ML21132A311
| ML21132A311 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 06/10/2021 |
| From: | Shepherd P NRC/NMSS/DMSST |
| To: | Alt D ARTMS, Inc |
| Herrera T | |
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| Download: ML21132A311 (3) | |
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June 10, 2021 Dr. Daniel Alt Senior Scientist/Radiation Safety Officer ARTMS Inc.
- 301 - 4475 Wayburne Dr.
Burnaby, BC, V5G 4X4 CANADA
SUBJECT:
Regulatory Requirements For Activities Licensed Under Title 10 Of The Code Of Federal Regulations Section 30.3
Dear Dr. Alt:
This letter is in response to your email dated April 13, 2021. In it you express interest in understanding the regulatory framework regarding certain activities at cyclotron facilities.
You state that ARTMS Inc. does not want to possess, control, or dispose of activated byproduct materials. However, ARTMS Inc. would like for its field technicians to enter radiation-controlled areas and work with activated byproduct materials at a licensed facility. If the ARTMS Inc. field technicians will be performing these stated activities under the licensed facilities radioactive materials license, the NRC does not require that ARTMS Inc. obtain a radioactive materials license in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 30.3.
However, if ARTMS Inc. will not be working under the facilities radioactive materials license, then ARTMS Inc. must apply for a license to authorize their work with radioactive materials. In order to apply for a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) radioactive materials license, ARTMS Inc. must have a physical location in the United States, in accordance with 10 CFR 110.53(a).
The NRC does not regulate the cyclotrons used to produce byproduct material but does regulate the byproduct material once produced. ARTMS Inc. is responsible for determining any additional regulatory requirements that may be imposed on its proposed activities by a specific state as cyclotrons are licensed under state regulations. Please see the NRCs website:
https://scp.nrc.gov/asdirectory.html, for information regarding contacts from each state.
D. Alt 2 This letter will be made available to the public in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System as ML21132A311. If you have technical questions concerning the content of this letter or other questions concerning the regulatory requirements for working with radioactive materials please contact Ms. Elizabeth Ullrich from our Region I Office at Elizabeth.Ullrich@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Signed by Shepherd, Jill on 06/10/21 Jill Shepherd, Acting Branch Chief Materials Safety and Tribal Liaison Branch Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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/SSDT NAME THerrera TH EUllrich EU MSmith MS JShepherd JS DATE May 17, 2021 May 25, 2021 Jun 9, 2021 Jun 10, 2021