The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said Thursday it won't be taking any action regarding current inventories of blue topaz, putting to rest months of speculation over the fate of current supplies of the popular gemstone.

NRC spokesman David McIntyre told National Jeweler that his agency is enacting a policy of "enforcement discretion" regarding blue topaz, which essentially means that it will remain hands-off about the stones that jewelers currently have in stock. The gem has been the subject of scrutiny since the summer..

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