[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: 10CFR36.69]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 36--LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart D--Operation of Irradiators
 
Sec. 36.69  Irradiation of explosive or flammable materials.

    (a) Irradiation of explosive material is prohibited unless the 
licensee has received prior written authorization from the Commission. 
Authorization will not be granted unless the licensee can demonstrate 
that detonation of the explosive would not rupture the sealed sources, 
injure personnel, damage safety systems, or cause radiation 
overexposures of personnel.
    (b) Irradiation of more than small quantities of flammable material 
(flash point below 140  deg.F) is prohibited in panoramic irradiators 
unless the licensee has received prior written authorization from the 
Commission. Authorization will not be granted unless the licensee can 
demonstrate that a fire in the radiation room could be controlled 
without damage to sealed sources or safety systems and without radiation 
overexposures of personnel.