Section 217.1. Purpose and scope

(a) This chapter establishes requirements for the licensing of radioactive material. Persons who use radioactive material shall comply with this chapter. A person may not receive, possess, use, transfer, own or acquire radioactive material except as authorized in a specific or general license issued under this chapter or otherwise provided in this chapter.

(b) A licensee is subject to Chapters 215, 218—220 and 230. A licensee engaged in industrial uses and radiographic operations is subject to Chapter 225 (relating to radiation safety requirements for industrial radiographic operations). A licensee using radioactive material for human use is subject to Chapter 224 (relating to medical use of radioactive material). A licensee using sealed sources in well logging is subject to Chapter 226 (relating to licenses and radiation safety requirements for well logging). A licensee using sealed sources in irradiators is subject to Chapter 232 (relating to licenses and radiation safety requirements for irradiators). A licensee for the disposal of low-level radioactive wastes received from other persons is subject to Chapter 236 (relating to low-level radioactive waste management and disposal).

(c) The use of radioactive material in this Commonwealth under a license issued by the NRC is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter until the Commonwealth becomes an agreement state on the date published in the Federal Register.

The provisions of this § 217.1 adopted December 18, 1987, effective December 19, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 5235; amended June 19, 1992, effective June 20, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 3135; amended September 14, 2001, effective September 15, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 5239. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (203809) to (203810).