General Licenses - Authorization & Registration

Authorization:

General Licenses are issued in DHS 157.11 and DHS 157.93 authorizing the receipt, possession, use or transfer of certain radioactive materials and devices containing radioactive materials.  A person does not need to apply for a general license.

General License Information Sheet (PDF, 13.2 kb)

Registration:

Radioactive materials (in isotopes and quantities listed below) that are contained in devices under general license authorization must be annually registered with the department.  Registration is for the calendar year.  Registration requirements and annual fees  are listed in DHS 157.12.  

Isotope

Minimum Quantity Requiring Registration

370 MegaBecquerels (10 millicuries)

37 MegaBecquerels (1 millicuries)

3.7 MegaBecquerels (0.1 millicuries)

37 MegaBecquerels (1 millicuries)

*Definition: Transuranic - Having an atomic number greater than 92.

Inspection:

The department will provide a self-inspection form (questions) with each annual registration fee bill.  General licensees will be asked to complete the form and return it to the department.  Failure to complete and return the form may result in a site inspection.

General License Information Sheets:

General License Information Sheet (PDF, 13.2 kb)
Information Sheet pertaining to Use of Depleted Uranium  (PDF, 13.7 kb)
Information Sheet pertaining to Use of Radioactive material for certain In Vitro Clinical and Laboratory Testing (PDF, 15.8 kb)

General License Information Notice

The opportunity for Comments on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission  Proposed rule on "Limiting the quantity of byproduct material in a generally licensed device" has passed.  The following is a link to the Federal Register that contains information on the Proposed Rule.

     Federal Register   (PDF,84 KB)

Further information will be forthcoming.

PDF: The free Adobe Reader^® software is needed to view and print portable document format (PDF) files. Learn more.

Last Revised:  December 28, 2011