing document within this state for a period not in excess of one hundred eighty days in that twelve month period which commences the date approval is granted, and the appropriate fee received, by the department provided that:
(a) The licensing document does not limit the activity authorized by such document to specified installations or locations;
(b) The licensed activity is not conducted in an area under exclusive federal jurisdiction;
(c) The out-of-state licensee notifies the department in writing and pays or has paid the appropriate fee (refer to chapter 246-254 WAC), at least three days prior to each entry to the state to engage in such activity. The written notification must be sent to the Radioactive Materials Section, Department of Health, Mailstop 47827, Olympia, Washington 98504-7827 and the fee should be sent to Washington State Department of Health, Revenue Accounting, P.O. Box 1099, Olympia, Washington 98504. Such notification shall indicate the location, period, and type of proposed possession and use within the state, and shall be accompanied by copies of the pertinent licensing documents. If, for a specific case, the three-day period would impose an undue hardship on the out-of-state licensee, the licensee may, upon telephone application to the department (360 236-3220), obtain permission to proceed sooner. The department may waive the requirement for filing additional written notifications during the remainder of the twelve months following the receipt of the initial notification from a person engaging in activities under the general license provided in this subsection;
(d) The out-of-state licensee complies with all applicable regulations of the department and with all the terms and conditions of the licensing document, except any such terms and conditions which may be inconsistent with applicable regulations of the department;
(e) The out-of-state licensee supplies such other information as the department may request; and
(f) The out-of-state licensee shall not transfer or dispose of radioactive material possessed or used under the general license provided in this subsection except by transfer to a person:
(i) Specifically licensed by the department or by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an agreement state or a licensing state to receive such material; or
(ii) Exempt from the requirements for a license for such
material under WAC 246-232-010 (((2)(a)))(1).
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, any person who holds a specific license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an agreement state or a licensing state authorizing the holder to manufacture, transfer, install, or service a device described in WAC 246-233-020(4) within the areas subject to the jurisdiction of the licensing body is hereby granted a general license to install, transfer, demonstrate or service a device in this state in areas not under exclusive federal jurisdiction provided that:
(a) Such person shall file a report with the department within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter in which any device is transferred to or installed in this state. Each such report shall identify each general licensee to whom such device is transferred by name and address, the type of device transferred, and the quantity and type of radioactive material contained in the device;
(b) The device has been manufactured, labeled, installed, and serviced in accordance with applicable provisions of the specific license issued to such person by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an agreement state or a licensing state;
(c) Such person shall assure that any labels required to be affixed to the device under regulations of the authority which licensed manufacture of the device bear a statement that "Removal of this label is prohibited"; and
(d) The holder of the specific license shall furnish to each general licensee to whom such device is transferred or on whose premises such device is installed a copy of the general license contained in WAC 246-233-020(4).
(3) The department may withdraw, limit, or qualify its acceptance of any specific license or equivalent licensing document issued by another agency, or any product distributed pursuant to such licensing document, upon determining that such action is necessary in order to prevent undue hazard to public health and safety or property.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050. 99-15-105, § 246-232-040, filed 7/21/99, effective 8/21/99; 98-13-037, § 246-232-040, filed 6/8/98, effective 7/9/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050 and 70.98.080. 91-15-112 (Order 184), § 246-232-040, filed 7/24/91, effective 8/24/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-232-040, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), § 402-19-250, filed 12/11/86; 83-19-050 (Order 2026), § 402-19-250, filed 9/16/83. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050. 81-01-011 (Order 1570), § 402-19-250, filed 12/8/80. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.080. 79-12-073 (Order 1459), § 402-19-250, filed 11/30/79, effective 1/1/80. Formerly WAC 402-20-210.]
