License not required for certain preliminary activities.
10 C.F.R. § 60.7
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01The requirement for a license set forth in § 60.3(a) of this part is not applicable to the extent that DOE receives and possesses source, special nuclear, and byproduct material at a geologic repository:
(a) For purposes of site characterization; or
(b) For use, during site characterization or construction, as components of radiographic, radiation monitoring, or similar equipment or instrumentation.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-10.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026