Radioactive materials. Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS 28). Pharmaceutics (ICS 11.120), Nuclear energy engineering (ICS 27.120)

Naturally-Occurring and Accelerator-Produced Radioactive Materials (2 page(s), in English)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a petition for rulemaking from Matthew McKinley on behalf of the Organization of Agreement States (OAS) (the Petitioner) dated 14 April 2017, requesting that the NRC revise its regulations to add radionuclides and their corresponding activities to the list of "Quantities of Licensed Material Requiring Labeling." The petition was docketed by the NRC on 21 June 2017, and has been assigned Docket No. PRM-30-66. The NRC is examining the issues raised in PRM-30-66 to determine whether they should be considered in rulemaking. The NRC is requesting public comment on this petition, including specifically on the question of what products or technologies, other than the germanium-68 generators cited in the petition, are being or could be negatively affected because the radioactive materials required for these products or technologies are not currently listed on the table in appendix B of 10 CFR part 30. Additionally, NRC solicits feedback on whether the petition raises other issues not addressed by questions in the notice about labelling or decommissioning financial assurance for radioactive materials.