NRC considers plan to make Wyoming an agreement state

摘要

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reviewing a request by Wyoming Gov. Matthew H. Mead to permit Wyoming, which hosts several licensed uranium production facilities, to become an agreement state. If the NRC accepts the proposed plan, Wyoming will have regulatory authority over certain radioactive materials and will become the 38th state to sign such an agreement. According to the NRC, "Under the proposed agreement, the NRC would transfer to Wyoming the responsibility for licensing, rulemaking, inspection, and enforcement activities related to the extraction and concentration of uranium and thorium milling and the management and disposal of milling waste." The NRC would transfer 14 specific licenses for radioactive material to the state's jurisdiction. Approval and signing of the agreement is expected to occur in September.