CHAPTER 459 - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

NAC 459.164 Advertisement. (NRS 459.201) No person may advertise the fact that the person or his or her facility is registered with the Division pursuant to the provisions of NAC 459.150 to 459.166, inclusive, or imply that any activity under the registration has been approved by…

NAC 459.166 Transfer, loan, disposal, assembly or installation of machine, supplies or equipment. (NRS 459.201) 1. Any person who sells, leases, transfers, lends, disposes, assembles or installs radiation machines in this State or sells, leases, transfers or disposes of a radiati…

NAC 459.170 Additional requirements for registration certificate; notice of certain changes to Division; retention and provision of documentation. (NRS 459.201) 1. In addition to any other requirements for obtaining a registration certificate for an invasive intervention radiatio…

NAC 459.172 Qualifications of person to operate machine. (NRS 459.201) A person is qualified to operate an invasive intervention radiation machine to perform federally exempt radiography if the person: 1. Is currently certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists…

NAC 459.174 Duties of registrant. (NRS 459.201) The registrant for an invasive intervention radiation machine shall: 1. Establish and maintain policies and procedures to ensure the safe operation of each invasive intervention radiation machine for which the Division has issued a …

NAC 459.176 Examination of machine; written record of findings; corrective action. (NRS 459.201) 1. An invasive intervention radiation machine must be examined to verify that the invasive intervention radiation machine is operating in accordance with the specifications of the man…

NAC 459.178 Posting of techniques chart required. (NRS 459.201) A copy of the techniques chart described in 21 C.F.R. § 900.12(e)(5) must be posted by the control console or any other assembly approved by the Division of an invasive intervention radiation machine, for each examin…

NAC 459.179 Prohibition on use of machine for screening or diagnostic mammography; exception. (NRS 459.201) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an invasive intervention radiation machine may not be used to perform screening or diagnostic mammography services. 2. A re…

NAC 459.180 Applicable provisions; exceptions. (NRS 459.030, 459.201) 1. The provisions of NAC 459.180 to 459.3154, inclusive, provide for the licensing of radioactive materials. No person may receive, possess, use, transfer, own, acquire, manufacture or produce radioactive mater…

NAC 459.181 Compliance with federal regulations in transport of licensed material. (NRS 459.201) 1. Each licensee who transports licensed material outside the site of usage, as specified in the license issued by the Executive Secretary, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commis…

NAC 459.182 Exemptions for source materials. (NRS 459.201) 1. Any person is exempt from NAC 459.180 to 459.3154, inclusive, to the extent that he or she receives, possesses, uses, owns or transfers source material in any chemical mixture, compound, solution or alloy in which the …

NAC 459.184 Exemption for certain concentrations and quantities of radioactive material other than source material. (NRS 459.030, 459.201) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any person is exempt from NAC 459.180 to 459.3154, inclusive, to the extent that he or she r…

NAC 459.186 Table of exempt concentrations. (NRS 459.201) Exempt concentrations are: Element (atomic number) Isotope Column I Gas con- centration μCi/ml1 Column II Liquid and solid concen- tration μCi/ml2 Antimony (51) Sb 122 3 x 10-4 Sb 124 2 x 10-4 Sb 125 1 x 10-3 Argon (18) Ar…

NAC 459.188 Table of exempt quantities. (NRS 459.201) Exempt quantities are: Radioactive Material Microcuries Antimony-122 (Sb-122) 100 Antimony-124 (Sb-124) 10 Antimony-125 (Sb-125) 10 Arsenic-73 (As-73) 100 Arsenic-74 (As-74) 10 Arsenic-76 (As-76) 10 Arsenic-77 (As-77) 100 Bari…

NAC 459.190 Miscellaneous exemptions: Certain timepieces, lock illuminators, precision balances, automobile shift quadrants, marine navigational instruments, ionization chamber smoke detectors, thermostats, electron tubes, ionizing radiation measuring instruments, static eliminat…

