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• Frequently Asked Questions About Radiation Protection
• Security Rulemaking for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations
• Options to Revise Radiation Protection Regulations and Guidance
• NRC Regulations
• Glossary
• The Student Corner - Radiation

NRC Brochures

• Radiation Protection and the NRC (NUREG/BR-0322)
• The Regulation and Use of Radioisotopes in Today's World (NUREG/BR-0217)
• Protecting Our Nation Since 9-11-01 (NUREG/BR-0314)

NRC Fact Sheets

• Biological Effects of Radiation
• Risks Associated with Medical Events
• Environmental Monitoring
• Tritium, Radiation Protection Limits, and Drinking Water Standards
• Dirty Bombs
• Polonium-210
• Irradiated Gemstones

Government Web Sites and Fact Sheets

• Radiation Explained (U.S. Department of Energy)
• Facts about Radiation (U.S. Department of Energy)
• Americans' Average Radiation Exposure (U.S. Department of Energy)
• RadTown USA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
• RadNet Monitoring System Data Sources (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
  • Nationwide Dispersion Map
  • EnviroFacts Search
  • RadNet Database Query
• Radiological Health Program (U.S. Food & Drug Administration)
• Natural Radioactivity in the Environment (U.S. Geological Survey)
• Uranium Resources and Environmental Issues (U.S. Geological Survey)
• Radiation Emergency (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Radiation Emergency Training, Education, and Tools

Professional and Academic Web Sites

• American Nuclear Society
• American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America
• Society of Nuclear Medicine
• Health Physics Society

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