Section R313-22-33 - General Requirements for the Issuance of Specific Licenses(1) A license application shall be approved if the Director determines that: (a) the applicant and all personnel who will be handling the radioactive material are qualified by reason of training and experience to use the material in question for the purpose requested in accordance with these rules in a manner as to minimize danger to public health and safety or the environment;(b) the applicant's proposed equipment, facilities, and procedures are adequate to minimize danger to public health and safety or the environment;(c) the applicant's facilities are permanently located in Utah, otherwise the applicant shall seek reciprocal recognition as required by Section R313-19-30;(d) the issuance of the license will not be inimical to the health and safety of the public;(e) the applicant satisfies applicable special requirements in Sections R313-22-50, R313-22-54, and R313-22-75, and Rules R313-24, R313-25, R313-32, R313-34, R313-36, or R313-38; and(f) in the case of an application for a license to receive and possess radioactive material for commercial waste disposal by land burial, or for the conduct of other activities which the Director determines will significantly affect the quality of the environment, the Director, before commencement of construction of the plant or facility in which the activity will be conducted, has concluded, after weighing the environmental, economic, technical and other benefits against environmental costs and considering available alternatives, that the action called for is the issuance of the proposed license, with any appropriate conditions to protect environmental values. The Director shall respond to the application within 60 days. Commencement of construction prior to a response and conclusion shall be grounds for denial of a license to receive and possess radioactive material in the plant or facility.Utah Admin. Code R313-22-33
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2014-22, effective 10/21/2014Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-21, effective 10/13/2017