Radiation Protection

The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, authorizes DOE to protect the health and safety of the public against radiation. It is the Department's objective to operate its facilities and conduct activities so that radiation exposures to members of the public and the environment are maintained as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA), within limits established in DOE Order 5400.5, Radiation Protection of the Public and the Environment, and consistent with the requirements of DOE P 441.1, Department of Energy Radiological Health and Safety Policy.

• Policy & Guidance
  
  • Radiation Protection (Atomic Energy Act)
  • Radioactive Waste
  • Institutional Controls
    
    • DOE P 454.1, Use of Institutional Controls
    • DOE G 454.1-1, Institutional Controls Implementation Guide for Use with DOE P 454.1, Use of Institutional Controls
• Laws
• Regulatory Review Comment
  
  • Radiation Protection (Atomic Energy Act)
  • Radioactive Waste
• Training and Tools
  
  • RESRAD, a computer model designed to estimate radiation doses and risks from RESidual RADioactive materials
• MARSSIM (Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual
• MARSAME (Multi Agency Radiation Survey and Assessment of Materials and Equipment) Manual (DOE/HS-0004)
• Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols Manual (MARLAP)
• Biota Dose Assessment Committee (BDAC)
• Dose and Risk Assessment
• Environmental Radiological Control Coordinating Committee (ERCCC)
• Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS)
• Low-Level Waste Disposal Facility Federal Review Group (LFRG)
• Release of Surplus Materials
• Directives Development Initiative for the Management & Release of Surplus Materials