# WAC 246-237-011: WAC 246-237-011. Specific exemptions

> Washington · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_237_011

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 246-237-011
- **Heading:** WAC 246-237-011. Specific exemptions
- **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 246-237-011

## Text

(1) The department may, upon application of any interested person or upon its own initiative, grant such exemptions from the requirements of the rules in this chapter as it determines are authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and are otherwise in the public interest.
(2) Any licensee's activities are exempt from the requirements of WAC 246-237-021 through 246-237-057 to the extent that its activities are included in a security plan required by 10 C.F.R. Part 73.
(3) A licensee who possesses radioactive waste that contains Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive material is exempt from the requirements of WAC 246-237-021 through 246-237-081 , except that any radioactive waste that contains discrete sources, ion-exchange resins, or activated material that weighs less than 2,000 kg (4,409 pounds) is not exempt from the requirements of this chapter. The licensee shall implement the following requirements to secure the radioactive waste:
(a) Use continuous physical barriers which allow access to the radioactive waste only through established access control points;
(b) Use a locked door or gate with monitored alarm at the access control point;
(c) Assess and respond to each actual or attempted unauthorized access to determine whether an actual or attempted theft, sabotage, or diversion occurred; and
(d) Immediately notify the LLEA and request an armed response from the LLEA upon determination that there was an actual or attempted theft, sabotage, or diversion of the radioactive waste that contains Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive material.

## 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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