Welcome to CRCPD
Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc.
A Partnership Dedicated to Radiation Protection
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Fact Sheet on Tritium Exit Signs - the proper use, reporting, and disposal requirements for these self-luminous devices! | |
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Radiological
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| Recently published: Proceedings of the 2008 National Radon Training Conference |
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Available under the Regulatory Forum for State members: RDD/IND Scenarios & Training Modules on Employee Orientation, Applied Radiation Physics, and Nuclear Medicine. |
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Published:
At
last--The new document about CRCPD's history--A number of the documents on CRCPD's website are in PDF format; you will need to have Adobe Acrobat reader software to read or print these files. At least Adobe Reader version 7.0 is required for the Newsbrief and other recently published documents on CRCPD's website. The current version of Adobe is 8.0. You may download this program free of charge from Adobe at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html. Earlier versions of Adobe Reader may still open a document, but the document may not display properly (pictures or graphics may not be present), and bookmarks for navigation may not be present.
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We promote radiological health in all aspects and phases;
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We encourage and promote cooperative enforcement programs with Federal agencies and between related enforcement agencies within each State;
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We encourage the interchange of experience among radiation control programs;
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We collect and make accessible to the membership of the CRCPD such information and data as might be of assistance to them in the proper fulfillment of their duties;
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We promote and foster uniformity of radiation control laws and regulations;
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We encourage and support programs that will contribute to radiation control for all;
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We assist the membership in their technical work and development; and
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We exercise leadership with radiation control professionals and consumers in radiation control development and action.
CRCPD's mission
is "to promote consistency in addressing and resolving radiation protection issues, to encourage high standards of quality in radiation protection programs, and to provide leadership in radiation safety and education."CRCPD's primary goal
is to assure that radiation exposure to individuals is kept to the lowest practical level, while not restricting its beneficial uses.CRCPD's primary membership is made up of radiation professionals in State and local government that regulate the use of radiation sources. But anyone with an interest in radiation protection is eligible to join. Please join our Partnership. Membership Information
The governing body of the CRCPD is a seven member
Board of
Directors, composed of State and
local members from across the United States. The Board:
Establishes policy;
Establishes working groups, appoints members, and
provides charges to these groups;
Provides direction and guidance to the Executive
Director;
Provides general oversight of all CRCPD activities;
and
Interacts with CRCPD's radiation partners to promote
CRCPD's mission, goals, and objectives.
Individuals from the following
Federal agencies
provide consultation and advice to the Board of Directors:
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)
Center for Devices and
Radiologic Health (CDRH)
Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC)
Background Information
In 1959, Congress amended the Atomic Energy Act, authorizing States to assume regulatory control for certain types of man-made radioactive materials, provided the State had an adequate program to protect the public health and safety. Currently there are 33 States that have assumed this authority. Such States are called "Agreement States," as they have a written agreement with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
By the early 1960s many States had a comprehensive radiation control program. Such programs included regulation of the use of diagnostic and therapeutic x-ray, environmental monitoring, and regulation of the use of certain radioactive materials, including naturally occurring, accelerator-produced radioactive material (NARM).
While early State and local radiation control programs were developing, similar activities were developing at the Federal level. As a result of these many and varied State, local, and Federal programs and activities in radiation control, most of which were being developed independently of each other, it became clear that unless some effort was made for uniformity there would be inconsistencies and conflicts of rules and regulations throughout the country.
As a result of this identified need for uniformity of regulations, CRCPD was originally established in 1968 for two primary purposes:
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To serve as a forum for the many governmental radiation protection agencies to communicate with each other, and
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To promote uniform radiation protection regulations and activities.
More information about CRCPD is available:
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CRCPD PowerPoint Presentation [Rev. 10/10/07]
What is the purpose of the CRCPD?
What is CRCPD’s mission?
What is the basic goal of CRCPD?
Who are CRCPD’s members?
How does CRCPD function?
The structure, working groups, activities, and products of CRCPD.
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CRCPD Brochure. This 4-fold brochure is designed to print in landscape mode on legal size paper. [Rev. September 2008]
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CRCPD: The First Twenty-Five Years, prepared by Ruth E. McBurney, Past Historian, May 1993, CRCPD Publication 93-4.
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CRCPD: The Continuing Saga, 1993-2007, prepared by Terry C. Frazee, Historian, August 2008, CRCPD Publication E-08-4.
Conference of Radiation Control
Program Directors, Inc.
205 Capital Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
Tele: 502/227-4543
Fax: 502/227-7862
Office Hours: 8:00-4:30 Eastern Time
Oops! Find a typo? Find a
link that doesn't work? Find
anything that isn't working correctly on
our website? Let us know so we
can fix it. Contact Lin
Carigan, Tele: 502/227-4543, Ext. 2231,
Fax: 502/227-4928, Email:
lcarigan@crcpd.org
Throughout CRCPD's
website
appears at
links that leave the CRCPD website.
(For more information, refer to
Legal Stuff.)
[Page updated 1/7/09]