NCRP Program Area Committee 2: Operational Radiation Safety

Program Area Committee 2 of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) provides guidance for radiation safety in occupational settings in a variety of industries and activities. The Committee completed three reports in recent years covering recommendations for the development and administration of radiation safety programs for smaller educational institutions, requirements for self-assessment programs that improve radiation safety and identify and correct deficiencies, and a comprehensive process for effective investigation of radiological incidents. In addition, the Committee jointly completed oversight of a report on radioactive nanomaterials, which focused on gaps within current radiation safety programs. Ongoing work currently consists of a report on sealed radioactive source controls. Future efforts may deal with operational radiation safety programs in fields such as the safe use of handheld and portable x-ray fluorescence analyzers and an update to the existing NCRP report on Instrumentation and Monitoring Methods for Radiation Protection (1978).
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