NAC 459.192 Miscellaneous exemptions: Certain self-luminous products, articles containing radium-226, gas and aerosol detectors, capsules containing carbon-14 urea, industrial devices containing by-product material and synthetic plastic resins containing scandium-46. (NRS 459.030…

NAC 459.194 Types of licenses. (NRS 459.201) Licenses for radioactive materials are of two types: 1. General licenses which grant authority to persons for certain activities involving radioactive materials and are effective without the filing of applications with the Division or …

NAC 459.195 Application for license: Evaluation or emergency plan required for certain quantities of radioisotopes. (NRS 459.201) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each application for a license to possess radioactive materials in unsealed form, on foils, in pla…

NAC 459.1951 Application for license: Quantities of radioisotopes for which evaluation or emergency plan is required. (NRS 459.201) 1. The following table sets forth quantities of radioisotopes for the purposes of subsections 1 and 2 of NAC 459.195. Radioactive material Release f…

NAC 459.1955 Preparation for decommissioning: Plan for financing; financial assurance; records. (NRS 459.030, 459.201) 1. A plan for financing decommissioning, as described in subsection 10, must be submitted by each applicant for a license authorizing the possession and use of: …

NAC 459.196 Issuance of specific licenses; incorporation of certain additional requirements and conditions. (NRS 459.201) 1. Upon a determination that an application meets the requirements of chapter 459 of NRS and the regulations of the Division, the Division will issue a specif…

NAC 459.197 Specific licenses: Appointment of radiation safety officer required; exception. (NRS 459.201) 1. In addition to any other requirements for obtaining a specific license issued by the Division, an applicant for a specific license must, except as otherwise provided in NA…

NAC 459.198 Terms and conditions of licenses; transfer of licenses. (NRS 459.201) 1. Each license issued pursuant to NAC 459.180 to 459.950, inclusive: (a) Is subject to all the provisions of chapter 459 of NRS, now or hereafter in effect, and to all regulations and orders of the…

NAC 459.1985 Nationally tracked sources: Assignment of unique serial numbers. (NRS 459.201) Each licensee who manufactures a nationally tracked source on or after January 30, 2008, shall assign a unique serial number to each nationally tracked source. Each unique serial number mu…

NAC 459.199 Nationally tracked sources: Reporting requirements; reconciliation of inventory with data in National Source Tracking System. (NRS 459.201) 1. Each licensee who manufactures a nationally tracked source shall complete and submit to the National Source Tracking System a…

NAC 459.1997 Adoption by reference and revision of certain provisions of federal regulations regarding packaging and transportation of radioactive material. (NRS 459.201) 1. The provisions of 10 C.F.R. §§ 71.0(c), 71.1(a), 71.3, 71.4, 71.14(a), 71.15, 71.17, 71.21, 71.22, 71.23, …

NAC 459.200 Expiration and termination of specific licenses; notification of Division before certain events; decommissioning. (NRS 459.030, 459.201) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 4, a specific license expires at the end of the day on the date of expirati…

NAC 459.202 Renewal of specific licenses. (NRS 459.201) Applications for renewal of specific licenses must be filed in accordance with NAC 459.200 and 459.236 and, except as otherwise provided in NAC 459.203, must be accompanied by the appropriate fee as set forth in NAC 459.310.…

NAC 459.203 Payment of fees for specific licenses. (NRS 459.201) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if the Division issues a specific license pursuant to NAC 459.196, the licensee must, for each year his or her specific license is valid, submit to the Division the a…

NAC 459.204 Amendment of license. (NRS 459.201) Applications for amendment of a license must be filed in accordance with NAC 459.236 and specify the items which the licensee desires to be amended on his or her license and the ground for such amendment. [Bd. of Health, Radiation C…

NAC 459.206 Action on applications to renew or amend licenses. (NRS 459.201) In considering an application by a licensee to renew or amend his or her license, the Division will apply the criteria set forth in NAC 459.238 to 459.307, inclusive, as applicable. [Bd. of Health, Radia…

