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Source Licence
Under section 33 of the
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998, (the Act) I, James
Scott, Delegate of the CEO of ARPANSA, issue a source licence to
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
(ARPANSA)
authorising the persons identified below to deal with the controlled apparatus and/or controlled material
described in Schedule 1 and held by Radiation Health Services Branch subject to the fol owing:
1. Conditions in section 35 of the Act
2. Conditions in Part 5 Division 6 of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety
Regulations 2018 (the Regulations)
3. Practices and procedures to be fol owed in Part 6 of the Regulations
4. Conditions in Schedule 2 of this licence
Persons covered by this licence are the licence holder, employees of the licence holder, Commonwealth
contractors, employees of Commonwealth contractors, and Permitted Persons
ISSUED at Sydney this 17th day of June, 2019
James Scott
Delegate of the CEO of ARPANSA
This licence continues in force until cancelled or surrendered
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Schedule 1
Control ed Apparatus and Control ed Material
Group1 &
Item No
Kind of control ed apparatus and/or control ed material
G1-1
Sealed source used for calibration purposes with activity of 40 MBq or less
G1-6
Sealed source that:(a) is in storage and awaiting disposal; and (b) has a nuclide with a maximum activity of not
more than 109 times the activity value for that nuclide in Part 1 of Schedule 1
G1-8
Unsealed source, or sources, in a laboratory or particular premises, having nuclides such that when the maximum
activity of each nuclide in the source, or sources, is divided by the activity value for that nuclide set out in Part 1 of
Schedule 1, the total of the results for al nuclides in the source, or sources, is not more than 102
G1-22
Optical source, other than a laser product, emitting ultraviolet radiation, infra-red or visible light
G1-23
A laser product with an accessible emission level more than the accessible emission limit of a Class 3R laser
product as set out in AS/NZS IEC 60825.1:2014
G1-25
Sealed source not mentioned in another item of this table or in the definition of Group 2 or Group 3, dealings with
which do not have the potential for accidental exposure likely to exceed the dose limits mentioned in sections 77
and 79 of the Regulations
(a) Sealed source for training and education purposes of activity 40 MBq or less
G2-1
Sealed source for calibration purposes of activity of more than 40 MBq
Unsealed source, or sources, in a laboratory or particular premises, having nuclides such that when the maximum
activity of each nuclide in the source, or sources, is divided by the activity value for that nuclide set out in Part 1
G2-7
Schedule 1 of the Regulations, the total of the results for al nuclides in the source, or sources, is more than 102
but not more than 104
Sealed source not mentioned in another item of this table or in the definition of Group 1 or Group 3, dealings with
G2-14
which have the potential for accidental exposure likely to exceed a dose limit mentioned in sections 77 and 79 of
the Regulations but unlikely to result in acute effect
(a) Sealed source for training and education purposes of activity more than 40 MBq
G3-6
Unsealed source, or sources, in a laboratory or particular premises, having nuclides such that when the maximum
activity of each nuclide in the source, or sources, is divided by the activity value for that nuclide set out in Part 1 of
Schedule 1 of the Regulations, the total of the results for al nuclides in the source, or sources, is more than 104
but not more than 106
1 Group and Item as set out in section 4 of the Regulations
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Schedule 2
Licence Conditions
1.
The licence holder must maintain effective control of all sources authorised by this licence; this
includes maintaining an accurate inventory in a form acceptable to the CEO of ARPANSA.
2.
The licence holder must provide to the CEO of ARPANSA, within twenty-eight (28) days of the end of
each quarter, information about compliance with the Act, the Regulations and licence conditions for
the previous quarter year.
3.
The licence holder must comply with relevant parts of the codes and standards applicable to the
sources described in Schedule 1 of this licence. Applicable codes and standards can be found on the
ARPANSA website at:
www.arpansa.gov.au/regulation-and-licensing/licensing/information-for-licence-holders/licence-
conditions/applicable-codes-and-standards
4.
The licence holder must, at least once every three (3) years, conduct a self-assessment against each
applicable code and standard to ensure compliance.
5.
The licence holder must ensure that any person who deals with sources authorised by this licence,
including repair or maintenance of the sources, has received appropriate training in radiation safety
and training with respect to their use or operation.
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