(See also WAC 246-232-010 (2)(((b))).)
| Radioactive Material | Microcuries |
| Antimony-122 (Sb-122) | 100 |
| Antimony-124 (Sb-124) | 10 |
| Antimony-125 (Sb-125) | 10 |
| Arsenic-73 (As-73) | 100 |
| Arsenic-74 (As-74) | 10 |
| Arsenic-76 (As-76) | 10 |
| Arsenic-77 (As-77) | 100 |
| Barium-131 (Ba-131) | 10 |
| Barium-133 (Ba-133) | 10 |
| Barium-140 (Ba-140) | 10 |
| Bismuth-210 (Bi-210) | 1 |
| Bromine-82 (Br-82) | 10 |
| Cadmium-109 (Cd-109) | 10 |
| Cadmium-115m (Cd-115m) | 10 |
| Cadmium-115 (Cd-115) | 100 |
| Calcium-45 (Ca-45) | 10 |
| Calcium-47 (Ca-47) | 10 |
| Carbon-14 ©-14) | 100 |
| Cerium-141 (Ce-141) | 100 |
| Cerium-143 (Ce-143) | 100 |
| Cerium-144 (Ce-144) | 1 |
| Cesium-129 (Cs-129) | 100 |
| Cesium-131 (Cs-131) | 1,000 |
| Cesium-134m (Cs-134m) | 100 |
| Cesium-134 (Cs-134) | 1 |
| Cesium-135 (Cs-135) | 10 |
| Cesium-136 (Cs-136) | 10 |
| Cesium-137 (Cs-137) | 10 |
| Chlorine-36 (Cl-36) | 10 |
| Chlorine-38 (Cl-38) | 10 |
| Chromium-51 (Cr-51) | 1,000 |
| Cobalt-57 (Co-57) | 100 |
| Cobalt-58m (Co-58m) | 10 |
| Cobalt-58 (Co-58) | 10 |
| Cobalt-60 (Co-60) | 1 |
| Copper-64 (Cu-64) | 100 |
| Dysprosium-165 (Dy-165) | 10 |
| Dysprosium-166 (Dy-166) | 100 |
| Erbium-169 (Er-169) | 100 |
| Erbium-171 (Er-171) | 100 |
| Europium-152 (Eu-152) 9.2h | 100 |
| Europium-152 (Eu-152) 13 yr | 1 |
| Europium-154 (Eu-154) | 1 |
| Europium-155 (Eu-155) | 10 |
| Fluorine-18 (F-18) | 1,000 |
| Gadolinium-153 (Gd-153) | 10 |
| Gadolinium-159 (Gd-159) | 100 |
| Gallium-67 (Ga-67) | 100 |
| Gallium-72 (Ga-72) | 10 |
| Germanium-71 (Ge-71) | 100 |
| Gold-198 (Au-198) | 100 |
| Gold-199 (Au-199) | 100 |
| Hafnium-181 (Hf-181) | 10 |
| Holmium-166 (Ho-166) | 100 |
| Hydrogen-3 (H-3) | 1,000 |
| Indium-111 (In-111) | 100 |
| Indium-113m (In-113m) | 100 |
| Indium-114m (In-114m) | 10 |
| Indium-115m (In-115m) | 100 |
| Indium-115 (In-115) | 10 |
| Iodine-123 (I-123) | 100 |
| Iodine-125 (I-125) | 1 |
| Iodine-126 (I-126) | 1 |
| Iodine-129 (I-129) | 0.1 |
| Iodine-131 (I-131) | 1 |
| Iodine-132 (I-132) | 10 |
| Iodine-133 (I-133) | 1 |
| Iodine-134 (I-134) | 10 |
| Iodine-135 (I-135) | 10 |
| Iridium-192 (Ir-192) | 10 |
| Iridium-194 (Ir-194) | 100 |
| Iron-52 (Fe-52) | 10 |
| Iron-55 (Fe-55) | 100 |
| Iron-59 (Fe-59) | 10 |
| Krypton-85 (Kr-85) | 100 |
| Krypton-87 (Kr-87) | 10 |
| Lanthanum-140 (La-140) | 10 |
| Lutetium-177 (Lu-177) | 100 |
| Manganese-52 (Mn-52) | 10 |
| Manganese-54 (Mn-54) | 10 |
| Manganese-56 (Mn-56) | 10 |
| Mercury-197m (Hg-197m) | 100 |
| Mercury-197 (Hg-197) | 100 |
| Mercury-203 (Hg-203) | 10 |
| Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) | 100 |
| Neodymium-147 (And-147) | 100 |
| Neodymium-149 (And-149) | 100 |
| Nickel-59 (Ni-59) | 100 |
| Nickel-63 (Ni-63) | 10 |
| Nickel-65 (Ni-65) | 100 |
| Niobium-93m (Nb-93m) | 10 |
| Niobium-95 (Nb-95) | 10 |
| Niobium-97 (Nb-97) | 10 |
| Osmium-185 (So-185) | 10 |
| Osmium-191m (So-191m) | 100 |
| Osmium-191 (So-191) | 100 |
| Osmium-193 (So-193) | 100 |
| Palladium-103 (Pd-103) | 100 |
| Palladium-109 (Pd-109) | 100 |
| Phosphorus-32 (P-32) | 10 |
| Platinum-191 (Pt-191) | 100 |
| Platinum-193m (Pt-193m) | 100 |
| Platinum-193 (Pt-193) | 100 |
| Platinum-197m (Pt-197m) | 100 |
| Platinum-197 (Pt-197) | 100 |
| Polonium-210 (Po-210) | 0.1 |
| Potassium-42 (K-42) | 10 |
| Potassium-43 (K-43) | 10 |
| Praseodymium-142 (Pr-142) | 100 |
| Praseodymium-143 (Pr-143) | 100 |
| Promethium-147 (Pm-147) | 10 |
| Promethium-149 (Pm-149) | 10 |
| Radium-226 (Ra-226) | 0.1 |
| Rhenium-186 (Re-186) | 100 |
| Rhenium-188 (Re-188) | 100 |
| Rhodium-103m (Rh-103m) | 100 |
| Rhodium-105 (Rh-105) | 100 |
| Rubidium-81 (Rb-81) | 10 |
| Rubidium-86 (Rb-86) | 10 |
| Rubidium-87 (Rb-87) | 10 |
| Ruthenium-97 (Ru-97) | 100 |
| Ruthenium-103 (Ru-103) | 10 |
| Ruthenium-105 (Ru-105) | 10 |
| Ruthenium-106 (Ru-106) | 1 |
| Samarium-151 (Sm-151) | 10 |
| Samarium-153 (Sm-153) | 100 |
| Scandium-46 (Sc-46) | 10 |
| Scandium-47 (Sc-47) | 100 |
| Scandium-48 (Sc-48) | 10 |
| Selenium-75 (Se-75) | 10 |
| Silicon-31 (Is-31) | 100 |
| Silver-105 (Ag-105) | 10 |
| Silver-110m (Ag-110m) | 1 |
| Silver-111 (Ag-111) | 100 |
| Sodium-22 (Na-22) | 10 |
| Sodium-24 (Na-24) | 10 |
| Strontium-85 (Sr-85) | 10 |
| Strontium-89 (Sr-89) | 1 |
| Strontium-90 (Sr-90) | 0.1 |
| Strontium-91 (Sr-91) | 10 |
| Strontium-92 (Sr-92) | 10 |
| Sulphur-35 (S-35) | 100 |
| Tantalum-182 (Ta-182) | 10 |
| Technetium-96 (Tc-96) | 10 |
| Technetium-97m (Tc-97m) | 100 |
| Technetium-97 (Tc-97) | 100 |
| Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) | 100 |
| Technetium-99 (Tc-99) | 10 |
| Tellurium-125m (Te-125m) | 10 |
| Tellurium-127m (Te-127m) | 10 |
| Tellurium-127 (Te-127) | 100 |
| Tellurium-129m (Te-129m) | 10 |
| Tellurium-129 (Te-129) | 100 |
| Tellurium-131m (Te-131m) | 10 |
| Tellurium-132 (Te-132) | 10 |
| Terbium-160 (Tb-160) | 10 |
| Thallium-200 (Tl-200) | 100 |
| Thallium-201 (Tl-201) | 100 |
| Thallium-202 (Tl-202) | 100 |
| Thallium-204 (Tl-204) | 10 |
| Thulium-170 (Tm-170) | 10 |
| Thulium-171 (Tm-171) | 10 |
| Tin-113 (Sn-113) | 10 |
| Tin-125 (Sn-125) | 10 |
| Tungsten-181 (W-181) | 10 |
| Tungsten-185 (W-185) | 10 |
| Tungsten-187 (W-187) | 100 |
