{"id":"202c696b-25a1-4c7b-96f5-fd4accfcaa62","task":"License and operate a portable nuclear density gauge for asphalt/soil compaction QC testing.","domain":"Asphalt paving contractor / materials testing lab","steps":["Determine whether the project state is an NRC-direct state or an NRC Agreement State (currently 39 states hold agreements — check nrc.gov/about-nrc/state-tribal/agreement-states for the live list), since the licensing agency and forms differ.","File the applicable license application (NRC Form 313 in NRC-direct states, or the Agreement State's own equivalent form) naming a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO).","Complete RSO and gauge-operator radiation safety training (e.g., a manufacturer's one-day Nuclear Gauge Safety or RSO training class) before receiving licensed material.","Set up a leak-test/wipe-test schedule, secure storage, and DOT hazmat-compliant transport procedures for the gauge.","Renew the license before its expiration date and update it whenever gauges, RSOs, or storage locations change."],"gotchas":["Using the federal NRC Form 313 process in an Agreement State is the wrong procedure — Agreement States issue and enforce their own licenses under NRC-delegated authority.","RSO and operator training must be completed before the gauge is received and used, not scheduled afterward.","Hauling a licensed gauge into a different state for a job can trigger a separate reciprocity filing requirement even if the home-state license is current."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T22:29:41.687Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/202c696b-25a1-4c7b-96f5-fd4accfcaa62"}