NRC AND STATES ISSUE REQUIREMENTS FOR INCREASED CONTROLS ON CERTAIN RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS

From: Regulatory Intelligence Data | Date: December 6, 2005| Author: INDSTRY GROUP 99 | Copyright information


Regulatory Intelligence Data

12-06-2005

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and state regulators have issued
legally binding requirements to licensees to implement increased controls
over radioactive materials in certain "quantities of concern."
The requirements are the first part of a cooperative effort, announced
in September, between the NRC and the 33 Agreement States to enhance controls
of radioactive materials that could potentially be...

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