Radioactive Materials License Details

Persons who intend to possess or use radioactive materials of certain quantities and types and establish a facility in Maryland must be licensed by the State to ensure that these materials are used properly and safely by qualified persons who have sufficient knowledge and training.

Examples of such materials include radioactive isotopes of elements that occur naturally (radium-226), are produced by an accelerator (fluorine- 18), or are generated as a by-product of a nuclear reactor (cobalt-60). Industrial radiographers, hospitals, nuclear pharmacies, medical offices, radioactive source manufacturers, construction companies, laboratories (research and medical) and radiation consultants are among those who may require this license.