NAC 459.208 Modification, suspension, revocation and termination of licenses. (NRS 459.201) 1. The terms and conditions of all licenses will be subject to amendment, revision or modification. The license may be suspended or revoked pursuant to NAC 459.209 by reason of amendments …

NAC 459.209 Grounds for denial of, refusal to renew, suspension of or revocation of license, certificate or registration. (NRS 459.201) In addition to the grounds for disciplinary action set forth in NAC 459.208, the Division may deny, refuse to renew, suspend or revoke the licen…

NAC 459.210 Reciprocal recognition of licenses. (NRS 459.030, 459.201) 1. Subject to the provisions of NAC 459.010 to 459.950, inclusive, a person who holds a specific license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or an agreement state issued by the agency having jurisdiction wh…

NAC 459.212 General licenses: Source material. (NRS 459.201) 1. A general license is hereby issued authorizing commercial and industrial firms, research, educational and medical institutions and federal, state and local governmental agencies to receive, possess, use and transfer …

NAC 459.216 General licenses: Certain detecting, measuring, gauging or controlling devices and devices for producing light or ionized atmosphere. (NRS 459.201) 1. A general license is issued to commercial and industrial firms, to research, educational and medical institutions, to…

NAC 459.217 General licenses: Radium-226 contained in certain products. (NRS 459.201) 1. A general license is hereby issued to acquire, receive, possess, use or transfer radium-226 which is contained in the following products, if those products were manufactured before July 6, 20…

NAC 459.2175 General licenses: Labeling of certain sources of radium-226. (NRS 459.201) A person who holds a general license issued pursuant to NAC 459.217 shall affix a label to each source or storage container for the source, which contains sufficient information to ensure the …

NAC 459.218 Duties and restrictions regarding certain detecting, measuring, gauging or controlling devices and devices for producing light or ionized atmosphere. (NRS 459.201) Any person who owns, receives, acquires, possesses, uses or transfers radioactive material in a device p…

NAC 459.2185 Requirements for transfer of certain detecting, measuring, gauging or controlling devices and devices for producing light or ionized atmosphere to intended users or intermediate transferees. (NRS 459.201) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, before a pers…

NAC 459.219 Requirements for separate locations of use of certain detecting, measuring, gauging or controlling devices and devices for producing light or ionized atmosphere. (NRS 459.201) Each address for a location of use described in subparagraph (5) of paragraph (b) of subsect…

NAC 459.220 General licenses: Luminous safety devices for aircraft. (NRS 459.201) 1. A general license is issued to own, receive, acquire, possess and use tritium or promethium-147 contained in luminous safety devices for use in aircraft, if: (a) Each device contains not more tha…

NAC 459.222 General licenses: Ownership of radioactive material. (NRS 459.201) A general license is issued to own radioactive material without regard to quantity. This general license does not authorize the manufacture, production, transfer, receipt, possession or use of radioact…

NAC 459.224 General licenses: Calibration and reference sources. (NRS 459.201) 1. A general license is hereby issued to those persons listed to own, receive, acquire, possess, use and transfer, in accordance with the provisions of subsections 4 and 5, americium-241 in the form of…

NAC 459.228 General licenses: Prepackaged units of radioactive material for in vitro testing. (NRS 459.201) A general license is issued to any physician, clinical laboratory or hospital to receive, acquire, possess, transfer or use, for any of the following stated tests, in accor…

NAC 459.230 Duties and restrictions regarding prepackaged units of radioactive material for in vitro testing. (NRS 459.201) 1. A person may not receive, acquire, possess, use or transfer radioactive material pursuant to the general license established by NAC 459.228, until he or …

NAC 459.232 General licenses: Ice detection devices. (NRS 459.201) 1. A general license is issued to own, receive, acquire, possess, use and transfer strontium-90 contained in ice detection devices, if each device contains not more than 50 microcuries of strontium-90 and each dev…