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Article: DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH TRANSFERS LICENSING AUTHORITY FOR SOME RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS

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Delaware Department of Health and Social Services issued the following news release:

Effective January 31, 2008, Delaware's Division of Public Health (DPH) will transfer primary licensing authority for naturally-occurring or accelerator-produced radioactive materials (NARM) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in accordance with the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005. This action expands the federal definition of "by-product material" to include some radioactive materials such as radium-226, which was used to paint glow-in-the-dark instrument dials. The federal law also establishes a nationwide framework for regulating certain radioactive materials previously regulated by the ...

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