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AGTA/JVC's Essential Guide for Irradiated Gems.
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Jewelers Circular Keystone
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May 1, 2008
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By Gary Roskin, G.G., FGA
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission believes irradiated gemstones now on the market are safe, and it has not requested that jewelers stop selling them.
That was the message delivered by Joe DeCicco, senior health physicist with the NRC's Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, during a seminar at the American Gem Trade Association's GemFair in Tucson, Ariz. DeCicco was presenting the U.S. government's case for licensing and regulating irradiated gemstones.
Irradiated gemstones are not a health concern at this point, but more of a licensing issue, said Cecilia Gardner, of Jewelers Vigilance Committee. ...