Activities Subject to Licensing.
Section 16
SEC. 16. Activities Subject to Licensing.—It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, produce, receive, Possess, own, use, transfer, import or export any atomic energy material except under a license issued by the Commission or except as otherwise authorized by the Commission under this Act: Provided, however, That the mining and processing of radioactive ores or minerals shall be governed by the applicable mining laws prior to the removal from its place of deposit in nature.