North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 104E - North Carolina Radiation Protection Act
§ 104E-3 - Declaration of policy.

104E-3. Declaration of policy.
It is the policy of the State of North Carolina in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health and safety:
(1) To institute and maintain a program to permit development and utilization of sources of radiation for purposes consistent with the health and safety of the public; and
(2) To prevent any associated harmful effects of radiation upon the public through the institution and maintenance of a regulatory program for all sources of radiation, providing for:
a. A single, effective system of regulation within the State;
b. A system consonant insofar as possible with those of other states; and
c. Compatibility with the standards and regulatory programs of the federal government for by-product, source and special nuclear materials. (1975, c. 718, s. 1.)

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