10A NCAC 15 .0202         EXEMPTIONS

(a)  Electronic equipment that produces radiation incidental to its operation for other purposes is exempt from the registration and notification requirements of this Section provided that the dose equivalent rate average over an area of 10 square centimeters does not exceed 0.5 mrem per hour at 5 centimeters from any accessible surface of the equipment when any external shielding is removed. The production, testing, or factory servicing of such equipment is not exempt.

(b)  The following are exempt from the requirements of this Section:

(1)           all radioactive materials; and

(2)           radiation machines while in transit.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 104E‑7;

Eff. February 1, 1980;

Transferred and Recodified from 15A NCAC 11 .0202 Eff. February 1, 2015;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2025.