Federal Radiation Regulatory Agencies (and Selected useful links)

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Last update:  June 14, 2000

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Mixed Waste Homepage Pollutant Load Allocation (Total Maximum Daily Loads) Radiation Programs	Superfund Information Water Quality Standards, Criteria, and Methods
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460	The EPA regulates release of materials to the environment - including radioactive materials.

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United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  Home Page

Center for Devices and Radiological Health	Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database(MAUDE)
Office of the Commissioner: Phone:  301-827-3314 Address: Food and Drug Administration Office of the Commissioner 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857	FDA is an agency within the Public Health Service -- a part of the Department of Health and Human Services.  It regulates medical x-ray, laser, and other devices.

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United States Department of Transportation (DOT)  Home Page

Hazmat Safety Homepage	Training Information
United States Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street SW Washington, D.C., 20590	DOT regulates the transportation of haxardous materials (which includes radioactive materials) in interstate commerce.  DOT is rather liberal in its interpretation of interstate commerce -- so most intrastate commerce falls under DOT regulation.

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United States Department of Energy (DOE)  Home Page

Department of Energy Laboratories	Field Operations and Offices
U.S. Department of Energy, Headquarters Forrestal Building 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20585	Although not normally encountered by non-government radiation users, DOE has resources that can be useful for particularly circumstances -- such as research laboratories and waste disposal of certain problem radiation sources.

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