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Radioactive Materials Licensing  RML program staff Explanation of Specific and General Licenses RML is the acronym for Radioactive Materials Licensing. Oregon's authority to regulate radioactive materials originated in 1965 upon then Gov. Mark Hatfield's signing of an Agreement with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. The Agreement, which made Oregon an "Agreement State," authorized the state to regulate byproduct material, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a chain reaction. Byproduct material means any radioactive material that is produced during fission or neutron activation in a nuclear reactor during a chain reaction; source material means uranium or thorium; and special nuclear material means fissionable materials (radioactive materials that will split or fission) in quantities less than those that will sustain a chain reaction (less than a critical mass). Agreement States cannot license any nuclear reactor that will sustain a chain reaction by itself. Oregon also has authority to regulate Naturally Occurring and Accelerator Produced Radioactive Materials (NARM). The Radioactive Materials Licensing Program is located in the Radiation Protection Services Section of the Office of Environmental Public Health, Health Services, Oregon Department of Human Services. The RML Program includes licensing, inspection, and environmental surveillance and control of radioactive materials. Questions should be addressed to Todd Carpenter, Manager of the RML Program by telephone at 971-673-0500 or by E-mail to todd.s.carpenter@state.or.us. You may also contact the RPS Program Manager, Terry Lindsey at 971-673-0499 or E-mail to terry.d.lindsey@state.or.us The RML program charges specific license fees and general license registration fees. OAR 333-103-010 and 333-103-105 document license and registration fees for specific licenses and general license registrations.
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