Industrial radiography licensing, records and notifications practice questions
20 free practice questions from 10 CFR 34.1 to 34.13, 34.61 to 34.101. Each answer is explained and linked to the rule it comes from.
Industrial radiography licensing, records and notifications
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Purpose, scope and interpretations
1. Which use of byproduct material does 34.1 say Part 34 does not apply to?
- A. Sealed sources used at temporary jobsites
- B. Medical uses of byproduct material
- C. Sealed sources used in offshore platform radiography
- D. Sealed sources stored at field stations
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Answer: B. Medical uses of byproduct material
34.1 states: "This rule does not apply to medical uses of byproduct material."
Source: eCFR: 10 CFR 34.1, Purpose and scope (as of Nov 4, 2026)
Places and types of radiography
2. A licensee builds an enclosed shielded vault at its own shop, not at a temporary jobsite, and performs radiography inside it. The vault is not used to store sources or dispatch equipment. Which 34.3 term describes this vault?
- A. A permanent radiographic installation
- B. A field station
- C. A storage area
- D. A temporary jobsite
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Answer: A. A permanent radiographic installation
34.3: "Permanent radiographic installation means an enclosed shielded room, cell, or vault, not located at a temporary jobsite, in which radiography is performed."
3. A licensee's crew performs radiography at a customer's plant that is not one of the locations of use authorized on the license. What does 34.3 call this kind of location?
- A. A field station
- B. A permanent radiographic installation
- C. A temporary jobsite
- D. A storage area
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Answer: C. A temporary jobsite
34.3 defines a temporary jobsite as "a location where radiographic operations are conducted and where licensed material may be stored other than those location(s) of use authorized on the license."
4. Which activity does the 34.3 definition of radiographic operations expressly include?
- A. Transport of the device by a common or contract transport
- B. Filing the license application on NRC Form 313
- C. Surveys to confirm the adequacy of boundaries
- D. Medical uses of byproduct material
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Answer: C. Surveys to confirm the adequacy of boundaries
Radiographic operations include activities during use or transport "(except when being transported by a common or contract transport), to include surveys to confirm the adequacy of boundaries, setting up equipment and any activity inside restricted area boundaries."
Equipment and source terms
5. What other names does 34.3 give for a radiographic exposure device?
- A. A camera, or a projector
- B. A source changer, or a storage container
- C. A collimator, or an exposure head
- D. A source stop, or a guide tube
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Answer: A. A camera, or a projector
34.3 defines the "Radiographic exposure device (also called a camera, or a projector)".
6. Under 34.3, which device is designed and used for replacement of sealed sources in radiographic exposure devices?
- A. A storage container
- B. A collimator
- C. A control (drive) cable
- D. A source changer
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Answer: D. A source changer
34.3: "Source changer means a device designed and used for replacement of sealed sources in radiographic exposure devices, including those also used for transporting and storage of sealed sources."
Units and ALARA
7. Under the 34.3 definition of the sievert, how is the dose equivalent in sieverts obtained?
- A. The activity in becquerels divided by the distance in meters
- B. The absorbed dose in grays multiplied by the quality factor
- C. The exposure time in hours multiplied by 100
- D. The absorbed dose in rads divided by the number of disintegrations per second
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Answer: B. The absorbed dose in grays multiplied by the quality factor
34.3: "The dose equivalent in sieverts is equal to the absorbed dose in grays multiplied by the quality factor (1 Sv = 100 rems)."
8. Under the 34.3 ALARA definition, which considerations are taken into account in making every reasonable effort to keep exposures as far below the dose limits as is practical?
- A. Considerations that include the state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to benefits to the public health and safety, and other societal and socioeconomic considerations
- B. Only the findings of the licensee's last NRC inspection
- C. Only the wishes of the customer at the jobsite
- D. Only the time available to finish the job
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Answer: A. Considerations that include the state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to benefits to the public health and safety, and other societal and socioeconomic considerations
34.3: ALARA is applied "taking into account the state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to benefits to the public health and safety, and other societal and socioeconomic considerations".
