SEALED SOURCES LAW
January 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has called for a threshold of 1mSv/Hh to be inserted in to a proposed European directive on controlling high activity sealed radioactive sources, to clarify when the legislation should be followed. MEPs also passed non-binding amendments to highlight suppliers' responsibilities and that all potential cross-border movements within, to and from the EU should be monitored.
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has called for a threshold of 1mSv/Hh to be inserted in to a proposed European directive on controlling high activity sealed radioactive sources, to clarify when the legislation should be followed. MEPs also passed non-binding amendments to highlight suppliers' responsibilities and that all potential cross-border movements within, to and from the EU should be monitored.
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