(a) The Department may upon application or upon its own initiative, grant such exemptions or exception from requirements as it determines are authorized by law and will not result in undue hazard to public health and safety or property. Provisions for exceptions are provided for in W.S. § 35-11-2003(c).
(b) Additionally, the Department authorizes exemptions for the possession, use, transfer, or acquisition of any byproduct material, or source material extracted or concentrated at a uranium or thorium milling facility to any U.S. Department of Energy contractor or subcontractor and any U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission contractor or subcontractor of the following categories operating within this State: - (i) Prime contractors performing work for the U.S. Department of Energy at U.S. Government owned or controlled sites, including the transportation of sources of radiation to or from such sites and the performance of contract services during temporary interruptions of such transportation;
- (ii) Prime contractors of the U.S. Department of Energy performing research in, or development, manufacture, storage, testing, or transportation of, atomic weapons or components thereof;
- (iii) Prime contractors of the U.S. Department of Energy using or operating nuclear reactors or other nuclear devices in the U.S. Government owned vehicles or vessels; and
- (iv) Any other prime contractor or subcontractor of the U.S. Department of Energy or the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission when the State and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission determine that:
- (A) The exemption of the prime contractor or subcontractor is authorized by law; and
- (B) Under the terms of the contract or subcontract, there is adequate assurance that the work thereunder can be accomplished without undue risk to the public health and safety.
020-1 Wyo. Code R. § 1-11