WAC 246-232-001   Purpose and scope.  (1) This chapter prescribes rules governing licensing of radioactive material. A person may not receive, possess, use, transfer, own or acquire radioactive material except as authorized in a specific or general license issued under chapters 246-233 or 246-235 WAC or as otherwise provided in this chapter.

     (2) In addition to the requirements of this chapter, and chapters 246-233 or 246-235 WAC, all licensees must comply with chapters246-220, 246-221, 246-222, 246-231, 246-247, and 246-254 WAC. Licensees engaged in the practice of nuclear medicine are subject to chapter 246-240 WAC, licensees engaged in industrial radiographic operations are subject to chapter 246-243 WAC, licensees using sealed sources in the healing arts are subject to chapter 246-240 WAC, licensees using radioactive material in well logging and subsurface tracer studies are subject to chapter 246-244 WAC, licensees engaged in land disposal of radioactive waste are subject to chapter 246-250 WAC, and licensees owning or operating uranium or thorium mills and associated mill tailings are subject to chapter 246-252 WAC.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-232-001, filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06; 99-15-105, § 246-232-001, filed 7/21/99, effective 8/21/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.050 and 70.98.080. 91-15-112 (Order 184), § 246-232-001, filed 7/24/91, effective 8/24/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-232-001, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.98.080. 83-19-050 (Order 2026), § 402-19-010, filed 9/16/83; 79-12-073 (Order 1459), § 402-19-010, filed 11/30/79, effective 1/1/80. Formerly chapter 402-20 WAC.]