10 CFR § 36.35 - Source rack protection.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s36.35"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 36.35 - Source rack protection."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "36.35"
section_name: "Source rack protection."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "36"
part_name: "LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 81, 161, 181, 182, 183, 223, 234, 274 (42 U.S.C. 2111, 2112, 2201, 2231, 2233, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 206 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5846); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 7728, Feb. 9, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "36"
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# 36.35 Source rack protection.

If the product to be irradiated moves on a product conveyor system, the source rack and the mechanism that moves the rack must be protected by a barrier or guides to prevent products and product carriers from hitting or touching the rack or mechanism.