# WAC 246-231-001: WAC 246-231-001. Purpose and scope

> Washington · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_231_001

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 246-231-001
- **Heading:** WAC 246-231-001. Purpose and scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 246 / Chapter 246-231 / Section 246-231-001

## Text

(1) This chapter establishes requirements for packaging, preparation for shipment, and transportation of radioactive material.
(2) Licensees shall also comply with applicable requirements of NRC, DOT, the United States Postal Service 1 , and other requirements of Title 246 WAC.
(3) The regulations in this chapter apply to any licensee authorized by specific or general license issued by the department, NRC or an agreement state, to receive, possess, use, or transfer licensed material, if the licensee delivers that material to a carrier for transport, transports the material outside the site of usage as specified in the license, or transports that material on public highways. No provision of this chapter authorizes possession of licensed material.
1
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual, 39 C.F.R. 111.1.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 246-231-001 WAC 246-231-001. Purpose and scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_231_001.md)
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- [WAC 246-231-010 WAC 246-231-010. Definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_231_010.md)
- [WAC 246-231-030 WAC 246-231-030. Transportation of licensed material](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_231_030.md)
- [WAC 246-231-035 WAC 246-231-035. Deliberate misconduct](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_231_035.md)
- [WAC 246-231-040 WAC 246-231-040. Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_231_040.md)
- [WAC 246-231-050 WAC 246-231-050. General licenses for carriers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_231_050.md)
- [WAC 246-231-060 WAC 246-231-060. General license — NRC-approved package](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_231_060.md)
- [WAC 246-231-090 WAC 246-231-090. General license — Use of foreign approved package](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_231_090.md)
- [WAC 246-231-094 WAC 246-231-094. General license—Fissile material](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_231_094.md)
- [WAC 246-231-096 WAC 246-231-096. General license—Plutonium-beryllium special form material](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_231_096.md)
- [WAC 246-231-098 WAC 246-231-098. External radiation standards for all packages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_231_098.md)
- [WAC 246-231-100 WAC 246-231-100. Applicability of operating controls and procedures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_231_100.md)
- [WAC 246-231-103 WAC 246-231-103. Assumptions as to unknown properties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_231_103.md)

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