ML20052A754

Responds to Re Authority to Dispose of Radioisotopic Thermal Electric Generators by Abandonment in Place on Seabed.License Does Not Permit Disposal.Epa Contact Recommended

ML20052A754
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Issue date:	11/24/1976
From:	Bell J NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	NAVY, DEPT. OF
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