# WAC 246-237-001: WAC 246-237-001. Purpose and scope

> Washington · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_001

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 246-237-001
- **Heading:** WAC 246-237-001. 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 246-237 / Section 246-237-001

## Text

(1) This chapter has been established to provide the requirements for the physical protection program for any licensee that possesses an aggregated Category 1 or Category 2 quantity of radioactive material listed in WAC 246-237-900 Appendix A: Table 1 — Category 1 and Category 2. These requirements provide reasonable assurance of the security of Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive material by protecting these materials from theft or diversion. Specific requirements for access to material, use of material, transfer of material, and transport of material are included. No provision of this chapter authorizes possession of licensed material.
(2) WAC 246-237-021 through 246-237-057 apply to any person who, under the rules in this chapter, possesses or uses at any site an aggregated Category 1 or Category 2 quantity of radioactive material.
(3) WAC 246-237-071 through 246-237-081 apply to any person who, under the rules of this chapter:
(a) Transports or delivers to a carrier for transport in a single shipment, a Category 1 or Category 2 quantity of radioactive material; or
(b) Imports or exports a Category 1 or Category 2 quantity of radioactive material. The provisions in this chapter apply only to the domestic portion of the transport.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 246-237-001 WAC 246-237-001. Purpose and scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_001.md)
- [WAC 246-237-010 WAC 246-237-010. Definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_010.md)
- [WAC 246-237-011 WAC 246-237-011. Specific exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_011.md)
- [WAC 246-237-021 WAC 246-237-021. Personnel access authorization requirements for Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive material](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_021.md)
- [WAC 246-237-023 WAC 246-237-023. Access authorization program requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_023.md)
- [WAC 246-237-025 WAC 246-237-025. Background investigations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_025.md)
- [WAC 246-237-027 WAC 246-237-027. Requirements for criminal history records checks of individuals granted unescorted access to Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive material](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_027.md)
- [WAC 246-237-029 WAC 246-237-029. Relief from fingerprinting, identification, and criminal history records checks and other elements of background investigations for designated categories of individuals permitted unescorted access to certain radioactive materials](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_029.md)
- [WAC 246-237-031 WAC 246-237-031. Protection of information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_031.md)
- [WAC 246-237-033 WAC 246-237-033. Access authorization program review](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_033.md)
- [WAC 246-237-041 WAC 246-237-041. Security program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_041.md)
- [WAC 246-237-043 WAC 246-237-043. General security program requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_043.md)
- [WAC 246-237-045 WAC 246-237-045. LLEA coordination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_045.md)
- [WAC 246-237-047 WAC 246-237-047. Security zones](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_047.md)

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