Links to Radiation Safety Related Sites

Radiation Safety

Health Physics Internet Resources of Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
Radiation and Health Physics Home Page. Links to many radiation protection and health physics web sites from the University of Michigan.

Radiation Information Network. Idaho State University's radiation web site.
IEM Inc. Radiation safety and environmental consulting.
RadSafe Listserver. Subscribe to this listserver to get daily Q's & A's on issues of current interest to the radiation protection profession. Send text SUBSCRIBE RADSAFE to majordomo@list.vanderbilt.edu
- Browse the archived files from the "Radsafe" listserver
- Keyword search the archived files from the "Radsafe" listserver

USNRC Radiation Protection
10 CFR Title 10 of Code of Federal Regulations - Nuclear Energy.
10 CFR 20. Standards for Protection against Radiation.
USNRC Occupational Radiation Exposure Information (REIRS).
NRC Document Collections
Selected NUREGs
- NUREG-1501. Background as a Residual Radioactivity Criterion for Decommissioning. Draft. July 1994. NRC Source.
- NUREG-1505. A Nonparametric Statistical Methodology for the Design and Analysis of Final Status Decommissioning Surveys. January 1998.
- NUREG-1507. Minimum Detectable Concentrations with Typical Radiation Survey Instruments for Various Contaminants and Field Conditions. December 1997.
- NUREG-1640. Radiological Assessment for Clearance of Materials from Nuclear Facilities. June 2003. NRC Source.
- NUREG-1727. NMSS Standard Review Plan for Decommissioning. Specifies requirements for decommissioning plans. September 2000. NRC Source.
- Appendix D of NUREG-1727. As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA). Specifies methodology for cost-benefit analysis to demonstrate what levels below a 25 millirem/year cleanup standard are ALARA.
- NUREG-1757, Vol. 1. Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance. Decommissioning Process for Materials Licensees. Revision 2. September 2006. NRC Source.
- NUREG-1757, Vol. 2. Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance. Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria. Revision 1. September 2006. NRC Source.
- NUREG-1757, Vol. 3 Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance. Financial Assurance, Record Keeping and Timliness. September 2003. NRC Source.
- NUREG-1761. Radiological Surveys for Controlling Release of Solid Materials. July 2002. NRC Source.
Selected NUREG/BR Brochures
- NUREG/BR-0318. Effective Risk Communication.
Selected NUREG/CRs
- NUREG/CR-5849. Manual for Conducting Radiological Surveys in Support of License Termination. Draft. June 1992. Superceded by MARSSIM.
Selected Regulatory Guides
- Regulatory Guide 1.86 Termination of Operating Licenses for Operating Licenses
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

U.S. Department of Energy

DOE's document search and retrieval engine.
DOE Occupational Radiation Exposure Information (REMS).
DOE Orders and Standards Pertaining to Occupational Radiation Protection. Links to Radcon Manual and 10 CFR 835 etc.
DOE Radiation Protection: Policy, Requirements, Guidance and Related Documents Links to 10 CFR 835, DOELAP, Training and other guidance documents.
- 10 CFR 835. Occupational Radiation Protection.
- USDOE Radiological Control Manual.
DOE Directives. DOE Orders, Notices, and Guidance documentsetc.
- DOE Order 5400.5 Radiation Protection of the Public & the Environment.
- DOE Order 5400.5 (Change 4 Draft 10/19/2000) Radiation Protection of the Public & the Environment.
- DOE G 441.1-XX (Draft, 04/05/2002) Control and Release of Property with Residual Radioactive Material
- DOE P 441.1 Radiological Health & Safety policy
- DOE G 441.1-1 Management and Administration of Radiation Protection Programs Guide
- DOE G 441.1-2 Occupational ALARA Guide
- DOE G 441.1-3 Internal Dosimetry Program Guide
- DOE G 441.1-4 External Dosimetry Program Guide
- DOE G 441.1-5 Radiation Generating Program Guide
- DOE G 441.1-6 Evaluation and Control of Radiation Dose to the Embryo/Fetus Guide
- DOE G 441.1-7 Portable Monitoring Instrument Calibration Guide
- DOE G 441.1-8 Air Monitoring Guide
- DOE G 441.1-9 Radioactive Contamination Control Guide
- DOE G 441.1-10 Posting and Labeling for Radiological Control Guide
- DOE G 441.1-11 Occupational Radiation Protection Record-Keeping and Reporting Guide
- DOE G 441.1-12 Radiation Safety Training Guide
- DOE G 441.1-13 Sealed Radioactive Source Acountability and Control Guide
- DOE O 232.1A Occurrence Reporting. (Order)
- DOE M 232.1-1A Occurrence Reporting. (Manual)
USDOE Environmental Guidance - Radiation Protection. Links to 5400.5 and 10CFR834.
- 10 CFR 834 (Draft). Radiation Protection of the Public and Environment.
- Property Release. Application of DOE 5400.5 Requirements for Release and Control of Property Containing Residual Radioactivre Material.
- Environmental Implementation Guide for Radiological Survey Procedures (Draft). USDOE procedures for final radiological surveys.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

