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The Council’s current scientific program consists of six program area committees (PACs) and one advisory committee (AC):

Committee	Title	Chairman
PAC 1	Basic Criteria, Epidemiology, Radiobiology, and Risk >	William F. Morgan
SC 1-8	Risk to the Thyroid from Ionizing Radiation >	Henry D. Royal
SC 1-13	Impact of Individual Susceptibility and Previous Radiation Exposure on Radiation Risk for Astronauts >	Antone L. Brooks
SC 1-15	Radiation Protection and Science Goals for Short-Term Lunar Missions >	Thomas S. Tenforde
SC 1-17	Second Cancers and Cardiopulmonary Effects After Radiotherapy >	Lois B. Travis
SC 85	Risk of Lung Cancer from Radon >	Naomi H. Harley
PAC 2	Operational Radiation Safety >	David S. Myers
SC 2-2	Key Decision Points and Information Needed by Decision Makers in the Aftermath of a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorism Incident >	John W. Poston, Sr.
SC 2-3	Radiation Safety Issues for Image-Guided Interventional Medical Procedures >	Stephen Balter
SC 2-4	Self Assessment of Radiation Safety Programs >	David S. Myers
PAC 3	Nuclear and Radiological Security and Safety >	John W. Poston, Sr.
PAC 4	Radiation Protection in Medicine >	Jerrold T. Bushberg
SC 4-1	Management of Persons Contaminated with Radionuclides >	William J. Bair
SC 4-2	Population Monitoring and Decontamination Following a Nuclear/Radiological Incident >	Richard J. Vetter
SC 4-4	Risks of Ionizing Radiation to the Developing Embryo, Fetus and Nursing Infant >	Robert L. Brent
PAC 5	Environmental Radiation and Radioactive Waste Issues >	S.Y. Chen
SC 64-22	Design of Effective Effluent and Environmental Monitoring Programs >	Bernd Kahn
PAC 6	Radiation Measurements and Dosimetry >	Raymond A. Guilmette
SC 6-2	Radiation Exposure of the U.S. Population >	Kenneth R. Kase
SC 6-3	Uncertainties in Internal Radiation Dosimetry >	Andre Bouville
SC 6-4	Fundamental Principles of Dose Reconstruction >	Bruce A. Napier
	Advisory Panel on Public Policy >
	Advisory Panel on Nonionizing Radiation >
	Ad Hoc Committee on Education and Training Opportunities >	S.Y. Chen

In each area, several activities are underway aimed at the development of NCRP documents. New activities are continuously initiated as current efforts are brought to conclusion.

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NCRP has received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov) to prepare a report on "Population Monitoring and Decontamination Following a Nuclear/Radiological Incident"