Topaz blue & Deja Vu: the issue concerning blue topaz and other irradiated gems today isn't so much the radiation used to turn colorless topaz blue. Rather, it's about nuclear regulatory commission (NRC) licensing requirements.(Industry News)

JQ | September 1, 2007| | Copyright

In the United States, any facility that irradiates gems--including topaz--in a nuclear reactor must have an NRC license, but only one such place, a research reactor at the University of Missouri, is currently licensed to perform this gem treatment. However, the University of Missouri does not have the required separate license to import or distribute irradiated topaz in the U.S. Most irradiated blue topaz sold in the United States in recent years has been imported from overseas, and most of it was irradiated at overseas facilities. The NRC says that there are presently no ...

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