snm license

[Lester Slaback <Lester.Slaback@NIST.GOV>]

Reference:
|LICENSEE: NATIONAL INST OF STANDARDS & TECH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:29[EDT]|
| CITY: GAITHERSBURG REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 07/10/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: MD |EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
|LICENSE#: SNM-362

Without addressing the reasons for the notice I would like to point out 
that not all SNM licenses are just for SNM.  In fact this license covers 
all byproduct, SNM, source material, and large source usage at NIST.  Some 
years ago NRC had the commonsense to simplify the licensing process for 
many licensees by combining multiple licenses into one.  Most were combined 
into a byproduct license because the other materials were minor 
constituents in the facility source inventory.  At NIST the reverse 
occurred because of the large SNM standards program present at that 
time.  So, as the saying goes, you cannot always tell the book by its 
cover.  :-)
Disclaimer:  the above are the personal musings of the author, and do not 
represent any past, present, or future position of NIST, the U.S. 
government, or anyone else who might think that they are in a position of 
authority.
Lester Slaback, Jr.  [Lester.Slaback@NIST.GOV]
NBSR Health Physics
Center for Neutron Research
NIST
100 Bureau Dr.  STOP 3543
Gaithersburg, MD  20899-3543
301 975-5810 voice
301 921-9847 fax

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