The Source Collection and Threat Reduction (SCATR) Program is an initiative of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors. The program is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Agency and provides funding for the disposal of unwanted radioactive sealed sources. The amount of funding available via SCATR varies year by year, but the program is targeting a 40% cost-share amount for 2023-24 program participants.
The Southeast Compact Commission is piloting a program aimed at incentivizing its regional source owners to register and dispose of their unwanted and unneeded sealed sources via SCATR. The Commission intends to cost-share an additional 30% of the disposal for sources located in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia on a first-come, first-served basis until its available funding for the pilot program is depleted. This means, at least for 2023-24 program participants, that they may only be responsible for 30% of the total disposal cost of their unwanted sources.
To participate in this program, interested parties need only register their unused sources with the Department of Energy Off-Site Source Recovery Program by visiting the online registration page — https://osrp.lanl.gov/PickUpSources.aspx. Participants in qualifying states will be automatically notified when they qualify for cost-sharing from the Southeast Compact Commission.
Questions about this program should be directed to the Southeast Compact Commission’s Executive Director, Dr. Tom Hansen, at 865-228-1997 or tom@secompact.org.