Definitions for rules about radioactive materials

(a) As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, governmental entity or department thereof, or organization of any kind. (2) “Store” means to hold for any period. (3) “Transport” means the transportation by any mode, including but not limited to rail, highway, waterway or air. (4) “Radioactive material or substance” means any material or combination of materials which spontaneously emits ionizing radiation and includes, but is not limited to accelerator-produced isotopes and by-product materials. (5) The term “radioactive material or substance” shall include: (A) All materials which enter into or are produced as part of the nuclear fuel cycle, including milled uranium ore, fissile material, and all fission by- products. (B) Any quantity of radioactive material specified as a “large quantity” by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 10 CFR, part 71. (C) Any quantity of radioactive waste, including nonradioactive material contaminated with radioactive material, which has been produced as part of the nuclear fuel cycle. (6) For the purposes of this article, the term “radioactive material or substance” shall not include: (A) Radiation sources or materials employed in therapeutic radiology, in biomedical research, or in educational endeavors, or medical devices designed for individual application (as for example cardiac pacemakers) or commercial devices, processes, or facilities, as approved by the appropriate regulatory and licensing agencies. SUPP. 17 (1-2025) 14-20 GENERAL WELFARE § 14-46