{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-490-40","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-490-40","heading":"Application and licensing fees for radioactive materials licenses","body":"The application fee for a radioactive materials license and annual fees for persons issued a radioactive materials license pursuant to 12VAC5-481 are listed in the following table:\n\nCategory\n\nSpecific License Type\n\nApplication \u0026 Annual Fee\n\n1\n\nSpecial Nuclear Material (SNM)\n\nA.\n\nPossession and use of SNM in sealed sources contained in  devices used in measuring systems\n\n$1,700\n\nB.\n\nSNM to be used as calibration and reference sources\n\n$900\n\nC.\n\nSNM - all other, except license authorizing SNM in unsealed  form that would constitute a critical mass (fee waived if facility holds  additional license category)\n\n$3,400\n\n2\n\nSource Material\n\nA.\n\nSource material processing and distribution\n\n$5,100\n\nB.\n\nSource material in shielding (fee waived if facility holds  additional license category)\n\n$300\n\nC.\n\nSource material - all other, excluding depleted uranium used  as shielding or counterweights\n\n$3,400\n\n3\n\nByproduct, NARM\n\nA.\n\nBroad scope for processing or manufacturing of items for  commercial distribution\n\n$17,000\n\nB.\n\nProcessing or manufacturing and commercial distribution of  radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent kits and sources or devices\n\n$9,000\n\nC.\n\nCommercial distribution or redistribution of  radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent kits and sources or devices\n\n$6,800\n\nD.\n\nProcessing or manufacturing of items for commercial  distribution\n\n$3,400\n\nE.\n\nIndustrial radiography operations performed only in a  shielded radiography installation\n\n$5,100\n\nF.\n\nIndustrial radiography performed only at the address  indicated on the license and at temporary job sites\n\n$6,000\n\nG.\n\nPossession and use of less than 370 TBq (10,000 curies) of  radioactive material in sealed sources for irradiation of materials where the  source is not removed from the shield (fee waived if facility holds  additional irradiator license category)\n\n$3,400\n\nH.\n\nPossession and use of less than 370 TBq (10,000 curies) of  radioactive material in sealed sources for irradiation of materials where the  source is exposed for irradiation purposes. The category also includes  underwater irradiators for irradiation of materials in which the source is  not exposed for irradiation\n\n$5,100\n\nI.\n\nPossession and use of at least 370 TBq (10,000 curies) and  less than 3.7 PBq (100,000 curies) of radioactive material in sealed sources  for irradiation of  materials\n\n$5,100\n\nJ.\n\nPossession and use of 3.7 PBq (100,000 curies) or more of radioactive  material in sealed sources for irradiation of materials\n\n$8,500\n\nK.\n\nDistribute items containing radioactive materials to persons  under a general license\n\n$1,700\n\nL.\n\nPossess radioactive materials intended for distribution to persons  exempt from licensing\n\n$1,700\n\nM.\n\nBroad scope for research and development that does not  authorize commercial distribution\n\n$10,200\n\nN.\n\nResearch and development that does not authorize commercial  distribution\n\n$1,700\n\nO.\n\nInstallation, repair, maintenance or other service of  devices or items containing radioactive material, excluding waste  transportation or broker services\n\n$1,700\n\nP.\n\nPortable gauges\n\n$1,300\n\nQ.\n\nPortable  x-ray fluorescence analyzer  (XRF), dewpointer or gas chromatograph\n\n$400\n\nR.\n\nLeak testing services\n\n$900\n\nS.\n\nInstrument calibration services\n\n$1,700\n\nT.\n\nFixed gauges\n\n$1,300\n\nU.\n\nAll other radioactive material licenses, except as otherwise  noted\n\n$2,600\n\n4\n\nWaste Processing\n\nA.\n\nCommercial waste treatment facilities, including  incineration\n\n$170,000\n\nB.\n\nAll other commercial facilities involving waste compaction,  repackaging, storage or transfer\n\n$12,800\n\nC.\n\nWaste processing - all other, including decontamination  service\n\n$8,500\n\n5\n\nWell Logging\n\nA.\n\nWell logging using sealed sources or subsurface tracer  studies\n\n$5,100\n\nB.\n\nWell logging using sealed sources and subsurface tracer  studies\n\n$5,100\n\n6\n\nNuclear Laundry\n\nA.\n\nCommercial collection and laundry of items contaminated with  radioactive material\n\n$17,000\n\n7\n\nMedical or veterinary\n\nA.\n\nHuman use of sealed sources contained in teletherapy or  stereotactic radiosurgery devices, including mobile therapy\n\n$10,200\n\nB.\n\nBroad scope for human use in medical diagnosis, treatment,  research and development (excluding teletherapy or stereotactic radiosurgery  devices)\n\n$20,400\n\nC.\n\nMobile nuclear medicine\n\n$3,400\n\nD.\n\nMedical institutions providing imaging, diagnostic or  radionuclide therapy\n\n$4,000\n\nE.\n\nMedical institutions using a High Dose Remote Afterloader  (HDR) or emerging technologies\n\n$6,400\n\nF.\n\nVeterinary use of radioactive materials\n\n$1,700\n\nG.\n\nIn-vitro\n\n$1,700\n\n8\n\nAcademic\n\nA.\n\nEducational use or academic research and development that  does not authorize commercial distribution, excluding broad scope or human  use licenses\n\n$1,300\n\n9\n\nAccelerator\n\nA.\n\nProduction of radioisotopes with commercial distribution\n\n$3,400\n\nB.\n\nProduction - all other (fee waived if facility holds medical  broad scope license with no commercial distribution)\n\n$3,400\n\n10\n\nReciprocity\n\nA.\n\nReciprocity recognition of an out-of-state specific license\n\n50% of annual fee of applicable category","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 490. Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations: Fee Schedule"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter490/section40/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:33Z","sha256":"1c39ed96ebbcd729a982071db48a8598dfe6a0ad1b7fa7f04e64370e61213abb","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-490-20","next":"us-va/12vac5-490-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}