Applying for a specific license
9. Under 34.13(j), the applicant identifies and describes the location(s) of which facilities?
- A. All certifying entities its radiographers have used
- B. All manufacturers of its radiographic exposure devices
- C. All field stations and permanent radiographic installations
- D. All customers it has served in the past year
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Answer: C. All field stations and permanent radiographic installations
34.13(j): "The applicant identifies and describes the location(s) of all field stations and permanent radiographic installations."
Source: eCFR: 10 CFR 34.13, Specific license for industrial radiography (as of Nov 4, 2026)
10. An applicant intends to analyze its own wipe samples. Under 34.13(h), what must the application include?
- A. A letter of approval from the sealed source manufacturer
- B. A certification of the analyst issued by a certifying entity
- C. Wipe sample results from another licensee's laboratory
- D. A description of the procedures to be followed
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Answer: D. A description of the procedures to be followed
34.13(h): "If the applicant intends to analyze its own wipe samples, the application must include a description of the procedures to be followed."
Source: eCFR: 10 CFR 34.13, Specific license for industrial radiography (as of Nov 4, 2026)
11. Under 34.13(g), whose qualifications does the applicant identify and list?
- A. Each customer at its temporary jobsites
- B. The individual(s) designated as the RSO and potential designees
- C. The examiners of the certifying entity
- D. The drivers of any common or contract carrier it uses
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Answer: B. The individual(s) designated as the RSO and potential designees
34.13(g): "The applicant identifies and lists the qualifications of the individual(s) designated as the RSO (§ 34.42) and potential designees".
Source: eCFR: 10 CFR 34.13, Specific license for industrial radiography (as of Nov 4, 2026)
License copies and form of records
12. Under 34.61, until when does a licensee keep a copy of its license, license conditions, documents incorporated by reference, and their amendments?
- A. For 6 months after each document is issued
- B. Until the next NRC inspection of the licensee
- C. Until the Radiation Safety Officer leaves the licensee
- D. Until superseded by new documents approved by the Commission, or until the Commission terminates the license
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Answer: D. Until superseded by new documents approved by the Commission, or until the Commission terminates the license
The licensee keeps these items "until superseded by new documents approved by the Commission, or until the Commission terminates the license."
Source: eCFR: 10 CFR 34.61, Records of the specific license for industrial radiography (as of Nov 4, 2026)
Where documents and records are kept
13. Under 34.89(a), where does each licensee maintain copies of records required by Part 34 and other applicable parts of the chapter?
- A. At the NRC regional office that issued the license
- B. At the location specified in 34.13(k)
- C. At the office of the customer for each job
- D. At the certifying entity that certified its radiographers
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Answer: B. At the location specified in 34.13(k)
34.89(a): "Each licensee shall maintain copies of records required by this part and other applicable parts of this chapter at the location specified in § 34.13(k)." Under 34.13(k) the applicant identifies "the locations where all records required by this part and other parts of this chapter will be maintained."
Source: eCFR: 10 CFR 34.89, Location of documents and records (as of Nov 4, 2026)
14. A crew is working at a temporary jobsite. Which of these does 34.89(b) list among the documents the licensee keeps copies of there?
- A. The licensee's original application on NRC Form 313
- B. Records of receipt and transfer of sealed sources under 34.63
- C. Training and certification records under 34.79
- D. A copy of 10 CFR parts 19, 20, and 34 of NRC regulations
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Answer: D. A copy of 10 CFR parts 19, 20, and 34 of NRC regulations
34.89(b) lists documents kept "at each applicable field station and each temporary jobsite", including "A copy of 10 CFR parts 19, 20, and 34 of NRC regulations".
