Energy & environment · 15/03/2007

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Imposes New Security Measures on Holder of High-Radioactivity License

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued an order requiring the holder of a material license to use sealed sources in panoramic and underwater irradiators to possess more than 370 terabecquerels (10,000 curies) to implement fingerprinting and criminal history records checks for unescorted access to certain radioactive materials, effective immediately.