Nev. Admin. Code § 459.910

Current through November 8, 2024
Section 459.910 - Duties of licensee

A licensee:

1. Shall carry out his or her own written program for ensuring the quality of the packaging of the radioactive waste and radioactive material.
2. Shall package the radioactive waste and radioactive material in accordance with:
(a) The regulations of the Secretary of Transportation concerning the transportation of hazardous materials in 49 C.F.R. Parts 171 to 177, inclusive. The State Board of Health hereby incorporates those regulations by reference. Those regulations are contained in one volume of the Code of Federal Regulations and may be obtained by mail from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, Missouri 63197-9000, or by toll-free telephone at (866) 512-1800, at a price of $75, or free of charge at the Internet address https://www.ecfr.gov/.
(b) The regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning the packaging and transport of radioactive material which are set forth in 10 C.F.R. Part 71 and which are adopted by reference pursuant to NAC 459.1997.
3. May ship only solid radioactive waste to the state-owned disposal area. Any liquid radioactive waste must, before shipment, be solidified by a method, other than by using urea formaldehyde, which will ensure that there will not be any liquid in the shipping containers upon their arrival at the disposal area.
4. Shall not ship solid waste contaminated with radium 226 to the state-owned disposal area.

Nev. Admin. Code § 459.910

Bd. of Health, Disposal of Radioactive Waste Reg. §§ 2.5-2.5.3.1, eff. 8-21-81-NAC A 4-27-84; 6-23-86; 9-6-88; A by R144-13A, eff. 10/13/2016; A by R021-18A, eff. 12/18/2019
NRS 459.201