Minnesota Administrative Rules

4731.3015 EXEMPTION; USE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL UNDER CERTAIN FEDERAL CONTRACTS.

A.

Except to the extent that United States Department of Energy facilities or activities of the types subject to licensing under United States Code, title 42, section 5842, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 are involved, a prime contractor of the United States Department of Energy is exempt from parts 4731.3000 to 4731.3245 to the extent that the contractor, under the prime contract with the United States Department of Energy, manufactures, produces, transfers, receives, acquires, owns, possesses, or uses radioactive material for:

(1)

the performance of work for the United States Department of Energy at a United States government-owned or -controlled site, including the transportation of radioactive material to or from such site and the performance of contract services during temporary interruptions of such transportation;

(2)

research in or development, manufacture, storage, testing, or transportation of atomic weapons or components thereof; or

(3)

the use or operation of nuclear reactors or other nuclear devices in United States government-owned vehicles or vessels.

B.

In addition to the exemptions under item A, and subject to the requirement for licensing of Department of Energy facilities and activities under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, a prime contractor or subcontractor of the Department of Energy or the NRC is exempt from parts 4731.3000 to 4731.3245 to the extent that:

(1)

the prime contractor or subcontractor manufactures, produces, transfers, receives, acquires, owns, possesses, or uses radioactive material under the prime contract or subcontract; and

(2)

the NRC and the commissioner determine that:

(a)

the exemption 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.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.1202; 144.1203

History:

29 SR 755

Published Electronically:

March 12, 2009