| Vanadium-48 (V-48) | 10 |
| Xenon-131m (Xe-131m) | 1,000 |
| Xenon-133 (Xe-133) | 100 |
| Xenon-135 (Xe-135) | 100 |
| Ytterbium-169 (Yb-169) | 10 |
| Ytterbium-175 (Yb-175) | 100 |
| Yttrium-87 (Y-87) | 10 |
| Yttrium-90 (Y-90) | 10 |
| Yttrium-91 (Y-91) | 10 |
| Yttrium-92 (Y-92) | 100 |
| Yttrium-93 (Y-93) | 100 |
| Zinc-65 (Zn-65) | 10 |
| Zinc-69m (Zn-69m) | 100 |
| Zinc-69 (Zn-69) | 1,000 |
| Zirconium-93 (Zr-93) | 10 |
| Zirconium-95 (Zr-95) | 10 |
| Zirconium-97 (Zr-97) | 10 |
| Any radioactive material not listed above other than alpha emitting radioactive material | 0.1 |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050 and 70.98.080. 91-15-112 (Order 184), § 246-232-120, filed 7/24/91, effective 8/24/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-232-120, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.080. 83-19-050 (Order 2026), § 402-19-550, filed 9/16/83; 79-12-073 (Order 1459), § 402-19-550, filed 11/30/79, effective 1/1/80. Formerly WAC 402-20-240.]
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 184, filed 7/24/91, effective
8/24/91)
WAC 246-232-130
Schedule C, exempt concentrations.
(See
WAC 246-232-010 (((2)(a))) (1).)
| Element (atomic number) |
Isotope |
Column I Gas con- centra- tion µCi/ml1 |
Column II Liquid and solid concen- tration µCi/ml2 |
|
| Antimony (51) | Sb-122 | 3x10-4 | ||
| Sb-124 | 2x10-4 | |||
| Sb-125 | 1x10-3 | |||
| Argon (18) | Ar-37 | 1x10-3 | ||
| Ar-41 | 4x10-7 | |||
| Arsenic (33) | As-73 | 5x10-3 | ||
| As-74 | 5x10-4 | |||
| As-76 | 2x10-4 | |||
| As-77 | 8x10-4 | |||
| Barium (56) | Ba-131 | 2x10-3 | ||
| Ba-140 | 3x10-4 | |||
| Beryllium (4) | Be-7 | 2x10-2 | ||
| Bismuth (83) | Bi-206 | 4x10-4 | ||
| Bromine (35) | Br-82 | 4x10-7 | 3x10-3 | |
| Cadmium (48) | Cd-109 | 2x10-3 | ||
| Cd-115m | 3x10-4 | |||
| Cd-115 | 3x10-4 | |||
| Calcium (20) | Ca-45 | 9x10-5 | ||
| Ca-47 | 5x10-4 | |||
| Carbon (6) | C-14 | 1x10-6 | 8x10-3 | |
| Cerium (58) | Ce-141 | 9x10-4 | ||
| Ce-143 | 4x10-4 | |||
| Ce-144 | 1x10-4 | |||
| Cesium (55) | Cs-131 | 2x10-2 | ||
| Cs-134m | 6x10-2 | |||
| Cs-134 | 9x10-5 | |||
| Chlorine (17) | Cl-38 | 9x10-7 | 4x10-3 | |
| Chromium (24) | Cr-51 | 2x10-2 | ||
| Cobalt (27) | Co-57 | 5x10-3 | ||
| Co-58 | 1x10-3 | |||
| Co-60 | 5x10-4 | |||
| Copper (29) | Cu-64 | 3x10-3 | ||
| Dysprosium (66) | Dy-165 | 4x10-3 | ||
| Dy-166 | 4x10-4 | |||
| Erbium (68) | Er-169 | 9x10-4 | ||
| Er-171 | 1x10-3 | |||
| Europium (63) | Eu-152 | 6x10-4 | ||
| (9.2 h) | ||||
| Eu-155 | 2x10-3 | |||
| Fluorine (9) | F-18 | 2x10-6 | 8x10-3 | |
| Gadolinium (64) | Gd-153 | 2x10-3 | ||
