{"id":56,"date":"2016-01-27T21:03:31","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T21:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/radiological-health\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2025-09-05T17:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:33:06","slug":"general-licenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/radiological-health\/radiological-health\/materials\/general-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"General Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>General License Device Registration (<a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/admincode\/title12\/agency5\/chapter481\/section430\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">12VAC5-481-430<\/a>)<\/h3>\n<p>Companies possessing general licensed devices containing at least 10 millicuries of Cs-137, 0.1 millicuries of Sr-90, 1 millicurie of Co-60, 0.1 millicurie of Ra-226 or 1 millicurie of Am-241 or any other transuranic element with atomic number greater than 92 are required to register the device with this agency.\u00a0 To submit the required information please use our General License Device Form: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/01\/Device-Listing-Form.doc\" rel=\"\">GL Device Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For those desiring to use in-vitro testing under a general license, please use the following form:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/01\/In-Vitro-Registration-Form.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in-vitro-registration-form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When Virginia became an Agreement State on March 31, 2009 the NRC provided the Radioactive Materials Program with with their General License (GL) database.\u00a0 RMP staff sorted through the database to ensure addresses and contact information were correct.\u00a0 Letters were then sent to the General Licensees introducing ourselves, explaining that we are the regulatory authority in Virginia for these devices, and provided an inventory accompanied by a request to update information regarding any devices listed under their possession. The RMP makes every reasonable attempt to maintain the GL database up-to-date. \u00a0In 2015 we began assessing the $50 registration fee as permitted by 12VAC5-481-430 B.<\/p>\n<p>Any questions about the GL database should be directed to Patsy Hayden at 804-864-8183 or email at <strong>Patsy.Hayden@vdh.virginia.gov<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Tritium Exit Signs<\/h3>\n<p>Exit signs containing tritium (H-3) are regulated as general licensed devices under 12VAC5-481-430 B. \u00a0Manufacturers and distributors provide the program with information on signs distributed in Virginia on a quarterly basis. \u00a0People possessing these exit signs are required to dispose of them by either returning them to the manufacturer or distributor, or by sending them to a licensed waste broker for disposal. \u00a0Licensed waste brokers can be found on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crcpd.org\/page\/Commercial_Services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CRCPD website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you have returned your tritium exit signs, you are required by 12VAC5-481-430 B to notify the agency of this transaction. \u00a0Please use the GL Device Form above and email the form to Patsy Hayden. \u00a0For more information regarding tritium exit signs, please visit the EPA&#8217;s webpage:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www3.epa.gov\/radtown\/tritium-exit-signs.html#learn-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www3.epa.gov\/radtown\/tritium-exit-signs.html#learn-more<\/a>\u00a0or the NRC&#8217;s webpage:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrc.gov\/reading-rm\/doc-collections\/fact-sheets\/fs-tritium.html#require\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.nrc.gov\/reading-rm\/doc-collections\/fact-sheets\/fs-tritium.html#require<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Office of Radiological Health | 109 Governor Street | Richmond, VA\u00a0 23219<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Telephone (804) 864-8150<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General License Device Registration (12VAC5-481-430) Companies possessing general licensed devices containing at least 10 millicuries of Cs-137, 0.1 millicuries of Sr-90, 1 millicurie of Co-60, 0.1 millicurie of Ra-226 or 1 millicurie of Am-241 or any other transuranic element with atomic number greater than 92 are required to register the device with this agency.\u00a0 To [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":0,"parent":50,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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