N. C. Regulations for Protection Against Radiation

The North Carolina regulations for protection against radiation

INTRODUCTION

The North Carolina Radiation Protection Act (G.S. 104E) established the North Carolina Radiation Protection Commission with the power to "… adopt, promulgate, amend and repeal such rules, regulations and standards relating to the manufacture, production, transportation, use, handling, servicing, installation, storage, sale, lease, or other disposition of radioactive materials and machines …" and to " … provide by rule and regulation for an electronic product safety program to protect the public health and safety, which program may authorize regulation and inspection of sources of non-ionizing radiation throughout the state.

The North Carolina Radiation Protection Commission adopted new state rules for protection against radiation at its meeting.  These Rules became effective January 2005.

With the passage of Senate Bill 1251 by the North Carolina 2002 General Assembly, the Division of Radiation Protection was renamed as the Radiation Protection Section and became part of the Division of Environmental Health in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. These changes were made effective July 1, 2002.

These Rules were promulgated to protect and promote the public health and safety.  All licensees and registrants of the Radiation Protection Section, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, should study and fully understand these Rules as they apply to their particular regulated activities.

Rules and amendments are not copyrighted and may be reproduced without prior permission; however, printed copies of the North Carolina Regulations for Protection Against Radiation are available from the Radiation Protection Section for $10.00 per copy.  Send your request and check payable to "Radiation Protection Section", 1645 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina  27699-1645.  Order forms in Word and PDF formats are available for your convenience.

The Section is making these electronic versions of the North Carolina Regulations for Protection Against Radiation available for your convenience. While every effort was made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the Regulations available on the Radiation Protection's web site, the Section will not be responsible for any errors or omissions which may occur in these files. Please notify the Webmaster if you find any irregularities in the Regulations on this web site.

NC Radiation Protection, 1645 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC  27699-1645  919-571-4141  Fax  919-571-4148