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Transcript: NRC AND STATES ISSUE REQUIREMENTS FOR INCREASED CONTROLS ON CERTAIN RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
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- December 6, 2005
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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 of use to terrorists.
The effort is consistent with the International Atomic Energy Agency's
Code of Conduct for the Safety and Security of Radioactive Materials, which
is the internationally recognized standard for categorizing and ...