The Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) is responsible to the Director, NIH for oversight of the NIH Radiation Safety Program to ensure the safe use of radioactive materials and all sources of ionizing radiation throughout NIH and those NIH-occupied buildings included in the NIH Radiation Safety Program. The RSC is responsible for formulating policy with regard to radiation protection matters in the intramural research program that involve NIH employees and members of the general public, routine clinical and clinical research programs, and protection of the environment to ensure compliance with Federal regulations, including those of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Radioactive Drug Research Committee (RDRC) is a subcommittee of the NIH Radiation Safety Committee.

The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) is responsible to the Director, NIH, for management and operation of the Radiation Safety Program as well as policy directives of the RSC. The RSO and RSC provides sufficient authority, organizational freedom, and management prerogative to accomplish these goals. These responsibilities and authorities are limited to the NIH's intramural research program and client agencies served under USNRC license 19-00296-10.

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