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          Nuclear Security  Radioactive Material Security  Export and Import of Radioactive Byproduct MaterialAmendments to the Export and Import Regulations for Nuclear Equipment and Byproduct Material
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Changes Affecting the Export and Import of Radioactive Material
	Changes Affecting the Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material

Changes Affecting the Export and Import of Radioactive Material

Effective December 28, 2005, the NRC amended its regulations pertaining to the export and import of radioactive materials.

The final rule takes into account provisions in the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA's) Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Materials concerning the import and export of radioactive sources, and the supplemental IAEA Guidance in the Import and Export of Radioactive Sources. Specifically, the amendments

provide for enhanced tracking of certain exports and imports of radioactive sealed sources and bulk material for certain radionuclides;
	include new specific export and import license requirements, advanced notification procedures prior to shipment, and requirements for
	verification of the recipient facility's licensing status, and
		review of the adequacy of the receiving country's controls on radioactive sources.
	provide the Commission with flexibility to
	treat each export and import license application on a case-by-case basis and
		accommodate the still evolving domestic and international security measures for radioactive material.Changes Affecting the Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material

Effective August 7, 2006, the NRC amended its regulations that govern the export and import of nuclear equipment and material to implement the provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Specifically, this amendment

facilitates exports to specified countries of high-enriched uranium for medical isotope production in reactors that are either using low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel, or have agreed to convert to the use of LEU fuel;
	revises the definition of byproduct material to include discrete sources of radium-226, accelerator-produced radioactive material, and discrete sources of naturally occurring radioactive material; and
	requires specific licenses for the export exports and imports of radium-226 that meet the threshold values of the IAEA's Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources.

          
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    Related Information    Final rule "Export and Import of Radioactive Materials: Security Policies," effective December 28, 2005.Final rule to include NARM (Naturally-Occurring and Accelerator-Produced Radioactive Material), "Implementation of the Nuclear Export and Import Provisions of the *Energy Policy Act of 2005*," effective August 7, 2006.
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