Who Needs a Radioactive Material License from the TCEQ?
A radioactive material license is needed by all persons or businesses who wish to do any of the following in the State of Texas: • source material (uranium) recovery, • radioactive waste processing and storage, • commercial by-product material disposal, • low-level radioactive waste disposal, • disposal of NORM waste from public water systems, and • alternative methods of disposal (i.e., above ground radioactive waste disposal) Note that the Department of State Health Services – Radiation Program also issues radioactive material licenses. Please check with them to ensure that you have all radioactive material permits and licenses which may be required by your business.
