[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR32.59]

[Page 516-517]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 32--SPECIFIC DOMESTIC LICENSES TO MANUFACTURE OR TRANSFER CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING BYPRODUCT MATERIAL--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B--Generally Licensed Items
 
Sec. 32.59  Same: Leak testing of each source.

    Each person licensed under Sec. 32.57 shall perform a dry wipe test 
upon each source containing more than 0.1 microcurie of americium-241 
prior to transferring the source to a general licensee under Sec. 31.8 
of this chapter. This test shall be performed by wiping the entire 
radioactive surface of the source with a filter paper with the 
application of moderate finger pressure. The radioactivity on the paper 
shall be measured by using radiation detection instrumentation capable 
of detecting 0.005 microcurie of americium-241. If any such test 
discloses more than 0.005

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microcurie of radioactive material, the source shall be deemed to be 
leaking or losing americium-241 and shall not be transferred to a 
general licensee under Sec. 31.8 of this chapter.

[30 FR 8192, June 26, 1965]