Performance criteria for sealed sources.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) (1) Must have a certificate of registration issued under 10 CFR 32.210; (2) Must be doubly encapsulated; (3) Must use radioactive material that is as nondispersible as practical and that is as insoluble as practical if the source is used in a wet-source-storage or wet-source-change irradiator; (4) Must be encapsulated in a material resistant to general corrosion and to localized corrosion, such as 316L stainless steel or other material with equivalent resistance if the sources are for use in irradiator pools; and (5) In prototype testing of the sealed source, must have been leak tested and found leak-free after each of the tests described in paragraphs (b) through (g) of this section. (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 36.21