# 10 CFR § 32.14: Certain items containing byproduct material; requirements for license to apply or initially transfer > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.14 ## Section - **Citation:** 10 CFR § 32.14 - **Heading:** Certain items containing byproduct material; requirements for license to apply or initially transfer - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** September 22, 2026 - **Source:** Publisher's official text - **Location:** Title 10—Energy > CHAPTER I—NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION > PART 32—SPECIFIC DOMESTIC LICENSES TO MANUFACTURE OR TRANSFER CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING BYPRODUCT MATERIAL > Subpart A—Exempt Concentrations and Items ## Text An application for a specific license to apply byproduct material to, or to incorporate byproduct material into, the products specified in § 30.15 of this chapter or to initially transfer for sale or distribution such products containing byproduct material for use pursuant to § 30.15 of this chapter will be approved if: (a) The applicant satisfies the general requirements specified in § 30.33 of this chapter; (b) The applicant submits sufficient information regarding the product pertinent to evaluation of the potential radiation exposure, including: (1) Chemical and physical form and maximum quantity of byproduct material in each product; (2) Details of construction and design of each product; (3) The method of containment or binding of the byproduct material in the product; (4) Except for electron tubes and ionization chamber smoke detectors and timepieces containing promethium-147 or tritium in the form of gaseous tritium light sources, procedures for and results of prototype testing to demonstrate that the byproduct material will not become detached from the product and that the byproduct material will not be released to the environment under the most severe conditions likely to be encountered in normal use of the product; (5) In the case of ionizing radiation measuring instruments and timepieces containing tritium in the form of paint, quality control procedures to be followed in the fabrication of production lots of the product and the quality control standards the product will be required to meet; (6) The proposed method of labeling or marking each unit, except timepieces or hands or dials containing tritium or promethium-147, and its container with the identification of the manufacturer or initial transferor of the product and the byproduct material in the product; (7) For products for which limits on levels of radiation are specified in § 30.15 of this chapter, the radiation level and the method of measurement; (8) Any additional information, including experimental studies and tests, required by the Commission to facilitate a determination of the safety of the product. (c) Each product will contain no more than the quantity of byproduct material specified for that product in § 30.15 of this chapter. The levels of radiation from each product containing byproduct material will not exceed the limits specified for that product in § 30.15 of this chapter. (d) The Commission determines that the byproduct material is properly contained in the product under the most severe conditions that are likely to be encountered in normal use and handling. [31 FR 5316, Apr. 2, 1966, as amended at 34 FR 6652, Apr. 18, 1969; 43 FR 6922, Feb. 17, 1978; 63 FR 32971, June 17, 1998; 72 FR 58487, Oct. 16, 2007; 77 FR 43691, July 25, 2012] ## Nearby sections - [10 CFR § 32.11 § 32.11 Introduction of byproduct material in exempt concentrations into products or materials, and transfer of ownership or possession: Requirements for license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.11.md) - [10 CFR § 32.12 § 32.12 Same: Records and material transfer reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.12.md) - [10 CFR § 32.13 § 32.13 Same: Prohibition of introduction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.13.md) - [10 CFR § 32.14 § 32.14 Certain items containing byproduct material; requirements for license to apply or initially transfer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.14.md) - [10 CFR § 32.15 § 32.15 Same: Quality assurance, prohibition of transfer, and labeling.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.15.md) - [10 CFR § 32.16 § 32.16 Certain items containing byproduct material: Records and reports of transfer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.16.md) - [10 CFR § 32.18 § 32.18 Manufacture, distribution and transfer of exempt quantities of byproduct material: Requirements for license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.18.md) - [10 CFR § 32.19 § 32.19 Same: Conditions of licenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.19.md) - [10 CFR § 32.20 § 32.20 Same: Records and material transfer reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.20.md) - [10 CFR § 32.21 § 32.21 Radioactive drug: Manufacture, preparation, or transfer for commercial distribution of capsules containing carbon-14 urea each for “in vivo” diagnostic use for humans to persons exempt from licensing; Requirements for a license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.21.md) - [10 CFR § 32.21a § 32.21a Same: Conditions of license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.21a.md) - [10 CFR § 32.22 § 32.22 Self-luminous products containing tritium, krypton-85 or promethium-147: Requirements for license to manufacture, process, produce, or initially transfer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.22.md) - [10 CFR § 32.23 § 32.23 Same: Safety criteria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.23.md) - [10 CFR § 32.24 § 32.24 Same: Table of organ doses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.24.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-32.14. 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