Twenty-nine States have signed agreements with NRC enabling the various Agreement States to regulate source, byproduct, and small quantities of special nuclear material within their boundaries. Most facilities located in Agreement States are subject to regulatory requirements for radioactive material under State law. This applies to all source, special nuclear, and byproduct material except that from nuclear utilities and fuel cycle facilities, which are subject to NRC's requirements and DOE facilitites, which are subject to DOE Orders. While States are required to adopt programs that are comparable with the NRC program, States may have requirements that are more stringent, or are in addition to those from the Federal program. Facility managers should see our list of NRC Agreement States and use our Agency Contact List to determine the scope of the program that has been relinquished by NRC to the State.
