[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR20.1906]

[Page 342]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 20_STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart J_Precautionary Procedures
 
Sec. 20.1906  Procedures for receiving and opening packages.

    (a) Each licensee who expects to receive a package containing 
quantities of radioactive material in excess of a Type A quantity, as 
defined in Sec. 71.4 and appendix A to part 71 of this chapter, shall 
make arrangements to receive--
    (1) The package when the carrier offers it for delivery; or
    (2) Notification of the arrival of the package at the carrier's 
terminal and to take possession of the package expeditiously.
    (b) Each licensee shall--
    (1) Monitor the external surfaces of a labeled \3a\ package for 
radioactive contamination unless the package contains only radioactive 
material in the form of a gas or in special form as defined in 10 CFR 
71.4;
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    \3a\ Labeled with a Radioactive White I, Yellow II, or Yellow III 
label as specified in U.S. Department of Transportation regulations, 49 
CFR 172.403 and 172.436-440.
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    (2) Monitor the external surfaces of a labeled \3a\ package for 
radiation levels unless the package contains quantities of radioactive 
material that are less than or equal to the Type A quantity, as defined 
in Sec. 71.4 and appendix A to part 71 of this chapter; and
    (3) Monitor all packages known to contain radioactive material for 
radioactive contamination and radiation levels if there is evidence of 
degradation of package integrity, such as packages that are crushed, 
wet, or damaged.
    (c) The licensee shall perform the monitoring required by paragraph 
(b) of this section as soon as practical after receipt of the package, 
but not later than 3 hours after the package is received at the 
licensee's facility if it is received during the licensee's normal 
working hours, or not later than 3 hours from the beginning of the next 
working day if it is received after working hours.
    (d) The licensee shall immediately notify the final delivery carrier 
and the NRC Operations Center (301-816-5100), by telephone, when--
    (1) Removable radioactive surface contamination exceeds the limits 
of Sec. 71.87(i) of this chapter; or
    (2) External radiation levels exceed the limits of Sec. 71.47 of 
this chapter.
    (e) Each licensee shall--
    (1) Establish, maintain, and retain written procedures for safely 
opening packages in which radioactive material is received; and
    (2) Ensure that the procedures are followed and that due 
consideration is given to special instructions for the type of package 
being opened.
    (f) Licensees transferring special form sources in licensee-owned or 
licensee-operated vehicles to and from a work site are exempt from the 
contamination monitoring requirements of paragraph (b) of this section, 
but are not exempt from the survey requirement in paragraph (b) of this 
section for measuring radiation levels that is required to ensure that 
the source is still properly lodged in its shield.

[56 FR 23401, May 21, 1991, as amended at 57 FR 39357, Aug. 31, 1992; 60 
FR 20185, Apr. 25, 1995; 63 FR 39482, July 23, 1998]