Radiation Safety
About the program
Radiation safety is responsible for ensuring that all users of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation are in compliance with existing regulatory requirements, such that any resultant radioactive exposures are as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA). The program provides the means necessary for personnel to protect themselves, their co-workers, the general public, and the environment from detrimental effects of radiation materials and machines. These objectives are accomplished through day-to-day oversight; continuous accountabiilty of materials, machines, and devices; training; laboratory waste processing; and personal dosimetry.
Programs and Services
Training |
Forms |
Guides |
| Radiation Safety (Initial) Radiation Safety (Refresher) Hazardous Waste Management For more information Refer to the Training Schedule of Classes |
Dosimeter / Badge request Form Radioactive Waste Pickup request Refer to the guide to completing the form Radiation Use Authorization/Radiation Producing Machine Use(RUA) Application |
Radiation Safety Manual Radiation Safety Committee Radiation Producing Machines Fast Facts: Radiation Safety Glossary |
Regulations
Radiation safety requirements are applicable to individuals who use radioactive materials, radiation producing machines, and irradiators. Our program provides regulatory oversight via the campus Broad Scope License and Compliance Monitoring Program. Each year a report is published indicating the campus' compliance with requirements of the program. The Annual Review for 2012 is available online.
For more information
- Did you know?
What is involved when you send your meter to the Electronics shop for calibration? - Radiation Control Regulations
CCR, Title 17, Chapter 5
State of California - Instruction Concerning Prenatal Radiation Exposure
Regulatory Guide 8.13
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Instruction Concerning Risks from Occupational Radiation Exposure
Regulatory Guide 8.29
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Radiation in Everyday Life
- How to use hand-held radiation survey equipment
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Japanese Reactor Crisis 2011
- What does fifty thousand dollars of radioactive waste disposal look like?