DHS 157.10 (3) FEE SCHEDULE. The following is the schedule of application, annual, amendment and reciprocity fees for specific radioactive material licenses.
Category | License Type | Application & Annual Fee |
1. | Special Nuclear Material | |
A. | License for possession and use of SNM in sealed sources contained in devices used in measuring systems | $1,000 |
B. | License for use of SNM to be used as calibration and reference sources | $300 |
C. | SNM – all other, except license authorizing special nuclear material in unsealed form that would constitute a critical mass [Fee waived if facility holds additional license category] | $1,500 |
A. | Source material processing and distribution | $4,000 |
B. | Source material in shielding [Fee waived if facility holds additional license category] | $400 |
C. | Source material – all other, excluding depleted uranium used as shielding or counterweights | $3,000 |
A. | License of broad scope for processing or manufacturing of items for commercial distribution | $20,000 |
B. | License for processing or manufacturing and commercial distribution of radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent kits and sources or devices | $12,000 |
C. | License for commercial distribution or redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent kits and sources or devices | $3,000 |
D. | Other licenses for processing or manufacturing of items for commercial distribution | $4,000 |
E. | License for industrial radiography operations performed only in a shielded radiography installation | $3,000 |
F. | License for industrial radiography performed only at the address indicated on the license, and at temporary job sites | $5,000 |
G. | License for possession and use of less than 370 TBq (10,000 curies) of radioactive material in sealed sources for irradiation of materials where the source is not removed from the shield [Fee waived if facility holds additional irradiator license category] | $2,000 |
H. | License for possession and use of less than 370 TBq (10,000 curies) of radioactive material in sealed sources for irradiation of materials where the source is exposed for irradiation purposes. The category also includes underwater irradiators for irradiation of materials in which the source is not exposed for irradiation | $3,000 |
I. | License for possession and use of at least 370 TBq (10,000 curies) and less than 3.7 PBq (100,000 curies)of radioactive material in sealed sources for irradiation of materials | $5,000 |
J. | License for possession and use of 3.7 PBq (100,000 curies) or more of radioactive material in sealed sources for irradiation of materials | $12,000 |
K. | License to distribute items containing radioactive materials to persons under a general license | $2,000 |
L. | License to possess radioactive materials intended for distribution to persons exempt from licensing | $2,500 |
M. | License of broad scope for research and development that does not authorize commercial distribution | $6,000 |
N. | Other licenses for research and development that do not authorize commercial distribution | $1,800 |
O. | License for installation, repair, maintenance leak testing or other service of devices or items containing radioactive material, or to perform services for other persons, including testing of sealed sources for leakage or contamination, instrument calibration, and sample analysis, excluding waste transportation or broker services | $1,800 |
P. | License for portable gauges, including industrial Lixiscope ® | $1,400 |
Q. | License for portable x−ray fluorescence analyzer calibration flood source, dewpointer or gas chromatograph | $200 |
R. | All other byproduct, naturally− occurring or accelerator− produced material licenses, except as otherwise noted | $2,000 |
A. | Commercial waste treatment facilities, including incineration | $200,000 |
B. | All other commercial facilities involving waste compaction, repackaging, storage or transfer | $25,000 |
C. | Waste processing – all other, including decontamination service | $5,000 |
A. | License for well logging using sealed sources or sub−surface tracer studies | $4,000 |
B. | License for well logging using sealed sources and sub−surface tracer studies | $5,000 |
A. | License for commercial collection and laundry of items contaminated with radioactive material | $16,000 |
A. | License for human use of byproduct, source, special nuclear or NARM material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy or stereotactic radiosurgery devices, including mobile therapy | $12,000 |
B. | License of broad scope for human use of byproduct, source, special nuclear or NARM materials used in medical diagnosis, treatment, research and development, excluding teletherapy, or stereotactic radiosurgery devices | $20,000 |
C. | License for mobile nuclear medicine | $2,500 |
D. | Medical – all others, including SNM pacemakers and high dose rate remote afterloading devices | $5,000 |
E. | License for veterinary use of radioactive materials | $2,000 |
A. | License for possession and use of byproduct, naturally−occurring or accelerator produced radioactive material for educational use or academic research and development that does not authorize commercial distribution, excluding broad scope or human use licenses, with a combined possession limit of 12 isotopes and 37 GBq (1 curie) total activity | $1,000 |
A. | License for accelerator production of radioisotopes with commercial distribution | $4,000 |
B. | Accelerator isotope production – all other [Fee waived if facility holds medical broad scope license with no commercial distribution] | $2,000 |
A. | Reciprocal recognition of an out−of−state specific license | 50% of annual fee of applicable category |
A. | Request to amend specific license − no license review | $0 |
Note: Examples include spelling corrections and adding or removing previously authorized users. |
B. | Request to amend specific license − license review required | $200 |
Note: Examples include new isotopes, license termination not requiring a site visit and procedural changes. |
C. | Request to amend specific license − license review and site visit required | $400 |
Note: Examples include a facility move, license termination requiring a site visit and new processes. |
SECTION 21. DHS 157.11 (1) (a) is repealed and recreated to read:
DHS 157.11 (1) (a) General license for certain organizations to use and transfer limited amounts of source material. A general license is issued authorizing commercial and industrial firms, research, educational and medical institutions and state and local government agencies to receive, possess, use, and transfer uranium and thorium, in their natural isotopic concentrations and in the form of depleted uranium, for research, development, educational, commercial, or operational purposes.
