ML20155K342

Responds to Request Re Application Process for Obtaining License Pursuant to Section 32.14,10CFR32 Authorizing Distribution of Products Such as Watches Containing Tritium

ML20155K342
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Issue date:	11/06/1998
From:	Kirkwood A NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Hafemann L External (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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NUDOCS 9811130197
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l Lacrosse and McCormick ATTN: Lee Hafemann 1116 South Oak Street LaCrescent, Minnesota 55947

Dear Mr. Hafemann:

. I am responding to your request concoming the application process for obtaining a license pursuant to Section 32.14,10 CFR Part 32, authorizing the distribution of products such as watches containing tritium.

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in order to possess and use byproduct material, you must first satisfy the general requirements L

of 10 CFR 30.33. Therefore, you must cpply for and obtain a specific license r.uthorizing possession and use of byproduct material from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regional office or applicable agreement state. If the NRC has jurisd,ction, the enclosed NRC Form 313, " Application for Material License," should be completed, in duplicite, and mailed to the applicable regional address as shown on the form.

As an applicant wishing to distribute or initially transfer products containing byproduct material, such as watches containing tritium, to persons exempt from licensing, you must also apply for i

and obtain an exempt distribution license from the NRC Headquarters office. NRC Form 313 l'

should be completed, in duplicate, and mailed to the Headquarters address as shown on the -

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l L Your application for a distribution license should not contain information concerning the possession and use of radioactive material as covered in your possession license. Therefore, when applying for a distribution license, you should answer only questions 1 through 6, and 12-

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and 13 on NRC Form 313. The product information to be submitted for your distribution license D

~ is outlined in 10 CFR Part 32, specifically in Sections 32.14, 32.15, and 32.16, and in i

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hf Payment of fees should be mailed siong with tho' application package (s) to the U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Omce of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety,1 Washington, DC 20555.E Any questions conceming L

. fees should be directed to Ms. Sandra Kimberley of the License Fee and Accounts Receivable Branch at (301) 415-6096. Please note that this fee would only be for an NRC exempt distribution license.

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A, L. Hafemann For your use in applying for a distribution license, I have enclosed reference copies of NUREG-1556, Vol. 8, and 10 CFR Parts 30 and 32.

If I can be of further assistance, please contact me at (301) 415-6140.

Since:Oly, Orig.'nal S!gned By:

Anthony S. Kirkwood Anthony S. Kirkwood Materials Safety Branch Division of Indus, trial and Medical Nuclear Safety i

Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards

Enclosures:

1, NRC Form 313

2. NUREG-1556, Vol. 8 3.10 CFR Pads 30 and 32 DISTRIBUTION:

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