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Transcript: NRC CONSIDERS CHANGES TO REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL LICENSEES
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- Regulatory Intelligence Data
- Article date:
- July 28, 1999
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering amending its
regulations to provide increased confidence in the safety margin for
some
facilities licensed under Part 70 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations
that possess and process large quantities of certain types of uranium
and
plutonium. The rule does not apply to the U.S. Enrichment Corporation'
s
gaseous diffusion plants, which are regulated under Part 76.
The proposed amendments would require affected licensees to analyze
their facilities carefully to identify potential accidents. The licensees
would have to take actions to reduce the likelihood and effects of
the
postulated accidents if their ...