DHS 157.11 (1) (a) 1. The general license issued under this paragraph shall be limited to the following forms and quantities:
a. No more than 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) of uranium and thorium in dispersible forms (e.g., gaseous, liquid, powder, etc.) at any one time. Any material processed by the general licensee that alters the chemical or physical form of the material containing source material shall be accounted for as a dispersible form. A person authorized to possess, use, and transfer source material under this paragraph may not receive more than a total of 7 kg (15.4 lb) of uranium and thorium in any one calendar year.
b. No more than a total of 7 kg (15.4 lb) of uranium and thorium at any one time. A person authorized to possess, use, and transfer source material under this paragraph may not receive more than a total of 70 kg (154 lb) of uranium and thorium in any one calendar year. A person may not alter the chemical or physical form of the source material possessed under this subsection unless it is accounted for under the limits of subd. 1. a.
c. No more than 7 kg (15.4 lb) of uranium, removed during the treatment of drinking water, at any one time. A person may not remove more than 70 kg (154 lb) of uranium from drinking water during a calendar year under this paragraph.
d. No more than 7 kg (15.4 lb) of uranium and thorium at laboratories for the purpose of determining the concentration of uranium and thorium contained within the material being analyzed at any one time. A person authorized to possess, use, and transfer source material under this paragraph may not receive more than a total of 70 kg (154 lb) of source material in any one calendar year.
2. A person who receives, possesses, uses or transfers source material under the general license issued under this paragraph shall comply with all the following:
a. Not administer source material under the general license issued under this paragraph, or radiation from the source material, either externally or internally, to human beings except as authorized by the department in a specific license.
b. Not export source material under the general license issued under this paragraph except as allowed under 10 CFR Part 110. c. Not abandon source material under the general license issued under this paragraph.
3. Source material may be disposed of by any of the following methods:
a. A cumulative total of 0.5 kg (1.1 lb) of source material in a solid, non-dispersible form may be transferred each calendar year, by a person authorized to receive, possess, use, and transfer source material under this general license to persons receiving the material for permanent disposal. A person is exempt from the requirement to obtain a license under this subchapter if source material is transferred to the person for permanent disposal a rly at state, or to the NRC. eral licensee, requirements: cipients in other states, shall be submitted to each responsible under the provisions of this paragraph, and the person is not authorized to possess source material under a specific license issued under this chapter.
4. A person who receives, possesses, uses or transfers source material under the general license issued under this paragraph is subject to the provisions in ss. DHS 157.01 to 157.03, 157.05 (2), 157.06 (1) to (3), 157.13 (9), 157.13 (10), 157.13 (15), 157.13 (16), 157.31, 157.32, 157.89 (4) (b), and 157.90 to 157.91. 6. A person who receives, possesses, uses or transfers source material pursuant to the specific terms of a general license issued under this paragraph, and who does not possess source material under a specific license issued under this chapter, is exempt from subchs. III and X, except that such person shall comply with ss. DHS 157.33 (2) and DHS 157.30 (1). 7. No person may initially transfer or distribute source material to persons in possession of a general license issued in par. (1) a. or b., or equivalent regulations of the NRC or another agreement state, unless authorized by a specific license issued by the department, the NRC, or another agreement state. This prohibition does not apply to analytical laboratories returning processed samples to the client who initially provided the sample.
