scope:

This instruction applies to all Navy and Marine Corps activities engaged in the acquisition, use, or disposal of the NRC radioactive materials listed in paragraph 1. It does not apply to nuclear weapons related radioactive materials transferred from the Department of Energy to the Department of Defense per section 91B of reference (a), nor to radioactive materials produced as a consequence of the construction, operation, servicing, or maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants, under reference (b).

Purpose. To establish Navy policy for the acquisition, use, and disposal of various categories of devices and material regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). These categories are: (1) exempt devices, (2) generally licensed radioactive devices, (3) generally licensed radioactive devices above a certain quantity, (4) 'unimportant' quantities of source material, and (5) generally licensed source material.