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Radiation Headlines

Contact the Bureau of Radiation Control

  • Forms for IAEA Treaty Obligations

The Nuclear Regulatory Commision has Additional Protocol (AP) forms (PDF) for Radioactive Licensees to assist in meeting International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) treaty obligations 

  • NRC Order

The Nuclear Regulatory Comminsion is issuing an order Suspending General License Authority To Export Radioactive Material and Deuterium to the Russian Federation.

  • Radiation Training Courses

The Bureau of Radiation Control offers a variety of radiation training courses, some of which are available for a limited time, and some of which are ongoing. A Radiation Training page is available containing descriptions and registration instructions for these free, grant-funded courses.

  • Medical Response to a Major Radiologic Emergency

An article, Medical Response to a Major Radiologic Emergency: A Primer for Medical and Public Health Practitioners from the Radiology journal describes the medical responses needed following a radiologic/nuclear incident. The Bureau wishes to thank the article's authors and the Radiology staff for giving permission to post the full article on our web site. Citation: Wolbarst A B, Wiley Jr. A L, Nemhauser J B, et al. Medical response to a major radiologic emergency: a primer for medical and public health practitioners. Radiology 2010;254:660-677.

  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Page

A link to the new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) On The Use Of Radionuclides In The Healing Arts page is available on the Radioactive Materials home page. This FAQs page helps answer questions from Florida radioactive material licensees and other interested parties.

  • NRC Items of Interest Page

A link to our NRC Items of Interest page is available on the left menu bar here on the Bureau of Radiation Control home page, and also on the Radioactive Materials home page. This NRC Items page is intended to help share documents that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) periodically posts on their web site that are important or of interest to Florida radioactive material licensees or the public.

  • Computed Tomography (CT) Overexposures in California and Other States

The Bureau recommends all facilities performing CT exams review Information Notice 32 and perform the actions described therein. 

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