SECTION 22. DHS 157.11 (2) (a) is amended to read:
DHS 157.11 (2) DHS 157.11 (2) (a) General license relating to certain devices and equipment. A general license is issued to transfer, receive, acquire, own, possess and use radioactive material incorporated in all the following devices or equipment which have been manufactured, tested and labeled by the manufacturer under a specific license issued to the manufacturer by the NRC for use under 10 CFR 31.3. This general license is exempt from the requirements of subch. III, with the exception of ss. DHS 157.30 (1), 157.32 (1) and (2), and subch. X. SECTION 23. DHS 157.13 (1) (h) (intro.) and 1.is amended to read:
DHS 157.13 (1) (h) Each application to use radioactive material in the form of a sealed source or in a device that contains a sealed source shall contain either all of the following:
1. Information that identifies the source or device by manufacturer and model number as registered with the NRC under 10 CFR 32.10 or an agreement state., or for a source or device containing radium-226 or accelerator-produced radioactive material, information that identifies the source or device by manufacturer and model number as registered with a state under provisions comparable to 10 CFR 32.210. SECTION 24. DHS 157.13 (1) (h) 3. is created to read:
DHS 157.13 (1) (h) 3. For sources or devices containing naturally occurring or accelerator-produced radioactive material manufactured prior to November 30, 2007 that are not registered with the NRC under 10 CFR 32.210 or with an agreement state, and for which the applicant is unable to provide all categories of information specified in 10 CFR 32.210 (c), the applicant shall provide all of the following: a. All available information identified in 10 CFR 32.210 (c) concerning the source, and, if applicable, the device. b. Sufficient additional information to demonstrate that there is reasonable assurance that the radiation safety properties of the source or device are adequate to protect health and minimize danger to life and property. Such information shall include a description of the source or device, a description of radiation safety features, the intended use and associated operating experience, and the results of a recent leak test.
SECTION 25. DHS 157.13 (1) (i) is amended to read:
DHS 157.13 (1) (i) Each application for a specific license, other than a renewal, shall contain information describing how facility design and procedures for operation will minimize, to the extent practicable, contamination of the facility and the environment, facilitate eventual decommissioning and minimize, to the extent practicable, the generation of radioactive waste. Licensees shall, to the extent practical, conduct operations to minimize the introduction of residual radioactivity into the site, including the subsurface, in accordance with the existing radiation protection requirements in s. DHS 157.21 and the radiological criteria for license termination in s. DHS 157.33. SECTION 26. DHS 157.13 (4) (d) 1. h. is created to read:
DHS 157.13 (4) (d) 1. h. Each device has been registered in the Sealed Source and Device Registry.
SECTION 27. DHS 157.13 (4) (e), (f) and (h) 2. are amended to read:
DHS 157.13 (4) (e) Special requirements for the manufacture, assembly or repair of luminous safety devices for use in aircraft. The department shall approve an application for a specific license to manufacture, assemble or repair luminous safety devices containing tritium or promethium-147 for use in aircraft, for distribution to persons generally licensed under s. DHS 157.11 (2) (c) if the applicant satisfies the general requirements specified in sub. (2) and the requirements of 10 CFR 32.53 to 32.56, 32.101 and 32.110 or their equivalent. (f) Special requirements for license to manufacture calibration or reference sources containing americium-241, plutonium or radium-226 for distribution to persons generally licensed under s. DHS 157.11 (2) (e). The department shall approve an application for a specific license to manufacture calibration or reference sources containing americium-241, plutonium or radium-226 to persons generally licensed under s. DHS 157.11 (2) (e) if the applicant satisfies the general requirement of sub. (2) and the requirements of 10 CFR 32.57 to 32.59, 10 CFR 32.102 and 10 CFR 70.39 or their equivalent. SECTION 28. DHS 157.13 (4) (j) 5. is created to read:
DHS 157.13 (4) (j) 5. The source or device has been registered in the sealed source and device registry.
SECTION 29. DHS 157.13 (4m) is created to read:
DHS 157.13 (4m) Special Requirements for a Specific license to Initially transfer Source Material to a Person DHS 157.11 (1).
