[Title 32 CFR 655]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2003 Edition]
[Title 32 - NATIONAL DEFENSE]
[Subtitle A - Department of Defense (Continued)]
[Chapter V - DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED)]
[Subchapter K - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY]
[Part 655 - RADIATION SOURCES ON ARMY LAND]
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PART 655--RADIATION SOURCES ON ARMY LAND--Table of Contents




    Authority: 10 U.S.C. 3012.



Sec. 655.10  Use of radiation sources by non-Army entities on Army land (AR 385-11).

    (a) Army radiation permits are required for use, storage, or 
possession of radiation sources by non-Army agencies (including civilian 
contractors) on an Army installation. Approval of the installation 
commander is required to obtain an Army radiation permit. For the 
purposes of this section, a radiation source is:
    (1) Radioactive material used, stored, or possessed under the 
authority of a specific license issued by the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) or an Agreement State (10 CFR);
    (2) More than 0.1 microcurie (uCi) 3.7 kilobecquerels (kBq) of 
radium, except for electron tubes;
    (3) More than 1 uCi (37 kBq) of any naturally occurring or 
accelerator produced radioactive material (NARM) other than radium, 
except for electron tubes;
    (4) An electron tube containing more than 10 uCi (370 kBq) of any 
naturally occurring or accelerator produced NARM radioisotope; or
    (5) A machine-produced ionizing-radiation source capable of 
producing an area, accessible to individuals, in which radiation levels 
could result in an individual receiving a dose equivalent in excess of 
0.1 rem (1 mSv) in 1 hour at 30 centimeters from the radiation source or 
from any surface that the radiation penetrates.
    (b) The non-Army applicant will apply by letter with supporting 
documentation (paragraph c of this section) through the appropriate 
tenant commander to the installation commander. Submit the letter so 
that the installation commander receives the application at least 30 
calendar days before the requested start date of the permit.
    (c) The Army radiation permit application will specify start and 
stop dates for the Army radiation permit and describe for what purposes 
the applicant needs the Army radiation permit. The installation 
commander will approve the application only if the applicant provides 
evidence to show that one of the following is true.
    (1) The applicant possesses a valid NRC license or Department of 
Energy (DOE) radiological work permit that allow the applicant to use 
the source as specified in the Army radiation permit application;
    (2) The applicant possesses a valid Agreement State license that 
allows the applicant to use radioactive material as specified in the 
Army radiation permit application, and the applicant has filed NRC Form-
241, Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement

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States, with the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR part 150, Sec. 150.20 (an 
Army radiation permit issued under provisions of this section will be 
valid for no more than 180 days in any calendar year);
    (3) For NARM and machine-produced ionizing radiation sources, the 
applicant has an appropriate State authorization that allows the 
applicant to use the source as specified in the Army radiation permit 
application or has in place a radiation safety program that complies 
with Army regulations; or
    (4) For overseas installations, the applicant has an appropriate 
host-nation authorization as necessary that allows the applicant to use 
the source as specified in the Army radiation permit application and has 
in place a radiation safety program that complies with Army regulations. 
(Applicants will comply with applicable status-of-forces agreements 
(SOFAs) and other international agreements.)
    (d) All Army radiation permits will require applicants to remove all 
permitted sources from Army property by the end of the permitted time.
    (e) Disposal of radioactive material by non-Army agencies on Army 
property is prohibited. However, the installation commander may 
authorize radioactive releases to the atmosphere or to the sanitary 
sewerage system that are in compliance with all applicable Federal, DoD, 
and Army regulations. (The installation commander also will give 
appropriate consideration to State or local restrictions on such 
releases.)

[63 FR 53810, Oct. 7, 1998]