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Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Possession Licenses for Production of Radioactive Material Using an Accelerator (NUREG-1556, Volume 21, Revision 1)

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Manuscript Completed: May 2018
Date Published: May 2018

Prepared by:
D. Lawyer
R. MacDougall
K. Null
L. Roldan-Otero
K. Von Ahn

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555-0001

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Abstract

This technical report contains information intended to provide program-specific guidance and assist applicants and licensees in preparing applications for the production of radioactive material using an accelerator. In particular, it describes the types of information needed to complete U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Form 313, "Application for Materials License." This document describes both the methods acceptable to the NRC license reviewers in implementing the regulations and the techniques used by the reviewers in evaluating the application to determine if the proposed activities are acceptable for licensing purposes.

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