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Apply for a Massachusetts Radioactive Material License

You need a Massachusetts Radioactive Material License issued by the Division of Radiation Control to possess or use radioactive material.

Division of Radiation Control (DRC)

The Details

What you need

Before submitting an application, please consult the applicable regulatory guide:

General regulatory guide

Except for applications for XRFs for lead paint analysis, you should follow the program-specific licensing guidance provided for in U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s NUREG-1556 series upon submitting applications to the Agency:

Applications for XRFs for lead paint analysis

These licensing guidance documents are intended to prepare you for the license application and should not be considered as a substitute for your careful evaluation of the proposed use of radioactive material. You must assure that your application correctly and adequately describes the radiation safeguards and procedures to be followed in your radioactive material use program.

How to apply

By email:

E-Mail all required materials to: DRCRadMaterials@mass.gov

You can access the Application for Use of Radioactive Material and the Application for Use of Radioactive Material: For a Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer for the Detection and Analysis of Lead in Paint on Surfaces below under downloads.

Downloads

Contact

Address
100 Cambridge St., 19th Floor, Boston, MA 02114-2509
Phone

Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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