| Gd-159 | 8x10-4 | |||
| Gallium (31) | Ga-72 | 4x10-4 | ||
| Germanium (32) | Ge-71 | 2x10-2 | ||
| Gold (79) | Au-196 | 2x10-3 | ||
| Au-198 | 5x10-4 | |||
| Au-199 | 2x10-3 | |||
| Hafnium (72) | Hf-181 | 7x10-4 | ||
| Hydrogen (1) | H-3 | 5x10-6 | 3x10-2 | |
| Indium (49) | In-113m | 1x10-2 | ||
| In-114m | 2x10-4 | |||
| Iodine (53) | I-125 | 3x10-9 | 2x10-5 | |
| I-126 | 3x10-9 | 2x10-5 | ||
| I-131 | 3x10-9 | 2x10-5 | ||
| I-132 | 8x10-8 | 6x10-4 | ||
| I-133 | 1x10-8 | 7x10-5 | ||
| I-134 | 2x10-7 | 1x10-3 | ||
| Iridium (77) | Ir-190 | 2x10-3 | ||
| Ir-192 | 4x10-4 | |||
| Ir-194 | 3x10-4 | |||
| Iron (26) | Fe-55 | 8x10-3 | ||
| Fe-59 | 6x10-4 | |||
| Krypton (36) | Kr-85m | 1x10-6 | ||
| Kr-85 | 3x10-6 | |||
| Lanthanum (57) | La-140 | 2x10-4 | ||
| Lead (82) | Pb-203 | 4x10-3 | ||
| Lutetium (71) | Lu-177 | 1x10-3 | ||
| Manganese (25) | Mn-52 | 3x10-4 | ||
| Mn-54 | 1x10-3 | |||
| Mn-56 | 1x10-3 | |||
| Mercury (80) | Hg-197m | 2x10-3 | ||
| Hg-197 | 3x10-3 | |||
| Hg-203 | 2x10-4 | |||
| Molybdenum (42) | Mo-99 | 2x10-3 | ||
| Neodymium (60) | And-147 | 6x10-4 | ||
| And-149 | 3x10-3 | |||
| Nickel (28) | Ni-65 | 1x10-3 | ||
| Niobium (Columbium)(41) | Nb-95 | 1x10-3 | ||
| Nb-97 | 9x10-3 | |||
| Osmium (76) | So-185 | 7x10-4 | ||
| So-191m | 3x10-2 | |||
| So-191 | 2x10-3 | |||
| So-193 | 6x10-4 | |||
| Palladium (46) | Pd-103 | 3x10-3 | ||
| Pd-109 | 9x10-4 | |||
| Phosphorus (15) | P-32 | 2x10-4 | ||
| Platinum (78) | Pt-191 | 1x10-3 | ||
| Pt-193m | 1x10-2 | |||
| Pt-197m | 1x10-2 | |||
| Pt-197 | 1x10-3 | |||
| Potassium (19) | K-42 | 3x10-3 | ||
| Praseodymium (59) | Pr-142 | 3x10-4 | ||
| Pr-143 | 5x10-4 | |||
| Promethium (61) | Pm-147 | 2x10-3 | ||
| Pm-149 | 4x10-4 | |||
| Radium (88) | Ra-226 | 1x10-7 | ||
| Ra-228 | 3x10-7 | |||
| Rhenium (75) | Re-183 | 6x10-3 | ||
| Re-186 | 9x10-4 | |||
| Re-188 | 6x10-4 | |||
| Rhodium (45) | Rh-103m | 1x10-1 | ||
| Rh-105 | 1x10-3 | |||
| Rubidium | Rb-86 | 7x10-4 | ||
| Ruthenium (44) | Ru-97 | 4x10-3 | ||
| Ru-103 | 8x10-4 | |||
| Ru-105 | 1x10-3 | |||
| Ru-106 | 1x10-4 | |||
| Samarium (62) | Sm-153 | 8x10-4 | ||
| Scandium (21) | Sc-46 | 4x10-4 | ||
| Sc-47 | 9x10-4 | |||
| Sc-48 | 3x10-4 | |||
| Selenium (34) | Se-75 | 3x10-3 | ||
| Silicon (14) | Is-31 | 9x10-3 | ||
| Silver (47) | Ag-105 | 1x10-3 | ||
| Ag-110m | 3x10-4 | |||
| Ag-111 | 4x10-4 | |||
| Sodium (11) | Na-24 | 2x10-3 | ||
| Strontium (38) | Sr-85 | 1x10-3 | ||
| Sr-89 | 1x10-4 | |||
| Sr-91 | 7x10-4 | |||
| Sr-92 | 7x10-4 | |||
| Sulfur (16) | S-35 | 9x10-8 | 6x10-4 | |
| Tantalum (73) | Ta-182 | 4x10-4 | ||
