NRC Amends Regulations On Import-Export Of Nuclear Equipment And Material

The NRC said yesterday that, in addition to making clarifications, updates and corrections to several provisions, it was issuing a final rule concerning imports of sources under a general licence and revising the definition of radioactive waste for the purposes of export and import.

Amendments to the final rule, which was published yesterday in the official US Federal Register*, follow enhancements made to the domestic materials licensing and regulatory framework after the terrorist attacks of September 2001.

The final rule revises the definition of radioactive waste “to make the export and import requirements more consistent with domestic licensing requirements”, the NRC said.

* The Federal Register notice is online:

(http://edocket.access.gpo.gov).

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