It is the policy of the State of Mississippi in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health and safety:
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
To prevent and/or reduce associated harmful effects of radiation upon the public through the institution and maintenance of a regulatory program for all sources of radiation; providing for: (1) a single, effective system of regulation within the state; (2) a system consonant insofar as possible with those of other states, and (3) compatibility with the standards and regulatory programs of the federal government for by-product, source, special nuclear materials, other radioactive materials and other sources of radiation.