Special Nuclear Material

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026282",
  "term": "Special Nuclear Material",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Meaning contained in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. 2014 et seq., and the regulations issued thereunder [40 CFR 710.3 (CFR 2013)]\n\n2. Special nuclear materials are (i) plutonium, uranium-233, uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other material that the NRC determines to be special nuclear material, but does not include source material; or (ii) any material artificially enriched by any of the foregoing but does not include source material.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 720.3 (CFR 2013)",
    "EPA Emergency Responder Health and Safety Manual - Chapter 8: Radiation Safety Program"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/special-nuclear-material/"
}