Radiation Protection Agencies

Question 1

Did no initially understand the degree of harm _______ caused

Answer 1

Radiation

Question 2

Secret program to construct nuclear weapon

Answer 2

manhattan project

Question 3

This help develope safty procdeures for workers

Answer 3

manhatten project

Question 4

Two vital contributions the manhattan project gave to radiation safety

Answer 4

radiation survey meter (cutie pie)

Radiation warning symbol

Question 5

Was founded in 1946

Answer 5

Atomic energy commission

Question 6

promoted radiation safety in modern erea

Answer 6

Atomic energy commission

Question 7

Promoted peacful and safe use of radiation for the years following WWII

Answer 7

Atomic energy commission

Question 8

Experts in matters relation to radiation making recommendation regarding safe practies in radiation use

Answer 8

Adisory groups

Question 9

monitor compliance w/ federal and state laws: power to levy fines against those not practicing safty regulation according to legal standars

Answer 9

Enforcement groups

Question 10

Advise state and federal agencies on radiation protection

Answer 10

National council on radiation protection and meausurements (NCRP)

Question 11

NCRP

Answer 11

National council on radiation protection and measurements

Question 12

Enforces standards of safe practice in military, VA hospitals and nonagreement states

Answer 12

Federal bureau of Radiation Health

Question 13

NRC

Answer 13

Nuclear regulatory commission

Question 14

The NRC enforces policies in what areas?

Answer 14

Medical, nuclear reactors and federal facilities

Question 15

EPS

Answer 15

Environmental Protection Agency

Question 16

What is the purpose of the EPA?

Answer 16

protect the public from radiation

Question 17

agreed to tak over from NRC the task of enforcing radiation protection regulations fro their state

Answer 17

agreement states

Question 18

NRC agents preform inspections to determine compliance with radiation safty regulations

Answer 18

non-agreement states

Question 19

10 CFR 20

Answer 19

Title 10 of the code of rederal regulations part 20

Question 20

developed using recommendations of the advisory groups

Answer 20

10 CFR 20

Question 21

personnal using rodiation as part of job, mediacal industrial, scidntific research

Answer 21

Occupational exposure

Question 22

Controlled Area

Answer 22

Restricted Access
Occupancy
supervision
inspection

Question 23

Defines safe limits for the operator and public

Answer 23

Health Physicist

Question 24

Monitored to ensure exposure is mantained at acceptable levels

Answer 24

occupationally exposed in the “safe” workplace

Question 25

What is the consumer-patient radiation health and safety act?

Answer 25

That all states had to have a plan that would minimize unnessary exposure from radiation in mendial and dental

Question 26

What is the purpose of the consumer-patient radiation health and safety act

Answer 26

Setting standards for workers