Radioactive Materials: Other Links of Interest

Federal regulations

Title 10 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations Parts 1-199)

Title 49 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations Parts 100-185)

Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (PDF)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Radiation Information (PDF)

Specialty Board Certifications - Recognized by the NRC in accordance with Wisconsin Administrative Code, Chapter DHS 157 'Radiation Protection'.

Guide for Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine (PDF) - Published by the American College of Nuclear Physicians (ACNP) and the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM). This guide provides information that may be useful to nuclear medicine professionals in understanding the applicability of NRC requirements to the medical use of byproduct material in diagnostic settings, and provides measures that practitioners may use to facilitate implementation of the revised 10 CFR Part 35. This guide may also be helpful in helping the licensee meet the requirements of Wisconsin Administrative Code, Chapter DHS 157, 'Radiation Protection.'

U.S. DOE Off-Site Source Recovery Program

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

How to Handle Radioactive Material (PDF)

2008 Radioactive Materials Regulation Review (PDF)

Other resources

Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs

Health Physics Society (HPS)

Radioactive Material Packing Website (DOE) an all-in-one source for information on shipping containers for radioactive materials.

The following link is on the DHS Industrial Radiography Certification List webpage.

Glossary

 
Last revised March 20, 2024