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On May 23, 2006, Governor Corzine signed the Letter of Intent for New Jersey to become an Agrrement State under the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The Atomic Energy Act authorizes the NRC to enter Agreements that transfer regulatory authority over certain materials to the States. The enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 changed the definition of Atomic Energy Act material. NRC's authority was extended to include all of the radioactive material that was previously regulated by States. If Governor Corzine had not signed the Letter of Intent, the State's existing regulatory program for radioactive materials would be preempted and the NRC would take over regulation of the approximately 490 users of naturally occuring and accelerator produced radioactive materials. The Letter of Intent is a declaration by the Governor that the State is committing its resources to enter an Agreement.
The State's draft application has been sent to the NRC. They anticipate completing their review of the draft application by mid-November 2007, at which time they will provide their comments to New Jersey. Pending completion of the Agreement State application process, New Jersey's waiver from the NRC will remain in effect. During this period of time, the NRC will continue to regulate reactor grade byproduct material, source material and special nuclear material, while the State will continue to regulate NARM.
Agreement State Rule Proposal
Additional Information
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Links to Related Information
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Federal & State Materials & Environmental Programs
NRC Procedure SA-700 Processing an Agreement
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