| Technetium (43) | Tc-96m | 1x10-1 | ||
| Tc-96 | 1x10-3 | |||
| Tellurium (52) | Te-125m | 2x10-3 | ||
| Te-127m | 6x10-4 | |||
| Te-127 | 3x10-3 | |||
| Te-129m | 3x10-4 | |||
| Te-131m | 6x10-4 | |||
| Te-132 | 3x10-4 | |||
| Terbium (65) | Tb-160 | 4x10-4 | ||
| Thallium (81) | Tl-200 | 4x10-3 | ||
| Tl-201 | 3x10-3 | |||
| Tl-202 | 1x10-3 | |||
| Tl-204 | 1x10-3 | |||
| Thulium (69) | Tm-170 | 5x10-4 | ||
| Tm-171 | 5x10-3 | |||
| Tin (50) | Sn-113 | 9x10-4 | ||
| Sn-125 | 2x10-4 | |||
| Tungsten (Wolfram) (74) |
W-181 | 4x10-3 | ||
| W-187 | 7x10-4 | |||
| Vanadium (23) | V-48 | 3x10-4 | ||
| Xenon (54) | Xe-131m | 4x10-6 | ||
| Xe-133 | 3x10-6 | |||
| Xe-135 | 1x10-6 | |||
| Ytterbium (70) | Yb-175 | 1x10-3 | ||
| Yttrium (39) | Y-90 | 2x10-4 | ||
| Y-91m | 3x10-2 | |||
| Y-91 | 3x10-4 | |||
| Y-92 | 6x10-4 | |||
| Y-93 | 3x10-4 | |||
| Zinc (30) | Zn-65 | 1x10-3 | ||
| Zn-69m | 7x10-4 | |||
| Zn-69 | 2x10-2 | |||
| Zirconium (40) | Zr-95 | 6x10-4 | ||
| Zr-97 | 2x10-4 | |||
| Beta and/or gamma emitting radioactive material not listed above with half-life less than 3 years | 1x10-10 | 1x10-6 | ||
| Notes: | 1Values are given in Column I only for those materials normally used as gases |
| 2µCi/gm for solids |
| Note 1: | Many radioisotopes disintegrate into isotopes which are also radioactive. In expressing the concentrations in Schedule C the activity stated is that of the parent isotope and takes into account the daughters. |
| Note 2: | For purposes of WAC 246-232-010(( |
| Example: | |
| Concentration of Isotope A in Product | |
| Exempt concentration of Isotope A | |
| + | |
| Concentration of Isotope B in Product | |
| Exempt concentration of Isotope B | |
| ≤ 1 |
| Note 3: | For the purpose of determining concentration in a product or device, the total quantity of radioactive material present is divided by only that weight or volume of the discrete part or component throughout which the radioactive material is relatively uniformly distributed. If the weight or volume of this part or component cannot be determined then the product or device should be evaluated on the basis of the total quantity of radioactive material present. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050 and 70.98.080. 91-15-112 (Order 184), § 246-232-130, filed 7/24/91, effective 8/24/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-232-130, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), § 402-19-580, filed 12/11/86; 83-19-050 (Order 2026), § 402-19-580, filed 9/16/83; 79-12-073 (Order 1459), § 402-19-580, filed 11/30/79, effective 1/1/80. Formerly WAC 402-20-250.]