64E-5.1502. Transportation of Radioactive Material

(1) No person shall deliver radioactive material to a carrier for transport or transport radioactive material except as authorized in a general license or specific license issued by the Department or as exempted in Rule 64E-5.1503, F.A.C.

(2) Each licensee who transports radioactive material outside of the confines of his facility or other place of use, or who offers radioactive material to a carrier for transport shall:

(a) Comply with the current applicable requirements, appropriate to the mode of transport, of 49 C.F.R. Parts 107, 171-180, 383, 390-397, published on 01/01/2012 which is herein incorporated by reference and can be obtained from the internet http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03458, https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03473, https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03474, https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03475, and https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03476 or at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR&searchPath=Title+49%2FSubtitle+B&oldPath=Title+49&isCollapsed=true&selectedYearFrom=2012&ycord=1546 and 10 C.F.R. Part 71 published on 01/01/2012 which is herein incorporated by reference and can be obtained from the internet at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03459 or at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title10-vol2/pdf/CFR-2012-title10-vol2-part71.pdf, and 10 C.F.R. Parts 73.72 through 73.74 published on 01/01/2012 which is herein incorporated by reference and can be obtained from the internet at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03460 or at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR&searchPath=Title+10%2FChapter+I%2FPart+73%2FSubjgrp&oldPath=Title+10%2FChapter+I%2FPart+73%2FSubjgrp&isCollapsed=true&selectedYearFrom=2012&ycord=1772.

(b) Establish procedures for safely opening and closing packages in which radioactive material is transported and to assure that, prior to the delivery to a carrier for transport, each package is properly closed for transport; and

(c) Assure that any special instructions needed to safely open the package are sent to or have been made available to the consignee.

(d) The licensee shall comply with U.S. Department of Transportation and NRC regulations in the following areas:

1. Packaging, 49 C.F.R. part 173, subparts A, B, and I;

2. Marking and labeling, 49 C.F.R. part 172, subpart D, §§172.400 through 172.407, §§172.436 through 172.441 of subpart E;

3. Placarding, 49 C.F.R. part 172, subpart F, especially §§172.500 through 172.519 and 172.556, and appendices B and C;

4. Accident reporting, 49 C.F.R. part 171, §§171.15 and 171.16;

5. Shipping papers and emergency information, 49 C.F.R. part 172, subparts C and G;

6. Hazardous material employee training, 49 C.F.R. part 172, subpart H;

7. Security plans, 49 C.F.R. part 172, subpart I;

8. Hazardous material shipper/carrier registration, 49 C.F.R. part 107, subpart G;

9. Definitions, 10 C.F.R. 71.4;

10. Transportation of licensed material, 10 C.F.R. 71.5;

11. Exemptions for low level material, 10 C.F.R. 71.14(a);

12. General license, NRC-approved package, 10 C.F.R. 71.17;

13. Previously approved package, 10 C.F.R. 71.19(a) and (b);

14. General license, U.S. Department of Transportation specification container material, 10 C.F.R. 71.20;

15. General license, Use of foreign approved package, 10 C.F.R. 71.21;

16. General license, Fissile material, 10 C.F.R. 71.22;

17. External radiation standards for all packages, 10 C.F.R. 71.47;

18. Assumptions as to unknown properties, 10 C.F.R. 71.83;

19. Preliminary determinations, 10 C.F.R. 71.85;

20. Routine determinations, 10 C.F.R. 71.87;

21. Air transportation of plutonium, 10 C.F.R. 71.88;

22. Opening instructions, 10 C.F.R. 71.89;

23. Advance notification of shipment of irradiated reactor fuel and nuclear waste, 10 C.F.R. 71.97;

24. Quality assurance requirements, 10 C.F.R. 71.101(a), (b), (c), (f) and (g);

25. Quality assurance organization, 10 C.F.R. 71.103;

26. Quality assurance program, 10 C.F.R. 71.105;

27. Exemption of physicians, 10 C.F.R. 71.13;

28. Handling storage and shipping control, 10 C.F.R. 71.127;

29. Inspection tests and operating status, 10 C.F.R. 71.129;

30. Nonconforming materials parts or components, 10 C.F.R. 71.131;

31. Corrective action, 10 C.F.R. 71.13;

32. Quality assurances records, 10 C.F.R. 71.135;

33. Audits, 10 C.F.R. 71.137;

34. Appendix A to Part 71; and

35. General license plutonium beryllium special form material.

(e) The licensee shall also comply with U.S. Department of Transportation regulations pertaining to the following modes of transportation:

1. Rail, 49 C.F.R. part 174, subparts A through D and K;

2. Air, 49 C.F.R. part 175;

3. Vessel, 49 C.F.R. part 176, subparts A through F and M; and

4. Public Highway, 49 C.F.R. part 177 and parts 390 through 397.

(3) If U.S. Department of Transportation regulations are not applicable to a shipment of licensed material, the licensee shall conform to the standards and requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation specified in subsection (2) of this section to the same extent as if the shipment or transportation were subject to U.S. Department of Transportation regulations. A request for modification, waiver, or exemption from those requirements, and any notification referred to in those requirements, must be filed with, or made to, the Department.

Rulemaking Authority 404.051, 404.061, 404.141, 404.20 FS. Law Implemented 404.022, 404.051(1), (4), (6), (11), 404.061(2), 404.141, 404.20(1) FS. History–New 7-17-85, Formerly 10D-91.2003, Amended 10-8-00, 9-28-06, 2-28-08, 12-26-13.