Section 346.150  Start of Construction

The applicant may not begin construction of a new irradiator prior to submission to the Agency of an application for a license for the irradiator.  As used in this Section, the term "construction" includes the construction of any portion of the permanent irradiator structure on the site but does not include:  engineering and design work, purchase of a site, site surveys or soil testing, site preparation, site excavation, construction of warehouse or auxiliary structures, and other similar tasks.  Any activities undertaken prior to the issuance of a license are entirely at the risk of the applicant and have no bearing on the issuance of a license with respect to the requirements of the Radiation Protection Act of 1990 and regulations and orders issued under the Act.