Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations governing the use of byproduct material in certain detecting, measuring, gauging, or controlling devices, and devices to produce light or an ionized atmosphere. The amendments include explicit provisions for a registration process authorized under a provision of the existing regulations. A registration fee will be required for each registration. Although the amendments apply to all users of these devices (general licensees), the registration and associated fee apply to a limited fraction of these general licensees, not including, for example, users of exit signs. The final rule also modifies the reporting, recordkeeping, and labeling requirements for specific licensees who distribute these generally licensed devices. The final rule is intended to allow the NRC to better track certain general licensees and the devices they possess, and to better ensure that general licensees are aware of and understand the requirements for the possession of devices containing byproduct material.