USEPA Radiation Protection Division.
- Radiation Cleanup Regulations.
- Technical & Guidance Documents
  - OSWER 9200.4-18. Establishment of Cleanup Levels for CERCLA Sites with Radioactive Contamination.
  - EPA 402-R-96-011A. Technical Support Document for the Development of Radionuclide Cleanup Levels for Soil.
- Preliminary Remediation Goals (PRGs). Soil cleanup levels based on theoretical 10-6 risk levels.
  - OSWER No. 9355.01-83A. Distribution of OSWER Radionuclide Preliminary Remediation Goals (PRGs) for Superfund Electronic Calculator
  - PRG Calculator
- Dose Compliance Concentrations (DCCs). Soil Cleanup Levels based on user input dose levels.
  - OSWER No. 9355.0-86A. Distribution of OSWER Radionuclide ARAR Dose Compliance Concentrations (DCCs) for Superfund Electronic Calculator
  - DCC Calculator
- Preliminary Remediation Goals for Radionuclides in Buildings (BPRG).
  - OSWER No. 9355.0-114 Distribution of Superfund Preliminary Remediation Goals for Radionuclides in Buildings (BPRG) Electronic Calculator
  - BPRG Calculator
- MARSSIM. Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual
- MARLAP. Multi-Agency Radiation Laboratory Analytical Protocols
- MARSAME. Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Assessment of Materials and Equipment. Release of materials and equipment using MARSSIM-type protocols.
- MARSAS. Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Assessment of Sub-surface Soils.
- Radiaton Dose and Risk Modeling. EPA Software for dose and risk modeling. Includes CAP88PC, COMPLY, PRESTO, DCAL and HEAST Slope Factors.
- Federal Radiation Protection Guidance. EPA's Federal Guidance for Radiation Ptotection
  - Federal Guidance Report #1. Background Material for the Development of Radiation Protection Standards. Federal Radiation Council.
  - Federal Guidance Report #2. Background Material for the Development of Radiation Protection Standards. Federal Radiation Council.
  - Federal Guidance Report #3. Health Implications of Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Testing Through 1961. Federal Radiation Council.
  - Federal Guidance Report #4. Estimates and Evaluation of Fallout in the United States from Nuclear Weapons Testing Conducted Through 1962. Federal Radiation Council.
  - Federal Guidance Report #5. Background Material for the Development of Radiation Protection Standards. Federal Radiation Council.
  - Federal Guidance Report #6. Revised Fallout Estimates for 1964-1965 and Verification of the 1963 Predictions. Federal Radiation Council.
  - Federal Guidance Report #7. Background Material for the Development of Radiation Protection Standards. Protective Action Guides for Strontium-89, Strontium-90, and Cesium-137. Federal Radiation Council.
  - Federal Guidance Report #8. Guidance for the Control of Radiation Hazards in Uranium Mining. Federal Radiation Council.
  - Federal Guidance Report #9. Radiation Protection Guidance for Diagnostic X-rays. Environmental Protection Agency.
  - Federal Guidance Report #10. The Radioactivity Concentration Guides. Environmental Protection Agency.
  - Federal Guidance Report #11. Limiting Values of Radionuclide Intake and Air Concentrations and Dose Conversion Factors for Inhalation, Submersion and Ingestion. Environmental Protection Agency.
  - Federal Guidance Report #12. External Exposures to Radionuclides in Air, Water and Soil. Environmental Protection Agency.
  - Federal Guidance Report #13. Cancer Risk Coefficients from Environmental Exposure to Radionuclides, Environmental Protection Agency.
OSWER Radiation Guidance for CERCLA Risk Assessment
Preliminary Remediation Goals (PRGs) for Radionuclides.
Soil Screening Guidance for Radionuclides.
- Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS), Volume I -- Human Health Evaluation Manual, Part A (1989)
  - Chapter 10. Radiation Risk Assessment Guidance
- Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS), Volume I -- Human Health Evaluation Manual, Part B (1991)
  - Chapter 4. Risk-Based PRGs for Radioactive Contaminants
- Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS), Volume I -- Human Health Evaluation Manual, Part C(1991)
  - Appendix D. Radiation Remediation Technologies