Army Programs: The Army Radiation Safety Program

Abstract

This is a new regulation. This regulation prescribes Army radiation safety policy. It is a consolidation of several regulations that partially covered this policy. It implements DODI 6055.8 and DODI 6055.11. It includes Army policy for the use, licensing, disposal, transportation, dosimetry, accident reporting, safety design, and inventory control of and radiation exposure standards for ionizing and nonionizing radiation sources. This regulation updates policy to be consistent with current Federal radiation safety regulations; simplifies Army radiation authorization, Army radiation permit, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission license application procedures; requires Army radiation authorizations for the use of machine-produced ionizing radiation; and strengthens MACOM and installation radiation safety authority.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 28, 1999
Accession Number
ADA402034

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Hygiene
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Management Personnel
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Radioactive Wastes
  • Risk
  • Safety Engineering
  • Warning Systems
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.