Press Release-I-02-051, NRC, Army Command to Discuss Use & Tracking of Licensed Devices

Press Release-I-02-051: NRC, Army Command to Discuss Use & Tracking of Licensed Devices

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Issue date:	08/14/2002
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS -- REGION I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406

No. I-02-051 August 14, 2002 CONTACT:Diane Screnci, (610) 337-5330 E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov Neil A. Sheehan, (610) 337-5331NRC, ARMY COMMAND TO DISCUSS USE AND TRACKING OF LICENSED DEVICES Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of the Department of theArmy's U.S. Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM) on Tuesday, August 20, to discuss its controls over NRC-licensed chemical-gas detectors used in Army operations. The devices contain radioactive material. NRC staff plan to ask SBCCOM representatives how the command uses its NRC-licenseddevices; about its method of tracking these devices and preventing their loss; and the results of a SBCCOM study of the accountability of these devices. The meeting, which will be open to the public for observation, is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.in the Division of Nuclear Materials Safety's conference room at the NRC Region I office in King of Prussia, Pa. Interested members of the public will have an opportunity to discuss the topic with NRC staffers before the conclusion of the meeting. SBCCOM is headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Among its missions is thedevelopment and acquisition of nuclear defense technologies, systems and services.