Nevada Petition for Rulemaking Denied by NRC

Summary

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) partially denied a petition submitted by the State of Nevada on June 22, 1999, for rulemaking to enhance safeguards against sabotage and terrorism for spent nuclear fuel shipments, while agreeing to consider the remaining portions of the petition.

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