NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ISSUES NOTICE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY; LICENSE RENEWAL

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice called: U.S. Department of Commerce; National Institute of Standards and Technology; License Renewal.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 23 by Samantha Lav, Chief, Fuel Facility Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License No. SNM-362, to the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, the licensee) located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The renewed license authorizes NIST to continue to possess and use SNM for a period of 10 years and will expire on Apr...