Radioactive Materials Restrictions Sought
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WASHINGTON — The government should tighten licensing procedures for radioactive materials, according to a group of outside experts assembled after a congressional investigation identified security gaps.
In a probe last year that set up a bogus company, investigators said they were able to obtain a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that allowed them to buy enough radioactive material for a small “dirty bomb.”
