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The University of Pittsburgh operates under a license and regulations set forth by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)--Bureau of Radiation Protection, Title 25, for the procurement, possession, transportation, and use of all radioactive materials. These regulations constitute the minimum acceptable requirements and include certain notices and instructions to workers. The summary of Title 10 CFR 19 and the NRC and Pennsylvania DEP "Notice to Employees" provide additional information. The University was required to obtain a license and develop a radiation safety program to assure compliance with these regulations and to institute and maintain this program to keep radiation exposures to both you and the general public "as low as reasonably achievable" (ALARA). The organizational chart "University of Pittsburgh Organizational Structure for the Control of Radioactive Material" details the administrative structure at the University under which the possession and use of radioactive sources falls. For details concerning the relationships noted in this chart, see the policy manual “Regulations Regarding the Safe Use of Sources of Ionizing Radiation”.Section II Table of Contents |
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Radiation Safety Office Webmaster Revised September 27, 2001 |
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