Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Section 228.23a - Expiration and termination of a license(a) Except as provided in § 228.24a (relating to renewal of licenses), and subject to subsection (d)(5)(ii), a specific license expires on the date specified in the license. A license is effective for 5 years.(b) A licensee shall notify the Department in writing when the licensee decides to permanently discontinue activities involving the accelerator authorized under the license and request termination of the license. The notification and request for termination shall include the reports and information specified in subsection (d)(3)-(5). The licensee is subject to subsections (d) and (e), as applicable, until termination.(c) At least 30 days before the expiration date specified in a specific license, the licensee shall do one of the following: (1) Submit an application for license renewal under § 228.24a.(2) Notify the Department in writing if the licensee decides not to renew the license.(d) If the licensee does not submit an application for license renewal under § 228.24a on or before the expiration date specified in the license, the licensee shall: (1) Terminate the use of, and transfer or dispose of the accelerator.(2) Properly dispose of incidental radioactive material generated by the operation of the accelerator.(3) Submit a completed Department Form 2900-PM-RP0314, "Certificate of Disposition of Materials," describing the disposition of materials in paragraph (2).(4) Submit a radiation survey report to confirm the absence of radioactive materials or establish the levels of residual radioactive contamination unless the Department determines a radiation survey report is not necessary. This report shall include: (i) The levels of beta and gamma radiation (in units of microrems or microsieverts, or in microrads or micrograys per hour) at 1 centimeter and gamma radiation at 1 meter from surfaces, levels of removable and fixed alpha, beta and gamma contamination on surfaces (in becquerels or microcuries per 100 square centimeters), and concentrations of contamination in soils (in units of picocuries or becquerels per gram) or in water (in units of picocuries or becquerels per liter) where soil and water concentrations are reported.(ii) The survey instrumentation used to perform these surveys.(5) Proceed with one of the following: (i) Submit a certification that no detectable radioactive contamination was found if no residual contamination attributable to activities conducted under the license is detected. If the information submitted under this section is adequate, the Department will notify the licensee in writing that the license is terminated.(ii) Continue the license in effect beyond the expiration date. If necessary, with respect to possession of residual radioactive material present as contamination if detectable levels of residual radioactive contamination attributable to activities conducted under the license are found, until the Department notifies the licensee in writing that the license is terminated. During this time, the licensee shall comply with subsection (e), in addition to the information submitted under paragraphs (3) and (4) and this paragraph, the licensee shall submit a plan for decontamination, if necessary.(e) A licensee who possesses residual radioactive material under subsection (d)(5)(ii) following the expiration date specified in the license, shall: (1) Limit activities involving radioactive materials to those activities which are solely related to decontamination and other activities related to preparation for release for unrestricted use.(2) Continue to control entry to restricted areas until the restricted areas are suitable for release for unrestricted use and until the Department notifies the licensee in writing that the license is terminated.The provisions of this §228.23a adopted October 2, 1998, effective 10/3/1998, 28 Pa.B. 4894; amended July 16, 2004, effective 7/17/2004, 34 Pa.B. 3823.