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To control radiological protection and safety of radiation sources; to provide for the instruments to enforce compliance with national and international requirements; and to maintain the appropriate standards for protection is required a national infrastructure.
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The regulatory authority is an entity or a system of authorities designated by the government as having legal authority for conducting the regulatory process, and thereby regulating nuclear, radiation, radioactive waste and transport safety.
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Any form of control or regulation applied to facilities or activities by a regulatory authority for reasons relating to radiation protection or to the safety or security of radioactive sources.
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All references to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and to the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 are “as amended”.
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The former Atomic Energy Commission.
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Domenech, H. (2017). Regulations and Regulatory Control. In: Radiation Safety. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42671-6_9
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