Source: eCFR: 10 CFR 34.89, Location of documents and records (as of Nov 4, 2026)
15. A crew is dispatched from a field station to a temporary jobsite. Which survey instrument record does 34.89(b) list among the copies the licensee keeps at the jobsite?
- A. Evidence of the latest calibration of the radiation survey instruments in use at the site
- B. The purchase order for each survey instrument
- C. A letter from the instrument manufacturer approving its use
- D. The certifying entity's approval of each survey instrument
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Answer: A. Evidence of the latest calibration of the radiation survey instruments in use at the site
34.89(b) lists, for each applicable field station and each temporary jobsite, "Evidence of the latest calibration of the radiation survey instruments in use at the site, as required by § 34.65".
Source: eCFR: 10 CFR 34.89, Location of documents and records (as of Nov 4, 2026)
16. When a licensee operates under reciprocity pursuant to 150.20, what does 34.89(b) add to the documents kept at each applicable field station and temporary jobsite?
- A. A copy of the Agreement State's own radiography regulations
- B. A letter from the NRC regional office approving the work
- C. A copy of the Agreement State license authorizing the use of licensed materials
- D. A list of the Agreement State's certifying entities
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Answer: C. A copy of the Agreement State license authorizing the use of licensed materials
34.89(b)(12): "When operating under reciprocity pursuant to § 150.20 of this chapter, a copy of the Agreement State license authorizing the use of licensed materials."
Source: eCFR: 10 CFR 34.89, Location of documents and records (as of Nov 4, 2026)
Notifications
17. Which incident involving radiographic equipment does 34.101(a) list as one requiring a written report to the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards?
- A. A scheduled replacement of a sealed source using a source changer
- B. Unintentional disconnection of the source assembly from the control cable
- C. A routine calibration of a radiation survey instrument
- D. A transfer of an exposure device to another licensee
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Answer: B. Unintentional disconnection of the source assembly from the control cable
One listed incident is "Unintentional disconnection of the source assembly from the control cable".
Source: eCFR: 10 CFR 34.101, Notifications (as of Nov 4, 2026)
18. During a job, the source assembly cannot be retracted to its fully shielded position and secured there. What does 34.101(a) say the licensee shall send for this incident?
- A. A notice to the appropriate NRC regional office prior to exceeding 180 days
- B. A written report to the certifying entity that certified the radiographer
- C. An oral report to the customer at the temporary jobsite
- D. A written report to the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards within 30 days of the occurrence
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Answer: D. A written report to the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards within 30 days of the occurrence
34.101(a) lists "Inability to retract the source assembly to its fully shielded position and secure it in this position" and requires "a written report to the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards" "within 30 days of the occurrence".
Source: eCFR: 10 CFR 34.101, Notifications (as of Nov 4, 2026)
19. Which item does 34.101(b) say the licensee shall include in each report submitted under 34.101(a)?
- A. Qualifications of personnel involved in the incident
- B. Home addresses of the personnel involved
- C. Photographs of the jobsite
- D. A copy of the licensee's training program
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Answer: A. Qualifications of personnel involved in the incident
34.101(b) lists the information for each report, including "Qualifications of personnel involved in the incident."
Source: eCFR: 10 CFR 34.101, Notifications (as of Nov 4, 2026)
20. A licensee plans radiographic operations at a location not listed on its license for more than 180 days in a calendar year. Under 34.101(c), whom must it notify, and when?
- A. The certifying entity, within 30 days after the work ends
- B. The customer, before work starts
- C. The appropriate NRC regional office listed in 30.6(b)(2), prior to exceeding the 180 days
- D. The Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, within 30 days after the 180 days are exceeded
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Answer: C. The appropriate NRC regional office listed in 30.6(b)(2), prior to exceeding the 180 days
34.101(c): such a licensee "shall notify the appropriate NRC regional office listed in § 30.6(b)(2) of this chapter prior to exceeding the 180 days."
Source: eCFR: 10 CFR 34.101, Notifications (as of Nov 4, 2026)