Comment on FR Doc # 2026-09877, NRC-2025-1205-0001, from Health Physics Society
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Summary: The Health Physics Society, a nonprofit scientific and professional organization specializing in radiation safety, submitted comments regarding the proposed modernization of byproduct material regulations. They request that the NRC provide a safety evaluation for including Mo-99/Tc-99m generators in the Standard General License and argue for the inclusion of PET radionuclides to ensure regulatory consistency within the same diagnostic use class.
The Health Physics Society (HPS) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) proposed rule, Modernizing NRC Regulations for Byproduct Material Use (91 FR 28916; May 18, 2026). The HPS is a nonprofit scientific and professional organization whose members specialize in radiation safety and protection. The comments attached were developed by the HPS Medical Health Physics Section and address the proposed
Standard General License (SGL) for Certain Medical Uses at 10 CFR 31.16. The HPS offers these comments in the interest of a clear, consistent, and safety-based licensing framework for the diagnostic medical use of byproduct material. Please see the attached file.